Our Mentors Are Where We Are

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April 16, 2011 a project of CharityFocus We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world. - The Buddha - Our Mentors Are Where We Are Have you ever heard the phrase, "Wherever you go, there you are"? The same could be said for our mentors. Shannon Cutts spoke to a crowd of several hundred students at Truman State University about body image and eating disorders. The truth she shared with students is that most of us simply don't have time to stop and analyze all of the messages that come at us each day. Most of us don't even have time to stop and notice that those messages are there. Yet they mentor us. They sink into our awareness anyway -- whether we invited them to do so or not. Wherever we go, there we are. And our mentors will go with us... both the mentors we consciously choose, and the mentors which we allow to choose us unconsciously. { read more } Be The Change Reflect on the thoughts, messages, and mentors that influence you. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 9 Ways to be Happy in the Next 30 Minutes Life Without Worry The Brain of a Sociopath In Pursuit of Silence: How noise really is killing us DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 105,907 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other CharityFocus projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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The Chef's Way of Giving Back

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April 15, 2011 a project of CharityFocus Down in their hearts, wise men know this truth: the only way to help yourself is to help others. - Elbert Hubbard - The Chef's Way of Giving Back When, Haley, who had struggled through poverty most of his life, finally started garnering success in his restaurant business, he realized that he still wasn't happy. So, while he was searching for something that would make his life more meaningful, that something found him instead: the children. At a charity event, Haley agreed to sponsor two orphaned girls. Back then, he had no clue that these girls would become the reason he would travel half way round the world, meet a new bunch of joyous kids, cook meals for them, reunite them with their families, and receive a striking sense of inner peace in return. { read more } Be The Change Think of ways of giving back to a community or person for whom you are grateful. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News How Do You Want to be Remembered? Over Ten Thousand People Attend His Funeral 82 Hour Hunger Fast A Course in Miracles DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 105,906 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other CharityFocus projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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Connecting for Good: Social Networks in 2015

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April 14, 2011 a project of CharityFocus Social networks are not new. The difference is we have the ability to bridge to each other in ways we never did before. - Trabian Shorters - Connecting for Good: Social Networks in 2015 New networks are emerging everywhere. It's exciting, and daunting. What is this new network-centric world? What could it mean for community and social change? A new report by the Knight Foundation and Monitor Institute explores how an increasingly connected world - where social networks are proliferating on and off-line- will affect the way people push for social change by 2015. Drawing from more than 70 rich examples of how networks are being used to build better and more engaged communities, the report highlights 5 promising ways people can use networks for social action. They include: listening to the crowd to gain new perspectives and designing for serendipity. { read more } Be The Change Leverage social networks for good. Learn more: { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Visit the MET From Your Desk Students Debut Life-Saving Infant Warmer If Santa Claus Was An Engineer... Museums Without Walls DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 105,895 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other CharityFocus projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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Zero-Waste Living

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April 13, 2011 a project of CharityFocus Refuse, refuse, refuse. Then reduce, reuse, and recycle (and only in that order). - Bea Johnson - Zero-Waste Living Five years ago, the Johnson family decided to move into a smaller home. Not only did they downsize their belongings but they took on a zero-waste style of living. Along the way, this family has found a balance, a way to maintain the lifestyle they enjoy, while drastically cutting down on waste. Scott Johnson, was initially skeptical of the project, confessing, "I was just afraid that I'd be eating a bunch of granola or something all the time." Instead, the family has focused on reducing the number of items in their home, without compromising their needs. { read more } Be The Change Get inspiration to implement zero-waste tips into your own daily lifestyle: { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News A Village of Our Future Phone Booths Find New Lives Inspiring a Community of Hope Two Brothers, Two Buckets, and World Hunger DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 107,158 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other CharityFocus projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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Laundromat Art

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April 12, 2011 a project of CharityFocus Great art picks up where nature ends. - Marc Chagall - Laundromat Art When a Harlem-based group of artists and community activists wanted to make a difference in their local neighborhoods, they looked for a space that was already being used by the community and had gathering potential. And then they stumbled upon a laundromat. With the help of local and artists participating in their own residency programs, the group sets up daily in a number of laundromats and provides public arts education and programming including sidewalk art, painting, and screen printing -- each in laundry-cycle intervals. The nonprofit group that aims to "raise the quality of life for people whose incomes do not guarantee broad access to mainstream arts and cultural facilities" is now officially called the Laundromat Project. { read more } Be The Change Create an art project to beautify your local community. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Faith, the Two-Legged Dog Out of Ice, Comes Music Camellias: Blossoming in Winter London's Cycle Superhighways Hailed as a Success DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 107,153 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other CharityFocus projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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