Posts Tagged ‘inspiration’

I first saw Jennifer Lin on Oprah in April of 2006 when she was 16 years old.   Not only is she an amazingly talented pianist, she is an equally incredible composer.  I was blown away – and get taken away every time I see it – by her improvisational compositions.

I call it divine inspiration and being in the flow.  No rehearsals, no polish, no do-overs.

This is what Jennifer had to say about flow … or not … prior to her improvisation performance at TED [watch below @ time point 13:36 ] in 2004 – at the age of 14.  continue →

As you watch the news, documentaries and such on tv, make a point to really look at all that is in the background.

What do you see you didn’t see before?

There are those days … sometimes days on end … when nothing seems to be going right.  If ever you think you cannot achieve what you desire – keep watching this until you are ready to toss our your expectations and believe once again.

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A friend put me on to a project being sponsored by Google – Project 10^100 (ten to the hundredth).  The idea is to gather ideas for people helping people and select 5 to provide $10 million of funding – simple math puts makes that $2 million per project, give or take.  I’ve set up a conversation at Global MindShift for people to discuss and refine their ideas for submission.  The entry deadline is October 20, 2008. continue →

I learned a whole lot about myself yesterday in the most unexpected place – the local skating rink! A friend invited us to watch her daughter figure skate in a weekend fun meet. I thought it would be a great way to take some time off and possibly see an up and coming star or two. Little did I know these young girls and teens had so much to teach me. continue →

I am intrigued watching Remembrance Day related programs and ceremonies.  They all have this sense of deep reverence about them I seldom see anywhere else.  People of all ages and walks of life come together and re-member as one once again.

I personally don’t find these events as overly sad occasions.  Instead I seem to connect with a deep sense of inner peace.  Possibly this is the way for those who died fighting to re-mind us of Who We Really Are.  Deep down inside we humans are capable of peace, or perhaps we are truly peaceful beings at our core. continue →