In 1967, Martin Luther King, Jr., nominated Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh for the Nobel Peace Prize. For many years I’ve admired Thich and bought or recommended his wonderful book Anger, among others, to many friends and family members. On this MLK Day, I thought I’d recognize the monk who inspired Martin.
Inspiring Barry Schwartz TED Talk with great quotes and anecdotes. “Without wisdom, brilliance isn’t enough.” “People are inspired by moral heroes.”
Adora Svitak’s What adults can learn from kids TED talk is adorable and brilliant. I’m reading Aristotle to Elias tonight. “The goal is not to turn kids into your kind of adult, but rather better adults than you have been.”
Inspiring movie about how people turn getting laid off (lemons) into businesses of passion (lemonade). Favorite quote: Sometimes there’s things you love to do that you forget about, so put your energy in the things you love. Put all the energy you can into those things and see what happens.
Luke Fretwell © 2012