{"id":5846,"date":"2023-01-21T19:40:48","date_gmt":"2023-01-21T18:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dominique-bobst.ch\/?p=5846"},"modified":"2023-01-24T18:50:36","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T17:50:36","slug":"2023-petits-et-grands-bonheurs-pour-lan-neuf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dominique-bobst.ch\/en\/news\/2023-small-and-large-joys-for-this-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Small and Large Joys for the New Year\u00a0!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With Philippe Ungar<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friends of yesterday, today and tomorrow,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this month of January, already well underway, I wish you and all your friends a bright New Year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our year is punctuated by the seasons, birthdays, social and family celebrations and especially by the end of year festivities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether cultural, purely friendly or even commercial, the ritual of greetings – birthday greetings, New Year’s greetings – expresses an impulse of benevolence, it echoes a deep desire to “wish well” for the Other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for the tradition of giving gifts, often excessive, often decried, it also corresponds to this need to mark the link, to “say” the attachment and to express a form of gratitude towards the person for whom the gift is intended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

the present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This term “present”, synonymous with gift, also translates the intention – conscious or not – of a presence to the Other, in the present, here and now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would like to express my deepest gratitude to Philippe Ungar for the magnificent gift of his friendship, of his presence at my side, and for the moving present he is giving me through his lines!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you Philippe, my friend!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dominique <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

” There is a crack in everything,<\/strong>
that\u2019s how the light gets in”<\/strong><\/p>Leonard Cohen<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A path to the Other …<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Leonard Cohen wrote in Anthem, “There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in. But it is never without trial, nor without courage, that we are confronted with this crack in the depths of ourselves. Dominique Brustlein-Bobst is one of those humans who have chosen to honor the light that passes through them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When she encountered storm and adversity, when the crack in her was widened, Dominique chose to stay the course towards the light. She has continued her philanthropic commitments in the service of those struggling with their own vulnerability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She has been involved in numerous Foundations and Associations in Switzerland and abroad related to the Living – human rights, humanitarian, education, social integration, disability, medical research, culture and arts, support to the animal cause as well as to the environment and research in renewable energies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this way, Dominique has never stopped giving and building bridges to connect donors and recipients, to restore dignity, amplify hope and repair our planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a philanthropist, Dominique is an ambassador. She acts on behalf of all humans. She quietly reminds us that service on behalf of all humans is the true nobility, the one that lifts us up to greater than ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is never a question of doing everything, but of acting together, to make this crack in ourselves a path towards the other, in all lucidity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you, Dominique, for showing us this path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Philippe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

About the Author<\/strong>
Philippe Ungar is a writer, sound archivist and documentary film director. He was first a philosophy professor, then a radio journalist at RTS. Today, he creates audio and video archives for prestigious art collections, art foundations, companies and families who wish to transmit their history and the DNA of their values.
<\/em>www.philippeungar.com<\/em><\/a>In 2017, he created Sounds Like Portraits (145 episodes to date), a podcast dedicated to creative humans. Available on Spotify and on\u00a0<\/em>soundslikeportraits.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re interested in following this “Path to the Other”, here are some recent engagements you can support<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Click on the photos to access the projets. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\n
\"\"<\/a>
Happy to have contributed to launch the\u201cFuture starts now<\/strong><\/a>\u201d\u00a0
project with the Antoine de Saint Exup\u00e9ry Youth Foundation! Discover this project which combines education and climate.\u00a0
www.fasej.org<\/a>

With Bertrand Piccard et Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Lenoir.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\"\"<\/a>
It was a joy to attend the Nansen Refugee Award, given to Angela Merkel for her pioneering and remarkable action in favour of Syrian refugees.

www.unrefugees.org<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\"\"<\/a>
I was invited to participate in a round table discussion organised by the Haute \u00e9cole de gestion de Gen\u00e8ve – HES-SO Gen\u00e8ve as part of the fundraising training of their CAS program.\u00a0 This format put in dialogue a representative of an NGO, a fundraiser, and a patron or donor. Watch the recording!
Watch the recording.<\/a>
www.hesge.ch<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n
\"\"<\/a>
The Jan and Oscar Foundation<\/strong> has been developing social and educational projects for disadvantaged children in Thailand since 2005.\u00a0

It is distinguished by a worldwide pioneering project of recycling marine plastic waste for the sea gypsies who are the Moken. \u00a0

www.fondationjan-oscar.ch<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\"\"<\/a>
It is a joy and an honour to be an Ambassador of SHE Changes Climate and co-signatory of the letter addressed to the COP 27<\/a> President<\/a>,\u00a0alongside remarkable personalities committed to our Planet Earth, such as Cherie Blair, Christiana Figueres, Emma Thompson, Bianca Jagger, Ellie Goulding, Lily Cole and Andr\u00e9 Hoffmann.

www.shechangesclimate.org\/\u00a0<\/a>

With Elise Buckle.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\"\"<\/a>
Faced with environmental challenges, the oceans and coastal areas represent major issues for the entire planet. How can we better protect and restore these ecosystems? Philanthropists, scientists and companies discussed the issues, the avenues, the tools and the perspectives during the Assessment Evening.
Read the article<\/a>\u00a0published in the December 2022 issue.\u00a0
www.bilan.ch<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n