Alan Watts was an incredible thinker of his time, and spoke so much truth that still resounds in our day and age. This video in particular is still one of the most inspirational videos I’ve come across and reminds me of what’s important. What if money was no object? What would you end up doing?
| “Better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing, than a long life that is spent in a miserable way.”
For the past couple years, I’ve been following The Buried Life in their journey of changing the world by getting others to dream big dreams, and they’ve become somewhat of an inspiration. These four regular guys came together with Invisible Children and Hanger Clinics to give a girl the opportunity to hug her dad for the first time, and the story is nothing short of incredible. Check it out!
Every now and then I think about the days before the Internet, and just exactly how we got along without the connectedness of the world. Pretty recently I came across this video that hit the idea on head. “Look Up” touches on the million different ways we try to connect with each other in our digital age, but are still so alone when it comes down to it.
| “This media we call social is anything but, when we open our computers and its our doors we shut.”
Insightful, to say the least.
I first came across the Holstee Manifesto a couple years ago and it’s still something that I come back to every couple months to remind myself what’s important. When I found out they made an actual video to go with the words, I couldn’t be happier. Check it out!
| The Holstee Manifesto is a call to action to live a life full of intention, creativity, passion, and community. The LifeCycle Film came about as a desire to bring the energy and passion behind the Manifesto to life through something we love–biking. As we seek to live mindful lifestyles that leave a positive impact on the people and world around us, biking has become a passion that is much more than a transportation alternative. It is a way of fully experiencing the city we love and all of its details.
See more here: www.holstee.com/manifesto
It’s always incredible when a video uses no dialogue whatsoever, but still manages to share an incredible and powerful message. The New York Times and filmmaker Jerome Thelia did an amazing job of capturing a man who turns garbage found around his hometown in the Congo, into a universal object: a soccer ball. In a part of the world that has been war-torn and ravaged with conflict, it’s incredible to see a side of the area that most aren’t exposed to in the media.
|“…children there still play with passion and joy – regardless of what kind of ball they are using.”
As graduation season comes to a close (high school included) I thought it was only right to share this incredible commencement speech by Admiral William H. McRaven at the University of Texas at Austin. Some tips on changing the world:
Really one that makes you think; that makes you reconsider some of the smallest moments of our day-to-day interaction with people. This animated adaptation of George Saunders’ Syracuse University commencement speech, really challenged me to think about every single interaction and how kindness can be incorporated. Give a gander!
This made me stop and take long look at each image, they’re incredible! Photographer Alison Turner started a series called “Vanscapes” while taking a solo trip through New Zealand, all by way of a van. With most of her possessions being stolen on her first day of arrival, she set out with nothing more than her IPhone and documented an incredible adventure.
| I wanted to remember what it was like living in the van and looking out to the beautiful scenery every day so I found myself taking photographs from the drivers seat, while framing each image with the passenger window. Each day, the “Vanscape” views were so different from the previous day. I wanted to show a variety of locations to give the viewer a sense of being there, along for the ride. Instead of the common “I wish you were here” postcard, I posted several of my “Vanscapes” on Instagram (@alisontravels) from inside of the van looking out so they would get the feeling that they were with me.
Ahhh wow, you know when you see a photo and you just don’t know how to describe the feeling you get from it? That’s what this is. (via Lenscratch, Alison Turner)