Color has an impact on how you think and behave. Color directs your eye where to look, what to do, and how to interpret something. It puts content into context. It helps you decide what is important and what is not. Color affects us in countless ways, both mentally and physically. While perceptions of color are somewhat subjective, ...
A letter from the Virus / Ein Brief vom Virus / Uma carta do Vírus / Una carta del Virus
Stop. Just stop.It is no longer a request. It is a mandate.We will help you. We will bring the supersonic, high speed merry-go-round to a halt.We will stopthe planesthe trainsthe schoolsthe mallsthe meetingsthe frenetic, hurried rush of illusions and obligations that keep you from hearing our single and shared beating heart, the way we breathe together, ...
Five minutes of Serenity / Fünf Minuten Gelassenheit / Cinco minutos de Serenidade / Cinco minutos de Serenidad
With today’s hectic lifestyle and so many different responsibilities pulling us in all sorts of directions, how can one keep him or herself centered and clear minded. Meditation. Meditation is an easy practice which anyone can do at home with just a little bit of discipline, and the benefits of meditating regularly can manifest both physically ...
You have success completely Misunderstood / Du hast Erfolg völlig Missverstanden / Você tem sucesso completamente Incompreendido / Tienes éxito completamente Incomprendido
I am amazed at how many people define success as making (or having) a lot of money. It is very strange, because many of the people who think this way are agitated, stressed and, frankly, pretty miserable. I decided I would rather starve, live on the edges of nowhere, than do anything at all; than become anything ...
2012-03-21 New York, USA / Reasons to Celebrate / Gründe zum Feiern / Razões para Comemorar / Razones para Celebrar
Down syndrome occurs when an individual has an extra partial (or whole) copy of chromosome 21. It is not yet know why this syndrome occurs, but Down syndrome has always been a part of the Human condition. It exists in all regions across the globe and commonly results in variable effects on learning styles, physical characteristics and ...
The power of Negativity / Die Kraft der Negativität / O poder da Negatividade / El poder de la Negatividad
For the most part, you are so used to your negative thinking that you are not even aware when you are doing it. Consequently, you need to listen closely to the content of your thoughts, and you need to hear your words as you speak them. Negative thinking is your enemy. It dampens your enthusiasm and ...
A fleeting Life / Ein flüchtiges Leben / Uma vida Passageira / Una vida fugaz
An 80-year lifespan is 960 months or about 29,000 days long. Think of that, an entire life. If you are middle-aged and will live another 40 years that’s only 480 months or about 15,000 days. And for someone my age with a life expectancy of maybe 20 years, that’s 240 months or about 7,000 days. This is shockingly ...
Play without Fear / Spiel ohne Angst / Jogue sem Medo / Jugar sin Miedo
I want to be something – that is the root of fear. When you want to be something, your wanting to be something and your not being that something creates fear, not only in a narrow sense but in the widest sense. So as long as there is the desire to be something there must ...
The root of all Evil / Die Wurzel allen Übels / A raíz de todo o Mal / La raíz de todo Mal
If you have ever been called self-absorbed, you can be sure you were not getting a compliment. Not only is the root definition of the term negative, but it is also saturated with unfavorable connotations. The concept is synonymous with self-preoccupied, self-centered, self-obsessed - and even egotistical and selfish. People who have the tendency to use more self-referential terms (I, me, myself) tend to have ...
Become Silent / Still Werden / Torne-se Silencioso / Volverse Silencioso
Happiness emerges when you stop creating your own unhappiness. Unhappiness is thinking. The mind is the most brilliant tool you have. When applied strategically, it can improve your life and lead to positive social change. But when you live in a World created by the mind - constantly comparing yourselves to others, thinking about the future, ruminating ...
Growing up not growing Apart / Aufwachsen nicht Auseinanderwachsen / Crescendo não crescendo à Parte / Crecer no crecer Aparte
Best friend of mine, First, I want to say that I am so thankful for you. You have always been there in times of need. You are the fun party and adventure friend and the serious and warning dad friend all in one. There are no instructions on how to live, and we both know lives ...
1895-02-20 Washington D.C., USA / The power of Education / Die Kraft von Bildung / O poder da Educação / El poder de la Educación
Education is the most empowering force in the World. It creates knowledge, builds confidence, and breaks down barriers to opportunity. For children, it is their key to open the door to a better life. However, it is a sad reality of our World today that millions of children will never receive this key. They are destined ...
Could I be Wrong / Könnte Ich falsch Liegen / Poderia estar errado Eu / Podría estar Equivocado
No one enjoys being wrong. It is an unpleasant emotional experience. The question is how do you respond when it turns out you were wrong. You refuse to admit you are wrong, even in the face of overwhelming evidence. You simply can not admit you were wrong in any circumstances. Your Ego, your very sense-of-self is weak. You have ...
It is all a Deception / Alles ist eine Täuschung / É tudo uma Decepção / Todo es un Engaño
Nobody can be completely honest. That you will try, and you'll have a great deal of success in exploring your motivations and your dark, unconscious depths, but there will be a certain point at which you will say, Well, I've had enough of that! You know? And, do you see how, in a strange way, there's a ...
1909-02-17 Fort Sill, USA / Never Surrender / Niemals Ergeben / Nunca se Render / Nunca te Rindas
Early in his life, Geronimo became invested in the continuing and relentless cycle of revenge warfare between the Apaches and Mexicans. On March 5, 1851, a force of Mexican militia attacked and surprised an Apache camp outside of Janos, Chihuahua, slaughtering the inhabitants. Geronimo was absent at the time of the attack, but when he returned ...
We provide our own Meaning / Wir geben unsere eigene Bedeutung / Nós fornecemos nosso próprio Significado / Proporcionamos nuestro propio Significado
We are all hungry for meaning, for purpose, for the feeling that our life is worth more than the sum of its parts. Humans are resourceful and have infinite ways of finding meaning, and infinite potential sources of meaning. You can find meaning in every scenario, every event, every occurrence, every context. You can find meaning in ...
Feeling of being out of Place / Das Gefühl fehl am Platz zu Sein / Sensação de estar fora de Lugar / Sensación de estar fuera de Lugar
Why would you carry around a pervasive feeling of being out-of-place. Of not fitting in. Of being on the outside, looking in. Especially when among people who love you. Yet, for you it is a difficult to identify, difficult to name feeling; yet it holds tremendous power over you. It makes it hard for you to ...
Keep your vibration High / Halte deine Vibration Hoch / Mantenha sua vibração Alta / Mantenga su vibración Alta
The conscious mind with its never ending stream of thoughts overrides your Consciousness. For the conscious mind, the outside World tends to occupy your attention and does not let you venture inward and experience your Consciousness. It is only when the mind becomes quiet and silent that you become aware of this Consciousness. You have to ...
2018-02-14 Parkland, USA / Lucky to be Alive / Froh am Leben zu Sein / Sorte de estar Vivo / Afortunado de estar Vivo
On February 14, 2018, Nikolas Cruz opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle at Marjory Stoneman Douglas School in Parkland, Florida, killing 17 people and injuring 17 others. This killing spree is the deadliest high school shooting in United States history. Cruz was dropped off at the school by an Uber driver at 2:19 p.m., shortly before dismissal time. Cruz was carrying a rifle ...
So far yet so Close / So weit und doch so Nah / Tão longe mas tão perto / Tan lejos pero tan Cerca
So close yet so farSo thin yet so fatSo kind yet so horribleSo pretty yet so uglyWhy are you so contradictory? So warm yet so coldSo positive yet so negativeSo alive yet so deadSo happy yet so sadWhy are you so contradictory? So tall yet so smallSo right yet so wrongSo even yet so oddSo simple yet ...
If you’re smart, why aren’t you Rich / Wenn Du schlau bist, warum bist Du nicht Reich / Se você é inteligente, por que não é Rico / Si eres listo, por qué no eres Rico
The distribution of wealth follows a well-known pattern sometimes called an 80:20 rule: 80% of the wealth is owned by 20% of the people. Indeed, last year just eight men had a total wealth equivalent to that of the World’s poorest 3.8 billion people. This seems to occur in all societies at all scales and at ...
The quiet Believers / Die stillen Gläubigen / Os crentes Silenciosos / Los creyentes Silenciosos
Silence is not very highly valued in modern culture. In communication, it seems that we value quantity above all. And in the digital World it only gets easier to add your voice, whether e-mailing or snapchatting or podcasting or hash-tagging. We live in an age distinguished by noise. Not silence. As a believer, you are put in ...
Guardians of Life / Wächter des Lebens / Guardiões da Vida / Guardianes de la Vida
Reality is taking its toll on our mental health, especially among younger people who are understandably losing hope for their future on a hotter planet. We are seeing the rise of what is known as climate or ecological grief. This grief summarises feelings of loss, anger, hopelessness, despair and distress caused by climate change and ecological decline. We ...
You’re in my soul Forever / Du bist für immer in meiner Seele / Você está na minha alma para Sempre / Estas en mi alma para Siempre
Love someone with a deep soul, a person who has sympathy for others going through rough times in their lives. The kind of person who always asks if you are okay, if you need help with something, if you want someone to listen to you. Because someone with a deep soul understands your situation, whether it is ...
Luck is no Coincidence / Glück ist kein Zufall / A sorte não é Coincidência / La suerte no es Coincidencia
Luck is a term you use when you either do not know or do not want to acknowledge the reasons why something did or did not go your way. And if someone else defies the mathematical probability, it is because they have it and you do not. They are violating the universe’s probabilities. But the truth is, ...