Are you looking to change your life? Awaken the giant within!? Live your hearts desire? Or just become the greatest human being that ever lived!? Well I've got good news for you.
I just came across what is probably the most comprehensive list of personal development blogs ever assembled!
http://priscillapalmer.com/priscillapalmer/2007/08/21/personal-development-list/
Just ignore the ones on Time Management because it'll take you all month to read through them all!
30 August 2007
29 August 2007
Four films about 2012 and the global consciousness shift
Just like buses, you wait for ages and then four come along at once! Four what? you ask. Four films about the shift in global consciousness of course!
Are they worth watching? I don't know I haven't seen them yet; however, I'm looking forward to all of them. Here's a sneak preview of four films that you can expect to see in your spiritual multiplex over the next year or so.
Time of the Sixth Sun
Teaser: "We have entered a critical time in the history of humanity...It's time to change. This film is about the shift in global awareness and the transformation of consciousness as we approach 2012." - View the trailer
From the website: "Time of the Sixth Sun is a multi-platform film project about the awakening and transformation of global consciousness, a witnessing of these times and the huge potential for change in the world …… in the way we relate to it and the way we live in it."
Speakers include: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Credo Mutwa, Don Alverto Taxo, Maestro Tlakaelel, Lynne Franks, Dr.Maseru Emoto, HH Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Geoff Stray, Dr. Manjir Samanta-Laughton, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, Carl Johan Calleman, Tom Kenyon, Carla Rueckert and many more. More from the synopsis
Website: http://www.timeofthesixthsun.com
2012 The Odyssey
Teaser: "Did you know that the Mayan calander comes to an end in 2012? Did you know that ther are other prophesies from all over the world that predict that something amazing is going to happen in 2012?" View the trailer
Speakers: José Argüelles, Gregg Braden, John Major Jenkins, Rick Levine, Sharron Rose, Geoff Stray, Geoff Stray, Alberto Villoldo, Jay Weidner More from the synopsis
Website: http://www.2012theodyssey.com
Shift of the Ages
Teaser: "This cycle of the ancient Mayan Calendar ends in the year 2012. This is the death of the 4th period of the sun...And the birth of the new 5th sun." View the trailer
From the website: "According to an ancient Mayan Calendar we are living in the last days of a great cosmic cycle known as the "Long Count." Traditionally, this is labeled as the Death of the Fourth period of the Sun and the Birth of the new Fifth Sun. The Maya keep accurate and detailed records of cosmic cycles, Earth's transitions and extreme changes in civilizations' collective consciousness. Indigenous traditions and world religions as well as Platonic philosophy view the current phase of existence as a harbinger of radical adjustment in our perception of reality. The birth of the 5th Sun signifies a "Shift of the Ages." More from the synopsis
Website: http://www.shiftingages.com
The Shift
Teaser: "A movie made by a movement" View the trailer
From the website: "A massive worldwide phenomenon is in progress, offering seeds of great hope for the future. Millions of individuals, organizations and corporations around the world are waking up and embracing a new outlook with an emphasis on their responsibility to contribute positively to our collective future. We are in the middle of the biggest social transformation in human history, The SHIFT." More from the synopsis
Website: http://theshiftmovie.com
Are they worth watching? I don't know I haven't seen them yet; however, I'm looking forward to all of them. Here's a sneak preview of four films that you can expect to see in your spiritual multiplex over the next year or so.
Time of the Sixth Sun
Teaser: "We have entered a critical time in the history of humanity...It's time to change. This film is about the shift in global awareness and the transformation of consciousness as we approach 2012." - View the trailer
From the website: "Time of the Sixth Sun is a multi-platform film project about the awakening and transformation of global consciousness, a witnessing of these times and the huge potential for change in the world …… in the way we relate to it and the way we live in it."
Speakers include: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Credo Mutwa, Don Alverto Taxo, Maestro Tlakaelel, Lynne Franks, Dr.Maseru Emoto, HH Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Geoff Stray, Dr. Manjir Samanta-Laughton, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, Carl Johan Calleman, Tom Kenyon, Carla Rueckert and many more. More from the synopsis
Website: http://www.timeofthesixthsun.com
2012 The Odyssey
Teaser: "Did you know that the Mayan calander comes to an end in 2012? Did you know that ther are other prophesies from all over the world that predict that something amazing is going to happen in 2012?" View the trailer
Speakers: José Argüelles, Gregg Braden, John Major Jenkins, Rick Levine, Sharron Rose, Geoff Stray, Geoff Stray, Alberto Villoldo, Jay Weidner More from the synopsis
Website: http://www.2012theodyssey.com
Shift of the Ages
Teaser: "This cycle of the ancient Mayan Calendar ends in the year 2012. This is the death of the 4th period of the sun...And the birth of the new 5th sun." View the trailer
From the website: "According to an ancient Mayan Calendar we are living in the last days of a great cosmic cycle known as the "Long Count." Traditionally, this is labeled as the Death of the Fourth period of the Sun and the Birth of the new Fifth Sun. The Maya keep accurate and detailed records of cosmic cycles, Earth's transitions and extreme changes in civilizations' collective consciousness. Indigenous traditions and world religions as well as Platonic philosophy view the current phase of existence as a harbinger of radical adjustment in our perception of reality. The birth of the 5th Sun signifies a "Shift of the Ages." More from the synopsis
Website: http://www.shiftingages.com
The Shift
Teaser: "A movie made by a movement" View the trailer
From the website: "A massive worldwide phenomenon is in progress, offering seeds of great hope for the future. Millions of individuals, organizations and corporations around the world are waking up and embracing a new outlook with an emphasis on their responsibility to contribute positively to our collective future. We are in the middle of the biggest social transformation in human history, The SHIFT." More from the synopsis
Website: http://theshiftmovie.com
Get a Certificate in Holistic Spirituality
Today I discovered that well known UK author and spiritual teacher William Bloom has just announced a course in Holistic Spirituality starting in October in London.
According to his website "The purpose of this pioneering, experiential and practical course is to explore and integrate the core practices of a holistic approach to spirituality...
..it aims to meet the growing professional need for spiritually competent people, whose approach is holistic. This is explicitly required in healthcare, education, human resources, leadership, community-building and all fields that require the skills of pastoral care. The vocational purpose of this course is to facilitate the training of spiritually competent people to a level of excellence that can be recognised by others regardless of their religious or cultural background."
Visit http://www.williambloom.com/pages.php?id=44 for more information
It sounds like quite an exciting course which I may enrol on myself.
There's an open evening, which I hope to attend, where you can find out more about the course, which is on the 21st September 7pm at Room 2A, University of London Union, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HY
According to his website "The purpose of this pioneering, experiential and practical course is to explore and integrate the core practices of a holistic approach to spirituality...
..it aims to meet the growing professional need for spiritually competent people, whose approach is holistic. This is explicitly required in healthcare, education, human resources, leadership, community-building and all fields that require the skills of pastoral care. The vocational purpose of this course is to facilitate the training of spiritually competent people to a level of excellence that can be recognised by others regardless of their religious or cultural background."
Visit http://www.williambloom.com/pages.php?id=44 for more information
It sounds like quite an exciting course which I may enrol on myself.
There's an open evening, which I hope to attend, where you can find out more about the course, which is on the 21st September 7pm at Room 2A, University of London Union, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HY
Courage, Conviction and Consciousness
Courage, to me, was like a big wide-brush stroke - Intimidating, an immense gesture, diifficult to commit to, larger than life...and of course something I associated only with failure and guilt.
Then I saw 'Hotel Rwanda' - the story of a man who does not know he is courageous. He follows one simple rule. He only does what he can live with and does not do what he cannot live with. His actions are not so much the result of lofty ideals but just his effort to remain true to himself. His effort is to stay human. One step at a time, one foot in front of the other, without any more motive but to do what he feels will make it right, do whatever he can, with what he can, for whoever he can.
The film starts with a quote that goes something like this: 'When it is all over, you will not remember the harsh words of your enemies, but the silence of your freinds', (Martin Luther King Junior). It makes me wonder about the texture of courage and the double-edged power of acquiescence, the power of one silent voice, the self-knowledge that must be inspired by, the noise that drowns out quietness that it must come from, the courage to face that quiet.
Then I saw 'Hotel Rwanda' - the story of a man who does not know he is courageous. He follows one simple rule. He only does what he can live with and does not do what he cannot live with. His actions are not so much the result of lofty ideals but just his effort to remain true to himself. His effort is to stay human. One step at a time, one foot in front of the other, without any more motive but to do what he feels will make it right, do whatever he can, with what he can, for whoever he can.
The film starts with a quote that goes something like this: 'When it is all over, you will not remember the harsh words of your enemies, but the silence of your freinds', (Martin Luther King Junior). It makes me wonder about the texture of courage and the double-edged power of acquiescence, the power of one silent voice, the self-knowledge that must be inspired by, the noise that drowns out quietness that it must come from, the courage to face that quiet.
The two signs of insanity:
The two signs of insanity:
- Doing the same thing to get a different result, because...
- If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always got
28 August 2007
Carl's dietary preferences (part two)
It's a little hard to make out, but this lunchtime delight - the Skinnie Minnie - is another excellent example of how wonderfully things are changing: healthy AND delicious food that's easy to find and fits in with your schedule.I picked this healthy sarnie up in Boots, the High Street chemist no less. What's more, it's an award winner and rightly so...
At the last "Excellence in Food & Drink Awards", this sandwich, a delicious combination of tuna, olive oil, lemon juice, cumin seeds, houmous and crunchy fresh salad on wholemeal (all organic), was said by the judges to be "Fresh and delightful."
"Really tasty and the sort of sandwich you would only expect if you made it yourself. You can almost feel it doing you good as you eat it."
Hats off and mouths open for: http://www.freshnaturallyorganic.co.uk/
25 August 2007
Education: The Construction and Un-Doing of Wonder
For the last two days, I have been attending a workshop. It is being run by an organisation called Jodo Gyan (www.jodogyan.org) for one of the largest players in Education in India.
What Jodo Gyan does and what Shahji, one of the principal researchers have been doing is trying to find ways to make Mathematics a relevant experience for children in school.
Listening to him and the work of Jodo Gyan, has been an utterly beautiful experience. The joy of seeing an nimble mind in action, humbly but dexterously turning everything you 'know' (have assumed to be true) on its head, without condescending to 'teach' you but just to share an experience or to invite you to explore your own experience, makes for a fascinating learning experience.
I wanted to draw attention to the model of engagement that so many of us have become much more able to articulate but so few of us can pull it off with grace that only comes from compassion and absolute humility.
Schools need to become spaces where the mind, the spirit and life can come together to breathe as one. Teachers unfortunately have little or no experience of this themselves, and so facilitators like Shahji make more impact by example than they do by what they teach.
If the magic ingredient is being connected to one's own Self enough to find a reflection of the Self in everyone and everything around us (compassion), and thereby be respectful and humble, therefore be open to learning and actually listen to learners for what they know, so the boundaries of what not to teach expand, then the basic ingredient of sustainable, responsive education is spiritual in its core.
At the core of Conscious Living, is to my mind, mindfulness and an acceptance of the possibility that there is an unknown. Classrooms of the future need to be those that encourage this personal reflection and the comfort/awe of being part of an unknown whole.Then, there will be a chance that 'fun' will cease to be an artificial construction supported with transient tools that are produced and instead become reminiscent of childlike wonder. Then, there is a chance that the complex melts away to give way to the simple (what we give special status today and call 'profound').
Institutionalised education systems, the world-over systematically gun for the exact opposite, today with a much more confusing veneer of condescension for the curriculum I am sharing as well as a supposed shedding of the hard-nosed commercialised packaging that they were initially designed for. So now we have a chaotic middle path that brings with it little understanding of the immense vocabulary/jargon that is used to describe it, as well as total lack of skill or courage to actually inquire enough to change it.
For me, it has been worth wondering about:
What is worth teaching?
What is the natural trajectory of learning for children?
What is listening?
Who is worth listening to?
What need be accepted?
What Jodo Gyan does and what Shahji, one of the principal researchers have been doing is trying to find ways to make Mathematics a relevant experience for children in school.
Listening to him and the work of Jodo Gyan, has been an utterly beautiful experience. The joy of seeing an nimble mind in action, humbly but dexterously turning everything you 'know' (have assumed to be true) on its head, without condescending to 'teach' you but just to share an experience or to invite you to explore your own experience, makes for a fascinating learning experience.
I wanted to draw attention to the model of engagement that so many of us have become much more able to articulate but so few of us can pull it off with grace that only comes from compassion and absolute humility.
Schools need to become spaces where the mind, the spirit and life can come together to breathe as one. Teachers unfortunately have little or no experience of this themselves, and so facilitators like Shahji make more impact by example than they do by what they teach.
If the magic ingredient is being connected to one's own Self enough to find a reflection of the Self in everyone and everything around us (compassion), and thereby be respectful and humble, therefore be open to learning and actually listen to learners for what they know, so the boundaries of what not to teach expand, then the basic ingredient of sustainable, responsive education is spiritual in its core.
At the core of Conscious Living, is to my mind, mindfulness and an acceptance of the possibility that there is an unknown. Classrooms of the future need to be those that encourage this personal reflection and the comfort/awe of being part of an unknown whole.Then, there will be a chance that 'fun' will cease to be an artificial construction supported with transient tools that are produced and instead become reminiscent of childlike wonder. Then, there is a chance that the complex melts away to give way to the simple (what we give special status today and call 'profound').
Institutionalised education systems, the world-over systematically gun for the exact opposite, today with a much more confusing veneer of condescension for the curriculum I am sharing as well as a supposed shedding of the hard-nosed commercialised packaging that they were initially designed for. So now we have a chaotic middle path that brings with it little understanding of the immense vocabulary/jargon that is used to describe it, as well as total lack of skill or courage to actually inquire enough to change it.
For me, it has been worth wondering about:
What is worth teaching?
What is the natural trajectory of learning for children?
What is listening?
Who is worth listening to?
What need be accepted?
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