Let’s Do It: Estonia’s Clean Up Project

Plan: Clean up a country. In one day. Sounds crazy? Watch this video:

10,000 tonnes of garbage was collected in one day. Wow! 

“Let’s Do It” campaign was born in Estonia from one idea – what if we clean up the whole country? Here is a step-by-step guide to how Estonia managed to accomplish this amazing feat. Continue reading
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Ancient Greece

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Photo from Greece trip.

Just so I can see the blue sky today. :)

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Exercises in Empathy #1

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You can try this at your own time and convenience. Do the following in a public space:

Do something to help someone you do not know.

There are only two conditions to this step:

  1. It has to be simple – things that do not impede on whatever you are doing at that moment
  2. It has to be small – normal, every day things that no one else but you and the person you helped will notice.

If you are wondering what would be a small and simple task that can help others, here are a couple of examples. Continue reading

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Books: Wolf Totem

Wolf Totem a novel by by Jiang Rong

A stunning portrait of 1960s Mongolia as seen through the eyes of an empathetic Han ethnographer. This adventurous novel explores the divisions between agrarian/nomadic, warrior/peasant, and tradition/modernity.

via http://thereboot.org

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My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going,
I do not see the road ahead of me.
I cannot know for certain where it will end. Continue reading

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Step 2 – Beetroot Rice

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Step 2 – Beetroot Rice

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