On the Eve of a New Week: Daring to Dream...and Daring to Risk....:-)

For the dawn of the new Work Week, I ran across this beauty of a "View of the Week" courtesy of the ever resourceful Jonathan Lockwood Huie that reflects a sense of purpose. As this journey in "Outsiders" continues, it is a reaffirmation of the need to do one's best no matter what:

 

Until you're ready to look foolish, you'll never have

the possibility of being great.

- Cher

There's something liberating about not pretending.

Dare to embarrass yourself. Risk.

- Drew Barrymore 

People do not wish to appear foolish.

To avoid the appearance of foolishness,

they are willing to remain actually fools.

- Alice Walker

A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance

to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life.

- William Arthur Ward 

You grow up the day you have your first real laugh - at yourself.

- Ethel Barrymore

At the Dawn of a New Week: Continuing a sense of Hopefulness :-)

A new week is before us.  I shared these while on the "Social Grid" and making the "Virtual Rounds" in Facebook:

Post by Mike Pouraryan.

The Dalai Lama reminded us that, "..Anger cannot be overcome by anger.  If person shows anger to you,, and you show anger in return, the result is a disaster.  In contrast, if you control your anger and show its' opposite--love, compassion, tolerance, and patience--then not only will you remain in peace, but the anger of others also will gradually diminish".

May we have the courage to live a life of compassion, tolerance & love!!

Thought 4 the Week: On A Need 4 Joy & Happiness :-)

There is always a need to engage and relax no matter what the challenges are.     This latest retrospective reflects it ever more courtesy of the ever insightful #

Jonathan Lockwood Huie: 

Life must be lived as play. - Plato  Grin your smile; giggle your laugh; unfurl your joy; dash the last trace of your self-consciousness; and cavort your most uninhibited play. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie & I would add that our work must be also play as well--because if we do not enjoy it--what's the point?  My Son reminded me of this fact just as I was working away on this which led me to this I ran across courtesy of Dr. Wayne Dyer while researching the latest on the Social Grid:   Onward!! :-)

A Week-End Newsflash" From South Africa : On Global megatrends to change the way people live, work

Global megatrends to change the way people live, work

On A Beautiful World & A Beautiful #Life: Thoughts 4 the Weekend

It is the dawn of a Week-End and the midpoint of the Third Quarter of 2014.  It has been a challenging year.   These two thoughts courtesy of friends on the "Social Grid" brings a sense of purpose that underscores a sense of realism-yet a sense of hope:

• This first one is on a true "history" of the World which is spectacular in its' beauty: 

History of the World In 2 Minutes by RumbleVideo

• This one minute tribute to #RobinWilliams brings into focus how it is important and crucial to insure that one's life truly remains spectacular--and what a beautiful life he had in making us laugh, making us cry and realizing the essential humanity that we have to live for: 

As the great Diane Nyad always reminds us all:  Onward!! :-)

On #Ferguson, #FieldsPrize & #Iran: Thoughts & Views

I noted in a newsflash last night about the horrifying scenes out of Ferguson Missouri which was broadcast all around the World.    What a difference 24 hours brings:

Capt. Ron Johnson of the Missouri Highway Patrol walks along with the Ferguson march. Compare this to Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/Vtezu4MuHk
— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) August 14, 2014

It was gratifying to be witness to a total change in tone in #Ferguson Missouri as the Governor Nixon of Missouri put the Missouri Highway Patrol in Charge--with Captain Johnson, a Ferguson native, in command.     It was an absolute pleasure to retweet this beautiful scene.  While on the "Grid" earlier, I noted that this is how policing should be--Police and the Community as one.

But as this good news was making the rounds of the "grid",  one more beautiful headline made the news as Professor Maryam Mirzakhani of Stanford--an Iranian Native--won the Fields Prize in Mathematics.   It was also gratifying to see that her name generated over 1.6 Million Hits!! President Rouhani congratulated Professor Mirzakhani as well. 

This wonderful milestone, though, is tempered by the realities in Iran Today as epitomized by this tragedy: 

Post by ‎توانا: آموزشکده جامعه مدنی ایران‎.

If President Rouhani is to really live up to his mission to be thougthful and hope and realize the essence of the roadmap he noted in his remarks to Iranian Ambassadors, he should use all his persuasive powers to free up such gems as they languish on in Prison especially as he just congratulated the head of the Judiciary in the County as he was just reappointed by Ayatollah #Khamenei--the Supreme Guide of the Country (or what the West refers to as the Supreme Leader).

It was quite appropriate as I saw this:

He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything. -Thomas Carlyle

& not forgetting this at all:

Onward!!!

A "Thought 4 the Day" ...

For "Outsiders Thursday", I decided to release a series of "Thoughts" across all the Blog Channels to underscore the beauty and majesty of life.    It is challenging as one reflects upon a rather challenging World.  But,, we have got to in order to constantly live up Gandhi Ji's admonition to be the change we want to see in the World.

This one I ran across while on the "Grid" speaks For itself...may it be ever so for all.... :-)

It might seem crazy what I’m about to say
Sunshine she’s here, you can take a break
I’m a hot air balloon that could go to space
With the air, like I don’t care baby by the way

Because I’m happy
Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof
Because I’m happy
Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth
Because I’m happy
Clap along if you know what happiness is to you
Because I’m happy
Clap along if you feel like that’s what you wanna do

Here come bad news talking this and that, yeah,
Well, give me all you got, and don’t hold back, yeah,
Well, I should probably warn you I’ll be just fine, yeah,
No offense to you, don’t waste your time
Here’s why

Because I’m happy
Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof
Because I’m happy
Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth
Because I’m happy
Clap along if you know what happiness is to you
Because I’m happy
Clap along if you feel like that’s what you wanna do

(Happy)
Bring me down
Can’t nothing
(Happy)
Bring me down
My level’s too high
(Happy)
Bring me down
Can’t nothing
(Happy)
Bring me down
I said (let me tell you now)
(Happy…)
Bring me down
Can’t nothing
(Happy…)
Bring me down
My level’s too high
(Happy…)
Bring me down
Can’t nothing
(Haha)

Because I’m happy
Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof
Because I’m happy
Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth
Because I’m happy
Clap along if you know what happiness is to you
Because I’m happy
Clap along if you feel like that’s what you wanna do

Because I’m happy
Because I’m happy
Because I’m happy
Because I’m happy
~ Walk off the Earth