Entries Tagged as 'America'

March 7, 2008

10 Testimonials about yoga

With my friend Tati we collected these quick interviewes. But they are very deep and sincere. Listen for youself. People speak in English, Spanish, French and Brasilian about the meaning of change in their lives. Totally interesting.

March 4, 2008

The fantasy world of the media

 Every election cycle we are treated to candidates who promise us “change,” and 2008 has been no different. But in the American political lexicon, “change” always means more of the same: more government, more looting of Americans, more inflation, more police-state measures, more unnecessary war, and more centralization of power.
Real change would mean something like [...]

February 20, 2008

Adorable freedom in the words by Ron Paul

 
The Founders knew full well that the concept of liberty was fragile and could easily be undermined. They worried about the dangers that lay ahead. As we move into the new century, it is an appropriate time to rethink the principles upon which a free society rests.
Jefferson, concerned about the future, wrote: “Yes, we did [...]

February 17, 2008

Each nation should create an environment where children can be free

Mrs. Michelle Obama explains from US the importance of starting to create an environment aimed to respect the wishes of all the children.

February 15, 2008

Food as real food is good

My fortune with food is something I am realizing in these last few years. The fortune was to have spent several years going to the fresh market with my grandmother who was almost 100, self sufficient and with an alert lucid mind when passed away and who went to hospital only one time in her [...]

February 14, 2008

Why celebrities come into our life

Celebrity worshipping is one of the train stops in this Trend Blend map for the new year. How true is it? After noticing the word “HAPPY..” in the set up message of the chat with my sister I immediately thought “oh wow she’s wishing Happy Chinese new year to everybody” when scrolling the full sentence [...]

February 8, 2008

Globalizing our education

 Always impressed by the people who talk wisely about what global means. Thank you to Mr. De Bary, professor emeritus, to have spent the time of a life to research and understand the connection between East and West from the educational point of view.

Today I wish to amplify these points in regard to certain specific [...]

January 29, 2008

Two reasons why Illary Clinton disappoints me

What should we expect as men, women, families, citizens from a president? Probably that this person would embody trustable and evident attitudes which will have the power to touch everything and everyone with wind of change. Of something magnetic I am talking about. Something that cannot be seen if not thru the action and the [...]

January 28, 2008

Toys today

Working with electronic toys… I would never expect to do also this job. But now that I am used to this circle I realize that working with toys today puts you in such delicate tasks! You are dealing with the softest of the minds and the skills to really understand the world of a child [...]

January 27, 2008

Obama’s words in South Carolina

I just spent about an hour listening and writing down a micro section of Barack Obama speech from last night after his resounding victory in South  Carolina. He reminds me of the character and passion for change of some of my friends. See what he said towards the end:
  And men and women are every color and creed who [...]