Goodness in the blogosphere
May 4, 2010 | Filed Under Goodness in the blogosphere, Great ideas, Health, Read this | 3 Comments
I haven’t done this in a while. Spreading the goodness!
- Map It or Scrap It: The Real Secret to Success
- Obesity is contagious?
- Find inner peace and gain world peace
- The Daily Love
- Set an intention
- Your resurrection begins with you
- 8 ways to join the local food movement
- How to fall in love with life again
Convention of those wounded in love
March 10, 2010 | Filed Under Consider this, Great ideas, Inspiring, Rewritable words | Leave a Comment
Originally published on December 13, 2009
promulgated by Paulo Coelho
General provisions:
A – Whereas the saying “all is fair in love and war†is absolutely correct;
B – Whereas for war we have the Geneva Convention, approved on 22 August 1864, which provides for those wounded in the battle field, but until now no convention has been signed concerning those wounded in love, who are far greater in number;
It is hereby decreed that:
Article 1 – All lovers, of any sex, are alerted that love, besides being a blessing, is also something extremely dangerous, unpredictable and capable of causing serious damage. Consequently, anyone planning to love should be aware that they are exposing their body and soul to various types of wounds, and that they shall not be able to blame their partner at any moment, since the risk is the same for both.
Article 2 – Once struck by a stray arrow fired from Cupid’s bow, they should immediately ask the archer to shoot the same arrow in the opposite direction, so as not to be afflicted by the wound known as “unrequited loveâ€. Should Cupid refuse to perform such a gesture, the Convention now being promulgated demands that the wounded partner remove the arrow from his/her heart and throw it in the garbage. In order to guarantee this, those concerned should avoid telephone calls, messages over the Internet, sending flowers that are always returned, or each and every means of seduction, since these may yield results in the short run but always end up wrong after a while. The Convention decrees that the wounded person should immediately seek the company of other people and try to control the obsessive thought: “this person is worth fighting forâ€.
Improving the lives of the little ones
October 9, 2009 | Filed Under Great ideas, Health, Read this, Rewritable words, Website | 1 Comment
Ahhh…the simple things in life. Two weeks ago, I walked into a grocery store greeted by the unexpected: Children’s Health Magazine. My bright eyes widened as my lips parted into a blinding smile. “YES!”
Can you reduce your impact, be happy, and not go insane?
September 23, 2009 | Filed Under Challenge, Great ideas, Inspiring, Watch this | Leave a Comment
In 2007, New Yorker Colin Beavan embarked upon a dramatic project: reduce his environmental impact to zero. But it wasn’t just his project–he brought his family along for the ride. No electricity. Transportation limited to walking and biking. Buying nothing but locally grown food. No elevators.
The big question Beavan wanted to answer was could reducing his environmental impact lead to a happier life. The answer he discovered was a resounding yes. During the process, he started a blog, which turned into a book, which turned into a movie and a nonprofit that seeks to help people lower their environmental impact.
The movie is doing a screening circuit right now and looks pretty entertaining. After seeing this, I wonder if I could do it. The trailer doesn’t address how he wrote a blog without electricity. I’m curious because there are certain things in life I’m not entirely willing to give up.
Born in September?
August 20, 2009 | Filed Under Consider this, Give time/money, Great ideas, Pay attention | Leave a Comment
Help charity: water provide clean and safe drinking water to people in developing countries. Their “Born in September” campaign asks people born in September to forgo gifts and ask friends and family to donate to charity: water. For those not born in September, charity: water asks that they donate $33 to the organization in honor of the founder’s 33rd birthday.
Last year, those funds were used to build wells in Kenya. This year, the money will go to building wells in Ethiopia. The goal is to raise $1.5 million to help 300 villages access clean water.
Embrace: saving the lives of babies
July 23, 2009 | Filed Under Give time/money, Great ideas, Inspiring, Plain cool, Rewritable words | Leave a Comment
Embrace is an infant incubator designed to save premature and low birth weight babies. Every year, 20 million infants around the world die because their families cannot geographically or financially access traditional incubators that cost up to $20,000. To find out more about Embrace and how you can help, visit EmbraceGlobal.org.
Do more than care: help.
Do more than believe: practice.
Do more than be fair: be kind.
Do more than forgive: forget.
Do more than dream: work.â€
– William Arthur Ward
Are you friends or enemies?
July 20, 2009 | Filed Under Great ideas, Inspiring, Rewritable words | 1 Comment
With whom, you ask? With yourself. With your body. Male or female, how does what you see in the mirror affect the way you interact with yourself and others?
While perusing CHEERUPNATION, I found this video from Operation Beautiful and was touched by its mission to remind women of their beauty and end “fat talk”.
Young people have solutions
February 26, 2009 | Filed Under Great ideas, Inspiring | Leave a Comment
These little ones are defying expectations with stellar ideas. Recently, there was the news of a 9 year-old in Singapore who’s fluent in six programming languages and created a successful iPhone application.Â
Now meet 12-year-old Max Wallack who won a design contest by creating a yurt-like dome home with a built-in bed made of plastic, wire, and packing peanuts. The idea allows for cheap housing for the homeless, as well as addressing the problem of increasing landfills.
Gotta love innovation.
Source: TheDesignBlog.org
What’s good? Alternative currency
February 26, 2009 | Filed Under Give time/money, Great ideas, Plain cool | 1 Comment
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Pay it forward with Time Banking, an egalitarian concept where communities offer services to each other in exchange for time dollars, not real dollars. For instance, I build you a basic website, which takes me 6 hours. In exchange, I’m able to use that 6 hour credit in exchange for services some else offers. Perhaps, I need someone to babysit my brother for 3 hours, take me to grocery store for 1 hour, and landscape the front yard for 2 hours.
Time banks draw on a community’s resources by listing the services every member can offer. When in need of something, members log-in to the Time Bank’s website to find someone offering those services. It’s an incredibly easy system that can reduce financial limitations and is inclusive to all members of society that have something to offer.
Given the economic climate, I’m curious to see if we’ll see an increase in Time Banks and other forms of alternative currencies.
To learn more about Time Banking, go to TimeBanks.org. Below are a few articles recently written about them.
Detroit Free Press – Time banks pay off for community
San Francisco Chronicle – Sweat Equity:In this East Oakland community, time really is money
The Jerusalem Press – There’s no time to lose
Go ahead…laugh
February 25, 2009 | Filed Under Great ideas, Health | Leave a Comment
Interesting concept. I’d definitely like to try Laughter Yoga. I know that I’m certainly prone to the contagion of laughter. Anyone else in San Antonio curious?
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