I do not need anyone to make me happy; I can do it just fine being me. I love myself and that is why I am happy. I have my playlist I play too loud in my car, I treat myself well and I am proud of myself. I care so much and my heart hurts, ...
I am Somebody / Ich bin Jemand / Eu sou Alguém / Soy Alguien
Who am I and who are you in the grand scheme of the universe. Do you even matter? I have not invented anything that will change the course of the World. Have you? Just because you have a voice and a venue to use it online does not mean you are somebody. Just because you have an ...
The future is Now / Die Zukunft ist Jetzt / O futuro é Agora / El futuro es Ahora
We are in the midst of a digital revolution that is rapidly changing our Society and economy in vast ways. The impacts will be broader than those of the Industrial Revolution. Automation, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), is having profound impacts on the lives we live. The World we live in has incredible technology. The dreams ...
2013-12-29 Caldas Novas, Brazil / One second can change your Life / Eine Sekunde kann dein Leben verändern / Um segundo pode mudar sua Vida / Un segundo puede cambiar tu Vida.
I occasionally think to myself how fortunate I have been in my life. I have been blessed with many talents, great friends and family, and nothing really bad or tragic has ever occured to me. But, nothing is for certain. Success and happiness in this life are never guaranteed. One second can change your life. And it ...
I want to be Alone / Ich will allein Sein / Eu quero ficar Sozinho / Quiero estar Solo
Human societies, at all times and places, have organised themselves around the will to live with others, not alone. But not any more. During the past half century, our species has embarked on a remarkable social experiment. For the first time in Human history, great numbers of people – at all ages, in all places – have begun ...
True Compassion / Wahres Mitgefühl / Verdadeira Compaixão / Verdadera Compasion
Common definitions of compassion talk of a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken with misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering. This definition creates the idea that compassion requires you to join another in their misery. You may need a definition of compassion that is more powerful. For true ...
2013-12-27 Brasilia, Brazil / I love you Honey / Ich liebe dich Schatz / Te amo Morzinho / Te quiero Cariño
This is a love song for my baby. – I have fallen in love with you … for your caprice and your flaws, – your truth and your lies, – your touch and your draws, – your smile and your cries, – your good and your bad, – your early and your late, – your happy and your sad, – your love and your hate. ...
Play from your Heart / Spiel von Herzen / Jogue do seu Coraçao / Juega desde tu Corazon
How can we define playing from the heart? When most people describe playing from the heart it sounds like they are describing the perceived level of sincerity of the artist and his message, musically, lyrically, both or otherwise. The word sincere is defined as lack of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest or pure; unmixed; unadulterated or ...
2006-12-25 Atlanta, USA / It’s a man’s World / Es ist eine Männerwelt / É um mundo de Homens / Es un mundo de Hombres
'I'm going away tonight,' James Brown said, then took three long, quiet breaths and fell asleep before dying. On Christmas Day, 2006, Brown died at approximately 1:45 am at age 73. Brown was married four times. His first marriage was to Velma Warren in 1953, they had three sons togethe. Over a decade later, the couple had separated ...
2016-12-24 Natal, Brazil / They’ve taken the One I Love / Sie haben genommen die ich Liebe / Eles tomaram o que eu Amo / Han tomado la que Amo
I had lots of dreams in my life, beautiful ones but dreaming that my baby Matilda would be taken away was an ugly and unconfortable nightmare. Children are the biggest gift in life. But this dream and my inner fear of losing something important to me became reality today. They have taken the One I love. At ...
1914-12-24 Saint-Yves, Belgium / Live and let Live / Leben und leben Lassen / Viver e deixar Viver / Vivir y dejar vivir
To live and let live, you must change the way you see the World. You need the lens of Love, kindness, empathy and compassion. Embrace the differences between you and other people. Maybe they do not see what you see. Maybe they do not want the same things as you. Maybe they have a different life philosophy ...
Reality is Gorgeous / Realität ist Wunderschön / Realidade é Linda / Realidad es Hermosa
So, say in Hindu mythology they say that the World is the drama of God. God is not something in Hindu mythology with a white beard that sits on a throne and that has royal prerogatives. God in Indian mythology is the Self. Satchiananda … Which means 'sat', that which is, 'chit', that is Consciousness; that which ...
2006-12-22 Marbella, Spain / The fat One / Der Fette / O Gordo / El Gordo
The Spanish Christmas lottery is the second longest continuously running lottery in the World and measured by the total prize payout, is considered the biggest lottery worldwide. Since December 18, 1812, the day long Christmas Lottery drawings are held according to exactly the same procedure each year. In the past it took place in the Lotería Nacional hall ...
1988-12-22 Xapuri, Brazil / When the angels Cry / Wenn die Engel Weinen / Quando os anjos Choram / Cuando los ángeles Lloran
Francisco Alves Mendes Filho, better known as Chico Mendes, was a Brazilian rubber tapper, trade union leader and environmentalist. He fought to preserve the Amazon rainforest, and advocated for the Human rights of Brazilian peasants and indigenous peoples. Chico Mendes had the vision of the need for an alliance between people and forest conservation built on maintaining the necessary ecological balance and not ...
If all the ice Melted / Wenn alles Eis geschmolzen Wäre / Se todo o gelo Derretesse / Si todo el hielo se Derritiera
If we keep burning fossil fuels indefinitely, global warming will eventually melt all the ice at the poles and on mountaintops, raising sea level by 216 feet. There are more than five million cubic miles of ice on Earth, and some scientists say it would take more than 5,000 years to melt it all. If we continue ...
2013-12-20 Natal, Brazil / Brazil is Calling You / Brasilien ruft Dich / O Brasil está Chamando / Brasil esta Llamando
I have always lived a life of adventure. I have always wanted to swim with dolphins and see the sunset from all corners of the World. I have always wanted to take in the fresh air and try every food I can not even pronounce. I have always wanted to swim in the salty water of the ...
The final Moment / Der letzte Moment / O momento Final / El último Momento
Nuclear war seems closer and more real than it has in a generation. That existential fear has been affirmed by the organization of nuclear scientists who have spent seven decades trying to turn humanity away from nuclear weapons: The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists moved its 'Doomsday Clock' 30 seconds closer to 'Midnight,' an unofficial barometer of how ...
Darkness and Silence / Dunkelheit und Stille / Escuridão e Silêncio / Oscuridad y Silencio
There is no romance or glory in war. The word 'Occurrence' in the title of the story demonstrates how common the loss of life is in war, lessening the perceived value of those Human lives. Farquhar's fantasy demonstrates the danger of having illusions about war, because war is not a Love; it has ruthless and pitiless ...
You are stealing our Future / Sie stehlen unsere Zukunft / Você está roubando nosso Futuro / Estás robando nuestro Futuro
Rich nations have an obligation not only to the poor nations, but to all the grandchildren of the World, rich and poor. We have not inherited this Earth from our parents to do with it what we will. We have borrowed it from our children and we must be careful to use it in their interests as ...
Meeting a Psychopath / Einen Psychopathen Treffen / Conhecer um Psicopata / Conocer a un Psicópata
Your Love and compassion has transformed into panic and anxiety. You apologize and cry more than you ever have in your life. You barely sleep, and you wake up every morning feeling anxious. You have no idea what happened to your relaxed, fun, easygoing Self. After you meet a psychopath, you will feel insane, exhausted, drained, shocked, and ...
Hero of War / Kriegsheld / Herói da Guerra / Héroe de Guerra
I am: yet what I am none cares or knows, -My friends forsake me like a memory lost; -I am the self-consumer of my woes, -They rise and vanish in oblivious host, -Like shades in love and death's oblivion lost; -And yet I am, and live with shadows tost Into the nothingness of scorn and noise,Into ...
Catch your Wave / Nimm Deine Welle / Pegue sua Onda / Toma tu Onda
Whether it is finding Love, getting a career back on track or starting the business of your dreams, getting in shape, quitting drinking or simply taking a vacation, the answer to success is not to wait for the right wave to come along. Catch the wave right now and turn it into the wave of your ...
2014-12-16 Barcelos, Brazil / Our (Night)Sky and Sand / Unser (Nacht)Himmel und Sand / Nosso Céu(Noturno) e areia / Nuestro Cielo (Nocturno) y arena
My baby Matilda, you are the star, producer, director and the audience of your very own film in your very own mind. It is your own little World, your own parallel universe. There is the real World - within which we all exist and interact - and then there is your very own creative interpretation of ...
What is a Soulmate / Was ist ein Seelenverwandter / O que é uma alma Gêmea / Que es un alma Gemela
When something wonderful happens, you can not wait to tell them about it, knowing they will share in your excitement. They are not embarrassed to cry with you when you are hurting or laugh with you when you make a fool of yourself. Never do they hurt your feelings or make you feel like you are not ...
Flirt with Madness / Mit dem Wahnsinn Flirten / Flertar com a Loucura / Coquetear con la Locura
The madness of a wild Love affair is such a great distraction in your life from everything else. But it is one thing to enjoy this experience and it is another thing to loose your mind and flirt with madness. Love is the great leveller, and everyone wants it. But in its extremes, it is painful, cruel, ...