Sunday, January 6, 2013

Day 20





We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.
        -Buddha



Glowsticking - Girls Collaboration

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Day 19





“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”
-Albert Einstein





Friday, January 4, 2013

Day 18




If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.         -John D. Rockefeller














Somali famine: Ghana schoolboy raises aid money

Andrew Andasi (L) and Ismail Omer, representative of the WFP to Ghana 

An 11-year-old Ghanaian schoolboy has so far raised more than $500 (£300) for victims of the famine in Somalia.
Andrew Andasi launched his campaign last week after watching footage of people walking in search of food.
He told the BBC he wanted to raise a total of $13m during his school holidays from private donations.
After a meeting with the UN World Food Programme Bank director in Ghana to ask for advice, Andrew set up a bank account for donations on Tuesday.
"I'm very very sure that I can raise it in just one month," he told the BBC.
"I want individuals, companies, churches, other organisations to help me get 20m Ghana cedis."
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(Complete story here)

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Day 17






The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
        -Epictetus





Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Day 16





Go big or go home. Because it's true. What do you have to lose?
        -Eliza Dushku





Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Day 15





I've worked too hard and too long to let anything stand in the way of my goals. I will not let my teammates down and I will not let myself down.
        -Mia Hamm