One Simple Wish

Saturday, November 3, 2012

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One Simple Wish

Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change. Kindness that catches us by surprise brings out the best in our natures.

- Bob Kerrey -

One Simple Wish

When Danielle Gletow adopted her daughter Mia, she began to learn about the American foster care system -- and the challenges faced by more than 100,000 children and young adults who are part of it. Determined to do something to help them, Ms. Gletow made it her mission not only to educate others about the challenges these children and teens face, but also to give people an easy way to lend a helping hand. That's how One Simple Wish was born. Founded in 2008 out of Gletow's home office, One Simple Wish is a nonprofit organization that connects foster children and vulnerable families with potential donors.The wishes, which typically cost from $5 to $100 to grant, encompass everything from a desire for a musical instrument to a movie ticket, new clothes, or horseback riding lessons. { read more }

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Catch someone by surprise with an unexpected act of kindness today.


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The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

Friday, November 2, 2012

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The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

If you want to build a ship, dont drum up the people to collect wood and dont assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea

- Antoine de Saint-Exupery -

The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

Watch this fascinating talk visually unfold before you through witty and beautiful illustration. Dan Pink makes the case that there are hidden truths behind what really motivates us. Namely that it's not the age-old motivators of money and power that drives us, but our desire for autonomy, mastery, and purpose. { read more }

Submitted by: Nirali Shah

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Consider what motivates you. What is the one thing you would do with whole heart, even if no one was to give you any kind of reward for it?


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6-Year-Old Nico: Halloween's Real Life Hero

Thursday, November 1, 2012

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6-Year-Old Nico: Halloween's Real Life Hero

Sometimes the little opportunities that fly at us each day can have the biggest impact.

- Danny Wallace -

6-Year-Old Nico: Halloween's Real Life Hero

"Six-year-old Nico Castro from California isn't letting his battle with brain cancer affect his spirit of giving this Halloween. After his doctor gave him the green light to go trick-or-treating thanks to a break in his chemotherapy, he was jumping for jack-o'-lanterns, what a treat! But here's where it gets tricky. "Even though he's worse off than some of these other kids in the hospital, he's worried about them and thinking --oh they can't go trick-or-treating and oh they can't get candy," said Nico's mother, Marlene Castro." What follows is a beautiful story of how one brave little boy's compassion led to a tidal wave of generosity this Halloween. { read more }

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Do something to bring a smile to someone going through a difficult time today.


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Lessons Learned from Writing Love Letters to Strangers

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

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Lessons Learned from Writing Love Letters to Strangers

Try to make at least one person happy every day. If you cannot do a kind deed, speak a kind word. If you cannot speak a kind word, think a kind thought.

- Lawrence G. Lovasik -

Lessons Learned from Writing Love Letters to Strangers

"I began leaving love letters all over New York City for strangers to find nearly two years ago. Though the idea sounds romantic, it was really a way to forget about my own feelings of sadness and loneliness for a while and focus on others in the big city who may have been feeling as let down as me. Every morning since that first love letter, I've pinned my cursive to writing and mailing love letters to people all over the world, packed with words that hopefully will help, heal, and hold them during a tough time. With every stroke of the pen and sealing of the envelope, I've gathered life lessons that I know will never leave me no matter where my letters go." Hannah Brencher founder of The World Needs More Love Letters shares more. { read more }

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Learn more about "The World Needs More Love Letters" movement that Hannah started. Write a note with an inspiring quote, a beautiful poem or some simple words from the heart, and tuck it somewhere for a stranger to find.


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