CelebraZine: 18 Oct 08

Without music, life would be a mistake…. I would only believe in a God who knew how to dance.–Friedrich Nietzsche

Painting by Nisla of Nilsa Creations

 

Welcome to the Fourth Edition of the CelebraZine (Celebration eZine) blog carnival.

Our focus dictates what we see, which reinforces our focus, further confining the possibility of what we will see. Twice a month we put together a collection of blogs containing text, image, video, and audio from talented people empowering others and Celebrating What’s Right in the World!

May you be blessed by these offerings reminding us of the beauty, wonder, and sacredness in the world around us and within us.

Celebrate Living, Celebrate Yourself!

Melanie Calitri Holden presents this video, The Heart Of Peace launched in celebration of the 26th International Day of Peace with the intention of gathering kindred hearts around the world, united in prayers for a peaceful planet.
…thanks to my friend ~KES for pointing it out to me).

Nicholas Powiull presents How to Vibrate at the Same Frequency of ANY Desire: by Nicholas Powiull posted at Conscious Flex.

Resurrected1 presents “You Are The Reason” ~by Bonnie Ste. Croix

 

Anna Hummingbird presents Why is there beauty? at HummingBird What is your perspective on both question and answer?

Before you speak, ask yourself, is it kind, is it necessary, is it true, does it improve on the silence? -Sai Baba

 

Leo Babauta presents 7 Little Habits That Can Change Your Life, and How to Form Them at Zen Habits.

Shamelle presents Inspirational Quotes To Get You Through The Toughest Of Days at Enhance Life.
These quotes help me stay calm and collected (sane!!), amidst times of chaos.

Jenny Mannion presents 7 Ways to stay Positive & Happy During these Uncertain Times
Jenny encourages you to pipe in with your own best methods.

When deeds and words are in accord, the whole world is transformed. –Chuang Tzu

 
art by louisacarmen

 

Teal Marie Chimblo presents Finding Peace in Chaos at The Daily Gratitude Blog
Now is the time to reach out…either for help…or to help someone who is hurting.

Samme presents Nelson Mandela über Ubuntu at What is hanging in the balance?
Samme has many inspiring blogs, offered with much heart. I suggest you read on.

Alex Blackwell presents The Price of Fueling Our Lives: 15 Abundantly Free Ideas posted at The BridgeMaker.
“I haven’t heard of anybody who wants to stop living on account of the cost.” – Kin Hubbard

aki presents Ashes and Snow

To date, more than nine and a half million people around the world have visited the exhibition.

 

And the day came when the risk to remain closed in a bud became more painful than the risk it took to blossom. –Anais Nin

 

This concludes the Fourth Edition of the CelebraZine (Celebration eZine) blog carnival.

Thank you for being a part of the miracle of celebration!        

Many blessings to you and all you hold dear…until the next celebration…

 

Please be part of spreading the positive into the world around you! If you have enjoyed or benefited from any of these encouraging perspectives, please be sure to bookmark this carnival and our contributors’ pages in your favorite service—StumbleUpon, Digg, etc. (click below). Also, let those dear to you, your co-workers, everyone around you know What’s Right in the World! It makes the world better for us all.

 
Submit a single submission of empowering/uplifting audio/podcast, image/collection, text/poetry/quote, or video for our 1 Nov 08 edition (deadline, Thursday, 30 Oct). If you have any problem submitting, please send submissions directly to me at kathmandau at cgwalters dot com–Blog carnival erased will accept submisions (and forward to me) but they are not keeping up the notice of the next carnival (or the last).

Note: Please point out to us anyone’s work that you think should be included in a Celebration of What’s Right in the World–empowering people and spirit.

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CelebraZine: 04 Oct 08

We were never cast out of Eden, but walk daily from it, to the degree that we do not feel worthy of the gift of ultimate happiness.–Strike a Chord of Silence

the power to choose by =szc on deviantART
Note: I must thank my friend Myrko, at Awake Blogger for this image.

Welcome to the Third Edition of the CelebraZine (Celebration eZine) blog carnival.

Our focus dictates what we see, which reinforces our focus, further confining the possibility of what we will see. Twice a month we put together a collection of blogs containing text, image, video, and audio from talented people empowering others and Celebrating What’s Right in the World!

May you be blessed by these offerings reminding us of the beauty, wonder, and sacredness in the world around us and within us.

Celebrate Living, Celebrate Yourself!

I would like to open with this beautiful video, Historia de un letrero (original video), passed on to me by a dear friend, Jon Pertee.

This video, focusing on the impact of words and perception, won the short film award at Cannes , and is very well worth 4 ½ minutes of your time!

 

Kathy Smith presents How do you prepare for the unknown? with a wonderful charitable service announcement at ~KES

The Google “Project 10 to the 100th” is a call for ideas to change the world by helping as many people as possible. Here’s how to join in.

presented by Rain Crow at RainCrow Galleries

Karen Lawrence presents The Intelligent Heart posted at Assist the Artist.

The heart-mind connection may well have more than psychological or spiritual implications when it comes to the way we live and how we choose our livelihoods than we ever imagined.

Daily OM presents Letting Yourself Be Seen at Daily Om.
When we allow ourselves to be witnessed by another, we cannot help but be transformed by the experience.
–for those of you who have not already been introduced to Daily Om, it is a network of spiritual exchange centered around a daily article.

Resurrected1 presents this powerful video, In My Name.
Your simple video message will join thousands of others in the call to end poverty in our lifetime.

 

 

 

CelebraZine: 20 Sept 08

Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty. ~ Anne Herbert, peace activist

photo by Yodod

Welcome to the Second Edition of the CelebraZine (Celebration eZine) blog carnival.

Our focus dictates what we see, which reinforces our focus, further confining the possibility of what we will see. Initially, twice a month we will put together a collection of blogs containing text, image, video, and audio from talented people empowering others and Celebrating What’s Right in the World!

May you be blessed by these offerings reminding us of the beauty, wonder, and sacredness in the world around us and within us.

Celebrate Living, Celebrate Yourself!

I would like to open with this beautiful video, The Gentle and Forgotten Art of Blessings posted by butterflygris on Youtube.

From Butterflygris’ profile: “We are people from different backgrounds and all walks of life. The spirit of sharing is the essence of personal and planetary transformation.”

Beautiful image and imagery of the nature or love.

Karen Lawrence presents Simple Questions posted at Assist the Artist. Simple questions bring us to the core of the soul.Samme presents Tale of Redemption posted at Samme “Prince Samwise” Samareta’s Blog
Bill Strickland’s journey from at-risk youth to 1996 MacArthur “Genius” grant recipient would be remarkable in itself, if it were not overshadowed by the staggering breadth of his vision.

But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a [person] and the life [they] lead? –Albert Camus

Dan Kretschmer presents 10 Ways To Boost Your Creativity posted at vince’s ear.
No matter what line of work you’re in, or what you do in your free time, we all need to rely on creative solutions.

Todd Goldfarb presents THE SHIFT at WE The Change
THE SHIFT Really Is Happening!
This video focuses on the global shift in consciousness and reminds us that every thought, word and action we display has a great impact on others. Many people are witnessing and feeling a shift in the universe which is beginning to move from an ego based energy to a more loving and caring energy. This new energy will bring more light into the world.

Kala interviews Drunvalo Melchizedek on Explore Your Spirit with Kala

Drunvalo speaks about his book entitled: The Serpent of Light: Beyond 2012 – The Movement of the Earth’s Kundalini and the Rise of the Female Light, 1949-2013.

Lawrence Doochin presents What is Right posted at I am Therefore I am.
Next time you encounter someone with heavy judgment, hear them out. Lori presents LORI’S HEALING COLLECTION 87 at Authentic Soul’s Photos
In this large, inspiring collection, Lori shares her artwork that has had a profound healing effect on her.

Anna presents Love burns away all that is not itself posted at HummingBird.

photo by Travelling Pooh

In this regularly inspiring presentation of quotes, Lanceman reminds us of the sublime wisdom of Pooh in the Sunday Thought For The Day at The Jungle of Life
“Promise me you’ll always remember: …..”

Selena presents TELL ME SOMETHING on YouTube
Not every message of Spirit is in a ‘rarefied’ form. Nothing is outside of Spirit, and Spirit will bring its message to the surface in whatever place is most conducive to promote the message—sometimes in surprising forms.
Somehow, during my work for this edition, I encountered this song and was taken by the pop presentation of Joseph Campbell’s “Follow your Bliss.”

Ross G presents Get excited about life! posted at Will it change you: portal for personal growth.
Ross also loves seeing people who are enthusiastic and passionate about life!

True happiness is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.–Helen Keller

axel presents Meditation And Transformation posted at axel g.
Meditation practice can be highly transformative.

photo by cindy47452

Razvan Dobre presents How To Live A Better Life – 13 Ways To Live A Better Life Today! posted at RazvanDobre.com Blog.

Every day is a piece of this puzzle called life and it’s great when we succeed in placing a piece right were it should be.

Alex Blackwell presents Seven Powerful Techniques to Ignite the Fire Inside posted at The BridgeMaker.
“Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.” -Hegel

Bryan Flournoy interviews Radio Host, Vaishali at Making It All Click.
Fasten your love seat belts, because Vaishali is hitting the air and print waves. Move over Howard Stern, Vaishali, the Spiritual Wild Child has arrived, and is exposing the world to her full frontal naked truths. “Big, double D truths” as Vaishali likes…

Myrko presents The 10 Most Inspirational Quotes by The Buddha at AwakeBlogger.

“Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.”

This concludes the Second Edition of the CelebraZine (Celebration eZine) blog carnival. Thank you for being a part of the miracle of celebration!

Many blessings to you and all you hold dear…until the next celebration…

Please be part of spreading the positive into the world around you! If you have enjoyed or benefited from any of these encouraging perspectives, please be sure to bookmark this carnival and our contributors’ pages in your favorite service—StumbleUpon, Digg, etc. (click below). Also, let those dear to you, your co-workers, everyone around you know What’s Right in the World! It makes the world better for us all.

Note: Please point out to us anyone’s work that you think should be included in a Celebration of What’s Right in the World–empowering people and spirit.

 Submit a single submission of empowering/uplifting audio/podcast, image/collection, text/poetry/quote, or video for our 04 Oct 08 edition (deadline, Thursday, 02 Oct). If you have any problem submitting, please send submissions directly to me at kathmandau at cgwalters dot com–Blog carnival erased the “upcoming edition” daily during the last two weeks.

 

 

CelebraZine: 03 Sept 08

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”~ Maya Angelou

photo by Amor Ministries

Welcome to the First Edition of the CelebraZine (Celebration eZine) blog carnival.

Our focus dictates what we see, which reinforces our focus, further confining the possibility of what we will see. Initially, twice a month we will put together of collection of blogs containing text, image, video, and audio from talented people empowering others and Celebrating What’s Right in the World!

May you be blessed by these offerings reminding us of the beauty, wonder, and sacredness in the world around us and within us.
This first edition heavily leans toward the written celebration. I have included some of my recent favorites from across the web.

Let’s start the celebration of yourself!

Video

We will start off our premiere edition with Dewitt Jones’ “Celebrate What’s Right in the World” (http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=28163893 ) video. For those of you who do not already know, this carnival was inspired by the sublime genius of the message in this 22 minute video, provided for your viewing in conjunction with Dewitt and Starthrower.

My friend Satya-Seer presents http://www.findingjoymovie.com/ at Satya-Seer
“Life can be pretty complicated, but happiness is really quite simple.”

Be a part of the expression of celebration. Submit your video blog for the next submission deadline Thurs, 18 Sept 08

Audio:

Kala Ambrose presents Sacred Choices with Christel Nani at Explore Your Spirit with Kala
In Nani’s new book, SACRED CHOICES: Thinking Outside the Tribe to Heal Your Spirit (Harmony Books), she helps identify what tribal beliefs are limiting full potential in all areas of life.

John Wolfe presents Our Origin and Purpose at The Wind of the Soul.
Access the information within you.

Be a part of the expression of celebration. Submit your audio blog/podcast for the next submission deadline Thurs, 18 Sept 08

Text:

Anand Dhillon presents 3 Easy Ways to Change Your Emotional State Instantly posted at Anand Dhillon.com, saying, “The quality of our lives is the quality of our emotions. This article details 3 unique ways to instantly put yourself in a positive emotional state when you are feeling down.”

Anja Merret presents Singing like Angels posted at anja merret.
What happens to the psychology when the mindset of a ‘given’ is rewritten?

Axel G presents Learning To Trust posted at axel g
Let’s meet life and people with trust!!

Cindy Holbrook presents 21 Habits of Happy People at PickTheBrain. We’ve all seen people who are always happy – even amidst agonizing life trials. I’m not saying happy people don’t feel grief, sorrow or sadness; they just don’t let it overtake their life. The following are 21 things happy people make a habit of doing. Note: When not writing of PickTheBrain, Cindy blogs at Overcoming Life’s Obstacles.

Elaine Bolduc presents “Diamonds in the Rough” posted at Peaceful Inspirations.
“The precision of the cut is what brings out the greatest beauty of the diamond.”

 

Henrik Edberg presents Mark Twain’s Top 9 Tips for Living a Kick-Ass Life at ThePositivityBlog. “Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.”–Mark Twain

Jennifer Mannion presents Living the Law of Attraction — Real Stories of Manifestations and Healing posted at Heal Pain Naturally.
By reading “Living the Law of Attraction” you discover JUST how powerful the Law of Attraction is by real life examples.

Leo Babauta presents a great idea in Random Acts of Kindness: A Social Site I’d Love to See posted at Zen Habits.
This site would be a way to do nice things for other people, and get rewarded for it.

Mary Jaksch presents What Nelson Mandela Can Teach Us About Peace at GoodLife Zen.
Nelson Mandela is one of the secular saints of our times. His approach to peace can teach us how to resolve conflict in our lives. Here are 8 lessons on how to foster peace.

Todd Goldfarb presents From Caterpillar to Butterfly: A New Realm of Consciousness For Humanity at WeTheChange.
Todd shares this story with you and discusses how the caterpillar’s transformation is highly symbolic with what’s going on in our world today.

Be a part of the expression of celebration. Submit your article for the next submission deadline Thurs, 18 Sept 08

 

Image:

photo by Matthew Fang

Be a part of the expression of celebration. Submit your image blog/photo album for the next submission deadline Thursday, 18 Sept 08

Please be part of spreading the positive into the world around you! If you have enjoyed or benefited by any of these encouraging perspectives, please be sure to bookmark this carnival and our contributors’ pages in your favorite service—StumbleUpon, Digg, etc. (click below). Also, let your those dear to you, your co-workers, everyone around you know What’s Right in the World! It makes the world better for us all.

Submit a single submission for our 21 Sept 08 edition (deadline, Thursday, 18 Sept) or contact me concerning suggestions you’d like to see added to or featured in the carnival.

Note: Even if you are not the blogger of the work you’d like to suggest, but have noticed someone’s work that you think should be included in a Celebration of What’s Right in the World, –empowering people and spirit–please point out the work to us.