Songs that may make you feel less alone (peace music)

From the TED.com YouTube channel: Luke Sital-Singh sings songs of love, longing and grief in this stirring performance of “Afterneath” and “Killing Me.” “These are the songs I just never tire of hearing and I never tire of writing, because they make me feel less alone,” Sital-Singh says.

How to Live with Integrity (inspirational video)

From the GoalCast YouTube channel: This is how the world’s biggest music manager, Scooter Braun, climbed out of his rock-bottom to make it to the top. What started as sweat, tears and hustle blossomed into a life of generosity and compassion, all because of one important piece of wisdom from his father.

Thailand Cave Rescue: A True Miracle (inspirational video)

From the GoalCast YouTube channel: Goalcast brings you a brand new series on our every day heroes. In this episode, you will see the Thai cave rescue that sparked headlines around the world when 12 boys and their soccer coach were discovered stuck inside a flooded cave. What followed was an extraordinary proof of the human spirit.

How women in rural India turned courage into capital (inspirational video)

From the TED.com YouTube channel: When bankers refused to serve her neighbors in rural India, Chetna Gala Sinha did the next best thing: she opened a bank of her own, the first ever for and by women in the country. In this inspiring talk, she shares stories of the women who encouraged her and continue to push her to come up with solutions for those denied traditional financial backing.

Why I fight for the education of refugee girls like me (inspirational video)

From the TED.com YouTube channel: After fleeing war-torn South Sudan as a child, Mary Maker found security and hope in the school at Kenya’s Kakuma Refugee Camp. Now a teacher of young refugees herself, she sees education as an essential tool for rebuilding lives — and empowering a generation of girls who are too often denied entrance into the classroom. “For the child of war, an education can turn their tears of loss into a passion for peace,” Maker says.
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Identity In The Face Of Terror (inspirational video)

From the TEDx YouTube channel: Gill Hicks’ story is one of compassion and humanity, emerging from the ashes of chaos and hate. Gill shot to international prominence in the worst possible way, as a survivor of the 2005 London Underground bombings. In this talk, she shares – for the first time – some of the most profound lessons she took from that devastating event.

Gill Hicks is considered to be one of the most thought provoking, powerful and life affirming speakers in Australia and the UK. She is globally known as a survivor of the London terrorist bombings on July 7th, 2005. She survived, but suffered severe and permanent injuries, losing both legs from just below the knee.

Originally from Adelaide, Australia, Gill has lived in London since 1991, however in 2012 Gill returned to Australia where she operates nationally and internationally through her not for profit M.A.D. for Peace network. Her unique and compelling projects are aimed at both deterring anyone from following the path of violent extremism and building sustainable models for peace. Read more

I got 99 problems… palsy is just one (humor warning :-)

From the TED.comYouTube channel: “I have cerebral palsy. I shake all the time,” Maysoon Zayid announces at the beginning of this exhilarating, hilarious talk. (Really, it’s hilarious.) “I’m like Shakira meets Muhammad Ali.” With grace and wit, the Arab-American comedian takes us on a whistle-stop tour of her adventures as an actress, stand-up comic, philanthropist and advocate for the disabled.

It’s Good to be Good (inspirational video)

From the TEDx.com YouTube channel: Using Norman Rockwell’s iconic “The Golden Rule” as backdrop, and drawing on his recent research on the health benefits of helping others (increased happiness, ability to cope with loss, lowered anxiety and stress), Post underscores how in the most difficult of times empathy and kindness benefit the giver as much as the receiver.

Stephen G. Post, Ph.D. is a best-selling author who has taught at the University of Chicago Medical School, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (1988-2008), and Stony Brook University School of Medicine (2008-), where he is Founding Director of the Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care, and Bioethics. He is an elected member of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, the New York Academy of Medicine, and the Royal Society of Medicine, London.

Post addressed the U.S. Congress on volunteerism and public health, and received the Congressional Certificate of Special Recognition for Outstanding Achievement. He received the Kama Book Award in Medical Humanities from World Literacy Canada in 2008. He has served as a Senior Scholar for the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Read more

Forgiveness Requires Gratitude (inspirational video)

Simple ‘happiness’ advice from the the Director of Stanford Forgiveness Projects, Fred Luskin.

Freedom from the money culture (inspirational video)

From the TEDx YouTube channel: Lynne Twist delves into the motivations behind actions that outwardly appear as charitable and altruistic, emphasizing the importance of evaluating the morality of money and its uses. The intentions behind the dollar may be worth more than the dollar itself, and it is through a retelling of a powerful memory in garnering donations for hunger alleviation that she shows how money can be used to either help oneself or others.

For more than 40 years, Lynne Twist has been a recognized global visionary committed to alleviating poverty and hunger and supporting social justice and environmental sustainability. From working with Mother Teresa in Calcutta, to the refugee camps in Ethiopia and the threatened rainforests of the Amazon, Lynne’s on-the-ground work has brought her a deep understanding of the social tapestry of the world and the historical landscape of the times we are living in. Read more

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