Live Your Dream

I've seen a few of these positive messages pop up in unsuspecting places and am always glad to have my camera with me when they appear. It's fun to think there's some mystery person is out there, doing graffiti in the middle of the night, encouraging us to live boldly.

Maybe he/she is some high school skater-punk who wants to distinguish themselves with a positive message from the rest of the graffiti crowd, or a disgruntled housewife who started tagging as a form of rebellion because she didn't have the chance to live her dream. Either way, it was a nice little surprise to catch this one in the wild!

Inspiration: Susan Boyle and Paul Potts

There are beautiful and touching things in this world.

Susan Boyle's recent performance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksNoLxitd1c

(no embedded version available)


Paul Potts' first audition:


Paul Potts' semifinal song:
Time to Say Goodbye - an amazingly moving song to begin with




Dreams can come true.

Connection of Life

If you haven't already seen Where The Hell Is Matt?, it is wonderful:




Article from the NY Times here and some analysis, lyrics, and background posted here (thanks to Obtusity blog).

The song (Praan, by Garry Schyman) is beautiful - it communicates hope, with a touch of vulnerability. The song, the video, and the concept is absolutely inspiring and uplifting.

Pause for Reflection

I ran across this on YouTube and thought I'd share it. It's a great reminder of all the stuff we intuitively know about life, but sometimes forget as we're running through our busy day.



I'm not familiar with the coach who put it together and the plug at the end is a bit much, but the content and delivery were good for reflection. And I guess it motivated and inspired me to blog about it, so I guess it was a success!

• What songs, vistas, or quotes inspire you?

Inspirational YouTube Video

Check out this video. It's an inspirational show of love and commitment by a father (Dick Hoyt) who does triathlons with his disabled son, Rick Hoyt. It made me misty-eyed and I'm not usually prone to water-works.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gm7XwtIJdM

It's really one of the most moving videos I've seen on YouTube.

• Any others you can suggest?