Monthly Archives: March 2011

A new reality

A historic moment in the Arab world: Wadah Khanfar’s talk at TED As a democratic revolution led by tech-empowered young people sweeps the Arab world, Wadah Khanfar, the head of Al Jazeera, shares a profoundly optimistic view of what’s happening in … Continue reading

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Greed and Growth

by Jeffrey D. Sachs India’s great moral leader Mohandas Gandhi famously said that there is enough on Earth for everybody’s need, but not enough for everybody’s greed. Today, Gandhi’s insight is being put to the test as never before. The … Continue reading

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Old World or New Earth ?

                                  So what do you think ? Old world or New Earth ? Thats a difficult one…;.)

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Just reminder

Accepting what is doesn’t mean you’re giving up or that you can’t do anything anymore..

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Just drawing

Simple version: 

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The Dark Night

By Nancy I’m in it right now…. and I hope that in my writing it helps another. It’s been a long process, starting with the death of my 30 year old son in 2007. Seems everything is being stripped from … Continue reading

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This is just the start

  By Thomas L. Friedman Future historians will long puzzle over how the self-immolation of a Tunisian street vendor, Mohamed Bouazizi, in protest over the confiscation of his fruit stand, managed to trigger popular uprisings across the Arab/Muslim world. We … Continue reading

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Le voyage

Le Jean Giraud – Moebius – Voyage d’Hermès  

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All we can do…

We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can – namely, surrender our will and fulfill God’s will in us. Saint Teresa of Avila (b 1515-d1882)

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I am your son, so I will not judge you

This is a very touching account of a son journey to understand the life of his parents. He also discovers a period in history that played a crucial part in their marriage.  We all have to return from where we … Continue reading

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