http://52.absolute.org Stories that changed our lives Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:59:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One tiny little movement, practically imperceptible to the human eye, so slight you would hardly feel it and yet so powerful you would never believe what it is capable of accomplishing. One day it was shy and unsure of itself, the next day it was beautiful, liberated and secretly powerful. ... http://52.absolute.org/2010/03/07/the-butterfly-effect/ Perhaps you know someone like this: no matter what they do or what predicament they find themselves in, life just seems to be taken in stride for them. They make it look so easy. Other people in the same situation may be freaking out, melting down, or running away. But ... http://52.absolute.org/2010/02/27/sprezzatura-on-bamboo-poles/ Human rights are not always something that you or I think about very often. Most of us live and work in a world where we never really have to consider how they affect our lives: we take many privileges for granted and in our thinking, they are natural, not something ... http://52.absolute.org/2010/02/21/misaels-hope/ Peter Parker's aunt once looked him in the eye and said to him, "Always remember: with great power comes great responsibility". Months later, as he emerged into the beloved Spiderman, he never forgot those words. They were what helped him to see that he wasn't helpless to watch injustice happen. ... http://52.absolute.org/2010/02/14/never-forgotten/ Absolute has had many incredible moments over the years. We have met people all over the world, many of them quietly and consistently creating a revolution on their own terms: through love, compassion, hope and generosity. Nikki is one of those people and she is an inspiration for many of ... http://52.absolute.org/2010/02/07/how-a-revolution-begins/ A name is a powerful thing. With one simple word, something or someone is identified, remembered, and even emotions attached to the designate of that name are stirred up. A name means someone has a place in the world, that they are wanted here, and that they matter. Since the ... http://52.absolute.org/2010/01/31/because-he-belongs/ Judel's smile lights up his eyes and is as wide as his whole face. He is quiet and shy, but always full of insight when you sit down to talk to him. Judel is incredibly kind, meek and full of hopeful thoughts. I have never known him to be demanding ... http://52.absolute.org/2010/01/24/lakay-se-lakay/ It's really hard to imagine what it feels like to be someone else. I have watched political leaders and wondered what it is like to carry the weight of a nation's representation. I have watched Olympic athletes and wondered what it is like to feel the eyes of your nation ... http://52.absolute.org/2010/01/20/through-their-eyes/ A lot happens when you take in a breath. That breath is warm, it is full of the source of life, and in the fraction of time that it takes to take it you are granted just a little longer on this earth. And when that breath ceases, the silence ... http://52.absolute.org/2010/01/14/but-a-breath/ It was super hot and the smell was quite bad. I was surrounded by loud music and laughter. I closed my eyes and listened to the mix of familiar and unfamiliar voices that tickled my ears with their chatter and I remembered a memory I had from when we first ... http://52.absolute.org/2010/01/03/no-limits/