jeudi 30 octobre 2008

The Wisdom Project...

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Inspired by *ubuntu...
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Wisdom:

.I'm not going to spoil the surprise,
and your pleasure,
by saying a word more...
So, please, just
ENJOY..!
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. For those of you, who like me,
love nothing more than going behind the scenes:

WISDOM:
How It Was Made
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WISDOM:
In Order Of Appearance + Behind the Scenes
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I simply can’t stop watching these excerpts
as I await delivery of my copies (for all my family and friends)
ordered from Amazon...
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Do let me know your opinions on the
project...
I'm saving what I have to say until you've all
had the time to watch, read and listen to, slowly but surely,
the excerpts from the book & documentary film.
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N'oubliez pas de me dire ce que vous en pensez...
Chez nous, en tout cas, toute la famille adore
- on garde, tous, encore en nous toutes les images magnifiques
et, surtout, les paroles si belles de tous
ces "ainés" qui ont chacun, dans leur domaine,
marqués le cours de l'histoire...

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*
Inspired by the ancient African concept of ubuntu,
which emphasizes human connectedness
- I am what I am because of who we all are -
Zuckerman set out to gather and communicate the lessons his extraordinary
subjects have learned about love, work, the environment,
and conflict resolution.

Well worth checking out:
Super Forest
where there's an extremely informative and well-
written article about the project.

27 commentaires:

vicki archer a dit…

thank you for the inspiration - i shall be ordering my copies too. Wonderful idea and wonderful portraits.

Jazz a dit…

Merci. En fait j'ai pas encore vu, mais j'ai bien hâte de m'installer ce soir pour le faire. je te reviendrai.

Rosa's Yummy Yums a dit…

Un superbe emballage et quel portrait!

Bises,

Rosa

Anonyme a dit…

Hi India J.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful post. The package is so simple and elegant

and the youtube about making WISDOM is powerful. I believe growing wise is one of the nicest things about gaining years. Wisdom allows perspective!!

Have a great night
filled with light!

xo
Constance

Anonyme a dit…

Thank you... I loved it. Absolutely loved it. They all captured so many beautiful ways of looking at life. Lessons. Wisdom. It is Ubuntu. Love, giving, challenging, living, joking... All of it. Thank you for the gift...

Ms. Tee a dit…

I haven't even seen this yet - now my curiosity is up! :)

The Daily Connoisseur a dit…

What a wonderful posting and a great inspiration... thanks for your message and letting me know about these amazing portraits!

Mary-Laure a dit…

How GREAT!

Callie Grayson a dit…

thank you for this wonderful gift! what a great post!
I need to go watch that video again. It made me SMILE!
callie

la la Lovely a dit…

Thank you so much for the comment on my blog.. how amazing what you and your husband did for the victims of the tsunami....I love to hear what everyone is doing to make a diffrence! And thank you for including me & for the gift.. I started to watch and it and it is pretty fabulous.. I'm hoping to "really" watch it with my husband.. he will love it as well!

Happy Weekend!

Unknown a dit…

merci beaucoup! i appreciate you stopping by my blog. i will be back to spend some more time on yours and to practice my french while at it...

Hopie a dit…

You're making us all look bad starting giving out Christmas presents this early!! That said, I enjoyed it very much. Thank you :-)

Esti a dit…

Thanks for this. I neede something like this today :)

High Desert Diva a dit…

Wonderful. Thank you for bringing this to our (my) attention. I definitely want to see the entire documentary.

Beatrice a dit…

Maravilloso, lo volveré a ver muchas veces. Espero que el libro llegue algún día a Chile.
Me encantó este regalo tan sabio, tan enriquecedor.
Gracias, gracias, gracias....

Bonbon Oiseau a dit…

Thank you for this! I cannot wait to see it...wisdom is "what I what i wanted to be when i grew up."
thanks for visiting my blog--let's stay connected--i love what you do...

My Castle in Spain a dit…

Loved it ! but you know i have to watch it again...as for now i'm just left with the charming smile of Ravi Shankar. I want to listen to Wole Soyinka again...
also i want to remember who said : "we don't stop doing things because we grow old - we grow old because we stop doing things"
Mille merci !! It is indeed a lovely gift
:-)

l'air du temps a dit…

gorgeous!

i love it! thanks so much for this wonderful gift. i love the very idea of wisdom as well as our elders being present, sharing and guiding. i think it is essential to the soul.

thank you for sharing this tremendous gift with us. and how interesting, how can i say it? the hand made eco friendly wrapping paper you so attentively and gently prepared is a wonderful and beautiful wrapping for the gift of 'wisdom.'

merry christmas to you my dear as well:)!

A Cuban In London a dit…

Merci bien pour ce cadeau. En espagnol, 'sabiduria' ou 'sapiencia'. C'est une des characteristiques humaines le plus important, pas seulement l'avoir, mais aussi l'utilisser, et surtout, l'utilisser bien.

Greetings from London.

Jessica a dit…

Thank you so much! Wonderful...I'll be ordering too. I an always count on you for enlightenment. Have a great weekend!

Shashi Nayagam a dit…

Thank you so much for this great inspiration and for sharing it. Such wonderful portraits too and wonderful words of wisdom

Amina a dit…

aaw...thank you so much! j'adore l'emballlage et la video~

Sandra Evertson a dit…

Wow, Outstanding! Thank you for inviting me to visit!
Sandra

aliette a dit…

merci d'aimer mes cafetières... et de penser déjà à Noël. Je me suis donc précipitée pour voir le paquet cadeau et les portraits. Quelle belle idée!

P. a dit…

une superbe decouverte avec des temoignages riches de sens portés par des personnalites vraies, authentiques qui nous donnent une bouffée d'esperance

momo a dit…

GRACIAS.
Vengo a buscar mi regalo , ,me encanta.
un abrazo

niki a dit…

Hi!
Thank you so much for linking and reading SuperForest. I'm glad you enjoyed the post and the book!
Have a wonderful day!
Niki (and Team SuperForest)
www.superforest.org