A Bit of Inspiration or My Top 10 for 2013

It's that time of year again. The comedians and the pundits and every periodical still published will be running their top 10 lists this month. There will be lists of the most over paid movie stars, the most popular songs and the hottest men. While they are all quite interesting I'm sure, I will leave them to the TMZ set. 

I give you here my top 10 Documentaries. There is inspiration and motivation a plenty in this list. So with out further adieu - The films!

Dirt the Movie "Inspired by William Brayant Logan's acclaimed book Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Eart, Dir! The Movie takes a humorous and substantial look into the history and current state of the living organic matter that we come from and will later return to. Dirt! the Movie will make you want to get dirty." 

With One Voice " With One Voice brings together mystics from fourteen different spiritual traditions to share their perspectives on the unifying truth that transcends all religions." Honestly it is difficult for me to place this movie as number 2. I say they really both need to share the #1 spot. 

The rest of the list should be available or Netflix or by searching for the title in your favorite browser. 

Edens Lost and Found  This PBS series examines the prospects and potential for transforming depressed urban areas from economic junkyards into vital communities. Focusing on four major American cities, the film outlines the goals and rationale of sustainable development.

TEDTalks: Giving Adicts "Meet TED's super givers, who are championing the world's most daunting problems by showing what is possible when someone takes a stand. From Somalia to Mount Everest, from the Bronx to the North Pole, these amazing individuals share their stories."

Food Matters "With a staggering number of Americans suffering from obesity and other food-related maladies, this film takes a timely and hard-hitting look at how the food we eat is helping or hurting our health, and what we can do to live (and eat) better."

TEDTalks: Environment - Project Makeover  "Gas-guzzling addiction and our dying ecological lifeblood. Can we reverse the damage? These TED speakers are paving the road for sustainability. Here, they discuss a fungus-based packaging material, a new kind of recycling plant and much more."

I AM "In this reflective documentary, filmmaker Tom Shadyac chats with philosophers and spiritual leaders about what ails the world and how to improve it"

Happy Happy takes viewers on a journey from the swamps of Louisiana to the slums of Kolkata in search of what really makes people happy. Combining real-life stories and scientific interviews, the film explores the secrets behind our most valued emotion."

The Nature of Existence "Roger Nygard travels to the sources of the world's major philosophies and talks to everyone from physicist Leonard Susskind to Ultimate Christian Wrestling founder Rob Adonis to answer the questions, Why are we here and what are we supposed to do? Spiritual leaders, scholars, scientists, artists, pizza chefs and the guy next door inform this humorously enlightening documentary about the nature and meaning of life."

I hope you will enjoy and be inspired by these great films. I know that I was.