DailyGood: Dude, Where's Our Car?

The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak. --Hans Hofmann Good News of the Day: "Things the recession has taught me: keeping your thermostat at 63 degrees in the winter and at 85 in the summer is uncomfortable but not fatal. Lesson two? You are not using your library enough. Do you know you can take out as many books as you want? And that they have free storytimes and craft lessons for kids? And that you can check out DVDs? Thankfully, my community has well-funded, thriving libraries. And parks. Parks are free. Another lesson: you can eat cheaply without resorting to Top Ramen. You don't *need* meat. Beans and grains will take you far." From an account of a family that is forced to share due to the recession, and subsequently learned how much they received in return. [ more ] Be The Change: Share, even if you aren't affected by the recession. :) Share A Reflection! tell a friend | archives | unsubscribe a service of CharityFocus 104543 subscribers Rate: