Be brave.

October 27, 2015

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Bravery is for other people 

Bravery is for the people who have no choice, people like Chesley Sullenberger and Audie Murphy.

Bravery is for the people who are gifted, people like Ralph Abernathy, Sarah Kay and Miles Davis.

Bravery is for the people who are called, people like Abraham Lincoln,  Rosa Parks and Mother Theresa.

Bravery is for other people.

When you see it that way, it’s so clearly and patently absurd that it’s pretty clear that bravery is merely a choice.

At least once in your life (maybe this week, maybe today) you did something that was brave and generous and important. The only question is one of degree… when will we care enough to be brave again?

-Seth Godin

Real Time Numbers

These are the real time emission amounts. (Thanks, Jess, for sharing.) Very scary. And very real. Just click on the link:

https://www.trucklocator.co.uk/uk-and-global-transport-facts/

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From the Independent:

‘Some 150 countries representing around 90 percent of the world’s carbon emissions have now filed pledges to curb them, dramatically increasing the chances of a deal at the Paris climate summit in December.’

http://www.climatecentral.org/news/150-countries-pledge-to-curb-emissions-19560

Also from the Independent, by 2100, humans won’t be able to go outside in some countries.

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-countries-that-will-be-so-hot-by-2100-humans-won-t-be-able-to-go-outside-a6710121.html

And this.  Exxon knew. 

http://i100.independent.co.uk/article/exxon-knew-about-the-damage-climate-change-would-cause-40-years-ago-report-claims–bJhVTtJ8_e

‘I’m a peacekeeper.’

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I teacher’s morning pledge with her students in one school that started over again after the Bush Administrations’ failed NCLB policies. ‘I will do my best today.’

The classroom’s are multi-aged, with no textbooks, or desks, and re-trained teachers.

Here’s a case study from NPR:

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/10/27/450903995/forcing-schools-to-hit-the-reset-button

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