Archive for the ‘inspirational’ Category

This is Water

This is Water

By Ben | inspirational, literature

Though I had been aware of its existence, I hadn't watched or read David Foster [&hellip

Beauty is in the Eye of the Non-hurried

Beauty is in the Eye of the Non-hurried

By Ben | inspirational

by Indexed

Perseverance: Mouse vs. Cookie

Perseverance: Mouse vs. Cookie

By Ben | animals, funny, inspirational

Shown to my HS students right before taking a quiz. They really enjoyed it. by Павел [&hellip

Writers Handwrite Writing Advice on Their Hands

Writers Handwrite Writing Advice on Their Hands

By Ben | clever, inspirational

Neil Gaiman:   Sharon Shinn:   Karen Tidbeck:   Lev Grossman: See 10 more literally [&hellip

Jake the Dog has a Growth Mindset

Jake the Dog has a Growth Mindset

By Ben | education, inspirational, pop culture, quotes

And the relevant clip from the actual episode: by Hannah Hughes, via Neatorama

Fitting In

Fitting In

By Ben | culture, inspirational

I know this feel: Neatorama, later mentioning the above video posted a link to this [&hellip

Landfill Harmonic: An Orchestra from Trash

Landfill Harmonic: An Orchestra from Trash

By Ben | amazing tales, film, inspirational, music

"Landfill Harmonic reveals a mind-boggling, inventive effort to change that - musical instruments made from [&hellip

Audri's Rube Goldberg Monster Trap

Audri's Rube Goldberg Monster Trap

By Ben | education, inspirational

[UPDATE: My related post widget tells me that I posted this same video in March [&hellip

Spacebat: A Tribute

Spacebat: A Tribute

By Ben | animals, inspirational, internet culture, space

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gZgdlYGNJs&version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0] by Diego Camarotta, via

It is not your responsibility to finish the work of perfecting the world, but....

It is not your responsibility to finish the work of perfecting the world, but....

By Ben | inspirational, quotes, religion

via voices-visions.org "It is not your responsibility to finish the work of perfecting the world, [&hellip

Maisie Kate Miller tames a bully with pigtails

Maisie Kate Miller tames a bully with pigtails

By Ben | education, inspirational

via washingtonpost.com "On the stairwell just behind her, the other girl, who’s a sports standout [&hellip

This 5 Year Old Is Good at Playing the Piano. OK, He's Great.

This 5 Year Old Is Good at Playing the Piano. OK, He's Great.

By Ben | inspirational, music

via TYWKIWIDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee")More info & translations at Reddit

An Invocation for Beginnings - zefrank

An Invocation for Beginnings - zefrank

By Ben | inspirational

There is some salty language, but well, it's still good. by ZeFrank