As promised, here are the highlights of how the Freak Revolution Manifesto has changed the world in October!

Moon’sLark shared a very touching story of how the manifesto is affecting her.

Diary of a Bad Housewife has a post about the manifesto in the form of a long letter to a friend.

Pace had a conversation with Karl of paradox1x, and it turned out that Karl’s opinion of the manifesto was totally different after reading it thoroughly than when he first skimmed it.

The manifesto also made guest appearances on Lily of the Valley, Thanks For Playing, and Odd Angel, and you guys have left some amazing comments about how the manifesto has affected your lives.

Last but not least, after enjoying Marty’s beautiful “Heal the World” art as my desktop background for a couple of weeks, I decided that I wanted a print copy to frame and hang on the wall to inspire us and remind us of how we’re helping to heal the world. We twisted Marty’s arm and talked him into offering 11×17″ prints for $14.99. (75% of the money goes directly to Marty.) We’ve ordered ours, and if you’d like a copy too, you can get yours here! (:

“Heal the World”
(click for larger version)

Nathalie Lussier, the Raw Foods Witch, was tied for second place in our contest, “Change the World in One Minute.”

Nathalie’s prizes are:

• A physical copy of the Usual Error book, signed by both of us and our illustrator
• A signed sneak preview copy of the Usual Error audiobook before it is even released for sale!
• A one-hour coaching session with Pace and Kyeli on the subject of her choosing
• A half-hour idea blueprinting session with Megan Elizabeth Morris, That Idea Blueprint Girl
• A signed copy of Bob Poole’s incredible book, Listen First, Sell Later
• A $25 shopping spree at Amazon.com

Congratulations, Nathalie!

And, without further ado…

Here is Nathalie’s entry!

Thank you, Nathalie; well said and well done! Congratulations!

We are pleased to announce the three winners of the “Change the World in One Minute” video contest!

As we mentioned, we’re not much for rules, so we’re going to break our own rules and announce a tie for second place! They were too good to choose between, so we’re going to mix and match the prizes.

Second and third prizes will be divvied up between Megan Elizabeth Morris and Nathalie Lussier! Each of them will get a fair share of the prizes, which we’ll announce when we post their videos.

Congratulations, girls! Your videos totally rock! They’re both uplifting and motivating and awesome.

And now, for the first place winner…

Drumroll, please?

First prize goes to Amanda Braman-Ray! Congrats, Amanda!

She also broke most of the rules, Captain Kirk style, but her video made us both cry and touched our hearts. Tears for the win!

We’ll be posting the videos, one each day for the rest of the week. We highly recommend you spend the time watching them – they are all three totally amazing.

Congrats to the winners, and thanks again to all our kick-ass sponsors for making the prizes worth working for.