by atmara | Sep 1, 2011 | Healing, Inspiration, Peace, TED Talks, Video
For those of you not familiar with TED Talks here is a brief summery of them from www.ted.com:
“TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader. Along with two annual conferences — the TED Conference in Long Beach and Palm Springs each spring, and the TEDGlobal conference in Oxford UK each summer — TED includes the award-winning TEDTalks video site, the Open Translation Project and Open TV Project, the inspiring TED Fellows and TEDx programs, and the annual TED Prize”
According to www.ted.com:
“Phyllis Rodriguez and Aicha el-Wafi have a powerful friendship born of unthinkable loss. Rodriguez’ son was killed in the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001; el-Wafi’s son Zacarias Moussaoui was convicted of a role in those attacks and is serving a life sentence. In hoping to find peace, these two moms have come to understand and respect one another.”
“Phyllis Rodriguez is an artist, a teacher and a social justice activist. On September 11, 2001, her son Greg died in the attacks on the World Trade Center. Rodriguez and her husband wrote an open letter, “Not in Our Son’s Name,” calling on President Bush to oppose a military response in Afghanistan.
Aicha el-Wafi is an activist with the French feminist group Ni Putes Ni Soumise, working with Muslim women. Her son, Zacarias Moussaoui, was tried in relation to the attacks on US soil, and faced the possibility of execution if convicted.
In November 2002, Phyllis Rodriguez and several other relatives of victims of the attacks were invited to meet Aicha el-Wafi. Rodriguez and el-Wafi have since appeared together throughout Europe and the US, telling their story of reconciliation and forgiveness.”
Please watch this moving story of unthinkable loss and unthinkable friendship.
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by atmara | Aug 29, 2011 | Art, Inspiration, Mandala Monday, Mandalas
Every year I stop from time to time and create a mandala. For some unplanned reason I usually end up with about 12 by the end of the summer. This year I had exactly 12, just the right amount for a new calendar. Each series seem to name itself, much in the same way the mandalas create themselves, I hold the mouse and the ideas of what to do next appear. I ask what to call them, and the name appears.
In the past few years groups of mandalas have called forth names like Mandalas from the Heart of Truth, Mandalas of Healing & Awakening, Mandalas from the Heart of Surrender, and Mandalas from the Heart of Peace. Recently I heard someone use the words “Deep Trust” (thank you Amy!). These words penetrated my heart so profoundly I knew I had heard the name of this year’s set of mandalas.
So here are the first 4 mandalas from the set Mandalas of Deep Trust.
Enjoy!
Mandalas of Deep Trust, No. 1
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Mandalas of Deep Trust, No. 2
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Mandalas of Deep Trust, No. 3
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Mandalas of Deep Trust, No. 4
These images, and all my artwork, can be purchased as prints, gifts and calendars in my Zazzle Store, http://www.zazzle.com/New_World_Creations?rf=238526469533245868
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by atmara | Aug 25, 2011 | Inspiration, TED Talks, Video
For those of you not familiar with TED Talks here is a brief summery of them from www.ted.com:
“TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader. Along with two annual conferences — the TED Conference in Long Beach and Palm Springs each spring, and the TEDGlobal conference in Oxford UK each summer — TED includes the award-winning TEDTalks video site, the Open Translation Project and Open TV Project, the inspiring TED Fellows and TEDx programs, and the annual TED Prize”
According to www.ted.com:
“Ron Gutman reviews a raft of studies about smiling, and reveals some surprising results. Did you know your smile can be a predictor of how long you’ll live — and that a simple smile has a measurable effect on your overall well-being? Prepare to flex a few facial muscles as you learn more about this evolutionarily contagious behavior.”
“Ron Gutman is the founder and CEO of HealthTap, a personalized health-info site that’s currently in beta. He’s also the organizer of TEDxSiliconValley.”
Enjoy this talk and see how many times you smile today.
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