Six Pillars of Self-Esteem

Have you read this? What are your thoughts on self-esteem in general? 

"Did you write the book of love
And do you have faith in God above
If the Bible tells you so?
Do you believe in rock and roll?
Can music save your mortal soul?
And can you teach me how to dance real slow?"

A long long time ago
I can still remember how
That music used to make me smile
And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those people dance
And maybe they'd be happy for a while

But February made me shiver
With every paper I'd deliver
Bad news on the doorstep
I couldn't take one more step

I can't remember if I cried
When I read about his widowed bride
Something touched me deep inside
The day the music died
So

[Chorus]
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
And them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die

Did you write the book of love
And do you have faith in God above
If the Bible tells you so?
Do you believe in rock and roll?
Can music save your mortal soul?
And can you teach me how to dance real slow?

Well, I know that you're in love with him
'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
You both kicked off your shoes
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues

I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
But I knew I was out of luck
The day the music died
I started singin'

[Chorus]
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
And them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die

Now, for ten years we've been on our own
And moss grows fat on a rolling stone
But, that's not how it used to be

When the jester sang for the king and queen
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
And a voice that came from you and me

Oh and while the king was looking down
The jester stole his thorny crown
The courtroom was adjourned
No verdict was returned

And while Lenin read a book on Marx
The quartet practiced in the park
And we sang dirges in the dark
The day the music died
We were singin'

[Chorus]
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
And singin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die

Helter skelter in a summer swelter
The birds flew off with a fallout shelter
Eight miles high and falling fast

It landed foul on the grass
The players tried for a forward pass
With the jester on the sidelines in a cast

Now the half-time air was sweet perfume
While sergeants played a marching tune
We all got up to dance
Oh, but we never got the chance

'Cause the players tried to take the field
The marching band refused to yield
Do you recall what was revealed
The day the music died?
We started singin'

[Chorus]
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
And singin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die

Oh, and there we were all in one place
A generation lost in space
With no time left to start again

So come on Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
'Cause fire is the devil's only friend

Oh and as I watched him on the stage
My hands were clenched in fists of rage
No angel born in Hell
Could break that Satan's spell

And as the flames climbed high into the night
To light the sacrificial rite
I saw Satan laughing with delight
The day the music died
He was singin'

[Chorus]
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die

I met a girl who sang the blues
And I asked her for some happy news
But she just smiled and turned away

I went down to the sacred store
Where I'd heard the music years before
But the man there said the music wouldn't play

And in the streets the children screamed
The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed
But not a word was spoken
The church bells all were broken

And the three men I admire most
The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost
They caught the last train for the coast
The day the music died
And they were singing

[Chorus]
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
And them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die

They were singing
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die

Songwriters: MCLEAN, DON

American Pie lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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KONY 2012

In response to the Israelis who expressed their love for the Iranian people and opposed the possibility of war with Iran... 

With awareness there comes choice. And so you are able to say: "I allow this moment to be as it is". And then, suddenly, where before there was irritation, there is now a sense of aliveness and peace. And out of that comes right action.

your life story

If you speak to somebody at the level of the mind, then you will speak to their mind. If you speak to their heart, then you will speak to their heart. But if you speak through your life, and your life is the story, then you will change lives. - Deepak Chopra

A Separation

The director of the Iranian film "A Separation," which won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film Sunday night, delivered a heartfelt plea for the people of Iran to be recognized for their contributions to culture and not just for the harsh words exchanged lately between political officials.

"At this time many Iranians all over the world are watching us and I imagine them to be very happy," said Asghar Farhadi, the writer and director of the film. "They are happy not just because of an important award or a film or a filmmaker, but because at the time when talk of war, intimidation and aggression is exchanged between politicians, the name of their country, Iran, is spoken here through her glorious culture."


http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/27/us-oscars-aseparation-idUSTRE81Q06X20120227

Naked by Mana Neyestani

Naked by Mana Neyestani

Iran’s Next Generation

http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/galleries/2011/05/29/iranian-students-ziyah-gafic.html

توکا نیستانی

 توکا نیستانی (متولد ۱۳۳۹، شاهرود) معمار و کاریکاتوریست ایرانی است

توکا فرزند منوچهر نیستانی شاعر درگذشته و برادر مانا نیستانی کاریکاتوریست است. وی در سال ۱۳۶۶ از دانشگاه علم و صنعت ایران در رشتهٔ معماری فارغ‌التحصیل شده‌است. او فعالیت حرفه‌ای خود را از سال ۱۳۵۸ با هفته‌نامه «کتاب جمعه» به سردبیریاحمد شاملو آغاز کرد. توکا سابقهٔ همکاری با بیش از ۵۰ نشریه را در کارنامه‌اش دارد و تابه‌حال ۲ بار به‌عنوان بهترین کارتونیست در جشنوارهٔ مطبوعات ایران انتخاب شده‌است توکا در سال ۱۳۸۹ از ایران رفت و در تورنتو، کانادا سکنی گزید. او در وبلاگ شخصی اش علت رفتنش را چنین توضیح داد:

از زندگی مجرمانه خسته شده بودم... به چند پسر و دختر طراحی درس می‌دادم که مجاز نبود، برای طراحی از مدل زنده استفاده می‌کردم که مجاز نبود، سر کلاس صحبت‌هایی می‌کردم که مجاز نبود، بجای سریال‌های تلویزیون خودمان کانال‌هایی را تماشا می‌کردم که مجاز نبود، به موسیقی‌ای گوش می‌کردم که مجاز نبود، فیلم‌هایی را می‌دیدم و در خانه نگهداری می‌کردم که مجاز نبود، گاهی یواشکی سری به "فیس بوق" می‌زدم که مجاز نبود، در کامپیوترم کلی عکس از آدم‌های دوست‌داشتنی و زیبا داشتم که مجاز نبود، در مهمانی‌ها با غریبه‌هایی معاشرت می‌کردم که مجاز نبود، همه‌جا با صدای بلند می‌خندیدم که مجاز نبود، مواقعی که می‌بایست غمگین باشم شاد بودم که مجاز نبود، مواقعی که می‌بایست شاد باشم غمگین بودم که مجاز نبود، خوردن بعضی غذاها را دوست داشتم که مجاز نبود، نوشیدن پپسی را به دوغ ترجیح می‌دادم که مجاز نبود، کتاب‌ها و نویسنده‌های مورد علاقه‌ام هیچکدام مجاز نبود، در مجله‌ها و روزنامه‌هایی کار کرده بودم که مجاز نبود، به چیزهایی فکر می‌کردم که مجاز نبود، آرزوهایی داشتم که مجاز نبود و... درست است که هیچ‌وقت بابت این همه رفتار مجرمانه مجازات نشدم اما تضمینی وجود نداشت که روزی بابت تک‌تک آن‌ها مورد مؤاخذه قرار نگیرم و بدتر از همه فکر این‌که همیشه در حال ارتکاب جرم هستم و باید از دست قانون فرار کنم آزارم می‌داد

http://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%88%DA%A9%D8%A7_%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C

O'Keeffe

“I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing that I wanted to do.”

—  Georgia O'Keeffe

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_O'Keeffe 

star-cross'd lovers

“Two households, both alike in dignity / In fair Verona, where we lay our scene / From ancient grudge break to new mutiny / Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. From forth the fatal loins of these two foes / A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life / Whose misadventured piteous overthrows / Do with their death bury their parents' strife.” 
― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

Tarana Akbari, 12, screams in fear

http://www.poyi.org/69/04/index.php

Tarana Akbari, 12, screams in fear moments after a suicide bomber detonated a bomb in a crowd at the Abul Fazel Shrine in Kabul on December 06, 2011. "When I could stand up, I saw that everybody was around me on the ground, really bloody. I was really, really scared," said the Tarana, whose name means "melody" in English. Out of 17 women and children from her family who went to a riverside shrine in Kabul that day to mark the Shiite holy day of Ashura, seven died including her seven-year-old brother Shoaib.

Lost

“When you lose touch with your inner stillness, you lose touch with yourself. When you lose touch with yourself, you lose yourself in the world.” —  Eckhart Tolle

Optimism

     "From Martin Seligman’s perspective, optimism is *not* about whistling happy tunes to ourselves when life gets challenging. It’s about disciplining our minds to create more empowering explanations of what’s going on."

http://www.aphilosophersnotes.com/

http://tv.aphilosophersnotes.com/71/the-3-ps-of-optimism

If I Were President...

"One objective reality is that our government doesn’t work, not because we have dysfunctional politicians, but because we have dysfunctional voters. As a scientist and educator, my goal, then, is not to become President and lead a dysfunctional electorate, but to enlighten the electorate so they might choose the right leaders in the first place."

Neil deGrasse Tyson

New York, Aug. 21, 2011

Astrophysicist, Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History, and host of NOVAScienceNOW

http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/

Vali Asr Ave By Maedeh Tavangar (Mehrad)

“The inward journey is about finding your own fullness, something that no one else can take away.”

—  Deepak Chopra

Teacher

“What is a teacher? I’ll tell you: it isn’t someone who teaches something, but someone who inspires the student to give of her best in order to discover what she already knows.”

—  Paulo Coelho

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