Positive Chronicles : Edition XXXXXX

Our Paralympians: Beacons of hope and inspiration in an uncertain world

Last week, we celebrated exactly 20 years since the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games. While there are differing views of the ongoing legacy of such games, there is no disputing the impact that they have on the amazing athletes on which the show revolves around, and the often transformative role they play in challenging wider society’s attitudes to people with disability and what they can achieve.

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Good news: Injuries caused by firecrackers hit all-time low

Hospitals see a dramatic fall in festival-related accidents

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Don’t ignore the good news from Asia in the fight against Covid-19

The differences between Asia and Europe look more rooted in recent, not ancient, history

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Looking to nature for inspiration

Documenting every species living in the world’s zoos, aquariums and wildlife sanctuaries is an ambitious goal of National Geographic’s Photo Ark project led by its fellow and award-winning photographer Joel Sartore.

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Covid-inspired animations featured at Feinaki Beijing Animation Week

Independent animation is gaining increasing popularity in China and that includes both short films and full length features. On Wednesday, nine short films were released to the public, with many young filmmakers trying to explore their relationship with the world through the moving pictures.

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Zen Fable : The Bowl

A monk told Joshu: “I have just entered the monastery. Please teach me.”

Joshu asked: “Have you eaten your rice porridge?”

The monk replied: “I have eaten.”

Joshu said: “Then you had better wash your bowl.”

At that moment the monk was enlightened.

Interpretation :

“There is something profound and yet minimalist about this advice. It’s: don’t get your head caught up in all this thinking about the meaning of life … instead, just do. Just wash your bowl. And in the washing, you’ll find all you need.”

We think we do, but, most of the time, there’s no need to think, plan or strategize, because, ultimately, it won’t make a big difference which option we choose. There’s always one or multiple next steps to take. So we might as well take any one of them. Often, there’s more satisfaction to be drawn from doing.

No matter how our path unfolds, mindfulness always lies on the way.

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