Willing to die for the Love of your life is usually reserved for the movies or when you read a story on Facebook or in the papers. Scientists tell us we do this instinctively, as it is about survival of the species. Philosophers tell us it is because we are altruistic. Theologians tell us it is about ...
Hope is a good Thing / Hoffnung ist eine gute Sache / A esperança é uma coisa Boa / la esperanza es algo Bueno
Hope is one of the most important mental traits in life. Hope is incredibly important in life for health, happiness, and for success. Hope reduces your feelings of helplessness, boosts your happiness, reduces your stress, and improves your quality of life. Hope gives you motivation. It is that voice inside that says, 'Yes, you can'. And it ...
True Resignation / Wahrhaftige Resignation / Verdadeira Renúncia / Verdadera Resignación
Supposing I say, everybody is playing the game 'Me first'. Now, I’m going to play the game 'You first'. To use the phrase of Bonhoeffer, who called Jesus the man for others. Now, let’s see if we can play that game. Instead of 'Me first' 'You first'. After you, please. Will you, please. You know, what ...
Universal Web / Universelles Netzwerk / Rede Universal / Red Universal
Your waking conscious state, the World that you see, is a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of the total information available. Your picture of the World is a tiny dot in the totality of what actually exists. Think of it like looking at a single star in the immensity of the ...
1968-02-01 Saigon, Vietnam / An unlikely Weapon / Eine unwahrscheinliche Waffe / Uma arma Improvável / Un arma Improbable
This gruesome photograph became anti-war propaganda that drastically shaped public opinion. The horrific frozen frame depicts a moment of distinction, a moment in a time that could not be undone, a wartime tension that could not be unraveled. In this sense, the photograph was successfu, shocking and characteristic in its ability to drive the anti war movement, protesting against ...
When words are Wind / Wenn Worte Wind Sind / Quando as palavras são Vento / Cuando las palabras son Viento
In grief and pain and despair, you say things you otherwise would not say. You paint your reality darker than you will paint it tomorrow when the sun comes up. You sing in minor keys and talk as though that is the only music. You see only clouds and speak as if there were no sky. 'Where ...
We are watching You / Wir beobachten Euch / Nós estamos te Observando / Te estamos Vigilando
We are in an emergency for people and planet. Governments across the World are not acting quickly enough or not with enough intention to meet the 2030 deadline for the 'Sustainable Development Goals' plan to defeat poverty, fix inequality and combat climate crisis. Leaders need to find innovative financial solutions and show us how they will ...
When you lose Yourself / Wenn du Dich Verlierst / Quando você se Perde / Cuando te Pierdes
You may wake up one day and do not recognize the person you see in the mirror. You may feel it happen gradually, day by day, you can feel yourself growing more distant from who you really are. You may lose interest in the things you love, or you may find yourself following other interests. You ...
The unknown of Everything / Das Unbekannte von Allem / O desconhecido de Tudo / Lo desconocido de Todo
Awareness of how little we know and how little we are. Only when you understand that depth of your own ignorance, only when you understand how little you know, are you ready to develop the lifelong habit that will best support learning. Only when you are free from conventional thinking, free to doubt what you have ...
Brain is a Mess / Gehirn ist ein Durcheinander / Cérebro é uma Bagunça / Cerebro es un Desastre
Your brain is a mess. You might be anxious, worried, stressed, or so full of ideas that you can not focus. It is a frustrating condition that can lead to even more stress. When your brain is restless, you begin to fall out of your healthy routines and habits. Struggling to shut your brain down at night ...
Don’t Thank Me – Thank Her / Danke mir Nicht – Danke Ihr / Não me Agradeça – Agradeça a Ela / No me Agradezcas – Gracias a Ella
Do not thank me. Thank her. Be grateful to the people who make you happy. With gratitude, you acknowledge the goodness in your life. Be grateful to the people simply to make you happy, because happiness does not make you grateful; but gratitude makes you happy. You do not need to find happiness before you can be ...
2004-01-25 Guimarães, Portugal / Cardiac Arrest / Kreislaufstillstand / Parada Cardíaca / Paro Cardíaco
Despite being a rare event, the death of an apparently healthy young athlete causes a major impact on the media. Football is the most commonly implicated sport in Europe and has claimed the lives of several high profile athletes. The higher death rates in football compared with other sporting disciplines can almost certainly be attributed to ...
2004-01-25 Mars, Galaxy / Opportunity / Möglichkeit / Oportunidade / Oportunidad
As seen from Earth, the big red dot in the night sky has certainly caught the attention of Humans since we started contemplating the universe. Today colonizing Mars could lift the barriers Earth may present to the continued expansion of humanity. While planets in our solar system are subject to extreme temperatures and the dangerous elements of ...
The less Fortunate / Die weniger Begünstigten / Os menos Afortunados / Los Menos Afortunados
How happy you are with the life that you are living mostly depends on your perspective. There is always someone who has more than you and if you try to measure your own success, or even worse, worth by those who are more fortunate, you are in for a life of sorrow. You live in a ...
2002-01-21 Los Angeles, USA / What a lovely way to Burn / Was für eine schöne Art zu Brennen / Que maneira adorável de Queimar / Que linda manera de Quemar
Peggy Lee was born Norma Egstrom, the seventh of the eight children. Her father was Swedish-American and her mother was Norwegian-American. Peggy Lee was married four times: to guitarist and composer Dave Barbour (1943–1951), actor Brad Dexter (1953), actor Dewey Martin (1956–1958), and percussionist Jack Del Rio (1964–1965). All the marriages ended in divorce. During her career, Peggy Lee wrote music ...
Your inner World / Deine innere Welt / Seu mundo Interior / Su mundo Interior
Your inner World is the place where you gain insight about yourself and how you operate in the World, uncover your true feelings, meet your Self, and connect with your inner child. To cultivate your inner World means working on your thoughts, values, attitudes, and emotions. Where you learn to forgive yourself and others. Where you learn ...
1993-01-20 Tolochenaz, Switzerland / Unending Love / Unendliche Liebe / Amor sem Fim / Amor Infinito
Audrey Hepburn was a British actress and humanitarian. Her first field mission for UNICEF was to Ethiopia in 1988. She visited an orphanage in Mek'ele that housed 500 starving children and had UNICEF send food. In August 1988, Hepburn went to Turkey on an immunisation campaign and toured Central America in February 1989, and met with leaders in Honduras, ...
1990-01-19 Pune, India / Never Born – Never Died / Nie Geboren – Nie Gestorben / Nunca Nascido – Nunca Morri / Nunca Nacido – Nunca Muerto
Every Human is a Buddha with the capacity for enlightenment, capable of unconditional Love and of responding rather than reacting to life. Although the Ego usually prevents this, identifying with social conditioning and creating false needs and conflicts and an illusory sense of identity that is nothing but a barrier of dreams. Osho's teachings, delivered through his discourses, were not presented ...
The Passion of Andalucía / Die Passion Andalusiens / A paixão da Andaluzia / La pasión de Andalucía
Andalucia, the area covering the entirety of the south of Spain, is passion in many ways. Andalucian culture has its roots in the different cultures which have populated the region over the past centuries. Andalucía has been the front line of heated wars between the Islamic and the Christian cultures, and the fire of emotion brought ...
1778-01-18 Hawaii, USA / Sandwich Islands / Sandwich-Inseln / Ilhas Sanduíche / Islas Sándwich
Hawaiian culture is embodied in the concept of 'Aloha aina'. In addition to being used to say 'Hello' (and sometimes 'Good bye'), the word 'Aloha' means Love. When greeting or departing the notion of expressing Love simply says it all. However, 'Aloha' is more than a word. It is a feeling of mutual respect and caring affection ...
Ocean sanctuaries Now / Meeresschutzgebiete Sofort / Santuários oceânicos Agora / Santuarios oceánicos Ahora
Planet Earth is mostly ocean. Water covers over 70% of the planet's surface. The seas harbour incredible wildlife, provide food for billions and help balance our climate. Yet only a tiny fraction of the ocean is protected. To keep them healthy, we need a global network of ocean sanctuaries. These will help protect oceans from overfishing, ...
The World Retreats / Die Welt zieht sich Zurück / O mundo está se Retirando / El mundo se Retira
Retreats are becoming more popular as our World becomes increasingly hectic and busy. Practice of self-awareness and silence and refrain from any actions that are harmful to yourself or anyone else. Observation of your breath and your mind, practice of meditation and then move into mental purification. The need and desire to retreat, even in the midst ...
Cosmic Spirit / Kosmischer Geist / Espírito Cósmico / Espíritu Cósmico
Popular Consciousness says: When conscience speaks, it is God speaking in the soul. The highest spiritual Consciousness says that when conscience speaks, it is truly the Cosmic Spirit speaking. And spiritual science brings out the connection between conscience and the greatest event in the evolution of mankind, the Christ-Event. Hence it is not surprising that conscience has ...
2012-01-13 Isola del Giglio, Italy / Get on board for fuck’s Sake / Geh an Bord verdammt noch Mal / Suba a bordo pelo amor de Deus / Vada a bordo Cazzo
The Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground and overturned after striking an underwater rock off Isola del Giglio, Italy, resulting in 32 deaths. About 300 passengers were left on board, most of whom were rescued by helicopter or motorboats in the area. An investigation focused on shortcomings in the procedures followed by Costa Concordia's crew and the actions of her captain, Francesco Schettino, who left ...
Wandering Soul / Wandernde Seele / Alma Errante / Alma Errante
It is hard to explain to someone who does not quite see the World how I do, the way I do. For me life is not quite so simple. Sometimes I do not know exactly what I want to do next or where I want to go, because there is so much out there I want ...