Is he asking for Change, or is he asking for CHANGE? Follow a man as he affects multiple peoples’ lives with just one dollar, proving that it doesn’t take much to be the change in someone’s life. Written and directed by Sharon Wright www.imdb.me/sharonwright www.shesalwayswright.com Winner – Best Short Film – Maryville Film Festival Winner [...]
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I have a particular thing for stained glass windows. Anything that is practical and functional, inspirational and beautiful gets my attention. I don’t often step into churches (my bad) but when I do, I love to study the images in the stained glass windows and wonder at the stories they depict. This video is from [...]
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ONE is a grassroots advocacy and campaigning organization that fights extreme poverty and preventable disease by raising public awareness. ONE and its partners, have played an important role in persuading governments to support effective programs and policies that are making a measurable difference in fighting extreme poverty and disease. As a result of those programs, [...]
Tags: (RED)·Africa·AIDS·Bono·disease·extreme poverty·Malaria·musician·ONE Campaign·public awareness·U2
When Kilian Martin was 10 years old, he joined a gymnastics school in Madrid, Spain. At this same time, he also found a passion for surfing, however, with the ocean over 6 hours away, being able to practice everyday was a near impossibility. Surrounded by cement and asphalt, he realized he could take up skateboarding [...]
This is sooooo cool! I think I have to put going to someplace where starlings murmur on my bucket list. If that line didn’t make sense to you then you’re just like me. Until a few days ago I had never heard of murmuring (and I thought I knew everything there was to know about [...]
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I came across Zoe Thomson after checking out another video a friend posted on Facebook. She is so adorable to watch. I couldn’t decide whether to look at her face or hands. I think we will be seeing more of this little rock star in the future. I would love to be able to play [...]
Tags: Art/Talent·electric guitar·Guns N' Roses·rock star·Svaha Spirit Series~Sunday·Sweet Child O' Mine·Youtube·Zoe Thomson
Dewey Bozella was locked up for 26 years – a lifetime – for a crime he did not commit. This story is about the triumph of human spirit and living proof of the maxim: “never give up”. One man’s journey to reclaim his life, against all odds; a man fighting his biggest fight outside the [...]
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This is the story of Carly, a young teenager with severe autism and who was thought to be mentally challenged, as well. Trapped in a body she can’t control, unable to speak, Carly finally found a way to let the world know who she is and what she thinks. It’s hard to imagine not being [...]
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A friend of mine on Facebook shared this video and I couldn’t not pass it on to you. You may have seen it but it’s worth watching over and over just for the visual alone. I love TED talks so I wasn’t at all surprised this was one. My favourite so far! Thanks for sharing [...]
Tags: cinematography·director·Facebook·grateful·Louie Schwartzberg·producer·Svaha Spirit Series~Sunday·TED Talk·time lapse film
This video has been doing the rounds on Facebook so you may have seen it already. I found it very inspiring and worth watching again and again. Don’t just live to survive – live with passion! Happy Thanksgiving everyone! (in Canada) Svaha!
Someone once said they needed to watch this once a month to remember we are not the only animals on this planet that have feelings. I saw this several years ago and it still makes me smile and wish I had an elephant or two of my own to look after.
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A friend of mine shared this with me and I felt the need to pass it on. It empowered me in a moment that I really needed it. I started writing in hopes of inspiring others to use their authentic voice to create positive change in their lives. When we create change, even if only [...]
Tags: Greatest Speech Ever Made·Inspiration·Svaha Spirit Series~Sunday
A few folks at Improv Everywhere constructed a custom wooden lectern with a megaphone holster and an attached sign that read: “Say Something Nice.” The lectern was placed in public spaces around New York and then left alone. What would happen when passerby’s were given the opportunity to amplify their voices to “say something nice”?
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The true story of a group of FDNY firefighters from Ladder 6 company, who miraculously survived the World Trade Center collapse because they stopped to help Josephine Harris, an elderly woman who was trapped on the staircase on September 11, 2001. A hero is a man who is afraid to run away. – English Proverb [...]
Tags: 911·FDNY·firemen·Josephine Harris·Ladder 6·September 11 th·SpiritClips.com·World Trade Center
Carl Sagan was an astronomer, educator and author. He is well known for his work on the PBS series Cosmos, the Emmy and Peabody award winning show that became the most watched series in public-television history. He died in 1996 of bone marrow cancer but left a legacy that will provoke thought and wonder until [...]
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Ric Elias had a front-row seat on Flight 1549, the plane that crash-landed in the Hudson River in New York in January 2009. What went through his mind as the doomed plane went down?
Tags: 3 Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed·flight 1549·Hudson River plane crash·Ric Elias·TED.com
“Reddy for a Cure” Campaign was kicked off in May of 2010 in memory of Eva Markvoort who passed away in late March of that year. Eva made local and national news starring in an award-winning documentary 65_RedRoses. The story follows Eva and the people who have touched her most, as she waits for a [...]
Tags: Cystic Fibrosis·Cystic Fibrosis Foundation·Eva Markvoort·Longest Game 4 CF·lung transplant·Reddy For A Cure·RedRoses
I love any kind of film to do with nature. When someone is passionate about our planet and sets out to make a difference we need to stop and listen to what they have to say. I get goose bumps when I find those individuals who are out there trying to make positive change in [...]
Tags: Cape Vulture·endangered·Kerri Wolters·Magaliesberg·South Africa·Svaha Spirit Series~Sunday
I like animation and I like simple pencil drawings. Put them together and I am very entertained. Check out Ross Bollinger’s YouTube channel for tons of fun pencil animations. Here is one I thought was pretty cute that illustrates the positive and negative side of technology.
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Have you ever jumped for joy? Do you think humans are the only animals capable of expressing this emotion? The joy this humpback whale expresses after being freed from fishing netting is incredible. Joy and gratitude? You decide. Makes you wonder what else they’re feeling…
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