Be Up Life!

What is the hidden power of a smile?

TED?

Some of you may be familiar with TED. TED? TED's mission is to "TED is a nonprofit Devoted to spreading ideas, Usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less)." Originally, they were conferences about technology, design and entertainment. Currently, these talks cover almost all topics, whether business, sciences, ... it's definitely an incredible source of inspiration and learning, a genuine spirit openness.

5 Tips to be more productive and save time

Be more productive at work to have more time for leisure, we want it all. Here are 5 ways to increase productivity ...

Why you should go out now

Yes fall is present, yes, it's getting cold, it rains often ... so what? Why not going outside? As the Swiss would say "There is no bad weather, there are only bad equipments!"

A discovery of poetical street art: Pejac

I am curious by nature and love to discover again and again new things, new artists, new art expressions. As explained here, I hope you can, thanks to this site, make many beautiful discoveries. The artists are very numerous and unfortunately art and culture are areas sometimes put aside by our society, especially in times of crisis, while they allow to escape a few minutes, take a step back, smile, discover, share, ...
Besides, if you're an artist, feel free to share your work!

I recently discovered, quite by chance, a Spanish artist: Pejac!

Wake up ... One of the hardest steps of the day for some of us ... And yet, so mandatory. Alarm clock, leave our bed, shower, look in front of the mirror, breakfast ... and presto, we jump in our car, we take public transport , ... The day really begins, we leave, perhaps already late, for work. This is the daily routine for lot of us.

I'm young... and I like classical music! If I say Versailles and Mozart, what do you say?

I'm young ... and I like classical music!

It may be trivial to some, amazing to others, and yet ...

The stereotype of the person who loves classical music is a person aged 45, who has a family, who has principles, which is cultivated, intelligent, who has money ... What a pity! Why only these people could enjoy classical music, a so rich and varied music? We are not talking of summer hits but requiem, concerto, opera, ... many of composer/songwriters have died long before we stop to interpret their works.

You don't have to try to understand classical music to enjoy it. Let yourself be taken away by the sound, notes, instruments, ... And contrary to popular belief, this musical style is not restricted to those of the upper classes. Many initiatives, and I strongly encourage them to do, want to make classical music accessible to a much wider audience, both from a financial and a cultural perspective.

Are you an artist?

You're not an artist? Yes, you are one! We are all artists, we all can be creative even if we refuse to admit it.

Why do we think that we are not artists? Because we are afraid. Although we do not always dare to admit, the judgment of others on our own creative work scares us. Sometimes it is enough that one made fun of us a few years ago to no longer dare to express, to draw on a sheet corner, to sing loudly ...

Art is not an exact science, a painting is not good or bad from the time it is personal. Certainly, there are techniques to acquire if we want to respect the concepts of perspective, proportion, etc. You can not replicate a Picasso, Manet or Magritte overnight but is that really the goal? Why not dare to start simply, whatever the result?