A Chilling tale...

Just came across this info-graphic and had to share. 

Here's a chilling look at the 648 journalists murdered since 1992, by the numbers and faces. Scary isn't it??

Above and Beyond

No one’s going to tell you that now’s the moment.

Olympics Vs Mars

A rather interesting and appalling graph that compares the cost of the Olympics vs the cost of landing curiosity on Mars - a tragedy of priorities perhaps??

What do you know?

“Who are you to be spouting all of these ideas?”

“What do you really know about this?”

“You’re not an expert.”

“There’s nothing new here.”

“Who cares what you think, really?”

And on and on.

No, that’s not what your critics are saying.  

It’s what the little voice inside your head is saying, the one that’s holding you back.  The one that is petrified that you might discover how much you actually have to offer.

Dear Left Brainer....

Dear Left brainer,


It’s never helpful, when asked for your input to list three or 10 or 20 things that need to be fixed without mentioning a single thing that is great. Really. 


I say this with humility, and mind you this isn’t a strength of mine – and I’m working on it (forever, I expect).   I empathize with the sentiment: you just want it (whatever “it” is) to be great, so let’s talk about why it’s not great yet and fix it.

The thing is, to make something great more often than not you need to amplify the things that are already really, really good.

Error correction alone does not get you to greatness.


Love,
Rohini

Change

“Change is not a bolt of lightning that arrives with a zap. It is a bridge built brick by brick, every day, with sweat and humility and slips. It is hard work, and slow work, but it can be thrilling to watch it take shape.”
- Sarah Hepola

Some monday morning inspiration, for all you folks out there desperate to make a lasting change in the world. The path is long, slow and arduous at times - but keep at it and remember you are here not for a paycheck, but for a life time of crazy adventures :)

Nervousness

I attended an Indian theatre workshop yesterday. It was a fun exercise and I met some rather interesting people. One meeting in particular stands out - the one with Angilique.

Angilique is a beautiful, demure french girl who was a ball of nerves when asked to perform a scene we were working on. I vividly remember sitting next to her, watching her fingers fidget over the script as she tried to memorise the lines.  She turned to me and said "Gosh, I am so nervous". My default response was to try and explain why there was no reason to be nervous. Everything was going to be fine. I tried to diffuse her anxiety with a few silly jokes. 

But now, when I think back to the situation, I cannot help but feel I  did her a great disservice.

Because anything worth doing, any creative endeavour, any new experience will come with a healthy dose of uncertainty. Trying to paint a picture that turns unknown into known is not only unrealistic, but also frames uncertainty as a bad thing. And action in the face of uncertainty as something to be avoided.

As Kierkgaard said "Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom" - it is a signpost of possibility.

If I could relive that moment again, I wish I had said -  I understand you're a nervous, so am I, but that's okay. It's really just your mind and your body saying that what you're about to do is something that really matters, that can be really cool and it's something that's a new experience for you. That's an amazing thing, because that's where the great stuff in life happens. In this place where we feel a little nervous, where we're doing something we've never done before.

I  guess its a lesson we all need to learn - that eliminating uncertainity is not a  pre-condition to action. Rather, nervous energy is a sign that you're about to do something that matters. 

What do you think??