Feel Good Friday...Making Music

Feel Good Friday…Makin Music

I had no idea this was even possible. I am not a techno-phobe and I knew there were some pretty amazing things that the i-phone could do but this is off the chart cool.
4 guys in a band get their instruments stolen and then create music riding the New York City Subway using their i-phones. Amazing. Simply Amazing.
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http://www.karmatube.org/videos.php?id=2137

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Feel Good Friday...Poverty, Love, and Money

Feel Good Friday…Poverty, Love, and Money

150 Million Dollars is a lot of money. And it is the amount of money Kiva.org distributed in their 5th year. 150 million dollars distributed and raised in $25.00 and $50.00 increments. $150 million dollars spread to entrepreneurs around the world.

This is one way to stop poverty. This is one way, maybe not the only way but one way. Let’s be honest, tossing a few coins in a jar has not worked. Government giveaways have not worked. Faith based giveaways have not worked. Poverty still exists and is worse in many places.

Here, the founder of Kiva.org talks about poverty, love and money. It’s long but worth every second. Go here:
http://www.karmatube.org/videos.php?id=2141

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Feel Good Friday...One Small Act

Feel Good Friday…One Small Act

We never know when the one small act we do will transform a life or the world. And really if you think about it doesn’t every act of kindness shift the world in some small way? In this video, which is actually a trailer for a movie of the same name, we see where a small act of kindness ripples across continents and begins a shift that will change the world.
Over the years I have wanted to change the world into a kinder, gentler, more conscious and compassionate place. But that was just too big of a project (it seemed). So I started with myself. And, voila, the world changed. And then the people around me changed and before I knew it the world began to appear as I wanted to see it.
Go here:
http://www.karmatube.org/videos.php?id=2179

“My religion is simple. It is kindness.” HH The 14th Dalai Lama

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Feel Good Friday...Plastic Bag Parody

Feel Good Friday…Plastic Bag Parody

OK…I thought this was pretty entertaining and a good way to get us to start thinking about single use plastic bags. Really we should be thinking this way about single use plastic anythings…bottles especially. I just saw a picture this morning of a dolphin with a plastic grocery bag attached to a fin. Very uncool. Any thing you do to cut down on the use of these things would be a huge step in the right direction. I save all my plastic bags especially the zip-locs…you would be surprised at how long they last! I wash them and reuse over and over again. I know it’s a bit eccentric but I don’t mind, really I don’t!

http://www.youtube.com/user/BenZolno

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Feel Good Friday...Poverty

Feel Good Friday…Poverty

Not sure how you will feel about this video but I am pretty sure you will feel something. Poverty is everywhere in our world. The causes are myriad and the solution has escaped us for most of history. I guess the real question is what are you doing about it? Because throwing money at it hasn’t worked yet.
Some of the links on this page are quite interesting as well. Go here now:

http://www.karmatube.org/videos.php?id=2083

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Feel Good Friday...Acts of Kindness

Feel Good Friday…Acts of Kindness

Tomorrow, November 13th is world kindness day. I didn’t know that. Maybe you didn’t either. The following video is an exploration of what it means to be kind. Beautiful pictures and a lovely song from Enya create a beautiful video exploration. Here at Relentless Martial Arts we require 15 acts of kindness for each belt level for every test and 300 for black belt candidates. This is an important part of understanding your place in the world and how you can be part of something even larger than yourself.
For myself, I side with the Dalai Lama, who is quoted as saying…”My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.”

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http://www.karmatube.org/videos.php?id=2172

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Feel Good Friday...The Wisdom Project

Feel Good Friday…Wisdom Project

The Wisdom Project was inspired by the idea that one of the greatest gifts one generation can pass to another is the wisdom it has gained from experience. The project seeks to create a record of what wisdom means to a multicultural group of people who have all made their mark on the world.

What does wisdom mean to you? Not intelligence, not common sense but wisdom. For me, wisdom is knowing when to not speak. It isn’t so much as knowing what to say as it is knowing when to say it. Wisdom is a patient smile that knows the lessons that need to unfold for real learning to take place.

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http://www.karmatube.org/videos.php?id=2098

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