Gaia: People Potential

Re: Dr Corder's Perscription Cure for Depression

http://sundovt.gaia.com — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:12:27 GMT

One of the staples of military life was "Johnny" stories. I know a million of em. It's hard to find one that I can share here tho. I'll have to mail you one.

Re: Dr Corder's Perscription Cure for Depression

http://continuingthejourney.gaia.com — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:27:10 GMT

Another not-quite-so-inspirational take on *thinking outside the box. (grin)

*insert standard cautionary disclaimer for those of delicate sensibilities

Re: Dr Corder's Perscription Cure for Depression

http://continuingthejourney.gaia.com — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:19:59 GMT

This is so NOT what I was expecting to see here. I was expecting some lengthy discussion about prescription drugs, and the evils/benefits thereof. How refreshing to see a complete 180, and hear that this doctor took the opportunity to demonstrate that "thinking outside the box" can deliver the optimum result. Gets me to wondering what "unboxed" solutions I might could come up with to resolve some of my own challenges ....

Thanks for sharing this, phil. A moment of inspiration.

Re: 2009 World Leadership Day eBook

http://Meenakshi.gaia.com — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:31:56 GMT

Delightful! Thanks Albert.

A Warm Welcome to Indigo Roo

http://sundovt.gaia.com — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:41:55 GMT

Thanks for joining us! I hope you will share things you find interesting here.

phil

Re: 2009 World Leadership Day eBook

http://sundovt.gaia.com — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:39:29 GMT

Thanks Albert!
I never met Sherri before she left, so this is especially exciting for me.

phil

Re: 2009 World Leadership Day eBook

http://voyager.gaia.com — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:01:06 GMT

See page 16 and page 55,

2009 World Leadership Day eBook

http://voyager.gaia.com — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:57:34 GMT

With contribution from Sherri herself:

world leadership day ebook

Dr Corder's Perscription Cure for Depression

http://sundovt.gaia.com — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:15:03 GMT

You may have seen the feature on CBS News about 12 year old Aaron Ware and his Cookie Company to benefit Cancer Charities. That is a good story, but not what I think is so incredible.
Aaron's identical twin brother contracted cancer and after a brief struggle died. Aaron fell into a profound depression. His Doctor, Marylin Corder asked him what he liked to do. He mentioned baking, and so she wrote him a perscription to start his own business and gave him twenty dollars as his first investment.
Dr. Corder got him thinking outside himself. Service to others gave him a purpose. It's exciting that Western Medicine can occasionally step outside its own rigid thinking and come to such an elegant and simple solution instead of a regimen of drugs to treat the symptoms.

Re: Hope Springs Eternal

http://Meenakshi.gaia.com — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:50:19 GMT

Oh Mudge; that is so wise. To let him be. This is synchronistic as my husband brought up the topic of hope today; and we realized that when someone is really down and out , that's what sees them through. Hope is like a light when you're in darkness.

"Hope"fully, it then leads to what is desired or needed or wanted; because otherwise I wonder if it plunges a person down more? Or perhaps they get another reason to hope; as you said, it springs eternal.

Thank you Pandora, for letting it out!

Hope Springs Eternal

http://sundovt.gaia.com — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:16:04 GMT

I spend a lot of time with the homeless, and I have a tendency to "see" them in my travels. Today, in a store, I spotted a gentleman standing in front of a lottery ticket machine. He spent five minutes trying to straighten out his dollar, and another 5 looking over the selections. My heart ached with the earnestness on his face. I struggled with the urge to go over and advise him, not to save his money, but to spend it more wisely. (Buy a quick pick, I thought, the odds are worse but the payout is bigger.) This dollar should be dear to him, a lifeline to possible future success. For him, it was found money. All he had to do is go through the trash at McDonalds for his next meal. I knew better than to say anything, because it was obvious to me that he wasn't buying a ticket, so much as a dream. He got his ticket and went outside, sat on the curb, and scratched his numbers slowly, one by one, pausing for a moment between each number. He stared off in the distance, I can only imagine what the vision was. In that moment he had all he needed in this world.

Re: the youngest headmaster

http://sundovt.gaia.com — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:52:15 GMT

Know what you mean. Albert aced me on the windmill story! All great posts!

Re: Dr. Sudarshan and Soliga tribals of India

http://sundovt.gaia.com — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:49:47 GMT

Good article. Most inspiring. Thanks for sharing!

Ordinary extraordinary Artist

http://sundovt.gaia.com — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:46:53 GMT

Ezref is a Turkish artist who paints landscapes with his fingers. He is blind. Born without eyes. See the fascinating Discovery Video here.

Re: the youngest headmaster

http://Meenakshi.gaia.com — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:31:50 GMT

Principal of School at Age 16 Posted by admin For Babar Ali from West Bengal, India, life is all about living for his passion which is to make education available to everyone. He took on his passion starting to educate kids at his own village (and adjacent villages). What makes it more interesting is that Babar is still a 16 years old teenager and [...]

Re: the youngest headmaster

http://Meenakshi.gaia.com — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:26:24 GMT

Ah I love this! I was coming to post something on him, and you had done it already, Nicole, and read it, Albert.

Babar Ali, 16, Creates Free School for Poor Villagers

Babar Ali, a 16-year-old student from West Bengal, India, takes his schoolwork very seriously. Every day after a six-mile journey to school, he sits in the front row and works tirelessly to transcribe his teachers’ words into his notebook.
Although Ali is a model student, his main concern isn’t with getting straight As. Instead, he’s on a mission to help those without the opportunity to go to school to receive the same education that he has been granted.
So every day, Ali races home after his lessons are over, where hundreds of children from his village are waiting in his backyard. Although these youths are eager to receive an education, they’ve never been to school. Their families are not able to afford the cost of textbooks, and many of them need to work during the day to support their relatives. In most circumstances, these children would remain uneducated and illiterate, forced to do menial jobs for the rest of their lives. Thanks to Ali’s help, they may have a chance at a better life.
Ali never set out to create his own school, but his mission has taken on a life of its own since it began. Ali began giving lessons to his friends from the village at age nine, and word has spread far and wide over the last seven years. Soon, other children began crowding in, eager to see what he could teach them. Today, more than 800 students come to Ali’s backyard to learn, and his program has grown: now, Ali shares the spotlight with nine other volunteer teachers, and provides his students with donated food and textbooks.
Ali comes from a poor family himself, and, combined with household chores, traveling, and school attendance, his makeshift classroom takes a heavy toll on his time. But he believes his efforts are more than worth whatever sacrifices he may be making.
“In the beginning I was just play-acting, teaching my friends,” he told BBC News, “but then I realized these children will never learn to read and write if they don’t have proper lessons. It’s my duty to educate them, to help our country build a better future.”

More Than a Musician

http://sundovt.gaia.com — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:47:08 GMT

I'm on a Harry Chapin kick today, and we're just gonna have to ride out the mania.... :)
The nextgen might not be familiar with Harry, and I'm hoping this might be a remembering for those who are.
Harry F. Chapin (December 7, 1942 – July 16, 1981) American singer/songwriter known for his folk rock songs "Taxi," "W*O*L*D," and the number-one hit "Cat's in the Cradle" as well as his folk musical, "Cotton Patch Gospel." Chapin was a dedicated humanitarian who fought to end world hunger, with his work being widely recognized as a key player in the creation of the Presidential Commission on World Hunger in 1977. In 1987, Chapin was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for his humanitarian work.
He died in Long Island, N.Y. on his way to perform in a "free concert".
His Epitaph is from his song-
Oh if a man tried
To take his time on Earth
And prove before he died
What one man's life could be worth
I wonder what would happen
to this world .
The following utube is not one of his commercial successes, but is a good example of the human touch, his connection with the audience.

Welcome! Axinixa

http://sundovt.gaia.com — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:09:38 GMT

I'm hoping you will share a few words of introduction here.
phil

Re: the youngest headmaster

http://voyager.gaia.com — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:09:44 GMT

Outstanding! Reminds me that India has dozens of Bollywoods but hundreds of Nigerias too at moment. Youngsters like Babar Ali are role and soul models and heroes for the whole world.

Thanks Nicole for posting it.
Albert

the youngest headmaster

http://singerseeker.gaia.com — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:25:55 GMT

The 'youngest headmaster in the world'

Around the world millions of children are not getting a proper education because their families are too poor to afford to send them to school. In India, one schoolboy is trying change that. In the first report in the BBC's Hunger to Learn series, Damian Grammaticas meets Babar Ali, whose remarkable education project is transforming the lives of hundreds of poor children.At 16 years old, Babar Ali must be the youngest headmaster in the world. He's a teenager who is in charge of teaching hundreds of students in his family's backyard, where he runs classes for poor children from his village.The story of this young man from Murshidabad in West Bengal is a remarkable tale of the desire to learn amid the direst poverty... (click title to read full article)