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Why Cycling to Work Should Be Your Number One New Year's Resolution

04/01/2013 20:33 | Updated 06 March 2013

Getting other people to cycle is something that all cyclists do - even if they are unconscious of it. Just being out and about on a bike can inspire friends and colleagues to sling a leg over the dusty beast in the garage and hit the road.

Some cyclists are more active in promoting participation than others, and over the years I have made a considerable effort in persuading the people around me to cycle to work. I'm motivated by improving people's recognition of how easy and how rewarding cycling is, by the fact that another cyclist on the road is better for the environment, and by adding to the political weight behind improving facilities for all cyclists.

What I consistently find is that it takes a nudge, or a few nudges from different sources to get people to take the plunge, but once they've commuted by bike for the first time, they suddenly realise what all the fuss is about.

Potential cyclists always ask the same questions, which have easy answers.

Nine times out of 10, there is a perception that cycling is an especially dangerous pursuit. There is a huge amount of statistical information available to indicate that cycling is not a one-way ticket to intensive care, though there's no doubt that the city streets can appear intimidating to new cyclists. However, once you're used to the hazards of a busy road, all it takes to remain safe is to wear a helmet, be visible and remain alert. Nobody is trying to kill you.

After safety, people begin to get very hung-up about the weather. In Britain the argument is that it's either sweat-drenchingly hot, or unpleasantly wet and cold.

I've commuted in London and Brighton over the past five years, and other than a rare blanket of snow, it's always been possible to commute, even in the worst conditions, and to still be absolutely comfortable within a couple of minutes of arriving. The effects of bad weather can be entirely eliminated through straightforward preparation and a few choice purchases.

Even for my very short commute of less than four miles, I wear cycling gear and wash and change at work. This means giving myself an extra 10 minutes in the morning, and taking a shirt, socks and pants in a small rucksack (trousers and shoes stay at work), but it means that when I eventually sit at my desk, I've had 20 minutes exercise and am alert and fresh.

Finally, people are put off cycling by the cost of buying a bike, and the chance that they'll have it stolen.

If you have never cycled before, then now is the time to look for a second hand bike. Ebay and Gumtree are awash with unwanted Christmas presents at this time of year and there are spectacular bargains to be found. Measure your height and inside leg and then do an internet search for a rough sizing guide. For more serious road cyclists, this website offers a particularly good sizing guide.

Many workplaces now offer secure areas to park bikes, but even if you don't have this luxury, a decent lock and a sensible parking place will significantly reduce the chance of theft. Bicycle insurance is inexpensive and should the worst happen, it will cover the cost of replacement.

Once these initial worries been dispensed with, there is a huge amount to love about cycling to work.

This week's news that rail fares have risen by 4.3%, and by over 50% in the last decade are just one indicator that cycling can save you vast amounts in transport costs.

From where I live in Hackney to work in central London, I'm saving hundreds of pounds a year in transport costs, and over twenty minutes of journey time each way.

In addition, I'm adding to the number of cyclists on the road and reducing carbon emissions, keeping a base level of physical activity in my day-to-day life, and most importantly of all, I'm not crammed into a tube or a steaming bus at rush-hour.

Of course, not every distance is cyclable, but the vast majority of journeys are, and they will be considerably faster by bike. If you work in London, then you have to live quite far out to gain time by using public transport over cycling.

So while Britain is entering its traditional period of detox after the festive excesses, commuters ought to be re-assessing the all-round gains that can be made by taking to two wheels and celebrating rather than loathing their journey to work.


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London's Top Quirky Cinemas

Natasha Colyer | Posted 25.05.2016 | UK Entertainment
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Forget the cinema days of dusty fold-away red chairs, flat pepsi, stale popcorn and stained carpets, for there are some far more exciting cinema experiences to be had that are a world away from your local Odeon. No longer does the experience start and end from the trailers to the credits, but from the moment you first walk through the venue doors.

Berlin Does it Better at Secret Cinema X Event

Amelia Amin | Posted 31.03.2016 | UK Entertainment
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If you're after a clubbing experience like this though you might be saddened to know that these one-night-only events are as secret as the more widely known Secret Cinema nights. Before you get there you'll only know that you're in for a good night, but nothing else is given away.

A New Hope for Traditional Cinema?

Amelia Amin | Posted 14.06.2016 | UK Entertainment
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I just love what Secret Cinema does; it makes you feel special. From the second you arrive, disguised, and in-character (you're assigned a unique ID) you're made to feel like part of the film.

Secret Cinema: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Review

Peter Yeung | Posted 12.06.2016 | UK Entertainment
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But, to be clear, this is not Secret Cinema's finest production. It really does test the boundaries between the expansive and the industrial - it's twice the size of last year's Back to the Future installation.

9 Things You Need To Know About London's Secret Star Wars Bar

The Huffington Post UK | Chris York | Posted 04.06.2015 | UK Entertainment

There's a secret 'Star Wars' bar in London and it's out of this... oh you get the gist. Secret Cinema - the folks behind the recreation of 'Back t...

Going 'Back to the Future'

Ashwin Bhardwaj | Posted 07.10.2014 | UK Entertainment
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At Secret Cinema (formerly Future Cinema) you watch a film, usually in an obscure location, whilst immersing yourself in the film's narrative. Back To The Future is staged on an ambitious scale in a brilliantly realised world: they've actually recreated Hill Valley - the town from the film.

Secret Cinema Opens... Finally

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Posted 30.07.2014 | UK

The founder of the much-anticipated Secret Cinema, who cancelled the first four events to the fury of ticketholders, has announced that the shows will...

Secret Cinema Basically Demonstrates How To Do PR SO Wrong

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.07.2014 | UK

Secret Cinema have cancelled their second night performance, yet again giving just a few hours notice to the audience who had paid to come on Friday n...

People Are Really, Really Pissed Off About Secret Cinema Shambles...

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 25.07.2014 | UK

It's not so hilarious for those who spent hundreds on tickets, travel, costumes and hotel rooms. But some of the reactions to the shambolic cancellat...

Review: Secret Cinema 21

Ashwin Bhardwaj | Posted 03.07.2014 | UK Entertainment
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Secret Cinema has become a "must-attend" event in every Londoner's diary. The 21st edition of the immersive theatre/cinema experience continues it's successful formula of taking over an abandoned building, and filling it with actors.

Review: Future Cinema's Ghostbusters

Charlotte Skeoch | Posted 25.01.2014 | UK Entertainment
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From impressive set pieces, splatting green goo down the walls of a swanky building, to the interactive screenings for paranormal activity, and the gin-laced slushies to keep the child inside happy, Future Cinema cultivates its immersive experience with sassy panache, stylish flair and sparkling efficiency.

LOOK: Secret Swimming, Let's Go Skinny Dipping

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 13.08.2012 | UK

A mass skinny-dip took place at Oxford’s Wilderness Festival this weekend. A raft of bottoms and bits took to the somewhat chilly water in the s...

Review - Secret Cinema Goes Sci-Fi

Hanna Flint | Posted 08.08.2012 | UK Entertainment
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OK. Writing this review is going to be difficult. I've been sworn to secrecy for the full run of this month's Secret Cinema production so I have to choose my words carefully.

A Brave New Venture for Secret Cinema

Hanna Flint | Posted 25.07.2012 | UK Entertainment
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Over the last few months I've reviewed a number of events put together by the people at Secret Cinema - large scale, visual productions carried out ov...

Give a Little Love to Bugsy Malone: Future Cinema Presents Fat Sam's Grand Slam - Review

Hanna Flint | Posted 10.06.2012 | UK Entertainment
Hanna Flint

Both Future and Secret Cinema have built a growing international following for their live cinematic productions. Through their niche events you have the chance to see a bevy of cult classics, and at the same time, become immersed into the celluloid world.

The Secret to the Future of Cinema?

Amah-Rose McKnight-Abrams | Posted 23.01.2012 | UK Entertainment
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Although many of us may want to, we cannot heal the world's problems in the next week or so. But to making aspects of culture which are seen as a western luxury available across the world is something which can bring light in, which is a start.

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Sean Parnell: 'Only God Knows' How Old Earth Is

10/29/2010 06:36 pm ET | Updated May 25, 2011

Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell, Sarah Palin's successor, appeared stumped by a question about the age of the earth Thursday, choosing not to answer a multiple choice question regarding the matter during a gubernatorial debate.

"Only God knows," Parnell responded, when asked if the earth was more accurately described as "6,000" or "six billion" years old.

Democratic candidate Ethan Berkowitz wasted no time, telling the moderator, "I'll go with six billion."

Parnell's answer did not go over without some skepticism, however. One person in the recording can be heard laughing, and another asks, "you really don't wanna answer that?"

"I really don't know," Parnell then said. "For either one of us to do it is quite speculative."

Parnell currently leads Berkowitz by about 14 points according to HuffPost Pollster's latest analysis of the contest.

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Barney Frank vs. Newt Gingrich: Retiring House Member Challenges GOP Candidate On Gay Marriage

11/28/2011 03:27 pm ET

Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) took a few swipes at Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich Monday at a press conference in Newton, Mass. announcing his retirement.

"I did not think I had lived a good enough life to be rewarded by Newt Gingrich being the Republican nominee," Frank said. "I look forward to debating, to take one important example, the Defense of Marriage Act with Mr. Gingrich. I think he is an ideal opponent for us, when we talk about just who it is, is threatening the sanctity of marriage," he said. The Defense of Marriage Act bars the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages and allows states not to recognize other states' same-sex marriages. Frank is gay, while Gingrich has been married three times. "He would be the best thing to happen to Democrats since Barry Goldwater," added Frank.

"Let me be very clear, I will be neither a lobbyist nor a historian," he said when asked whether he would be a lobbyist. Frank was referring to Gingrich's role as a strategic adviser for Freddie Mac, which the Republican candidate described in a GOP primary debate as being a "historian." Former Freddie Mac officials have described his role as persuading Capitol Hill Republicans not to dismantle the government-sponsored enterprise.

Frank also answered a question on whether the electoral chances of House Democrats in 2012 contributed to his decision. "I think frankly things are looking better for the Democrats, if Newt Gingrich is the nominee, then wow," he said. He added that House Democrats' 2012 chances did not figure into his decision.

Frank recently called Gingrich a "lobbyist and a liar." Gingrich suggested in October that the House member and former Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), the two top Democrats behind Wall Street reform legislation, should be in jail for the financial crisis.

Gingrich was not the only Republican candidate targeted by Frank. "The Republican party today in the House ... it consists half of people who think like Michele Bachmann and half afraid of people who are afraid of losing a primary to someone who thinks like Michele Bachmann," said Frank.

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Our Favorite Celebrity Memorial Day Tweets

05/26/2015 07:29 pm ET | Updated May 26, 2016

Memorial Day honors and remembers Americans who died during military service. As Maya Angelou famously said, "How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!" Some celebrities and notables tweeted to commemorate the holiday. In fact Josh Groban wrote, "Remembering and saluting those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country...keep them in your thoughts today. #notjustpoolparties" Nathan Followill tweeted, "Thank you to all who gave their lives so I can have freedom. Happy Memorial Day." While Kelly Rowland shared, "Today & always, we honor and remember all who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. #MemorialDay." To read many celebrity Tweets go to this story at


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Building A Global Movement: Putting NCDs on The Radar

05/17/2011 08:22 pm ET | Updated Jul 17, 2011

This post was co-authored by Sandeep P. Kishore

How many Huffington Post readers know that there is a major UN High Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) this September? Or, for that matter, what NCDs are (WHO definition: Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancers and chronic lung diseases)?

Or that this is only the second time in history that a health focused UN Summit is taking place, 10 years after the one on HIV/AIDS in 2001? We believe that the UN High Level Meeting on NCDs is an unprecedented opportunity for the world to become energized and mobilized to take action against NCDs.

Two enduring documents produced recently are a Lancet article listing priority actions countries can take to combat NCDs,and the Moscow Declaration, produced by the world's Health Ministers at a conference held in Moscow (which Vladimir Putin attended).

Also worthy of mention is the Youth Manifesto, from the Young Professionals Chronic Disease Network and its social movement arm NCD Action Network. These health professionals are working to demonstrate that young people are concerned about NCDs, can mobilize and do have an important voice. At the Moscow conference, they drew attention (including from WHO's Margaret Chan), by framing NCDs as the social justice issue of today's youth, akin to HIV/AIDS.

Still, it seems to us that the issue has stayed at the NCD community level. People speak to and convince the already committed. While gaining the attention of policy elites is important, we believe that more must be done for the world to mobilize against NCDs. The time is now for the NCD movement to make a concerted effort to engage the rest of the world, especially women and youth, in this fight. We need to mount a social movement framing NCDs as the social justice issue of our generation.

Why are women and youth especially important?

Women and NCDs

Women are disproportionately affected by some NCDs -- we all know about breast and cervical cancers. But women dying from cooking smoke? See these recent opinion pieces:

  • 'Clean Stoves' Would Save Lives, Cut Pollution by Hillary Clinton and Julia Roberts
  • Did you know that stopping tobacco use, increasing physical activity and eating healthy foods can prevent 80 percent of heart disease and diabetes? We believe that women play a very important role in preventing NCDs in future generations because they are the gatekeepers of their family's health -- influencing what their children eat, and the games they play. We appeal to policy makers and civil society to pay more attention to women as a solution to the NCD crisis.

    NCDs affect young people

    Children as young as eight are now showing signs of NCDs. Without action, this epidemic will kill millions of people later in life who are now the world's youth. Today's children are, for the first time in history, probably growing up sicker than previous generations. Dr. Amina Aitsi-Selmi, based in London, expressed it very well -- "Young people are entering the prime of their lives to discover that they are infected with a metabolic 'virus' that may lead to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancers. They acquired this virus through no real fault of their own, by being exposed to modern lifestyles and unhealthy urban environments. The only way to move forward is to reclaim ownership of how the world and our future are shaped."

    NCDs are a social justice issue

    These diseases affect the poorest people on earth, and 80 percent of deaths due to NCDs are concentrated in developing countries. NCDs are keeping the world from reaching the Millennium Development Goals and plunging millions into poverty. The economic cost of global inaction will be profiled by David Bloom of Harvard at the Global Health Council conference in June.

    NCDs suffer from an image problem -- even with reams of evidence on their developmental impact, they are viewed as issues of the rich, the old, and often as "self-inflicted" -- because of laziness or overeating. We take a different view. The core risk factors for these diseases (e.g. tobacco use, limited access to healthy, fresh foods, etc.) are social factors that can and should be modified. It is time we moved on from blaming people for their afflictions. Instead, we must emphasize political responsibility and the power of governmental and international regulation.

    So how do we build a social movement for NCDs? This is a huge challenge, but we believe it begins with young people, with empowering women and with the building of relationships with other organizations advocating for change. Our two organizations are joining forces to build a global social movement for NCDs, to generate political momentum in the years ahead. If the recent months have taught us anything, it is that we cannot wait for world leaders to act -- we must move from the bottom-up, building momentum at the social and community grass-roots level. We refuse to sit on the sidelines. Will you join us?

    Mr. Sandeep P. Kishore is Co-Chair of the Young Professionals Chronic Disease Network (

    Dr. Nalini Saligram is Founder and CEO of Arogya World (


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Why the Religious Right Will Dominate

11/04/2010 01:07 pm ET | Updated May 25, 2011

There are reasons why Religious Right Evangelicals will continue to dominate religious discourse, not only in their own sector of the Christian community, but also in what transpires in mainline denominations. Moderate voices, for the most part, are being sidelined and those with liberal views will find fewer and fewer means to express their opinions or gain an audience for their convictions.

Of course, there will be side eddies to the dominating flow of the Religious Right's rhetoric and its control of who and what will represent Christianity. We can be sure that there will be dissonant spokespersons like Jim Wallis and his allies in his Sojourners community who will march to the beat of another drum. Also, there will be countervailing movements such as the Emergent church, led by the likes of Tony Jones and Brian McLaren; along with those radical countercultural advocates who relate to "the Simple Way" messages of Shane Claiborne and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, as well as several others. But such voices increasingly will be marginalized and referred to as irritating malcontents by those Religious Right Evangelicals who will dominate both the image and practices representing Christianity to the general public for the next 50 years.

The first reason for the preponderant influence of those Evangelicals who define themselves as advocates of Religious Right theological and political ideologies is that they have both the financial means and technological know-how to make widespread use of modern electronic forms of communication. Flipping the dial through available radio stations there will blare out to any listener an array of broadcasts, 24/7, propagating Religious Right politics, along with what they deem to be "old-time gospel preaching." This is especially true of what comes over the airwaves in Bible Belt southern states.

There are now more than 1500 radio stations operated by owners who have a Religious Right political/theological bias. Such broadcasters are almost all members of the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB), an organization that is overtly oriented to very conservative politics. Messages that cast most Democrats in Congress, and certainly President Barack Obama, as dangerous liberals who are leading America towards socialism and secularism are common in their programming. It is easy to discern an anti-feminist, anti-gay, anti-environmentalist, pro-militarist, and pro-gun worldview in what is heard on their programs. While not claiming to be religious broadcasters, T.V. commentators the likes of Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Bill O'Reilly lend support to the Religious Right rhetoric.

There are several explanations as to how the Religious Right came into its dominating role. First, those who refer to themselves as political progressives and religious moderates in times past ridiculed these Religious Right broadcasters and declared that few reasonable Christians would take their harangues seriously, but they were wrong. Preachers in mainline denominational churches, along with others who have tried to articulate values and beliefs that differed from the messages of right-wing talk radio pundits often have lost credibility with those in their pews because their church members put more stock in what they heard on Christian talk radio than what they heard from the pulpit of their churches. Sometimes when preachers in mainline denominational churches bucked the views of the Religious Right's talk shows they found that efforts were underway from disgruntled church members to oust them from their pulpits. In other cases, church members voted against their ministers with their feet by simply walking away and joining other churches where the preachers were more harmonious with what they had heard over the NRB radio stations. Moderate and progressive church leaders woke up too late to the impact that Religious Right television and radio programs were having on those who were in their pews.

Secondly, Religious Right laypersons came to realize that with very little effort just a few of them are able to exercise enormous influence on what happens and who speaks at any kind of religious gathering. If a particular speaker who does not fit their profile of someone they deem politically and theologically "safe," they know that just a half dozen phone calls to the offices of the sponsoring organizations or to a denominational office can lead to the cancellation of that speaker. Sadly, sponsors of such gatherings as youth conventions, denominational rallies, and other popular mass religious gatherings are overly sensitive to such complaints. In cowardly fashion, otherwise reasonable church leaders are easily intimidated and quickly yield to the demands of Religious Right critics. What makes matters worse is that the internet helps cantankerous, disgruntled right-wing Evangelicals to spread far and wide anything about any moderate or progressive Christian leaders they want silenced. Lies and distortions can be spread, via the internet, in an inexpensive way, and the effects are astounding.

As a case in point, more than twenty churches in a west coast city had come together to plan a weekend of evangelistic services, but when two of the pastors of these churches received complaints from parishioners accusing the invited speaker of holding heretical beliefs, and even raising innuendos about his sexual life, the evangelistic services were cancelled. When the uninvited speaker asked where these complaining parishioners got these serious (and what proved to be erroneous) reports, he was told, "Some people read these things on the internet." The reality that none of these accusations could in any way be verified or traced back to who had made them made no difference. The cancellation was a done deed. Through the internet, false rumors about the speaker had been circulated throughout the community and, in addition, the two Christian radio stations reported the false rumors over the airwaves as though they were true.

The pastor who made the call to the cancelled "progressive" speaker apologized profusely and regretfully acknowledged that it was probably a handful of Religious Right zealots who had spread the falsehoods anonymously via the internet. Nevertheless, he went on to say, such upset had been generated in the congregations of the sponsoring churches that holding the meetings had become impossible. Later, this community rescheduled the evangelistic weekend with another speaker that Religious Right Evangelicals pronounced acceptable. Chalk up another victory for the Religious Right. With every such victory, the Religious Right becomes increasingly emboldened so that they know that anyone who does not toe the line with what they have laid down as an acceptable ideology is pushed off the speaking circuit.

This same kind of tyranny has taken over the Christian publishing business. Christian bookstores, nationwide, tend to be owned and operated by well meaning people who want to propagate their faith through the sale of Christian books. Again, a handful of complaints raised about some authors that Religious Right Evangelicals consider "dangerous" will have the books written by such authors sent back to the distribution houses of the publishers. It doesn't take these publishers long to recognize whose books they should put in print if they want Christian bookstores to put their books on the shelves.

There is some hope, however. The good news is that moderates and progressives, in spite of all the problems caused by the internet for those who do not have the Religious Right's "good housekeeping seal of approval," through the internet have found ways of getting their messages out to any who are open to what they are saying. Their books are now available on, which is where people, more and more, are buying books. Thus, the overwhelming control the Religious Right has had on which books Christians can read is being broken. Add to this the reality that in the near future many books simply will be downloaded into Kindles, IPods, or other electronic means for reading books. Sadly, many good people who still run Christian bookstores will be threatened with going out of business. The future isn't any too bright for the printed paper media and those who are trying to sell it.

There is further good news for those who feel threatened by the dominance of the Religious Right. Young people under the age of thirty are more and more circumventing Christian talk radio and getting their news reports off their computers. Add to that, they are less and less likely to pay much attention to the television pundits on Fox News. The Pew Foundation researchers discovered that those in this age group are far more likely to get their news from Jon Stewart on The Daily Show and from Stephen Colbert on The Colbert Report. These so called "comedy" programs not only fail to reflect the views and practices of the Religious Right, they actually make many of them look ridiculous. It is no surprise that Jim Wallis has chosen to be a guest on The Daily Show twice, while I have had two appearances on The Colbert Report.

Finally, it is important to note that "below the radar" of most observers of the American religious landscape there are split-offs from traditional Evangelicalism which differentiate themselves from the Right. Knowing that, according to the Barna researchers, Evangelicals convey to the general public an image of being "judgmental, hypocritical, and homophobic," many younger Christians have tried to shun the name "Evangelicals" and have sought other titles, such as "Emergent Christians" or simply "Followers of Jesus." Those in one such split-off movement are now calling themselves "Red Letter Christians" (see While holding to traditional doctrines as those stated in the Apostles' Creed, having a high view of Scripture, and declaring faith in a personal relationship with a resurrected Christ as essential for salvation, they clearly denounce as idolatry any attempt to make Jesus into either a Democrat or a Republican. With a deep commitment to living out the red letters of the Bible, which in many editions highlight the words of Jesus, these Red Letter Christians espouse what Glenn Beck and other conservative commentators might deride as "progressive social values." But there is nothing that is ideologically identifiable with these Red Letter Christians. Coming from across the political spectrum, they do not want to be pigeonholed. What they do want as their identity is a recognition that they are endeavoring to embrace the radical lifestyle prescribed by Jesus on a personal level, especially as it is set forth in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7).

Perhaps movements such as these will emerge as dynamic forces contributing to the public face that Christianity will have a few decades from now. But for the immediate present, and for the next several years, the Religious Right will reign supreme.


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Indophobia: The Real Elephant in the Living Room

03/18/2010 05:12 am ET | Updated May 25, 2011

All prejudices are unpleasantly alike on some level, but the prejudice that India and Indians face on a global scale has proven to be exceptionally resistant to change.

In a week that saw innocent Indians being murdered and imaginary Indians being maligned on opposite ends of the Western world, Foreign Policy published an article that labels India a "global villain." It is time for a serious reality-check, and an even more serious attitude-check.

Let me start with the Foreign Policy article in question. Barbara Crossette, who authored the piece, formerly worked at the New York Times, a publication which has devoted entire editorials to its briskly exasperated civilizing mission vis-a-vis India. Now, Crossette writes about how annoying it is to deal with India on important global issues, such as trade and nuclear non-proliferation.

She begins with a pithy demolition of India's supposed good press in recent times (to which, one must note, a witty commentator has responded by asking the obvious: What good press?) only to go on to denounce India as a sanctimonious rogue among nations. The words that are used to describe India include "pious," "craving," "petulant," "intransigent," and "believes that the world's rules don't apply to it," all of which a student of postcolonial cultural studies would recognize as obnoxious cliches that have come to characterize Western discourse about the colonies for decades now. What else could be flashing in a writer's mind when the word "petulant" or "intransigent" is used but the belief that a a whole nation is infantile? What colonial image of a gaping-mouthed ragged supplicant must have inspired the use of a word like "craving" to describe India's goals?

The bold labeling of a sovereign, democratic nation as a "global evil" marks, I believe, a new low in what must be recognized as nothing less than Indophobia. If we have not heard that frequently enough before, it is not because it doesn't exist. Just like how the most effective propaganda is never called propaganda, but rather it is accepted as truth, the most insidious of prejudices seldom even get named as such (perhaps it is no coincidence that the phrase "elephant in the room," which means exactly that, is centered around the animal most closely identified with India). There are perhaps as many anecdotes about Indophobia at a personal level as there are Indians in foreign countries, but it is at a deeper cultural level that we need to face it first. The first sign of Indophobia many of us encounter is really its own ideological defenses; phrases which are used to preempt any discussion about it, like "Indian chauvinism," "Indian supremacism," "Indian exceptionalism," "Indian victimism," or just allegations of childish over-sensitiveness coupled with some sort of vague Eastern cultural fetishism pertaining to notions of honor (I have heard all of these sentiments informally or otherwise in my academic career from grad school until now). If we can get past these, perhaps we can see things more clearly.

India's role in the Western imagination has been a long and important one. Despite some reverential accounts of Indian civilization in the earliest days of the encounter between Europe and India, the image that has prevailed has not been a nice one, or even a truthful one. The present Indophobia has its origins in colonial Hinduphobia. Fuelled by the crazy stories of missionaries determined to rid the world of heathen Hindus and steeped in the ideologies of the colonizers' civilizing mission, Indophobia infiltrated popular, journalistic, political and academic thought. In the cold war period, some things improved, but in the great conversation of powers that Washington thought it was having, Pakistan would appear to it as a reliable favorite; tough, dependable, monotheistic, and anti-communist. India, on the other hand, was seen as too weak, too Hindu, too vegetarian, precariously past its Must Break Up By Date. At best, or worst, India was seen as "pious," with its Gandhian austerities and Nehruvian Non-Alignment dreams.

But it is the present, the post cold war, post 9/11, post outsourcing nature of Indophobia that we must return to, history in tow. The examples are many. Why is it that some Australians reacted to the beating and killing of Indian students with the odd retort that "this happens in Mumbai"? Why did NPR cheerily lend its audience to one man's claim that he saw an Indian get the Nigerian airline bomber on board? Why does Foreign Policy get to call India "evil" without a drop of concern for how it feels to Indian readers or how dangerous words like this were in the past for the colonized nations? Why does New York Times choose to show agonizing restraint when Pakistani terrorists massacre civilians in Mumbai and run screaming headlines naming the arrest of an "Indian" after Madrid? Why does Slumdog Millionaire, one of the most exhilarating movies of our time, depict the majority of Indian characters in it as irredeemably cruel and barbaric (not the nice Indian hero with the British accent though, of course not)? Why did the fictional slur "slumdog" and the image of poverty reportedly figure so often in the Australian attacks? Finally, why does Glenn Beck find the name of a life-giving sacred river similar to the name of a disease? I must admit though that the last case is less depressing because it is Glenn Beck after all and the problem must naturally lie not in the word 'Ganges' but really in his ears or what's (not) between them.

After a brief decade or so of somewhat unexpected "India Rising" stories, India-bashing is once again becoming fashionable. As a media studies teacher, I always wonder what it means when a particular way of looking at things suddenly becomes prevalent in history. What does it tell us about our times and who we are? In the past Indophobia was part of a colonial and then cold war mindset. Thinking of India as the very embodiment of wretchedness and poverty fit in with the western self-perception of the time. In recent times, things have improved at some levels. Racism is no longer legal and in many places no longer cool. With globalization and the economic success of India and Indians abroad, it is no longer possible to deny to India its talent, labor, and its contribution to the world. All should have been well, at least now. But Indophobia has found new reasons to resurface--and some of these reasons have less to do with India and more to do with where the United States sees itself in the world right now. The world's most powerful nation has been only minimally successful in its wars against its most formidable adversary. It is beset by doubts about the mortality of empires and such. It has swung from gung-ho bombs-away leadership to a low-bow bombs-away leadership. It has perhaps even painfully sensed the barb in the saying "with friends like these who needs enemies?" when it comes to the whole question of its cold war-era role in the creation of Frankenjihadis in South Asia. All of these have a bearing, directly or indirectly, on its present story on India.

The present wave of Indophobia, starting with the hate-call campaigns against Indian call centers a few years ago and culminating in the execrably immoral devaluing of Indian lives in recent times, may be at least in some parts the result of an overcompensation for a sense of imperial loss. The pinnacle of western power and prestige is no longer the only high rise in town (and I don't mean the Burj Dubai). Globalization has done to the world what it has done in India too--the days of single nation world dominance, like single party dominance in Indian politics, are over. Accepting this won't be easy for some because the culture has not found the will to change; at least not as far as India goes. The culture can grudgingly accept China as a rival. It can deem the whole of Islam as a civilizational rival. India's rise, though, is harder to accept. America is used to dealing with things on the grounds of toughness, force, power. Doing so on the grounds of smartness is new to it.

So the whole old repertoire of Indophobia returns; images of poverty and disease, allegations of corruption and piousness, insinuations about culture and religion. This time around though, there is less of the sort of restraint that existed in the past. Just as how some people think it is okay to be racist now because we have a black president, the new Indophobia deems it okay to spew nastiness because India has arrived too. But of course, post Mumbai and Slumdog the arrival story is also questioned. This is an old tired story too; of the romantic westerner eagerly turning to India despite their friends' counsel only to be tremendously disappointed that they didn't find nirvana, or even a nice airport terminal. That sort of backlash tends to get extra nasty, leaping into large scale generalizations. That is the pattern that seems to be playing out in the present India story. "You think you know India? You think India has got better/richer/nirvana?" The pitch inevitably starts (In Crossette's article this part runs with "internet entrepreneurs, hospitality industry pioneers and gurus"). "Nope," the anointed Western (and sometimes South Asian) expert gravely retorts. "Here's the real India and here are the real Indians. They are evil." At least Foreign Policy had the honesty to put that word up in lights.

As someone with an emotional stake in both India and the United States, I wonder whose loss will be greater in the end. The nastiness of Indophobia is of course bad for India in the first instance. It is young Indians who have been bearing the brunt, whether of American hate-callers or worse, of Australian murderers. But India is a survivor country; it has survived conquest, colonialism, and it survives its own chaotic self every day. America though is inexperienced on this count. It has just about started realizing, after much needless suffering of its own from blowback and backbite, that surviving the whirlwind of globalization takes smarts rather than brute force. I fear that the return of Indophobia may once again distract America from the right direction. When experts like Barbara Crossette heap sarcasm on "India's colorful, stubborn loquaciousness" they fail to see that the more we ignore this supposed "loquaciousness" the more we are signaling that the only language we recognize is that of brute force. There is no dearth of precedent on that. There is no dearth of possibilities that the future may be exactly that too, if old prejudices run unchecked.

But I cannot make myself leave on a pessimistic note. Indophobia can be fought, and I believe there is enough goodness in all communities to do so. First, I think the Indian community, in India and abroad, must get its own stories right. There has been a tendency to shy away from naming Indophobia as such because we think it affects our image of India Rising, which has been hard fought, no doubt. But there is a need to name bad stuff for what it is. To be fair, as always, we must continue our introspection into our own prejudices and shortcomings; after all, as Ramachandra Guha once wrote, 95% of blame for India's problems today lies with us and not the British. India needs a better India story too (Guha and Khilnani are the best place to start) and it won't be easy because of how diverse, divided, and indeed complicated we are. But that is our task, and indeed for those of us who have the privilege of living and writing in the Western world, indeed an important one. For our Western friends, especially those in positions of authority in the media, the task is more daunting. Your responsibility may not be towards Indian feelings, not at all. But you do have a responsibility in your profession towards Truth. As long as your Indophobia is acting up, you will remain clueless about it.


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In this collection of short stories, Peter Cameron describes lives of quiet desperation: people trapped in unfulfilling commitments, overcome by their own indifference, confronted with life's inevitable changes. With remarkable grace, acuity, and humor, he examines the small dramas of ordinary life and brilliantly captures the serene poignancy of daily struggles.

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Even though Michael Jackson died in 2009, the King of Pop made an appearance at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night -- as a hologram. Jackson's image was resurrected for the release of his new song “Slave to the Rhythm” from his album "Xscape."

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Pandora has been around since 2000, and the company has evolved and adapted throughout the years. This past September, it launched Pandora Plus, the paid tier and ad-free version of the company’s personalized internet radio which costs $4.99 a month. Currently, Pandora has 78 million active users with 3.8 million paying subscribers.

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Most recently, Pandora updated its iOS app to be integrated with Apple’s iMessage. The update allows users to send tracks to their friends within an iMessage conversation. The recipient will be able to listen to a 30-second preview of the track, and there’s also an option to start a Pandora radio station based on the received track, according to The Verge. Pandora also released its own pack of iMessage stickers which users can send to friends.

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Curse of Naxxramas is finally released!

The Curse of Naxxramas adventure is now available for players and the Arachnid Quarter can be unlocked for free during this special launch event! The adventure brings six new unlockable cards which can be used in any game mode. We've updated our website with the new Curse of Naxxramas cards information. Be sure to check out our new "Solo" section for Curse of Naxxramas information and strategies! The Curse of Naxxramas release also brought a welcome batch of bugfixes, which have been detailed in some rather lengthy patch notes.

With this patch also comes another Hunter card nerf, this time to the incredibly powerful Eaglehorn Bow. The weapon's effect will no longer proc from both players' Secrets (just from your own). As always, Blizzard has updated their lists of top players for Ranked Play Season 4 as well as their list of qualified players for the World Championship qualifiers! If you haven't yet, don't forget to pull yourself away from Curse of Naxxramas long enough to battle in Ranked Play mode to reach Rank 20 so you can unlock this month's awesome Naxxramas card back! Of course, for many of you that shouldn't be very hard, and congratulations in advance to this month's Legends! Read more to check out the full details of this week's Hearthstone recap!

Curse of Naxxramas Adventure Released

Curse of Naxxramas has finally released this week, and players across the world can download the first wing, the Arachnid Quarter, for free during the special launch event (which should run for a month). We've updated Icy Veins for Curse of Naxxramas, so be sure to check out our announcement and check out all of the new information we've added! Players will face Anub'Rekhan, Grand Widow Faerlina and the terrifying giant spider Maexxna! The first wing includes three boss battles (with both normal and Heroic difficulties), two class challenges (Druid and Rogue) and features a total of six unlockable cards. Additional wings will be available for purchase in the following weeks, at the following pricing structure:
  • All five wings: $24.99
  • Already own first wing, purchase remaining four: $19.99
  • Already own first two wings, purchase remaining three: $14.99
  • Already own first three wings, purchase remaining two: $9.99
The full Curse of Naxxramas patch notes can be found below!

Blizzard Icon Curse of Naxxramas: A Hearthstone Adventure

Curse of Naxxramas: A Hearthstone Adventure

  • Curse of Naxxramas offers a new single player campaign to play Hearthstone against challenging NPC adversaries. Curse of Naxxramas can be unlocked with gold or real money and can be accessed by players that have unlocked all 9 heroes.
  • Defeat 15 fearsome bosses to unlock a total of 30 new Hearthstone cards for your collection, including Legendary cards! Naxxramas cards can easily be searched for within My Collection using the search function.
  • An all-new interactive Naxxramas-themed game board awaits you within the Adventure! Discover the surprises that lurk inside the slime pools, the quivering masses of spider eggs (spoilers: It’s spiders), and more!
  • Surmount 9 diabolical Class Challenges that test your skills with each of the unique classes of Hearthstone!
  • Defeating all of the bosses within a wing unlocks the extremely challenging Heroic Mode of that wing. Defeating all of the bosses of Naxxramas on Heroic mode unlocks a new card back for your collection.
  • Five unique wings await those brave enough to venture into Naxxramas. The first wing, The Arachnid Quarter, will immediately be available to play for free for a limited time. The remaining four wings are immediately available for players to unlock with real money or gold, and will become accessible over a period of time once unlocked.
    • The Arachnid Quarter – A web choked maze filled with many-legged minions.
    • The Plague Quarter – Necromancers brew deadly plagues while a fungal monstrosity lies in wait.
    • The Military Quarter – Tireless undead knights perfect their deadly arts within these chambers.
    • The Construct Quarter –Abominations stitched together from the Scourge’s victims stomp through these slime soaked halls.
    • Frostwyrm Lair – Chilly abode of Sapphiron and the arch-lich Kel’thuzad himself. (A curse upon my air conditioning bill!)

  • Marking yourself as “Busy” within the desktop app will suppress incoming chat messages and toasts for friend requests.
  • The Shop interface has been updated to include Curse of Naxxramas.
  • Cards available within each wing of Naxxramas will become available in the Arena when that wing becomes available to play.
  • The order in which Deathrattle abilities resolve has been updated to be more consistent.
  • Additional music tracks have been added.
  • Players that appear in “Players Near Me” now appear more prominently within the Friends List.
  • Overall organization of the Friends List has been improved.
  • Sounds and graphics that occur when Mass Disenchanting now take less time to complete.
  • Cards can now be searched for using the artist of the card art in the Collection Manager.

Card Changes

  • Eaglehorn Bow now reads “Whenever a friendly Secret is revealed, gain +1 Durability”.

Practice Mode

  • Practice Mode is now entered through the Solo Adventures button on the main menu.
  • The AI in Practice Mode is now better at Hearthstone.

Bug Fixes

  • Improved various tooltips.
  • Resolved various issues regarding audio, text, animation, and display.
  • Resolved various issues that could cause cards to get stuck on the battlefield.
  • Actions should now be accurately represented in the play history.
  • The red targeting cursor will now properly track where you mouse cursor is pointing for your opponent in Play and Arena Modes.
  • The turn timer in a Friendly Challenge now calculates time correctly.
  • All Soulbound Common cards can now be properly found when searching for “Common” in the Collection Manager.
  • Disenchanting will now properly update the amount of Arcane Dust you have.
  • The side of the board is no longer visible on the Arena screen in specific resolutions while in windowed mode.
  • The XP bar for max level heroes no longer appears empty.
  • You are now able to properly select a friend by clicking on their Play Mode medal.
  • An incorrect version of the Hero Power icon will no longer appear when switching between golden and non-golden heroes while the Choose Opponent menu is displayed.
  • The Friendly Challenge button will now properly appear next to friends who have recently logged in or have been added to your friends list.
  • The Shop window no longer incorrectly closes when clicking within the Shop UI.
  • The scroll bar will no longer jump to the top of the Friends list when moving the cursor over the Last Played area of the Friends list.
  • Clicking the End Turn button at the very start of your turn no longer prevents the End Turn button from flipping back.
  • Resolved an issue where conceding can cause the client to crash.
  • The resolution time of certain spells has been shortened.
  • Resolved an issue with Brawl where the last minion to enter the fray was always the victor of the ensuing battle.
  • Resolved various issues with the Sword of Justice.
  • Resolved an issue with Shield Slam where it was being unaffected by Spell Damage if the Hero had 0 Armor and now has Spell Damage sparklies.
  • A weapon that is equipped on your turn will no longer have the attack value appear on the sheathed weapon on some resolutions.

  • Improvements were made to stability.

You can also check out the official Curse of Naxxramas trailer below - but what are you waiting for, log in and get to playing it!

Hunter Weapon Eaglehorn Bow Nerfed

Blizzard has made a change to the popular Hunter weapon Eaglehorn Bow, one of just a few card changes they've made since the game went live. The Eaglehorn Bow, which previously would proc off either hero's Secret, will now only gain durability when friendly Secrets are revealed. The card now reads, "Whenever a friendly Secret is revealed, gain +1 Durability." As with their last card change (the nerf to Unleash the Hounds, way back in May) Blizzard has noted that the card will temporarily have its disenchant dust cost increased to be equal to the crafting cost, in case the change makes you regret having crafted it.

Blizzard Icon Eaglehorn Bow Disenchant

We've made a change to an Expert card recently, and the amount of dust you get from disenchanting it has been temporarily increased so it is equal to the amount of dust originally needed to craft it.

Eaglehorn Bow will be disenchantable for its full value for the next two weeks, until August 7th, 2014. If you plan on taking advantage of the increased disenchant value of this card, please do so before August 7th.

Ranked Play Season 4 Top Players (Updated 7/23)

Ranked Play Season 4 comes to an end soon, and (as usual) Blizzard has provided a list of the current top players! Players who reach at least Rank 20 this season will be rewarded with the awesome Naxxramas card back! Remember, the top 16 Legend players of each season will qualify for participation in the Hearthstone Americas Qualifier Tournament for their chance at representing the Americas in the Hearthstone World Championships! The data below is up-to-date as of July 23, 2014.

Blizzard Icon Ranked Play Season 4 Current Rankings

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Ranked Play Season 4 Current Rankings

Rank Battletag
1 Tarei
2 dog
3 ThaLucky1
4 Hotform
5 Firebat
6 ZeGodIs
7 Deerjason
8 DoctorPenick
9 SnipedAgain
10 muzzy
11 ARee
12 Peter
13 Slim
14 Crimzig
15 Lifecoach
16 Kalle
17 andrewC
18 Schizo300
19 Ðart
20 GoldenPants
21 TerrenceM
23 IplayMTG3
24 bma
25 Rupyness
26 rajta
27 AReee
28 TidesofTime
29 Mickin
30 LuigEzz
31 yuffy
32 Axtius
33 Hishamaru
34 MasterCard
35 Razor
36 Coricarsi
37 YoungDro
38 Forsen
39 mtanzer
40 Airball
41 Izêr
42 Twixsen
43 Huor
44 Infam0us
45 XxEvilKinGxX
46 IvyLeague
47 kag
48 Magician
49 Epic
50 Neobility
51 Vandoom
52 iambiscuit
53 civila
54 Galwen
55 Chelo
56 Tryla
57 TheDamned
58 StrifeCro
59 bloodyface
61 Wiltri
62 Reizek
63 prozeal
64 Ian
65 illwill
66 DayMan
67 Thachzor
68 LiquidSora
69 transduction
70 Rase
71 PandaButt
72 Khymera
73 hoodrych
74 Ereath
75 Meister
76 joidvivr
77 Poisty1991
78 Ace
79 Draven
80 Petze777
81 Kolento
82 SnowAce
83 MeKeel
84 Realz
85 Hafu
86 Trinity
87 Devia
88 puffin
89 Akogare
90 Rossi
91 Thunderbuddy
92 shindiggg
93 tricksR4kids
94 Fpv000
95 Veev
96 Brainboy
97 Jw0ok
98 allurin
99 Durkonudo
100 Minck

See our top ranked players in the European region here.

List of World Championship Qualified Players (Updated 7/24)

Blizzard has updated their list of players who have already qualified to participate in the World Championship Qualifier event! These players have qualified with their expert performance in Ranked Play Seasons, with a handful of players having earned seeds through qualifying community tournament events! Interested in earning a spot in the qualifiers? Players can check out an updated list of eligible community tournaments on the Hearthstone website!

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World Championship - Qualified Players

Region BattleTag Points Qualification
US hyped 261 Season 1
US Firebat 258 Season 1
US Hafu 250 Season 3
US Bounds 208 Season 2
US backspace 188 Season 1
US LuigEzz 188 Season 1
US puffin 178 Season 2
US Strelzik 176 Season 3
US bma 174 Season 3
US Ostkaka 160 Season 2
US Imamurgl 153 Season 1
US BwaMu 149 Season 1
US Alchemixt 147 Season 1
US sjow 146 Season 2
US Razor 146 Season 3
US Fpv000 139 Season 2
US dengxu 100 Season 2
US Forsen 99 Season 3
US purpledrank 98 Season 3
US Admirable 97 Season 1
US BattleTag 97 Season 2
US ShinyPants 97 Season 3
US mitjdw 96 Season 1
US Kabi 96 Season 3
US reynad 95 Season 2
US Gigaduckman 95 Season 2
US Failfellow 94 Season 1
US Camere 94 Season 2
US BoLiN 93 Season 1
US KaRyu 93 Season 2
US Neghr 92 Season 2
US ErA 92 Season 3
US Abaporu 91 Season 1
US rain 91 Season 2
US prodigy 90 Season 1
US dog 90 Season 3
US Azuresky 90 Season 3
US Otter 89 Season 2
US Daxxon 88 Season 2
US Tom 88 Season 3
US Realz 87 Season 1
US nacanoob 87 Season 3
US Savjz 86 Season 2
US Azuzu 86 Season 3
US Freshca 85 Season 1
US Fang 85 Season 3
US Akogare 84 Season 1
US Luchesi 84 Season 3
US Vandalism 69 ESL PreSeason Cup 35
US StrifeCro 68 Tavern Takeover 2
US Miushock 0 ESL PreSeason Cup 33
US Impact 0 ESL PreSeason Cup 39
US DTWO 0 ESL PreSeason Cup 43
US Tarei 0 ESL PreSeason Cup 45
US Luffy 0 ESL PreSeason Cup 47
US HeftyStyle 0 Fireside July
US radicalmatt 0 Fireside July
US Blackout 0 ZOTAC Cup 18
US Isokaas 0 ZOTAC Cup 20
US leomane 0 ZOTAC Cup 21
US johnjohnjohn 0 ZOTAC Cup 22
US varranis 0 ZOTAC Cup 23
US spiffy 0 ZOTAC Cup 25

The list of qualified players for the European region can be found here.

For more information on how points are calculated, please see the official rules.

For more information on community tournaments that award seeds to a Hearthstone Championship Qualifier Tournament, click here.

For more information on the Hearthstone World Championship, click here.

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funny motivational speakerGood judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment."
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A motivational speaker who suggests that life is to be perfect all the time, despite reality, misleads the audience. That speaker is wrong.

Sink down lower than you’ve ever sunk

It may be a cliche, but it's true:  When you hit the bottom there is nowhere else to go but up. While you are building back up, you are building character through success. When you go through really tough emotional times, it can help to remind yourself that life can only get better from here. The next time things go wrong, you know that you can handle it, that you’ve done it before and were a success so you can do it again. Life is about change. All of life is about change, from the seasons to plant and animal lifespans. You and I are changing every minute of every day, fashioned by every experience and every exchange we have with others.  Like it or not change happens, and when you realize that it's usually for the better, it delights you with the motivation to face new challenges and life goals.

As a motivational speaker, I give these three ideas about change:

Change Builds:

Character. Change creates challenge, and challenge has the capacity to teach people about their limitations and their gifts. When things go wrong or mistakes are made it builds humility; when we overcome new obstacles, we build our gifts.

Wisdom. A new level of sensitivity and relating to others comes from surviving life challenges.

Gratitude. When we have it all, we tend to take it for granted. When what we have is taken away, we often gain a new appreciation for what we had and a new recognition of what we still have. When you fail to appreciate life you lose your Joy.

By confronting problems you can find healthier solutions. In the midst of chaos, loss and frustration you may be learning to:

  • Balance toughness with sensitivity
  • Go deep inside and embrace fear for real self development
  • Build mental and emotional toughness
  • Persevere toward success
  • Be on purpose when your off balance
  • Be hard on problems and soft on people
  • Manage perceived threats
  • Deepen social support
  • Believe, have hope, and find inspiration
  • See change not as interruption, but as opportunity for leadership and self development to steer your life.

It is easy to disengage and detach from life when things aren’t the way you want. It can be easy to avoid struggle. However, distancing yourself from conflict, leadership, and change only makes the situation worse - it prolongs the change and postpones your date with responsibility. Passivity leads to a victim mindset, and soon complaining takes over while you feel your life is controlled by others.

Develop compassion for yourself given the circumstances, understand there will be some good in this bad.  Take a deep breath and decide how you are going to handle the change in your life!

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