The Guardian (Charlottetown)

'Direction Matters, Time Does Not' focus of show today at The Guild

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A stand-up platform will present a special show today at The Guild in Charlottet­own.

Internatio­nal Wisdom Truth & Failure, is excited to announce that the GEBIS, Daniel Cousins and Teresa Tu have been invited to be the guest speakers at Show #5, to be held at The Guild.

The focus for Show #5 is “Direction Matters, Time Does Not”.

Internatio­nal Wisdom Truth and Failure, is an unorthodox stand-up platform for folks to speak up, tell a story and talk about life challenges through art or another expressive medium.

Show #5 also strives to repair negative thoughts about failure into a new positive opportunit­y and build every person’s ordinary to extraordin­ary. For more informatio­n contact Ceejay Amadi, founder of Internatio­nal Wisdom, Truth & Failure, at internatio­nalswtf@gmail.com.

GEBIS, Great Enlightenm­ent Buddhist Institute Society (GEBIS) is a Canadian-based Buddhist organizati­on. Within it, they strive to cultivate inner compassion and wisdom by learning and living the Buddha’s teachings. It is their faith that Buddha’s education and values can help bring profound positive changes to the world. By putting the Buddha’s teachings into practice, their aspiration is to make their communitie­s and, in turn, the world a better place.

Cousins, an out-of-the-box thinker with a goal to make change happen, is the person behind the Charlottet­own Tool Library, Repair Cafe P.E.I., Barter Bazaar, Fill Up Here and TEDx Charlottet­own. He is excited to share his story of the work behind the scenes and the importance of the effort need for impactful change.

Tu graduated as an internatio­nal student from UPEI where she obtained a bachelor’s degree in business with a specializa­tion in finance, a minor in economics and a co-operative education designatio­n. Tu was also a member of the UPEI student union council and worked with the Buddy Program connecting internatio­nal students with domestic students.

Show #5 will showcase speakers and artists from the community to inspire and motivate the audience - especially youths - with stories and perspectiv­es of life while also focusing greatly on the possibilit­ies of success.

Internatio­nal Wisdom Truth and Failure’s mission for the initiative is to continue to share wisdom and love with the world.

They invite the general public to join them and listen to inspiring stories from people in the community as they speak about things nobody ever talks about in the open.

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