Danny and Annie

Know that as you're watching this...
I'm probably still crying.
Beautiful.

Danny & Annie from StoryCorps on Vimeo.

Story Corps always breaks my heart in the best possible way.

A time to speak

Charles Morgan became a leading civil rights lawyer. His words here ring true today...

"Every person in this community who has in any way contributed during the past several years to the popularity of hatred is at least as guilty, or more so, than the demented fool who threw that bomb."  - Charles Morgan

Katrina

Hurricane Katrina hit land on August 29th, 2005.
For the 5 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, check out Telling Their Stories.
Telling Their Stories is a juried exhibit of Katrina imagery - 53 photographs from 35 photographers.

Also, there's this amazing photography from Boston.com

What do you remember most about August 29, 2005?

I remember feeling helpless and frustrated and angry and overwhelmingly sad. I always thought that the gulf coast would forever after be thought of twice: before Katrina or after Katrina. Who could ever have imagined that the BP oil spill may change all that...

I'll get the ice cream

poor dad...  on duty at the playground.

street art

The truth in simplicity...

forget-me-not

lovely...

Forget Me Not - Air Scheme Channel 4 from Mew Lab on Vimeo.

Stand with Pakistan

Pakistan needs the world's help.
There has been unimaginable devastation brought on by weeks of flooding.
Pakistan is in crisis and needs all of us to extend a hand.

Check out: On the Ground in Pakistan

Text "FLOOD" to 27722 to donate $10 to the State Department Pakistan Relief Fund

Donate to those who are out doing the work: the Mahvash & Jahangir Siddiqui Foundation, Rural Support Programmes Network, the Kashf Foundation, or the International Rescue Committee.

nothing to envy

I know very little about North Korea... and that became even more obvious as I read the book, Nothing to Envy: Ordinary lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick. It's a wonderful combination of narrative nonfiction and history lesson. It's an inspiring read of a long-suffering people.

Listen to Barbara Demick on NPR's All Things Considered

mind training

Matthieu Ricard is a  french Buddhist monk :)
He is often called the "happiest person in the world".

I just ordered his newest book, Why Meditate: Working with Thoughts and Emotions.