I don’t know if you’ve heard of Wangari Maathai? She is a Kenyan environmentalist and all round bad-ass change-maker. Well, you’d say bad-ass if you were in Government in Kenya in the 90′s, but we’re using it in a positive sense here. As in, the kind of person you want on your team when you set out to change the world. What has Wangari Maathai done? She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004… Continue reading
A shout out to Cool People Care to give thanks for the mention of G-lish on their inspiring, world-changing site. “This young and growing organization is working in Ghana to provide sources of income for women and to make an environmental statement.” Continue reading
I am also awed by Dolly Parton. She might not be your cuppa, but you can’t question that infectious spirit and her passion and commitment. Decades of it. You could say the same of Leonard Cohen, commitment- and passion-wise. (I bet ya never seen those names in the same paragraph before?) Cos Leonard Cohen didn’t write brilliant song lyrics for the past forty odd years because he wanted to, but because he had to. Continue reading
But then you have your Clint Eastwood’s and The Smiths and the Dame Judi’s. “Go ahead, make my seven thousand awesomely committed days, because I started something I couldn’t finish, my Shakespearean sister!” But don’t you just want to punch people who say: “If you love what you do you never have to work a day in your life”? Great for those who love what they do. But life is too short to not have something truly bum-worthy to commit to. Continue reading
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It’s really not difficult to make small changes that will significantly impact our ability to fight global warming so that we can each do our best to help stay below critical levels. We will demonstrate how we make this reality. We’ll explain how you can help. And you can win Gorgeous Gifts too! Continue reading
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