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December 6, 2012

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Finding A Job When You Least Expect It

When one woman found herself struggling to make ends meet after being out of work for well over a year, she began an unusual practice to bolster her spirits through a difficult period: she began seeking out opportunities to perform small acts of kindness for strangers. This past November the ripple that ensued from one of her compassionate gestures, circled around to touch her life in an utterly unexpected way. { read more }

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Bring a spark of unexpected kindness into someone’s life today.

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December 5, 2012

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What Motivates Philanthropists?

“From wartime child refugee to self-made multi-millionaire and philanthropist, Dame Stephanie Shirley’s life has been more eventful than most. She arrived in London at the age of five, just weeks before the outbreak of World War II — one of thousands of Jewish children fleeing the Nazis and coming to Britain as part of the Kindertransport –and was brought up by loving foster parents.”I know very clearly why I give. I’ve been given so much myself, what else can I do but give?” she says.” This BBC article takes a closer look at the reasons that drive and inspire philanthropists. { read more }

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Read this short passage by writer Isabel Allende, “In Giving I Connect With Others”. { more }

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December 4, 2012

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A Friendship Forged From Forgiveness

“Azim Khamisa smiles when he spots a round-faced man with spectacles striding into a sun-dappled courtyard on the campus of San Diego State University. The two embrace. They’re here to deliver an unusual talk, one that, over the years, they have presented to millions of students across the country. Minutes later, inside a warmly lit amphitheater, Khamisa takes the stage. “I’d like to introduce to you a very special man in my life,” he says. “My brother, Ples Felix.” When introducing Felix, he always uses that word: brother…They met 17 years ago after Felix’s only grandson murdered Khamisa’s only son.” What follows is a powerful story of forgiveness and healing. { read more }

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Reflect on a grievance you’ve been holding on to. Try and release it in forgiveness today.

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TIMELESS AWARENESS

Rely on timeless awareness, which is free of elaboration, without identity, and the very essence of being;
do not rely on ordinary consciousness, which is a mind fixated on characteristics and concepts.

Timeless awareness entails (a) understanding that the way in which phenomena actually abide is, from the ultimate perspective, free of all limitations imposed by elaborations of origination, cessation, and so forth; (b) realization of the nonexistence of the two kinds of identity; and (c) unerring knowledge of sugatagarbha as utter lucidity, the way in which things actually abide, beyond any context of speculative value judgments. It is on this awareness that one should rely.

Ordinary consciousness entails (a) belief that what one immediately perceives constitutes something truly existent; (b) conceptualization in terms of characteristics, such as the sense of personal identity and the mind-body aggregates; and (c) mental states that are conditioned, for example, by attitudes of naively fixating on the pleasures of the senses. One should not rely on such consciousness.

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December 3, 2012

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Short On TIme? Try Something Awe-Inspiring

“Always plugged in and constantly juggling tasks at work and at home, many of us feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day to do all the things we need to do. But wouldn’t it be awesome to feel like you had more time? In fact, a new study suggests that experiencing awe — which psychologists define as the feeling we get when we come across something so strikingly vast in number, scope, or complexity that it alters the way we understand the world — could help us do just that. What’s more, awe might make us more generous with how we spend our time and improve our overall well-being.” { read more }

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Invoke awe in your day.

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December 2, 2012

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The Child Who Plants Gardens to Feed the Hungry

It started with a tiny cabbage seedling that Katie Stagliano, a third grader in South Carolina, took home and tended until it grew to an amazing 40 pounds! Katie donated that cabbage to a local soup kitchen. Now 14, Katie has inspired over 50 gardens in over 20 states that donate thousands of pounds of fresh vegetables to people in need. { read more }

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December 1, 2012

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Help for Caregiving Kids

“At 13 years old, Nickolaus Dent is his mother’s primary caregiver. He’s responsible for the grocery shopping and cooking. He cleans the house. He does all the laundry. His mother, Janine Helms, has been battling HIV for as long as Nickolaus can recall, and her health has deteriorated in the last couple of years. Nickolaus makes sure she takes her medication. He often helps her get dressed, and at times, he has helped her bathe. Nickolaus is just one of the estimated 10,000 youth caregivers living in Palm Beach County, Florida, according to the American Association of Caregiving Youth. The nonprofit, founded by county resident Connie Siskowski, was instrumental in bringing this previously unrecognized population to light…” { read more }

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Learn more about children who are caregivers and ways to support them here. { more }

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