Through a long, circuitous route, I found such a wonderful video …
You know sometimes how your friend e-mails you something cool? Well, my friend Kathy in Maryland sent me this great quote from the movie Akeelah and the Bee. She didn’t know where it came from, so I looked it up. The quote is from the very well-known and wonderful metaphysical writer and teacher, Marianne Williamson. I have two books of hers, A Woman’s Worth and A Return to Love. As it turns out, the quote is from the latter, called Everyday Grace, right there on her website. (Go check it out – it’s perfect.)
OK, so now I’m on her site, which I love … I scroll down and there’s this video … after watching it, I go to the “offical” Starbucks site. What I learn is that, on December 7th, 2009 at 1:30 pm GMT, Starbucks invited musicians from all over the world to sing together at the same time to raise awareness for AIDS in Africa. In that one moment, musicians from 156 countries played “All You Need is Love” together. Watch the video as musicians from all around the world come together and share this song. Starbucks has raised enough funds for over 14 million days worth of medicine – as of this date – for those suffering with AIDS.
p.s. Now does this remind me of my favorite guy, Matt, who danced all over the world just to bring people together through dance? Yes, it does, and if you haven’t yet gotten your fill of all those warm and fuzzy feelings, go visit Where the Hell is Matt? and watch Dancing 2008. It still brings tears to my eyes.
Still A Dreamer 
That’s a very cool video. I don’t think I saw USA in it though…
So what was this quote though?
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I didn’t see the USA either! Maybe because it was created by an American company? Or maybe I just missed it.
The quote – go the Marianne Williamson web site – see the link above in the post – and scroll down a bit until you see the quote on Everyday Grace, from her book of the same title.
I so want to put this on my blog, but know I cannot as it is copyrighted, so perhaps I will write about it with a link again. What she writes is truly where it’s at. I know you’ll love it.
Jeanne
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You can use a quote on your blog. Of course you can. You just have to link it and give credit to who said it. There is nothing wrong or illegal by saying, “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right,” by Henry Ford.
Nothing wrong with that at all.
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This can get sticky ….
I’m less concerned with using a quote of someone who’s dead, as it’s probably in public domain, but such a large paragraph from a living author … wasn’t so sure.
I did check her book, and with what she has written in the front regarding copyrights and permissions, etc., I do feel more comfortable about putting that one paragraph in a post with proper credit.
Which I plan to do sometime soon!
Jeanne
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