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Adora Svitak: Why Childish is a Good Thing?

Source: Ted.com - A voracious reader from age three, Adora Svitak's first serious foray into writing -- at age five -- was limited only by her handwriting and spelling. (Her astonishing verbal abilities already matched that of young adults over twice her age.) As her official bio says, her breakthrough would soon come "in the form of a used Dell laptop her mother bought her." At age seven, she typed out over 250,000 words -- poetry, short stories, observations about the world -- in a single year.

Svitak has since fashioned her beyond-her-years wordsmithing into an inspiring campaign for literacy -- speaking across the country to both adults and kids. She is author of Flying Fingers, a book on learning.

"A tiny literary giant." - Diane Sawyer, Good Morning America

Check out Adora's Talk below:

Earth Hour 2010 Set For Lights Out March 27th

Source: ecorazzi - Are you ready for Earth Hour 2010? It’s hard to believe, but we’re already on the third year of the worldwide campaign to recognize climate change with the symbolic gesture of “lights out” for one hour. The initial list of US landmarks taking part in this global climate event includes Mount Rushmore, Empire State Building, the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas,” Harrah’s Caesar Palace and the MGM Mirage on the Las Vegas Strip and San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.

New Earth Hour participants in 2010 will include Montezuma Castle National Monument in Arizona and the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Indianapolis. Other local landmarks taking part include Atlanta’s Bank of America building and the Pike Place Market sign in Seattle, with many more expected to sign on in the days ahead.

The World Wildlife Fund, which organizes the campaign each year, is hopeful that participation in the U.S. will include people, buildings, and landmarks from all 50 states.

Last year, celebrities like Edward Norton, Alanis Morissette, and even Yoko Ono campaigned for people to join the campaign. Are you ready for a little candlelight on March 27th? Check out the new promo below:

Martin Luther King

"Everybody can be great because anybody can serve. You don't have tohave a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subjectand verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soulgenerated by love." ~ Martin Luther King Jr.

An Alternative to Revenge

Source: Spiritual Media Blog - A popular theme in movies these days seems to be revenge. I find this a bit troubling and would like to offer an alternative for dealing with those who have wronged us: An advanced form of forgiveness

This is an advanced type of forgiveness because:

      1.  It is for you, not the person you are forgiving.

      2.  It is unconditional and holds no grudges.

      3.  It simply involves letting go of resentment

As Buddha once said, "Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned."When you let go of resentment, you are freeing yourself to focus your thoughts, energy and intentions on what is truly important to you.  You do not have to tell the other person that you are forgiving them.  Simply forgive that person in your heart and let go of their energy.

This has many powerful seen and unseen benefits because after you forgive the other person then that grudge, anger or resentment that you are holding onto literally disappears and you free yourself from that negativity.  This is why this type of forgiveness truly is for you and not for the other person.

We can practice this type of forgiveness on ourself too.  For example, we all make mistakes and can let go of our anger or guilt by forgiving ourself.  This is not always an easy process, but the more we practice it, the easier it becomes and the more we begin to heal ourself on a conscious and unconscious level.

Matt Welsh is the Creator www.SpiritualMediaBlog.com - The News Source for Spiritual Entertainment

'Just Sit' is a Gobal Mantra Connecting People Locally

Just two months since opening in Culver City, Just Sit's meditation meet-up is becoming a special place for a growing community to go within and connect with one other.

This upcoming Tuesday January 19th at 7pm, award-winning composer Yuval Ron will be performing a musical meditation at the intimate gathering, which is not to be missed!!! Yuval has traveled the world with the Yuval Ron Ensemble, a diverse ten piece group, playing for world peace and cultural coexistence while mesmorizing audiences with their soul-penetrating vibrations. In fact, as covered earlier in the week, the Ensemble will be performing together in Pasadena on Sunday January 31st (see more about that here). I look forward to seeing you and many others at 7pm on Tuesday (try to come early if you can in order not to disrupt the meditation in progress.)

About Just Sit     

Just Sit is a unique meditation meet-up with a mission of recapturing what we consider to be the essence of meditation…

For many of us who are searching for ways to find our center, to meditate, we simply want to just sit and connect. With no specific dogma or singular affiliations, we come together as a group to hold space for our collective consciousness to rise and to support each other in becoming more familiar with our higher self. Come join us every Tuesday at 7 pm at our Los Angeles center located just outside Culver City (address shown below.) Each meditation gathering lasts for about one hour.

What You Can Expect:
In respect of the various years of experience of the people meditating in the groups, we will have three timed meditations. To further support one another, after the first two meditations, we will take a few minutes to see if anyone wants to share their current life challenges or their experiences in meditation. The first 15 minute settling meditation will be either to music or guided by the meditation leader. The second meditation is 20 minutes and is a silent opening meditation. The final 15 minute meditation is a “closing meditation” and will be either to music or guided by the meditation leader. 

What is a Suggested Donation and How Does It Work?
There is a suggested donation of $10 a class. Suggested donation means that if you can put $10 in the box, please do. If you are not in a position to do so, contribute what you can. Nobody will be keeping track of individual donations. The $10 dollar donation is not meant as a bottom or a top limit… if you are in a position to donate more, it will be greatly appreciated.

Location:
Out of Asia
3249 S La Cienega Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90016

Times:
Tue 7pm - 8pm

For more information, connect with Just Sit on Facebook and/or Contact Jerry Lee Davis or Forrest Kolb at inf0[at]justsit.org for more information.

Just two months since opening in Culver City, Just Sit's meditation meet-up is becoming a special place for a growing community to go within and connect with one other.

This upcoming Tuesday January 19th at 7pm, award-winning composer Yuval Ron will be performing a musical meditation at the intimate gathering, which is not to be missed!!! Yuval has traveled the world with the Yuval Ron Ensemble, a diverse ten piece group, playing for world peace and cultural coexistence while mesmorizing audiences with their soul-penetrating vibrations. In fact, as covered earlier in the week, the Ensemble will be performing together in Pasadena on Sunday January 31st (see more about that here). I look forward to seeing you and many others at 7pm on Tuesday (try to come early if you can in order not to disrupt the meditation in progress.)

About Just Sit     

Just Sit is a unique meditation meet-up with a mission of recapturing what we consider to be the essence of meditation…

For many of us who are searching for ways to find our center, to meditate, we simply want to just sit and connect. With no specific dogma or singular affiliations, we come together as a group to hold space for our collective consciousness to rise and to support each other in becoming more familiar with our higher self. Come join us every Tuesday at 7 pm at our Los Angeles center located just outside Culver City (address shown below.) Each meditation gathering lasts for about one hour.

What You Can Expect:
In respect of the various years of experience of the people meditating in the groups, we will have three timed meditations. To further support one another, after the first two meditations, we will take a few minutes to see if anyone wants to share their current life challenges or their experiences in meditation. The first 15 minute settling meditation will be either to music or guided by the meditation leader. The second meditation is 20 minutes and is a silent opening meditation. The final 15 minute meditation is a “closing meditation” and will be either to music or guided by the meditation leader. 

What is a Suggested Donation and How Does It Work?
There is a suggested donation of $10 a class. Suggested donation means that if you can put $10 in the box, please do. If you are not in a position to do so, contribute what you can. Nobody will be keeping track of individual donations. The $10 dollar donation is not meant as a bottom or a top limit… if you are in a position to donate more, it will be greatly appreciated.

Location:
Out of Asia
3249 S La Cienega Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90016

Times:
Tue 7pm - 8pm

For more information, connect with Just Sit on Facebook and/or Contact Jerry Lee Davis or Forrest Kolb at inf0[at]justsit.org for more information.

Just two months since opening in Culver City, Just Sit's meditation meet-up is becoming a special place for a growing community to go within and connect with one other.

This upcoming Tuesday January 19th at 7pm, award-winning composer Yuval Ron will be performing a musical meditation at the intimate gathering, which is not to be missed!!! Yuval has traveled the world with the Yuval Ron Ensemble, a diverse ten piece group, playing for world peace and cultural coexistence while mesmorizing audiences with their soul-penetrating vibrations. In fact, as covered earlier in the week, the Ensemble will be performing together in Pasadena on Sunday January 31st (see more about that here). I look forward to seeing you and many others at 7pm on Tuesday (try to come early if you can in order not to disrupt the meditation in progress.)

About Just Sit     

Just Sit is a unique meditation meet-up with a mission of recapturing what we consider to be the essence of meditation…

For many of us who are searching for ways to find our center, to meditate, we simply want to just sit and connect. With no specific dogma or singular affiliations, we come together as a group to hold space for our collective consciousness to rise and to support each other in becoming more familiar with our higher self. Come join us every Tuesday at 7 pm at our Los Angeles center located just outside Culver City (address shown below.) Each meditation gathering lasts for about one hour.

What You Can Expect:
In respect of the various years of experience of the people meditating in the groups, we will have three timed meditations. To further support one another, after the first two meditations, we will take a few minutes to see if anyone wants to share their current life challenges or their experiences in meditation. The first 15 minute settling meditation will be either to music or guided by the meditation leader. The second meditation is 20 minutes and is a silent opening meditation. The final 15 minute meditation is a “closing meditation” and will be either to music or guided by the meditation leader. 

What is a Suggested Donation and How Does It Work?
There is a suggested donation of $10 a class. Suggested donation means that if you can put $10 in the box, please do. If you are not in a position to do so, contribute what you can. Nobody will be keeping track of individual donations. The $10 dollar donation is not meant as a bottom or a top limit… if you are in a position to donate more, it will be greatly appreciated.

Location:
Out of Asia
3249 S La Cienega Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90016

Times:
Tue 7pm - 8pm

For more information, connect with Just Sit on Facebook and/or Contact Jerry Lee Davis or Forrest Kolb at inf0[at]justsit.org for more information.