Everyday People

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results” - Einstein

The song Everyday People’s universal themes of compassion and respect is as topical today as it was over half a century ago. Why have we not moved forward? There is only one race, the human race. Rosa Parks

Here is a modern version by a charity called Playing for Change. Musicians collaborating around the world to instil harmony and love. Listen here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-g4UWvcZn5U

The simple lessons from the song can extend your life. According to psychologist Susan Pinker in a 2017 TED talk, the secret to longevity is your connectivity to the community through simple social interactions - talking to the cashier at the grocery store, or the night guard or the FEDEX delivery man. We are all human, so let’s start treating each other like one.  Remember your humanity and forget the rest. Bertrand Russell

Listen to Susan here https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_pinker_the_secret_to_living_longer_may_be_your_social_life?language=en

In Memoriam

The darkest moments of our lives are not to be buried and forgotten, rather they are a memory to be called upon for inspiration to remind us of the unrelenting human spirit and our capacity to overcome the intolerable. -  Vince Lombardi
 
We pause to honour  the spirits and lives of those that have come before. 
Nothing is ever really lost to us as long as we remember it.-  L.M. Montgomery for their memories are the fuel we burn to stay alive. – Haruki Murakami
 
In my interview with Bloomberg this week I shared that I dwell in possibility. - Emily Dickinson

The ancients said ‘he who has hope has everything’ and I live in hope that humanity will prevail. For “Without memory, there is no healing. Without forgiveness, there is no future. - Desmond Tutu  The past can’t be changed but the future is in (y)our power. Mary Pickford