Voltaire: Defending Rights, Free Thinking and Poetry
Francois-marie Arouet (Voltaire) was an enlightenment figure who influenced the world through ideas. Voltaire is most famous for the quote:
“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”
However, it is believed that this quote was from Evelyn Beatrice Hall, written under the pseudonym S.… Continue reading
Ken Robinson: Schools Must Validate Artistic Expression
When you work alone and you feel you are not getting through the mainstream thinkers. You can feel despondent thinking you are simply alone in this idea of greatness through creativity, values and philosophy. Reading Sir Ken Robinson gave me great validation that I am on the right track. In fact the lecturer I spoke… Continue reading
Sir Ken Robinson: Out of Our Minds Learning to be Creative
I’ve just had an extraordinary situation occur this morning. I am sitting at a university thinking about my rural education program to educate children in peace, values, happiness and sustainability. I am thinking how do I access rural networks? I need to find a database. Anyway, this little child is walking around, he is around… Continue reading
I Create My Reality Ultimately
I CREATE MY REALITY
My love does not depend,
On you talking to me,
On you being kind,
Because I am not loving you,
To receive anything,
If I did then it wouldn’t be true love.
I am not doing anything to you,
You choose to experience this as love or fear;
Always… Continue reading
The Art of Peace focuses on the Youth
I met Dr. Richard Barber the co-founder of Makhampom in Thailand when I was studying at the Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies Program. I was studying conflict resolution with the world’s experts. What was interesting I kept going back to my room with this powerful feeling of transformative peace. I felt the focus is on… Continue reading
Airship to Australia
When I was travelling around the world I went to a private Art School in Chicago, USA to find a student who would clown with me. So I told a group of students what I planned to do and asked who would like to be a clown with me. Tola put up his hand and… Continue reading