Catching Up

With the arrival of our newest hero, I’ve been lax in getting some important links written about in the last week.  So, here is some reading.

The biggest event was the 64th birthday of Aung San Suu Kyi.  She is still imprisoned in Myanmar.  Many people across the world, famous and not, have left messages of support for her at this website: http://64forsuu.org/ I encourage you to educate yourself on her story if you haven’t already.  I’ve certainly written about her a few times here.  Her struggle is important in comparison to other dictatorships around the world.

The Spiteful Critic website has this comparison of the hero’s journeys in Harry Potter, Star Wars, Star Trek, and Matrix.  Nothing new, but quite a nifty way to explain the concept to someone else if you feel the need.

Third was a blog post concerning the speech Phil Zimbardo made at the First World Congress on Positive Psychology with Martin Seligman.  It concerns Heroic Imagination versus Hostile Imagination.  It’s good to see the ideas getting recognition.