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Here & Now
Anne & Lisa's journey
Welcome To The Open Mind
Hi! We are Anne and Lisa and we believe in potential, aiming high and always pushing ourselves to the limit. We believe that no matter what it is that we want to achieve, as long as there is a will we can achieve anything. Absolutely anything is possible.We both have the awareness that if we transform ourselves we can create a transformation in the world, whether small or big. The important thing is to act now in the present.
Freedom Is Now!
by Anne
Simple Acts of Love
January 26, 2010
I feel like writing about love yet again, love is everything to me and since I’ve been in South Africa love has been the main topic of conversation. What I have learned is that the only way I genuinely gain a true understanding of anything is if there is love present. I live for LOVE. I have learned so much more about LOVE since being here in Khayelitsha.
Live & Love
by Audrey
Being able to Love myself
...even my imperfections
January 25, 2010
Let me start this blog with talking about LOVE. Right now it’s about me, me being able to love myself even my imperfections. To have love, you have to have honesty and right now I’m working on being honest with myself before I couldn’t be honest with myself because I was scared...
It's Time To Fly!
by Lisa
Why are children always the first to hurt?
October 2, 2009
I haven’t written for the site for a while, purely because I have been living in the purely physical world for the first time in a long time. I haven’t meditated everyday, I haven’t written, I haven’t questioned everything. I have just lived in the moment in the rat race of life and what a difference...
What comes to my mind when I think of Umm Sayhoun and the bedouins who live there? This for me is an easy question, I think of absolute freedom & peace. To me, Umm Sayhoun feels like home. There is just something so special that exists there and it has truly captured my soul.
Eyes Of A Child: West Bank
Hi! I'm Alexandra Booth and I'm 8 1/2 years old. I'm doing The Peace Cycle from Amman through the West Bank and into Jerusalem. I wanted to do this to see what the people are like because my mum has told me lots about it and that everyone there is so nice and she's always so happy when she talks about them.
Lauren Booth is a journalist & Peace activist. We didn't know each other until we met on The Peace Cycle and over the last couple of weeks she has been a source of inspiration to me. She is an incredible woman and mother filled with so much love & passion.
I’ve decided to share some of the human moments that happened to be caught on film. I rarely film people, I tend to just stick to my camera but I’m so glad I did because today I’ve been downloading and watching the footage and words cannot describe how I felt when I saw them...
As you all know both Lisa and I are obsessed with LOVE, we both live our lives for love, to experience love and to give love. Love comes in many different forms and takes on many different meanings depending on who you talk to.
The Fence
I was just back to walking whilst my dad was beginning to die.
Beautiful Eyes
My role was purely producer on this one which was a real challenge for me.
Jordan
A land of peace. Images from May-June 2008.
What Is God?
A series of portraits from Venice Beach.
- Eyes Of A Child: West Bank - (October 2009 by Alexandra Booth)
- Open Borders Open Minds - (October 2009 by Lauren Booth)
- Why are children always the first to hurt? - (October 2, 2009 by Lisa Whelan)
- I know Nothing and I know Everything - (September 14, 2009 by Lisa Whelan)
- Peace - (September 3, 2009 by Lisa Whelan)
- Nature can be our greatest teacher - (August 18, 2009 by Anne Carr)
Music Feeds The Soul
Music music music! I love music and it has played a big part in my journey, I don't watch TV but when I'm not enjoying the silence, I'm always listening to music. Music feeds my soul and has inspired me so much throughout my life.
Film Touches The Heart
Film has played such a huge part in my life. To me film is feeling, making us see with new eyes, feel with new emotions, listen with a new understanding. Film is a true reflection of life. Film was my saviour.
