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Alan Watts - The Real You

Ideas, Inspiration, Video

A philosophically oriented remix of the late Eastern Philosopher Alan Watts’ 1971 special “A Conversation With Myself” combined with visuals from the great art film “Baraka”.

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My Daily Barometer (Three Questions)

Ideas, Inspiration

I have a very active monkey mind.

I tend to chase a lot of rabbits.

My default mode is to chase rabbits.

At best, what I am chasing is a means to a means to a means to an end I’ve forgotten about.

To help me keep on track, this week I’ve come up with three questions to help me wake up and remind myself “What am I doing?”

The questions are:

  • Are you on the field of play?
  • Do you have a ball in play?
  • Are you taking real action to get a ball in play today?

Asking myself these questions is like checking my personal barometer. They help me remember to align my action to my passion.

What question do you ask yourself to make sure your actions are aligned to your passion?

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Children Full of Life

Education, Emotional Intelligence, Ideas, Inspiration, Video

In the award-winning documentary Children Full of Life, a fourth-grade class in a primary school in Kanazawa, northwest of Tokyo, learn lessons about compassion from their homeroom teacher, Toshiro Kanamori. He instructs each to write their true inner feelings in a letter, and read it aloud in front of the class. By sharing their lives, the children begin to realize the importance of caring for their classmates.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

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Caleb Chung plays with Pleo

Creativity, Design, Inspiration, Invention, TED Lectures, Video

Pleo the robot dinosaur acts like a living pet — exploring, cuddling, playing, reacting and learning. Inventor Caleb Chung talks about Pleo and his wild toy career.

Caleb Chung dreams up toys that interact with children. He’s the inventor of Furby, a talking (and listening) robotic furball that sold some 50 million units in the late ’90s. His newest plaything: Pleo the adorable robot dinosaur.

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How to give an Ignite presentation

Ideas, Inspiration, Stories, Video

To speak on stage all you need is a story. In this week’s episode of the Ignite Show, Scott Berkun, best-selling author and speaker, shares tips and tricks for finding those stories. If you’ve been thinking about doing your own Ignite talk this episode will help you along.

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Bono reads a poem by Bukowski titled “Roll the Dice”

Inspiration, Video

Be bold and go all the way.

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A Return to Healing: Len Saputo & Byron Belitsos

Book, Ideas, Inspiration, Science, Video

Dr. Len Saputo and Byron Belitsos talk about A Return to Healing: Radical Health Care Reform and the Future of Medicine.

In this timely book, Belitsos and Saputo present the inspiring story of integrative medicine, and reveal how it can unlock the door to a health care system for all Americans.

The doctor’s talk comes in the later part of the lecture. I prefer his talk the most.

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Connected Film Official Trailer

Documentary, Environment, Ideas, Inspiration, Movie, Technology, Video

Combining powerful visuals, humor, animation, irony, and serious messages, Connected explores the visible and invisible connections between the major issues of our time — the environment, population growth, technology, human rights, and the global economy demonstrating how they are all facets of one larger picture. Following the filmmakers exploration of her own place in the world during a transformative set of circumstance in her life, Connected exposes the importance of personal connectedness in relation to understanding global conditions, ultimately showing how all of humanity is invested in todays crucial issues. More than a film about social issues, it is a work that speaks directly to empathy, social engagement, and what it means to be human in the 21st century. It reveals how the interdependence of people and forces lies at the core of our existence, and imagines what the world would look like if we lived in a way that acknowledged this reality.

Find more information at:
www.connectedthefilm.com

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Byron Katie - MONEY: “I don’t have enough money”

Ideas, Inspiration, Stress, Video

Byron Katie talks to Joginder Bola about money issues: Do you really know you don’t have enough money?

Byron Katie is the founder of The Work shows us that all the problems in the world originate in our thinking and gives us the tool to open our minds and set ourselves free.

 

Part 1

 

Part 2

 

You Need More Money - Is that True?

 

The Work is based on FOUR QUESTIONS which can be done on your own or with another person, ending with a process called a “Turnaround”: The four questions are:

1. Is it true?
2. Can you absolutely know that it’s true?
3. How do you react when you believe that thought?
4. Who would you be without the thought?

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Ideas, Inspiration, Video

Written and Directed by Mark Osborne Academy Award nominee, 1999

 

 

Making More

 

From HappyProduct.com

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