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At the Birmingham Social Media Cafe on October 29th 2010, we asked people what they were optimistic about.
It's a spin-off from newoptimists.com. We asked scientists 'what are you optimistic about?' — and their answers are now in a brilliant book.
amzn.to/thenewoptimists
At the Birmingham Social Media Cafe on October 29th 2010, we asked people what they were optimistic about.
It's a spin-off from newoptimists.com. We asked scientists 'what are you optimistic about?' — and their answers are now in a brilliant book.
amzn.to/thenewoptimists
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At the Birmingham Social Media Cafe on October 29th 2010, we asked people what they were optimistic about.
It's a spin-off from newoptimists.com. We asked scientists 'what are you optimistic about?' — and their answers are now in a brilliant book.
amzn.to/thenewoptimists
At the Birmingham Social Media Cafe on October 29th 2010, we asked people what they were optimistic about.
It's a spin-off from newoptimists.com. We asked scientists 'what are you optimistic about?' — and their answers are now in a brilliant book.
amzn.to/thenewoptimists
"If I can't make it through one door, I'll go through another door - or I'll make a door."
-Rabindranath Tagore
At the Birmingham Social Media Cafe on October 29th 2010, we asked people what they were optimistic about.
It's a spin-off from newoptimists.com. We asked scientists 'what are you optimistic about?' — and their answers are now in a brilliant book.
amzn.to/thenewoptimists
Ramli, shown here with his family, was first diagnosed in 2002. Despite his worry over an impending job loss and his younger daughter who was born with Down Syndrome, he kept himself occupied with hobbies and filled his days with laughter and positivity.
When his cancer relapsed in 2006, he continued to maintain a positive mindset. His trademark smile and laughter were a living testimony of hope to many.
Eugene Daniels
Playbook Author and White House Correspondent, Politico
Valerie Jarrett
CEO, Obama Foundation
I was walking around Victoria Park in Hong Kong one cold Sunday morning. As on any Sunday, the park is filled with foreign domestic helper on their day off. Since they have no where else to go, they usually make a day long picnic on any open spot they can find. Most of the domestic helper lives in appalling condition by western standard, living in rooms barely large enough to be called closet. When I pointed my camera at this woman, she had a rather depressed look on her, but as soon as she spotted me, she smiled and gave me a decidedly optimistic thumb up.
ODC2 - Our Daily Challenge - Optimism or Pessimism
Standing in one spot just before 8 this morning I took these two shots. The first is looking to the East and the second looking to the West.
Well what do you think? Will it be cloudy and wet or sunny and warm today? :-)
I want it to be sunny and warm but will let you know later what the weather turned out like!
Thanks for stopping by, any comments are always appreciated, I am here to learn and grow creatively!
What do you think the weather will do?
(And which image do you think I should leave in ODC this one or the one in comments?)
Have a wonderful weekend! :-)
The weather turned out to be totally changeable, from cloudy and cool to sunny and hot and then thunderstorms, a little bit of everything all day long!!
At the Birmingham Social Media Cafe on October 29th 2010, we asked people what they were optimistic about.
It's a spin-off from newoptimists.com. We asked scientists 'what are you optimistic about?' — and their answers are now in a brilliant book.
amzn.to/thenewoptimists
Quixotic is a word that came about because of Don Quixote, the hero of romance written by Miguel de Cervantes. Quixotic can apply to those that are caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unrealistic goals. They are dreamers. This adjective also applies to people who are idealistic, romantic, and impractical. As we know, in modern day society, those descriptions aren’t always translated as flattering, and one can go as far as to say that these descriptions are a sign of weakness. Sometimes, quixotic people are accused of viewing life as an illusion, because they adhere to utopian models of living. (fragment from ezinearticles.com/?Are-You-Quixotic?&id=657318)
Records amnèsics de Granada mentre escoltava James Blunt - You're Beautiful (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLWxHksZXxY)
At the Birmingham Social Media Cafe on October 29th 2010, we asked people what they were optimistic about.
It's a spin-off from newoptimists.com. We asked scientists 'what are you optimistic about?' — and their answers are now in a brilliant book.
amzn.to/thenewoptimists
The international economic Depression is hitting Iceland of full power these days. The nations debts have been rising dangeoursly and nearly all the banks have been bankrupt . The currency (Icelandic Króna) has collapsed, with rapidly rising inflation. Thousands of people have lost their jobs. Yes, we surely can say the situation is bad here in Iceland in these days, after some good years.
To rise the mood, The Icelandic touring Association ( www.fi.is/en/ ) planned a "Optimism hike" yesterday. Nearly 150 people climbed Mt. Esja in a lovely weather and ate cakes, drank hot cocoa after the hike. Surely a good idea in these bad days.
My family is one of the lucky ones. No difficult debts and safe jobs (I hope that will last).
But the light in the dark is, that it has never been so easy being a tourist in Iceland. Everething is cheap for people using other currency than the Icelandic Króna.
At the Birmingham Social Media Cafe on October 29th 2010, we asked people what they were optimistic about.
It's a spin-off from newoptimists.com. We asked scientists 'what are you optimistic about?' — and their answers are now in a brilliant book.
amzn.to/thenewoptimists
See the "Beach Walk #312 - Hope and Optimism" video
Hope is fed by optimism. What are you optimistic about?Jane asked in a comment a while back for Beach Walks to talk about hope (after we had been talking about faith v trust.) Meanwhile, Joe sent me a link to www.edge.org. The Edge asks a question at the beginning of each year, and many well-known thinkers provide their opinions. So I thought we could do something related as a Beach Walks episode! I would love to hear what you are optimistic about, and Secret Cameraman and I will put it al together for an upcoming episode. Here is my idea:Submit a video clip, audio clip, or text statement answering the question, "What are you optimistic about?"If you submit audio or text, please consider providing us with a snapshot of you so we can use it in the video.Please provide your name (first only is fine), your location if you want, and in 2-3 sentences your answer. (Keep it short and to the point!)Send it to us by January 10th, and we'll assemble it for episode #325. Email us with y
our answers and ideas.Ideally, submit video at 640x480 in .mov format. Deliver it to us using these free services: www.dropsend.com www.yousendit.comIf you prefer, leave your comment on the Conch line and send a photo; we'll put it together!Thank you to our closing round of Kaimoku donors! Carole, Deb & Eddie, Mike, Noel, Pauk, Peter, and Rich.Mahalo to those of you who contributed to the Kaimoku royalty drive. We raised $166 Sand Dollars. Secret Cameraman suggested that our small business, Bare Feet Studios (which underwrites Beach Walks) match that, so $322 will be given to Kaimoku! You can go purchase a CD too so you can have it at home! Jonnie mentioned that you may find it also at Booklines Hawaii. The price at Bare Feet Shop varies from time to time, so check them both if you like.We always appreciate your voteat Podcast Alley! (Mahalo.)Subscribe in iTunes so you won't miss a single episode! Try it - it's easy. Please leave a comment for us while you're t
here! Call the Conch line via skype:roxannedarling or 1-949-544-1456. Our wonderful theme music is from Kaimoku: The Ukulele Experiment.Hawaiian words Mana'olana: hope
At the Birmingham Social Media Cafe on October 29th 2010, we asked people what they were optimistic about.
It's a spin-off from newoptimists.com. We asked scientists 'what are you optimistic about?' — and their answers are now in a brilliant book.
amzn.to/thenewoptimists
At the Birmingham Social Media Cafe on October 29th 2010, we asked people what they were optimistic about.
It's a spin-off from newoptimists.com. We asked scientists 'what are you optimistic about?' — and their answers are now in a brilliant book.
amzn.to/thenewoptimists
At the Birmingham Social Media Cafe on October 29th 2010, we asked people what they were optimistic about.
It's a spin-off from newoptimists.com. We asked scientists 'what are you optimistic about?' — and their answers are now in a brilliant book.
amzn.to/thenewoptimists
Detail of the Baptistry Window, a masterpiece of abstract stained glass designed by John Piper and executed by Patrick Reyntiens.
Coventry's Cathedral is a unique synthesis of old a new, born of wartime suffering and forged in the spirit of postwar optimism, famous for it's history and for being the most radically modern of Anglican cathedrals. Two cathedral's stand side by side, the ruins of the medieval building, destroyed by incendiary bombs in 1940 and the bold new building designed by Basil Spence and opened in 1962.
It is a common misconception that Coventry lost it's first cathedral in the wartime blitz, but the bombs actually destroyed it's second; the original medieval cathedral was the monastic St Mary's, a large cruciform building believed to have been similar in appearance to Lichfield Cathedral (whose diocese it shared). Tragically it became the only English cathedral to be destroyed during the Reformation, after which it was quickly quarried away, leaving only scant fragments, but enough evidence survives to indicate it's rich decoration (some pieces were displayed nearby in the Priory Visitors Centre, sadly since closed). Foundations of it's apse were found during the building of the new cathedral in the 1950s, thus technically three cathedrals share the same site.
The mainly 15th century St Michael's parish church became the seat of the new diocese of Coventry in 1918, and being one of the largest parish churches in the country it was upgraded to cathedral status without structural changes (unlike most 'parish church' cathedrals created in the early 20th century). It lasted in this role a mere 22 years before being burned to the ground in the 1940 Coventry Blitz, leaving only the outer walls and the magnificent tapering tower and spire (the extensive arcades and clerestoreys collapsed completely in the fire, precipitated by the roof reinforcement girders, installed in the Victorian restoration, that buckled in the intense heat).
The determination to rebuild the cathedral in some form was born on the day of the bombing, however it wasn't until the mid 1950s that a competition was held and Sir Basil Spence's design was chosen. Spence had been so moved by experiencing the ruined church he resolved to retain it entirely to serve as a forecourt to the new church. He envisaged the two being linked by a glass screen wall so that the old church would be visible from within the new.
Built between 1957-62 at a right-angle to the ruins, the new cathedral attracted controversy for it's modern form, and yet some modernists argued that it didn't go far enough, after all there are echoes of the Gothic style in the great stone-mullioned windows of the nave and the net vaulting (actually a free-standing canopy) within. What is exceptional is the way art has been used as such an integral part of the building, a watershed moment, revolutionising the concept of religious art in Britain.
Spence employed some of the biggest names in contemporary art to contribute their vision to his; the exterior is adorned with Jacob Epstein's triumphant bronze figures of Archangel Michael (patron of the cathedral) vanquishing the Devil. At the entrance is the remarkable glass wall, engraved by John Hutton with strikingly stylised figures of saints and angels, and allowing the interior of the new to communicate with the ruin. Inside, the great tapestry of Christ in majesty surrounded by the evangelistic creatures, draws the eye beyond the high altar; it was designed by Graham Sutherland and was the largest tapestry ever made.
However one of the greatest features of Coventry is it's wealth of modern stained glass, something Spence resolved to include having witnessed the bleakness of Chartres Cathedral in wartime, all it's stained glass having been removed. The first window encountered on entering is the enormous 'chess-board' baptistry window filled with stunning abstract glass by John Piper & Patrick Reyntiens, a symphony of glowing colour. The staggered nave walls are illuminated by ten narrow floor to ceiling windows filled with semi-abstract symbolic designs arranged in pairs of dominant colours (green, red, multi-coloured, purple/blue and gold) representing the souls journey to maturity, and revealed gradually as one approaches the altar. This amazing project was the work of three designers lead by master glass artist Lawrence Lee of the Royal College of Art along with Keith New and Geoffrey Clarke (each artist designed three of the windows individually and all collaborated on the last).
The cathedral still dazzles the visitor with the boldness of it's vision, but alas, half a century on, it was not a vision to be repeated and few of the churches and cathedrals built since can claim to have embraced the synthesis of art and architecture in the way Basil Spence did at Coventry.
The cathedral is generally open to visitors most days. For more see below:-