Sometimes, it takes an artist to perfectly make a point. Liang Kegang lives in Beijing, and after a trip to the south of France he returned with something precious - a jar of clean Provence mountain air. To drive his point home, he auctioned the jar before a group of about 100 Chinese artists and collectors and was paid 5,250 yuan ( $845) for it. "Air should be the most valueless commodity, free to breathe for any vagrant or beggar," Liang … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2014
Reach your full potential
Don't box yourself in, reach your full potential. Receive FREE the 50 Components of a Quantum Revolution, and learn how you too can be a Quantum Revolutionary! Just fill out the mailing form. … [Read more...]
A special little (low waste) retreat…
Tennessee-based blogger and mother of two boys ModFruGal built this modernist but down-to-earth little house among the trees for less than $1,500. ModFruGal says modestly that she's "not a writer, photographer, or designer… just a gal with a vision who isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty," and that she and her "Crafty Counterpart" husband worked together to build this gorgeous little low waste retreat. The dimensions were chosen to minimize … [Read more...]
Quantum Revolution: Creating the World We Know to be True!
Fairphones – repairable, responsible electronics
Smartphones seem to be everywhere these days, and they're fraught with both environmental and social issues - from their use of conflict minerals to poor conditions for the workers who make them. A social enterprise behind a new 'ethical' smartphone, the Fairphone, aims to change that by using conflict-free raw materials for the devices, paying the workers who manufacture them a fair wage, and working to set up e-waste recycling programs for … [Read more...]
Are we buying too much ‘stuff’?
Spending money on experiences rather than material goods is both better for the environment and our happiness. And most people actually know this. So why do we continue to accumulate so much stuff? Researchers from San Francisco State University surveyed individuals before and after making purchases. They found that before buying an item, people thought it was better value. However, people surveyed after the purchase said that experiences were … [Read more...]
Find our way to a better world…
To find our way to a better world, we have to embrace a larger perspective, a global one, in which we see things from a holistic viewpoint in which we integrate our minds and hearts, and in the process develop and cultivate a more evolved consciousness. … [Read more...]
Spring is out there, enjoy it!
Welcome to the Quantum Revolution
...or we can create another world! A Quantum Revolution will create a world of peace; a world with a sane health care system that focuses on healing and wellness; a world of sustainable living; a world that focuses on the greater good; a world where people help one another without thinking, what’s in it for me; a world that measures economic growth by the happiness quotient of a nation’s citizens; a world where people live to their fullest … [Read more...]
Recycled artwork in Bulgaria
Bulgarian and NYC-based Bignatov Studio envisioned and executed this simple but stunning recycled artwork as a community art project, which was recently realized with the help of 128 volunteers in Varna, Bulgaria. Created to support Varna's bid as European Capital of Culture in 2019, the piece -- titled "Mirror Culture" -- consists of over 6,000 recycled CDs that have been attached by hand to a custom-made fishing net. Suspended in the middle of … [Read more...]