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Amazing Aerial Views

Check out some amazing aerial shots of various cities and sites around the world. Enjoy!   via BuzzFeed

“The hardest thing for a man to do is sit in a room by himself.”

~ Pascal

Tour the Great Barrier Reef on Google Maps

Check it out — here.

“This 4×6 index card has all the financial advice you’ll ever need”

Via WaPo

The “Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch

I loved this book and video from a few years back.

8 Places That Are Nearly Impossible To Get To (And How To Get To Them)

(Via Buzzfeed) The Yemeni town of Qalansiyah is an isolated town on the western tip of the island of Socotra. Because of Socotra’s remoteness, a high number of plants and animals can be found only there. There are a lot of options for your first flight. You can choose from Cairo International Airport in Egypt, […]

“If you haven’t wept deeply, you haven’t begun to meditate.”

~ Ajhan Chah

12/12 Destination: Anchorage, Alaska

12 Amazingly Creative Examples of Environmental Art

A new 2014 calendar, curated by Aleta Florentin of Amber Lotus Publishing, brings some of the best examples of environmental art all together in one place. This inspiring genre of art beautifully incorporates its natural surroundings in a way that’s surprising and oftentimes meaningful. Whether these artists are rearranging natural materials found on a site, […]

Big Wave Skiing

Truth: 6 Easy Ways To Practice Radical Honesty In Life And Work

Via LMLRN Lets be honest, the truth hurts. Telling the truth can scare and intimidate some people, and their day-to-day interactions are littered with moments of pure dishonesty. Maintaining those lies becomes a mental burden and it takes a toll on all the other areas of a person’s life. The beauty of truth is in its simplicity and the ease with which […]

The best innovations of 2013

Via the Washington Post: At times, 2013 seemed like a science fiction movie come to life. The new DARPA Atlas bots seemed to be inspired from the “Terminator” film franchise, Stewart Brand’s concept of “de-extinction” seemed to be lifted directly from the storyline of “Jurassic Park,” Motorola’s new “password pill” reminded some of “The Matrix,” and new test-tube food concepts brought to mind […]

When we look back…

A deeper meaning of yoga….

Via YogaJournal 

12/11 Destination: Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan

12/11 Art: Rio Shanty Art Project

Support the project here. 

A book about other books

A simple but clever way to market a new book about a bunch of other books.

Pope Francis named Time’s Person of the Year

Pope Francis, the first Jesuit pontiff who won hearts and headlines with his humility and common touch, was named Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2013, the magazine revealed Wednesday on TODAY. The iconic title goes every year to the individual chosen by Time editors as someone who has had the most impact on the […]

The Journey Not the Destination – What India Taught Preston Smiles

This was origionally posted on the Daily Love I recently took a trip to India to shoot a film and to take some time exploring one of the most full and colorful cities in the world. Once I arrived in India, I discovered my real joy came from the many adventures I created while I was there. […]

Stephen Fry discusses self-pity

Lucid Dreaming 101

Lucid Dreaming is the practice of becoming aware in your dreams and learning to control your dreams to a certain extent. To some people lucid dreaming comes very easy and with no effort, but to most people this experience happens very rarely and if it happens most don’t remember their dreams the next day. But […]

10 Positive Energy Practices

This was first published on the Buddhist Broadcasting Network: Here are 10 things I did to help overcome my negative thoughts that you can also try: 1. Meditate or do yoga. One of the first things I did was head to a yoga class. It took my focus away from my thoughts and brought my […]

“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving.”

~ Lao Tzu

12/10 Destination: Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque), Istanbul, Turkey

Via Reddit

12/10 Art: The 100 Best Albums of 2013 (all styles, all genres) – Ted Gioia

Midnightrun.org

Midnight Run is a volunteer organization dedicated to finding common ground between the housed and the homeless. From their website:  In over 1,000 relief missions per year, Midnight Run volunteers from churches, synagogues, schools and other civic groups distribute food, clothing, blankets and personal care items to the homeless poor on the streets of New […]

Extremely Powerful Motivational Video – Eric Thomas’ Secrets to Success

I saw this for the first time about three years ago. I have watched it over one hundred times. If you teach in an urban area or an area of intense struggle – please show your students this video. We were able to show students in West Philadelphia and they really enjoyed it. 

How to travel anywhere on 20 dollars a day (slideshow)

Ryan Estrada developed an awesome slideshow on how to travel anywhere on 20 dollars a day. Click to check it out — TRAVEL. 

Mother Theresa: If you judge there is no time to love….

Heart Warming Events

Heart Warming Events, Baptisms, Weddings, Wakes “Event” is a good word… it’s definition: an occurrence or incident, especially of significance. As a Deacon (capital D) I am involved in significant events in people’s lives: Baptisms, Weddings, Wakes. I’m not classifying Mass as an event – it’s in a separate category, because it involves the larger […]

12/9 Destination: Boulder, Colorado, USA

12/9 Art: “Fiery Emergence”

Via Imgur

Awakened Life – Crossing the Street in Mysore, India

10 Awe-Inspiring Work Environments

If you’re reading this at work, it’s best you take a deep breath and maybe go for a walk. Otherwise, life might become temporarily frustrating. We present to you the coolest workplaces on Earth. PARLIAMENT Chill factor: Firewood walls to start Industry: Design studio Location: Portland, Oregon Design studios, on the greater whole, are usually […]

Today is the tomorrow we worried about yesterday…

Via Wordsporn 

10 Simple Rules on How to Live by Benjamin Franklin

This article was first published on Designing Intuition  Benjamin Franklin was a man who lived a fuller life than most anyone. At 70 years old when the Declaration of Independence was signed, Franklin had already become a successful entrepreneur, inventor, writer, public servant, and diplomat. He would go on to be the guiding hand mediating […]

Eight limbs of yoga tree

Via Yogawithalison

What is Svadhyaya? Words from our teacher inspired by the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Sadhana Pada, Sutra 43

What is Svadhyaya? Words from our teacher inspired by the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Sadhana Pada, Sutra 43 This article was inspired by the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Sadhana Pada, Sutra 43:  Svadhyayat istadevata samprayogah (Translated) Self-study leads towards the realisation of God or communion with ones desired deity. Quite regularly I ask myself questions, […]

“We’re so engaged in doing things to achieve purposes of outer value that we forget the inner value.”

~ Joseph Campbell

12/8 Destination: Rio de Janeiro

Via parand