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John G. Avildsen – rocky

Mind Movie / 1976 / Action Sports Adventure Romance Drama / United States / 119 min / Photographer – Bianca Zenari / Photograph – Statue of David, Florence Italy / LoadingBookmark

Rocky is a movie written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. Focusing on the American dream of how anything is possible to attain. Rocky Balboa an uneducated, kind-hearted working class Italian-American small time club boxer gets …

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Swing Out Sister – breakout

Mind Music / 1986 / Sophisi-Pop / 3:48 min / Photographer – Janet Zenari / Photograph – Little Goldie, Brisbane Australia / LoadingBookmark

Released in 1986 Breakout was the second single from Swing Out Sister’s debut album It’s Better to Travel. The song resulted in a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or …

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Ralph Waldo Emerson – destined to become

Mind Quote / Boston Massachusetts, Unites States / 1803 – 1882 / Photographer – Janet Zenari / Photograph - Path at Tugun Beach Queensland, Australia / LoadingBookmark

“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”

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Otto Bell – the eagle huntress

Mind Movie / 2016 / Documentary / Mongolia / 87 min / Photographer – Girolamo Rino Zenari / Photograph – eagle pride, Warwick Castle, England / LoadingBookmark

When we are supported particularly from those that are close to us we can naturally develop a belief system which supports what we want to achieve. At times it is not always as simple as that. We can have doubts regardless of our support. Aisholpan shows us to remain determined, to be courageous, to practice, to develop relationships and move forward…

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George Miller – lorenzo’s oil

Mind Movie / 1992 / Documentary Drama / United States / 129 min / Photographer – Girolamo Rino Zenari / Photograph – St Mark’s Basilica, Venice Italy / LoadingBookmark

Lorenzo’s Oil is based on the true story of Augusto and Michaela Odone who search for the cure to their son’s disease adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD). The movie received two nominations for Best Actress in a Leading Role and Best Original Screenplay in the 65th Academy Awards…

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Marcus Aurelius – quality thoughts

Mind Quote / Rome, Italy / 121 – 180 AD / Photographer – Girolamo Rino Zenari / Photograph – Blossom, Bowral Australia / LoadingBookmark

“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.”

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St. Jerome – good, better, best

Mind Quote / Štrigova Croatia / 347-420 / Photographer – Janet Zenari / Photograph – Tree Revival, Cape Le Grande National Park, WA Australia / LoadingBookmark

“Good, better, best. Never let it rest. ‘Til your good is better and your better is best.”

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Dr Stephen Marmer – forgiveness

Mind Education Link / 2014 / Talk / 5.40 min / Mind feature – Dr Stephen Marmer / Photographer - Girolamo Rino Zenari / Photograph – Juliet’s balcony, Verona Italy / LoadingBookmark

In this short talk Dr Stephen Marmer helps us to understand the different forms of forgiveness and how we can overcome negative emotions that are holding us back…

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Napoleon Hill – conceive, believe, achieve

Mind Quote / Pound, Virginia, United States / 1883-1970 / Photographer – Janet Zenari / Photograph – HP Ailsa Mountains, New Zealand / LoadingBookmark

“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”

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Laozi – one step

Mind Quote / Henan, China / 604BC-531BC / Photographer – Girolamo Rino Zenari / Photograph – Passo Dello Stelvio, Italy / LoadingBookmark

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”

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Curtis Hanson & Michael Apted – chasing mavericks

Mind Movie / 2012 / Biographical drama / California, United States / 116 min / Photographer – Janet Zenari / Photograph – Solo, Cronulla, Australia / LoadingBookmark

Chasing Mavericks is a biographical drama of the life of Jay Moriarity an American Surfer who at the age of 16 was made internationally famous appearing on the cover of Surfer magazine…

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Ian Maclaren – be kind

Mind Quote / Manningtree, Essex, United Kingdom / 1850 – 1907 / Photographer – Janet Zenari / Photograph – Sunflower kind, Sydney Australia / LoadingBookmark

“Be kind for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”

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