Welcome
Best wishes for less Suffering, more Happiness with Good Health and Time to Enjoy it. Welcome to Armenian calendar 1468.Forgive the intrusion, this month's Grabs for personal consideration.
Let’s begin by sharing an insight:
“Be loyal to those who are not present, in doing so you build the trust of those who are present” Stephen CoveyDiscuss with sincerity. Deny untruth. Dismiss unuseful. Accept useful. Adapt to change. Adopt least effort most benefit. Adept with sharing. Enjoy throughout. As each case may be. Round. And again. Or not.
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TOPICS
-- Media Words
-- TED Talks
-- Guest Sings
-- Street Jives
-- Wisdom Reconciles
-- Challenge Reflects
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MEDIA WORDS
Approx 5 min reads
Intro
Karl Quinn explores the virtues of aging and remaining alive to/in/with the world, revealing behind the scenes reasons for “Palm Beach stars Bryan Brown and Sam Neill reflect on 40 years of friendship” via WA Today
Ben Groundwater explores virtues of train travel, moving hearts, minds and prospects without costing the earth, arguing reasons to “Forget planes: Why travelling by train is the best method of transport” via Traveller.com.au
James Massola explores a building whose walls talk of remarkable change, from colonialisation to occupation to independence, dispatching from “Majapahit Hotel, a history buff's delight” via The Brisbane Times
Intra
Samantha Selinger-Morris reviews a program exploring self-ownership of personal story, inclusive of darkness and light, the new ending rights itself “Lambs of God: 'Twisted fairytale' explores the abuse of women by powerful men” via The Brisbane Times
Peter Wells explores valuing the spoken word, transmission of learning and awaking sleeping “Indigenous languages: A podcast preserves languages that aren't written” via The Sydney Morning Herald
Henrietta Cook explores citizenry, civics and sharing responsibility when “'I don't know who to vote for': students trigger civics revamp” via The Age
Inter
Brian Johnston explores different responses to technological progress, public expression and collective benefit, shining a light “Inside the world's top temples of transport” via Traveller.com.au
Pallavi Singhal and Yan Zhuang explores the valuing of a safe, supportive environment in improving learning outcomes, citing “Discipline, data and determination: how some schools overcome disadvantage” via The Sydney Morning Herald
Joanne Orlando explores efforts and role of self-actuality in improving online safety, reasoning that “Instagram offers 'rethink' option, but we all have a rethink function and should use it” via The Brisbane Times
Multi
Stephen Russell explores fairytales, identity and character formation, reviewing reasons why “Candy Bowers' One the Bear is a hip-hop fairytale worth seeing” via The Age
Debbie Enker explores origins, destination and passages, reviewing and revealing why “Benjamin Law examines his, and Australia's, Chinese ancestry” via WA Today
https://www.watoday.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/benjamin-law-examines-his-and-australia-s-chinese-ancestry-20190719-p528te.html
Jason Steger explores origin stories, whitewashed history and reclaiming truth, a story for our times as “Melissa Lucashenko wins Miles Franklin award for Too Much Lip” via The Sydney Morning Herald
All
Deborah Snow explores efforts to address inequity, right injustice and be part of national integrity, as “Indigenous leaders find their voice 'we're in this for the long game'” via The Sydney Morning Herald
Maureen Matthews explores Ancient Greek 8 shades of Love, relevance for modern times, declaring “What the world needs now is a lot more agape” via WA Today
Nick O’Malley explores an example of accepting a global reality, valuing country and industry consensus and creation of cleaner futures, reporting “How Germany closed its coal industry without sacking a single miner” via The Age
Togather
Ray Edgar explores a war-torn migration story contributing to a shared, composed and diversely brighter future, revealing lessons why “Bauhaus Now celebrates the messy side of design's 100-year-old upstart” via The Brisbane Times
Henrietta Cook explores a collaborative approach to nurturing life skills, positive role modeling and supportive environments providing “A deal Hayden couldn't refuse: cheap housing in exchange for study” via The Sydney Morning Herald
John Collett explores superannuation approach expected to deliver real value to responsive caring society as “Hesta invests in affordable housing for ambos, nurses, police” via The Age
Nobly
Kylie Northover explores examples of creative collaborations between Mother Nature, Skilful Scientists and Waste Watching, for a brighter future, be awesomely inspired by “The art of clean living” via WA Today
Madeleine Heffernan explores an example of engaging community, interactive learning spaces and growing beneficiaries in “The little school that could” via The Age
Henrietta Cook explores growing evidence and benefits of valuing and learning the local language as “Record number of students flock to Aboriginal languages” via The Sydney Morning Herald
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TED TALKS
10-20min presentations
Khadija Gbla: Born a girl in the wrong place (19 mins)
Brad Dirks: My Journey as a Proud Father of a Transgender Son (16 mins)
Wade Davis: The Mask of Masculinity (14 mins)
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Flow, the secret to happiness (19 mins)
David Katz: The surprising solution to ocean plastic (12 mins)
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GUEST SINGS
Approx 5 min presentation
Ed Sheeran with Andrea Bocelli - Perfect Symphony
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STREET JIVES
Approx 2 min presentation
Sesame Street with John Legend: Come Together
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WISDOM RECONCILES
Approx 20 min presentation
Satyamev Jayate Season 3 | Episode 3 | Accepting Alternative Sexualities (70 mins)
Satyamev Jayate looks respectfully and inclusively at perceptions, misunderstanding and biases facing the LGBT – Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender – community in India.
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CHALLENGE REFLECTS
Approx 30 min presentation + reflection times
If desired, a short selection of publicly available material on a chosen theme for personal reflection.
For best results, sit comfortably with a straight back, have headphones in a shared space, after each clicked link, allow a little reflection with your personally-held view before clicking on the next link.
Get ready to Reflect!
Choose your playing level:
Be introduced at 1.
Be soothed at 2-4.
Be shocked at 5.
Be inspired at 6.
Fuller illumination 1-6.
And yes, its a repeat of an oldie and a goodie. Or not. You be the judge.
Cryptic Clue:
What to do when dealing with failure, disappointment or lasting sorrow?
1. Inspire
2. Perspire
3. Collaborate
4. Engage: Test for personal circumstances, if useful keep, if unuseful discard, if exceeds needs, share mindfully
5. Endure: Adapt for present times without sacrificing intent
6. Endear: (Inspiring Others To Tend the Flame) live/ demonstrate/ inspire/ teach experience with others
inert
[in’ert]
From mid 17th century, from Latin iners, inert- = unskilled, inactive, from in- = expressing negation + ars, art- = skill, art.
1. lacking the ability or strength to move independently. Ie, the patient lay inert in their bed.
2. lacking vigour. Ie, an inert political system.
3. chemically inactive.
exert
[x’ert]
From mid 17th century (in the sense ‘perform, practise’), from Latin exserere = put forth, from ex- out + serere = to join, bind.
1. [with object] apply or bring to bear (a force, influence, or quality). Ie, the moon exerts a force on the Earth. Ie, how much control can an individual exert over their own life?
2. (exert oneself) make a physical or mental effort. Ie, a researcher needs to exert oneself to try to find an answer.
insert
[ins’ert]
From late 15th century (in the sense ‘include (text) in a piece of writing’), from Latin insert- put in, from the verb inserere, from in- into + serere = to join, bind.
1. place, fit, or push (something) into something else. Ie, the tenant inserted the key in the lock.
• include (text) in a piece of writing. Ie, the lawyer immediately inserted a clause into later contracts.
• place (a spacecraft or satellite) into an orbit or trajectory. Ie, the astronaut inserted the ship into equatorial orbit.
• Biology incorporate (a piece of genetic material) into a chromosome. Ie, the viral DNA is inserted into the host genome.
2. Anatomy & Zoology, (of a muscle or other organ) a connected object attached to a part, especially that which is moved. Ie, the muscle that raises the wing is inserted on the dorsal surface of the humerus.
3. A disconnected object that has been inserted into another.
Ie, a loose page or section in a magazine or other publication, typically one carrying an advertisement. Ie, a printed card supplied with a CD or DVD and giving information about it.
4. A disparate object connected to an object. Ie, an ornamental section of cloth or needlework inserted into a garment.
5. An additional or supplementary object connected to a greater whole. Ie, a shot inserted in a film or video.
[Practice]
Optional
-- Chant Mantrastyle
One strategy to go from a period of being inert is to know what/how/why to exert while understanding where/when to insert with all, some or sum of the above meanings. Or not. As the case may be.
This is universal basis of re:lig:ion (again:uniting:energy). Here in this email, we'll hear it as countless sounds: of thoughts, words and actions wishing, causing and receiving less Suffering and more Happiness. For benefit initially of the individual increasing in beneficiaries until it includes all across all times and directions.
It is not personal, it just the way things are.