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English: A key topic of this blog certainly is Bullying, and what can be done against it.
Deutsch: Ein Kernthema dieses Blogs is ganz sicherlich Mobbing, und was dagegen getan werden kann.
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D: Es gibt aber auch noch viele andere Themen - schaut Euch einfach um :-)!
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

For Us

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I got in close touch with a topic these days that moves me very much and weighs me down - bullying. Nothing really new, I know. But it's always different if this kind of abuse affects someone you know and like.

This has happened to me just the other day, and I felt a deep need to do something, to raise attention and awareness, and to offer a boost of courage and self-esteem.

Bullying concerns us all. Either as being a victim - all too often without any one knowing, even the closest of friends or family. Or as being someone who becomes aware of abuse, of brutality, of violence and grief that a child has to suffer.

FOR KEL, the first video I made, is as a present for someone special, but also as an attempt of a beacon for every child that is in a situation where it has to fear every day for his physical health - and mental sanity.

FOR US, the video you are watching now, is first and foremost for grown-ups.

Everyone of us has been a child once, everyone has maybe been maltreated once in a while. And some of us experienced the same form of physical and mental abuse that many, so many of our children have to suffer from today. This is nothing to be ashamed of. But it should make us wary, and ready to help.

Bullying is no joke.
Bullying is no peccadillo.
Bullying is a serious form of abuse,
and the victims need our help:

The help of teachers, of educators,
of friends and family.

And even if you become witness to a child being bullied that is not your own, and none whatsoever related to you ... This child needs your help anyway. With all you can do, how little it may be.

I'm making these videos for just that exact reason. I'm far away from where the things I refer to are happening, and yet I do what little I can with that.


If you are close to someone in need - then don't close your eyes.
Reach out a hand.
Offer a friendly word.
Dry some tears.

You are needed.

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Thanks for helping me producing this video:


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Song info credited in the end of the video.

The Song is taken from the album
"Snow Borne Sorrow"
by Nine Horses



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Monday, March 9, 2009

For Kel




Stay strong. You will make it. I have faith in you.


Think about the following - what is a bully?

bully = someone who tyrannizes, mistreats
and beats up others
that are weaker than he himself.

Pathetic.


But there's another meaning to the word ...

bully = corned beef

So, "bully" stands for a kind of
sad excuse for regular beef meat.


And it also stands for ... a sad excuse for a human being.


Don't stay alone.
Seek help.
Stand your ground.
And breathe freely again.


A bully is Corned Beef on legs.


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Sunday, March 8, 2009

One more thing: Todd is NOT right!


When I was a boy
And things moved too slow
And universes revolved around
Things I didn't know

When I was a boy
And I made mistakes
I was humiliated
Til I knew my place

And I fear that it isn't enough

Ignorance hurts
Injustice inflames
I remember the feelings
But forgotten their names

When I was a boy
I saw through their lies
I swore I wouldn't become
The thing I despised

And I fear that it isn't enough


Nine Horses, A HISTORY OF HOLES

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Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Francis Bernier, PRINCE D'AZUR

Buy Francis Bernier's album
"Prince d'Azur"
here!
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Duet by Francis Bernier and Serge Lama

Words by Serge Lama

Music by Michael Sylvain

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Album:
Francis Bernier
PRINCE D'AZUR
(2007)






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Monday, March 2, 2009

Francis Bernier, TANT QUE L'ON S'AIME

Watch a new video for
Francis Bernier's song "Prince d*Azur"
(made by me, incl. lyrics in French and English)
here!

Buy Francis Bernier's album
"Prince d'Azur"
here!
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 Francis Bernier
TANT QUE L'ON S'AIME

Si je pouvais parler au monde
Je lui parlerais de ses rivières
Qui coulent au fil des saisons
Et rejoignent mes prières

Si je pouvais parler aux hommes
Je leur parlerais du bonheur
Sans artifice, tout simplement
Qu'il prend sa source dans nos cœurs

Je leur parlerais des étés
Et d'un grand fleuve de liberté

Tout simplemant
Je leur dirais
Tout ce que j'espère
Tout simplement
Je leur dirais
Tout ce que j'aime

Tout simplement

Je leur ranconterais
Que le printemps viendra toujours
Tant que l'on s'aime


Si je pouvais changer les choses
Je prendrais toujours mon temps
À l'humanité j'offrirais une rose
Et à la nature un pansement

Si je pouvais parler aux hommes
Je leur apprendrais que la joie
Sans artifice, tout simplement
Fleurit au plus profond de soi

Je leur parlerais des hivers
Des grands espaces et de la lumière

Tout simplement
Je leur dirais
tout ce que j'espère
Tout simplement
Je leur dirais
Tout ce que j'aime

Tout simplement

Je leur ranconterais
Que le printemps viendra toujours
Tant que l'on s'aime


Si je pouvais parler au monde
Avant que la nuit ne tombe
Je lui dirais que l'espoir demeure
Tant que l'on s'aime

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Paroles:
Sophie Nault et Paule Tremblay


Album:
Prince D'Azur
(2007)


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