by atmara | Apr 20, 2017 | Compassion, Creativity, Friendship, Inspiration, TED, TED Talks, Video
According to TED.com: “Hannah Brencher’s mother always wrote her letters. So when she felt herself bottom into depression after college, she did what felt natural — she wrote love letters and left them for strangers to find. The act has become a global initiative, The World Needs More Love Letters, which rushes handwritten letters to those in need of a boost.”
“Hannah Brechner has always loved that her family communicates via handwritten letters. In October of 2010, she began writing love letters intended for strangers and tucking them away in libraries and cafes across New York City, for people to randomly discover. Soon, she offered on her blog HannahBrencher.com to write a letter to anyone who needed one. Over the next year, she mailed out more than 400 hand-penned letters. Today she runs The World Needs More Love Letters, a letter exchange dedicated to connecting strangers across the globe through the art of letter writing.”
“In addition, Brencher works as a copywriter and creative consultant, helping brands inject human touches into their communications plans.”
Hannah Brencher: Love letters to strangers
For those of you not familiar with TED Talks here is a brief summery 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”
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I look forward to your thoughts and comments!
by atmara | Apr 17, 2017 | Art, Digital Mandalas, Freedom, Mandala Monday, Mandalas, Rumi
Today we have Mandalas from the Heart of Freedom, Part 4, a new set of mandalas published March 2017. You can find Part 1 at https://nwcreations.com/mandalas-from-the-heart-of-freedom-part-1/ and Part 2 at https://nwcreations.com/mandalas-from-the-heart-of-freedom-part-2/ and Part 3 at https://nwcreations.com/mandalas-from-the-heart-of-freedom-part-3/. These mandalas were created during 2016 and finalized in early 2017. See Part 1 for more information. I hope you enjoy this new energy as well as a quote from Rumi.
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If you want the moon,
Do not hide from the night,
If you want a rose,
Do not run away from the thorns,
If you want to love,
Do not hide from yourself.
~ Rumi
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To see the complete set of these mandalas go to:
https://nwcreations.com/galleries/mandalas/
Artwork © Atmara Rebecca Cloe
Prints and gifts of these mandalas are now available at
http://www.zazzle.com/New_World_Creations?rf=238526469533245868
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I look forward to your thoughts and comments!
by atmara | Apr 13, 2017 | Inspiration, TED, TED Talks, Thriving, Video
According to TED.com: “Volunteer firefighter Mark Bezos tells a story of an act of heroism that didn’t go quite as expected — but that taught him a big lesson: Don’t wait to be a hero.”
“Mark Bezos is the SVP, Development, Communications & Events at Robin Hood, the leading poverty-fighting charity in New York City. Bezos joined Robin Hood following the sale of his advertising agency, excited to have found a way to use his powers of persuasion for good.”
“Bezos is the Assistant Captain of a volunteer fire company in Westchester County, New York, where he lives with his wife and four children. He is continuously amazed and motivated by the everyday acts of heroism–big and small–that surround him.”
Enjoy!
Mark Bezos: A life lesson from a volunteer firefighter
For those of you not familiar with TED Talks here is a brief summery 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”
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I look forward to your thoughts and comments!
