The Paradoxical Commandments, Kent M. Keith
The Paradoxical Commandments People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway. If you are … Continue reading
Shaka Senghor: Why Your Worst Deeds Don’t Define You
This is a powerful and bravely honest talk from Shaka Senghor. “I was bitter, I was angry, I was hurt. I didn’t want to take responsibility, I blamed everybody from … Continue reading
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” Mahatma Gandhi
The theme for May, here on Resounding Power, is ‘Forgiveness and Compassion’. Since the push for change during March, we have been in an accelerated motion of rebirth- finding ourselves … Continue reading
Sara Teasdale, Blue Squills
How many million Aprils came Before I ever knew How white a cherry bough could be, A bed of squills, how blue. And many a dancing April When life is … Continue reading
Theaster Gates: How to revive a neighbourhood: with imagination, beauty and art
A really interesting and engaging talk by Theaster Gates about how he transformed neighbourhoods in his home of South Chicago. It is hugely inspiring to see the outcomes of his … Continue reading
“My sun sets to rise again” Robert Browning
We are into the final week of April and what a month it has been- Rebirth has certainly been the theme, from my perspective on this wonderful world of ours! … Continue reading
Robert Louis Stevenson, Flower God, God of the Spring
Flower god, god of the spring, beautiful, bountiful, Cold-dyed shield in the sky, lover of versicles, Here I wander in April Cold, grey-headed; and still to my Heart, Spring comes … Continue reading
Majora Carter: Greening the Ghetto
What an incredibly inspiring and amazing woman! This is one of my all-time favourite TED talks. Majora Carter speaks about the green urban regeneration she is participating in across the … Continue reading
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, The Holy Longing
Tell a wise person, or else keep silent, because the mass man will mock it right away. I praise what is truly alive, what longs to be burned to death. … Continue reading
Louie Schwartzberg: The hidden beauty of pollination
Louie Schwartzberg shows an excerpt from his truly beautiful film about the pollinators of our world and discusses their importance to the continual rebirth of life on our planet. “Beauty … Continue reading
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