Dare2create Motivational Video & Inspirational Video - Create a World You Desire to Live In » suffering http://www.dare2create.com Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:32:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The Thorn and the Rose: A Journey from Suffering to Love http://www.dare2create.com/inspiration/the-thorn-and-the-rose-a-journey-from-suffering-to-love/ http://www.dare2create.com/inspiration/the-thorn-and-the-rose-a-journey-from-suffering-to-love/#comments Sat, 11 Sep 2010 10:46:06 +0000 admin http://www.dare2create.com/inspiration/the-thorn-and-the-rose-a-journey-from-suffering-to-love/

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This well researched book will help you face and overcome life’s pains and tragedies. Drawn from prominent authors from the cultural heritage of both East and West, and arranged as a progressive journey, it contains profound and practical advice on all aspects of suffering from physical pain to spiritual anguish, and shows how you can take your unavoidable sufferings and transform them into understanding and positive emotion…. More >>

The Thorn and the Rose: A Journey from Suffering to Love

]]> http://www.dare2create.com/inspiration/the-thorn-and-the-rose-a-journey-from-suffering-to-love/feed/ 0 Happy-Go-Lucky — Movie Review http://www.dare2create.com/movies/happy-go-lucky-movie-review/ http://www.dare2create.com/movies/happy-go-lucky-movie-review/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:20:14 +0000 admin http://www.dare2create.com/?p=1952
Happy-Go-Lucky.  Have you seen it ?  It’s a British Film by Mike Leigh. It’s been out on DVD for quite a while.  The main character, Poppy, portrayed by Sally Hawkins, exemplifies the song "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" written by Eric Idle of Monty Python and featured in the film Life of Brian.  Poppy is someone who does not let life get her down.  She always looks for the best in others and in her circumstances.  The film doesn’t really have a huge dramatic plot, rather meandering through Poppy’s day-to-day life, illustrating the way she deals with challenging situations and people.  Situations and people which might have caused some of us to get really cheesed off do not affect her.  She lets things flow off her, like water on a duck’s back.  She is genuinely interested in people and takes time to get to know them. 

While I enjoyed the movie as I was watching it, I have to admit when it was over I wondered what it was all about.  Then as I sat and talked about it with my husband I realized how incredibly brilliant and what a gem Happy-Go-Lucky is.  Poppy’s attitude about life, her ability to let things go and just be there in the moment is admirable.  I’m really glad that I watched the movie first and then looked at the review on IMDB second.  (Always a good tactic in my opinion).  While there are many favorable reviews there are also some on the IMDB who just did not seem to enjoy this movie at all –some found Poppy  "depressingly optimistic and naive".

Yes, Poppy is optimistic and does find the humor and wonder in things.  Is she a totally realistic character?  Probably not.  But what I loved about the movie and about her character was her ability to not get bogged down by people, places and situations.  She takes things in her stride and enjoys life.  

Now I know that life is a serious business and that no one gets out of life alive and that people around the world are suffering.  Right now thousands, upon thousands of people are suffering all over the world in one way or another. Yet I ask myself, even in a situation where there is suffering what would the character of Poppy do?  She would listen,  love and bring a smile to someone’s face.  In the midst of massive suffering and grief, life goes on and Poppy would bring a smile.   

I’ve already recommended this lovely movie to several people and now I am recommending it to all of you. Let me know what you think. 

 

 

]]> http://www.dare2create.com/movies/happy-go-lucky-movie-review/feed/ 0 Interview with Dr. Will Tuttle, Author of the World Peace Diet – Peace for All Species http://www.dare2create.com/health-nutrition/interview-with-dr-will-tuttle-author-of-the-world-peace-diet-peace-for-all-species/ http://www.dare2create.com/health-nutrition/interview-with-dr-will-tuttle-author-of-the-world-peace-diet-peace-for-all-species/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:31:56 +0000 admin http://www.dare2create.com/?p=1954 Dr. Will Tuttle, author of The World Peace Diet and recipient of The Peace Abbey’s distinguished Courage of Conscience Award, has  taught over 20 different college courses, in topics such as mythology, philosophy, comparative religion, and creativity. His Ph.D. in education from the University of California, Berkeley, focused on educating intuition in adults,  was nominated for the Best Dissertation Award. A Dharma Master in the Zen tradition, he has done intensive training in Korea, and has practiced meditation for over 35 years, studying contemplative Christianity, and a variety of non-Western spiritual traditions.

Dr. Will is devoted to planetary awakening through spiritual education and to spreading uplifting original music through concerts and his critically-acclaimed albums, the latest being The Call, OceanPrayer, SkyHigh, AnimalSongs, Islands of Light, and Ascension.

Rev. Tuttle travels with his wife, Madeleine, a Swiss visionary artist, providing seminars, concerts, lectures, TV & radio presentations, meditation retreats, exhibits, and individualized music and art portraits.

In this video Dr. Will discusses his book, The World Peace Diet . He shares startling statistics regarding the numbers of animals killed for food each day in the United States and discusses the benefits to our planet of moving toward a plant-based diet.  

 

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