change the world

life in the treehouse sometimes frequently includes:

* theatrical singing while cooking dinner

* spontaneous discussions of philosophical concepts

during dinner preparation earlier this week, kevwrex and i burst into an inspired rendition of michael jackson's song, 'man in the mirror.'

kevwrex played the piano and i bustled around the kitchen while we worked out harmonies. i asked him to read me the lyrics and we discussed the message of the song, inner change...

If you wanna make the world a better place

take a look at yourself and make that change.

now, on the day that we honor martin luther king, i am once again thinking about this concept.

i read his 'i have a dream' speech every year. each time i revisit his words, a different beautiful phrase stands out to me.

this year:

Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom

by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.

this is a call for inner change that speaks very clearly to me right now.

as a reminder of peaceful thinkers and inner change, i printed out gandhi's ten fundamentals for changing the world and posted it in my studio...

  

{via yes and yes}

it was designed by the graphic artist francesca ramos who generously made it downloadable for printing.

to you, my friends:

i send a message of dreams, possibility, and change ringing from the curvaceous peaks of california!