Family Matters

Steve McCurry has been a one of the most iconic voices in contemporary photography for more than 30 years, with scores of magazine and book covers, over a dozen books, and countless exhibitions around the world to his name. He brought the world the first visuals of the conflict in Afghanistan, putting a human face to the issue with the celebrated image of the Afghan Girl and many other such powerful photographs. His work spans conflicts, vanishing cultures, ancient traditions and contemporary culture alike -- always retaining the powerful human element in his photographs. In this collection of images, he captures the beauty of family from all stretches of the earth, reminding us of our shared global experience of our most intimate community. 
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Tags: Steve McCurry, Human, Photography, World, Culture, Tradition, Beauty, Global, Experience, Community,

[GMW #2841]

Extend Boundaries Of Love To Everyone - People & Nature

Extend the boundaries of the glowing kingdom of your love, 

gradually including your family, your neighbors, 

your community, your country, all countries 

-- all living sentient creatures.

~ Paramahansa Yogananda

Tags: Paramahansa Yogananda, Extend, Boundaries, Love, Family, Neighbors, 

Community, Country, Living, Sentient, Creatures,

[GMW #2816]

The Heart Of The Giver Makes The Gift Dear & Precious

The heart of the giver makes the gift dear and precious.

~Martin Luther King, Jr. 

Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Heart, Giver, Gift, Dear, Precious, Nice, Relate, Sharing, Compassion, Cultivate, Intention, Cooperation, Survival, Community, Sympathetic, Participate, Collaborate, Flourish, Best,

[GMW #2802]

Casa De Paz - House Of Peace

Casa de Paz (House of Peace) - Short six minute film

http://www.karmatube.org/videos.php?id=4616

36th Avenue in the Fruitvale district of East Oakland, California, is the turf of three major gangs.

Yet the residents of Casa de Paz never lock their doors. Anchored by Pancho Ramos Stierle and Adelaja Simon, Casa de Paz is part of a group of several homes that form an intentional community of peace and nonviolence in an area rife with structural and physical violence.

In order to serve their community, they live with the people - laugh with them, cry with them, and eat with them.

They embody "giftivism" - practicing radical acts of generosity that changes the world, one heart, one home, one block at a time.

- Watch the film at: http://www.karmatube.org/videos.php?id=4616

Tags: Karma Tube, Casa de Paz, Intentional, Community, Peace, Nonviolence, Violence, Laugh, Giftivism, Embody, Radical, Generosity, Changes, World, Heart, Home, House Of Peace,

[GMW #3061]

Life - A Triumph Of Cooperation & Creativity

Life is much less a competitive struggle for survival than 

a triumph of cooperation and creativity.

~ Fritjof Capra

Fritjot Capra On Life & Leadership
Sustainability is not an individual property, but is a property of an entire web of relationships. It is a community practice. This is the profound lesson we need to learn from nature.

The way to sustain life is to build and nurture community. Because of the close connection between sustainability and community, basic principles of ecology can also be understood as principles of community. In particular, they can be guiding principles for building and nurturing sustainable learning communities.

They are extremely relevant to taking leadership positions and bringing about systemic change within our schools.{ read more }

Be The Change
Focus on your home life today and think of one way you can help to nurture more open pathways of respectful, life affirming communication in this environment. 

Tags: Fritjof Capra, Life, Leadership, Individual, Cooperation, Creativity, Community,  Relationships, Build, Nurture, Ecology, Guiding, Learning, Change, Home, Life, Think, Help, Pathways, Respectful,

[GMW #3022]