Kahlil Gibran- The Prophet, On Beauty
And a poet said, “Speak to us of Beauty.” Where shall you seek beauty, and how shall you find her unless she herself be your way and your guide? And … Continue reading
Amy Poehler
I find Amy Poehler to be a wonderful inspiration- Parks and Recreation, a show she wrote, acted in and created, was so funny, optimistic, big-hearted and sweet. She has starred … Continue reading
“Just because you are blind, and unable to see my beauty doesn’t mean it does not exist.”
I absolutely love this quote from the hilarious- and beautiful- Margaret Cho. It is a statement for us all to keep close to the surface of our minds at all … Continue reading
Percy Bysshe Shelley: Music, when soft voices die
Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory; Odours, when sweet violets sicken, Live within the sense they quicken. Rose leaves, when the rose is dead, Are heaped for … Continue reading
Shane Koyczan: To This Day…For the Bullied and Beautiful
This is a stunning, beautiful, love-filled, upsetting, funny, inspiring and wonderful talk. I urge you to watch and be inspired! By turn hilarious and haunting, poet Shane Koyczan puts his … Continue reading
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, How do I love thee?
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For … Continue reading
Cameron Russell: Looks aren’t everything. Believe me, I’m a model
This is an incredibly engaging, honest and thought-provoking talk from Cameron Russell. She has worked as a model since a young age and gives a very witty yet powerful talk … Continue reading
Meditate On Beauty
We are bombarded with images of what a few in the higher echelons of big business say beauty is, on a daily basis. They feed the lie that if you … Continue reading
Margaret Atwood, Variations on the Word Love
This is a word we use to plug holes with. It’s the right size for those warm blanks in speech, for those red heart- shaped vacancies on the page that … Continue reading
SoulPancake: Heart Attack
“We all need love in our lives but sometimes it can be really hard to find. So, Soul Pancake set up a mysterious white box on a busy boardwalk to … Continue reading
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