Malala – A Girl of Courage Telling The New Story

Dear reader,

Today we’re partnering up with Malala and other organizations to celebrate Malala Day. If this is something that moves your heart, I’d love for you to join us. In the words of Malala:

“Malala Day is not my day. It is the day of every girl and every boy. It is a day when we come together to raise our voices, so that those without a voice can be heard.”

In her book I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban, we learn about how one girl spoke out when the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education.

There once was a girl who wanted to go to school. But some people around her did not want her to learn as they feared education would give her power. Those people had a meeting and decided to assassinate her.

On October 9th 2012, they walked onto her school bus, asked for her by name and shot her in the head.

As you may know, even bullets couldn’t stop her. Malala is one of the world’s greatest young peacemakers and treasures, and one of my personal heroes.

On July 12th this year, Malala turned 17 and finished another year of school.

We who live in a part of the world where we are free to speak our mind, to receive an education, and to build a social business based on the belief that being a change maker and creating a business and a life you love is the birthright of all human beings, are truly blessed.

The world needs all of our gifts and it is our duty and our right own our real story and to express them.

In my blogseries Your Alchemy Journey in these webpages I’ve inclued easy steps you can take to be a change maker, evolutionary thinker, peacemaker and storyteller for telling the new story, thriving your social artistry, inspired expressions, leadership and entrepreneurship.

If it moves you, I welcome you to different ways that you can join us in The Quiet Evolution Movement, through our free ICI trainings and through our full ICI Ecourse.

On Tuesday, October 9th 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost paid the ultimate price. She was shot in the head at point-blank range while riding the bus home from school, and few expected her to survive.

Instead, Malala’s miraculous recovery has taken her on an extraordinary journey from a remote valley in northern Pakistan to the halls of the United Nations in New York. At sixteen, she has become a global symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest nominee ever for the Nobel Peace Prize.

I AM MALALA is the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, of the fight for girls’ education, of a father who, himself a school owner, championed and encouraged his daughter to write and attend school, and of brave parents who have a fierce love for their daughter in a society that prizes sons.

Thank you for reading this post today, and for continuing to be a part of our incredible community.

I know that you, this thriving global community of healers, leaders, visionary storytellers, authors, messengers and social entrepreneurs can truly create ripples one story at a time and cause global change.

The book I AM MALALA will make you believe in the power of one person’s voice to inspire change in the world.

When we stand together as one and raise our voices, we are stronger than fear, stronger than hatred, stronger than ignorance, and stronger than violence.

This is a chance to acknowledge millions of women and girls around the world who are denied an education and the opportunity to chase their dreams, and to honor Malala Day and stand #StrongerThan
anything that may hold you back.

Please come to acknowledge this courageous girl, her story and celebrate through commenting and joining us on this blog.

Share this post on facebook if you want others to learn from this true story of courage, love and freedom of speech and education.

It’s on us.

Change is possible. But we can’t wait for other people to make it happen.

For Your Alchemy

Katrine