TW Newsletter Number 005 - August 2009
Welcome to the Treasures of Wonderment Newsletter, an online magazine promoting positive change through creative living. A collection of stories from people around the world who help us think outside the box, become innovative people and take us beyond our limits to make a difference.
IN THIS ISSUE:
THE STRANGE STORY OF THOMAS BREAKWELL
The last line of a good poem often leaves me pondering its meaning. Sometime these meanings are revised as time passes. Poetry like revelation takes one deeper. It’s rare that the biography of individual can also have that effect; especially when we know practically nothing about the details of that individual’s life. That’s how I feel about the life of Thomas Breakwell. http://www.treasuresofwonderment.com/story/2009-08-29/strange-story-thomas-breakwell
WHAT IF "FREEDOM" RHYMED WITH HORSE
Emmanuelle Salberter, is a young woman of 40 years, she is from La Louviere, near Brussels in Belgium (Bruxelles en Belgique.) Her friends call her Manu and she is adept in natural resources; e.g. medicine in a global approach; but she is also well recognized by her generous gifts. Taking care of horses, suits her well. She just loves them and will do whatever it takes to protect them. In her quest to protect her beloved horses, she offers us some food for thought. http://www.treasuresofwonderment.com/story/2009-08-20/what-if-freedom-rhymed-horse
NO MATTER WHERE YOU GO, NORTH, EAST, WEST OR SOUTH
My motivation is a personal one. It all started with my experience as an expatriate in the US. I lived in Boston, Massachusetts, which is one of the oldest cities in the United States and simply loved it ; I loved the big houses, the straight and large streets and last but not least the people there, my American neighbors I mean ; I felt really good in my new environment. But family reasons brought me back to France two or three times a year and each time it was like an eye opener and I discovered my own country. http://www.treasuresofwonderment.com/story/2009-08-18/no-matter-where-you-go-north-east-west-or-south
REACHING DOWN AS FAR AS YOU GO
Although I was on stage acting and singing since the age of 5, which you could argue was my musical education, I have never had any formal training. We left Iran with nothing and had since always struggled to make a living. Dance classes which I always craved for, were just a financial impossibility. I remember being taken to one, just to appease me but that was the only one. In my teenage years, my father bought me a very old ‘untuneable’ piano which kept me going for a while. http://www.treasuresofwonderment.com/story/2009-08-17/reaching-down-far-you-go
PRESERVING TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND CULTURE OF LATIN AMERICA
During their performance the group introduces a variety of musical instruments, which were created by the indigenous people of South and Centro America more than five thousand years ago. Other more modern instruments were created as a result of the Spanish and African heritage contribution. The audience is always curious about the origin of the music and instruments. Kids always like to get close to the stage to touch or play the instruments that are very unfamiliar to them. http://www.treasuresofwonderment.com/story/2009-08-15/preserving-traditional-music-and-culture-latin-america
A VOICE THAT TICKLES THE SOUL AND A HARMONICA THAT LIFTS THE SPIRIT
Grandpa has been a New Orleans street icon for decades. His music and comforting presence have touched countless hearts throughout the years. When you think of the French Quarter you think of Grandpa. Many locals and frequent visitors to the Quarter consider Grandpa the saving grace and passionate force behind the revitalization of the city since Hurricane Katrina. His voice reminds us all that music can help the soul persevere through many hardships. http://www.treasuresofwonderment.com/story/2009-08-07/voice-tickles-soul-and-harmonica-lifts-spirit
Free the Friends in Iran
“Iran should release seven Baha'i prisoners accused of espionage because it does not have any evidence against them,” their lawyer Shirin Ebadi (The Nobel Peace Prize 2003) told CNN on Saturday, Aug. 15. The trial of seven Baha’i leaders imprisoned in Iran has been postponed until October 18, 2009. http://www.treasuresofwonderment.com/story/2009-08-13/free-friends-iran
WRITER’S CORNER:
- You Carry The Heavy Stuff - Featuring Esther Bradley-DeTally
http://www.treasuresofwonderment.com/story/2009-08-07/you-carry-heavy-stuff
- At The Plaza - A story by ruie Mullins
http://www.treasuresofwonderment.com/story/2009-08-05/plaza-ruie
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