On my way out the building in the morning, I search my pockets for 5 rupee coins. If I have one, I go to the shop downstairs and buy 5 packets of Gems– an Indian version of M&Ms. There are 3 Gems per packet, giving me 14 chances to make someone smile (there [...]
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I’ve been tagged!
Posted in Inspiration, tagged help others, helpothers.org, smile cards, tagged on January 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Over the holidays, a little surprise popped into my Paypal account. Check it out:
Its one thing to get tagged; its entirely different to get tagged by Smile Cards!
Stay tuned for more short films posted here, courtesy of Anonymous Kindness!
Only in California
Posted in Inspiration on December 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Is there anywhere else in the world where snow-capped mountains are the backdrop for palm trees?
My breath was taken away when I looked up in a spot very close to where I snapped this picture a couple of days ago.
Making Cops Smile :-)
Posted in Insight, Inspiration, tagged Amma, amnesty, beating tickets, Berkeley, budget cuts, california financial crisis, cops, court letter, doughnuts, Krishnammal Jagannathan, Mata Amritanandamayi, reduced ticket, smile cards, smile deck, speeding, tickets on December 20, 2008 | 9 Comments »
“Why you in such a hurry? You were going 40 in a 25 zone. Gimme your license, registration, & proof of insurance.”
It was so late on Wednesday night that it was already Thursday. Riding with me was my fiancee, a gift-economy naturopath, a Mexican Gandhian & peaceful warrior, and an Amma devotee & brilliant graphic [...]
Krishnammal Jagannathan Speaks at CharityFocus
Posted in Insight, Inspiration, tagged Bhoodan Movement, Charityfocus, Krishnammal Jagannathan, LAFTI, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr, Right Livelihood Award 2008, Vinoba Bhave on November 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Krishnammal Jagannathan, winner of the Right Livelihood Award for 2008, shared ancedotes and wisdom from her decades of struggle for social justice through non-violent means, including her time with Vinoba Bhave and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The video was recorded on November 12th, 2008 at the CharityFocus ‘Intergalactic Headquarters’ in Santa Clara, California.
America’s Hunger Problem
Posted in Inspiration, tagged DC Central Kitchen, food waste, Gordon Brown, hunger, hunger in America, Robert Egger on August 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The British waste a third of their food supply, and are the fattest people in Europe, causing Prime Minister Gordon Brown to declare war food waste. In America, we’re even fatter than the Brits, and yet we waste more food. Hunger, food waste, and high food prices go hand-in-hand, but who’s waging America’s war on [...]
Itipini – A Slum Community in South Africa
Posted in Inspiration, tagged Adnan Hussain, apartheid, Be The Cause, Blazin' Hope 2, Chris McConnachie, Itipini, Jenny McConnachie, Jesse Zink, Karmacy, Shilpa Shah, slum, Sonali Fiske, South Africa on June 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Itipini is a squatter’s camp in one of the poorest parts of South Africa, but hope came in 1984 when Dr. Chris McConnachie & his wife Jenny McConnachie moved from the United States to devote their lives to serving that community. Their selfless service has inspired many to give back, [...]
Leanna Archer: A 12-Year-Old Entrepreneur with a Compassionate Spirit
Posted in Inspiration, tagged Current TV, hair products, Leanna Archer, Long Island on June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
At the age of 3, Leanna was enrolled in school.
At age 7, she took the training wheels off her bike.
And by age 10, Leanna Archer became the owner and CEO of her own company.
The young business-woman was recently featured in the March 2008 issue of Ebony magazine and the June 14th ABC feature ‘Above and [...]
