What an inspiring woman...
I have been back in the UK for a month now and am just about settling back into western life once more.
Coming back to the UK after an extended period in a country like India, you cannot help but to see life and events that happen from a completely different (and for me much clearer) perspective than before.
One of the things that I missed most when I was away was Alternatives in London. Alternatives is an amazing organisation which hosts talks every Monday evening in St James church in Piccadilly. Alternatives are a not-for-profit organization who call themselves ‘a place of inspiration for heart, mind and soul’
I have had the absolute privilege of assisting with Alternatives for the past 5 years and I have heard some incredible speakers from all over the world, such as Esther Hicks, Neale Donald Waslch, Byron Katie, Doreen Virtue, Sonia Choquette, to name but a few.
Listening to these inspiring speakers week in, week out has had a profound effect on my own personal and inner development.
None, however, has moved me as much as Camila Batmanghelidjh did last night. Camila is the founder of Kids Company in London in 1996. They provide practical, emotional and educational support to vulnerable inner-city children and the work that they are doing is absolutely phenomenal.
Camila spoke from the heart and the audience was absolutely spellbound as she told us some of the stories about the children in her care and what life is really like for a huge number of these vulnerable and disadvantaged children (they are currently helping 14,000 children in London). Many people were in tears as they heard the terrifying circumstances in which these children live.
What made Camila so inspiring was her passion and her total dedication to helping these children to turn their lives around. She spoke calmly and simply and straight from the heart.
She told us that we simply need to see how amazing all of these children are. It is too easy to blame the kids when we see violence and drugs on our streets and to lock them into some young offenders institution to punish them for their “bad” behaviour.
But once you hear their stories and what has led them to living like this, you are able to see how incredibly resourceful they all are and all judgement then drops away. This is not to condone their behaviour at all. But unless we can all see past what actions these young people are presenting, unless we can see the scared and vulnerable kids frozen inside of them, then we are never going to work towards finding a real solution for them.
If you are interested in finding out more about Kids Company; either to volunteer or to make a donation, then please go onto their website www.kidsco.org.uk
Coming back to the UK after an extended period in a country like India, you cannot help but to see life and events that happen from a completely different (and for me much clearer) perspective than before.
One of the things that I missed most when I was away was Alternatives in London. Alternatives is an amazing organisation which hosts talks every Monday evening in St James church in Piccadilly. Alternatives are a not-for-profit organization who call themselves ‘a place of inspiration for heart, mind and soul’
I have had the absolute privilege of assisting with Alternatives for the past 5 years and I have heard some incredible speakers from all over the world, such as Esther Hicks, Neale Donald Waslch, Byron Katie, Doreen Virtue, Sonia Choquette, to name but a few.
Listening to these inspiring speakers week in, week out has had a profound effect on my own personal and inner development.
None, however, has moved me as much as Camila Batmanghelidjh did last night. Camila is the founder of Kids Company in London in 1996. They provide practical, emotional and educational support to vulnerable inner-city children and the work that they are doing is absolutely phenomenal.
Camila spoke from the heart and the audience was absolutely spellbound as she told us some of the stories about the children in her care and what life is really like for a huge number of these vulnerable and disadvantaged children (they are currently helping 14,000 children in London). Many people were in tears as they heard the terrifying circumstances in which these children live.
What made Camila so inspiring was her passion and her total dedication to helping these children to turn their lives around. She spoke calmly and simply and straight from the heart.
She told us that we simply need to see how amazing all of these children are. It is too easy to blame the kids when we see violence and drugs on our streets and to lock them into some young offenders institution to punish them for their “bad” behaviour.
But once you hear their stories and what has led them to living like this, you are able to see how incredibly resourceful they all are and all judgement then drops away. This is not to condone their behaviour at all. But unless we can all see past what actions these young people are presenting, unless we can see the scared and vulnerable kids frozen inside of them, then we are never going to work towards finding a real solution for them.
If you are interested in finding out more about Kids Company; either to volunteer or to make a donation, then please go onto their website www.kidsco.org.uk
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