Inspiration of the day: We are the leaders of today

I invest my time & life in youth & environment

because of my desire and passion 

to improve the the state of our world. 

The young leaders who are working 

on sustainable development today,

will build a better world for us in the future. 

You just wait and see. 

Time and again we prove that 

WE are not the leaders of tomorrow, 

WE are the leaders of today.

Members of the International Youth Movement at the UN Climate Change conference in Copenhagen using their bodies and stand in solidarity with Africa and vulnerable nations to declare: "We will not die quietly"(©Robert van Waarden - All Rights Reserved. To License Visit www.vanwaardenphoto.com)

Inspiration of the day: Count your blessings

Every time I feel frustrated, I remind myself of the inspiring young & single mother I had met while campaigning during the 2011 Philippine elections who was earning less than $2/day and had to come home everyday to feed her 3 beautiful children under the age of 5. Count your blessings. 

Photo Credit: Vito Selma www.vitoselma.tumblr.com

Inspiration of the day: It's an exciting time to be alive

"It's an exciting time to be alive." My colleague and friend, Anna Oposa says. This is the exact same thing my forefathers had said when my country gained our (Philippine) independence from the 300-year Spanish regime, or during the time when ignorance was ignored and the beginning of curiosity was encouraged and awakened the world during the Renaissance, or when the Americans revolted against authority that was unbending through the American Revolution. I am confident we will rise through the greatest challenge in the history of our time and emulate the great generations before us who have made pivotal moments that have defined our present and we will become another great generation who will provide generations after us a bright & sustainable human future. I resonate Anna's sentiments, it is an exciting time indeed.