“Afraid is a country where they issue us passports at birth and hope we never seek citizenship in any other country. ” Audre Lorde

I love this quote. I interpret it this way: From the moment you start to feel fear and buy into it, you limit yourself from experiencing people, places and things. You make your world smaller.

Having worked with children of all ages for the past 20 years, I know we are not born with fear, we learn it. Being aware of our fears and working to overcome them is at once the definition of growing and yet, staying “young.”

I like Seth Godin’s post today:

The problem with a mic drop

It’s fun to say the perfect thing at the perfect time. Mic drop.

The problem is that then you have to bend over and pick up the microphone.

Conversations take more effort but tend to be worth it.

Mapua University student Carvey Ehren Maigue has won the first ever James Dyson Sustainability Award for his invention of solar panels made from food waste. His solar panels not only use food waste, but also make the process of converting solar energy more efficient: “Maigue’s AuREUS system is designed to continue harvesting light even during cloudy weather.”

His observations of the Aurora Borealis and the food waste caused by global warming inspired him to solve these issues. You can read more here.

*From MyModernMet.com