June 2010
43 posts
“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.”
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John Lennon
Fuck. YES! (As you can tell this is something I am very passionate about.)
“Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakens.”
—Carl Jung took the words right outta my mouth - I mean my <3
LESSON #67: Learn the languages of love
Fellini said that “a new language gives us a new vision of life.” But how about a new vision of love?
The people of Tierra del Fuego sum it up nicely:
Mamihlapinatapai
A word from the Yaghan language of Tierra del Fuego, listed in The Guinness Book of World Records as the “most succinct word”, and is considered one of the hardest words to translate. It describes “a look shared by two people with each wishing that the other will initiate something that both desire but which neither one wants to start.”
“A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can.”
— Michel de Montaigne (French philosopher)
There are so many magical, nurturing, and soul quenching places in the world to discover, yet so many people feel they cant.
Theyre wrong.
hitRECord.org →
hitrecord.org
Collaborate with people all over the globe without leaving home? This is some Postal Service shit. And Im into it.
Thanks to Joseph Gordon-Levitt for making this happen. (In collaboration.)
Why havent I heard of this sooner?
Listen
Theme song of the day
Song: ”Hallelujah” by Jeff Buckley (R.I.P.)
Theme: Today sucks, but it wont suck forever.
People like my film! →
fuckyeahglobetrotters.tumblr.com
Fuck Yeah Globetrotters blogged about my film A Chance for Peace and people are saying nice things.
You could to. (Hint hint)
Thanks for the support, everyone!
“My tour has ended and I’m having trouble adjusting. I just screamed at my wife because she wouldn’t let me sign her boob.”
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LESSON #66: Reverse culture shock is real
Conan O’Brien knows what’s up. Apparently his wife does, too.
