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Category Archives: In the world
The Letter Is Warm: Appreciating The In-Betweeners Day 5
“To send a letter is a good way to go somewhere without moving anything but your heart.” — Phyllis Theroux One week ago, I received an icy letter. It was cold, devoid of emotion. In hard black font on a … Continue reading
Posted in In the world
Tagged appreciation, death, gratitude, helping others, keeping in touch, letters, loss, regret, Thank You, thanks
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A New Project: Appreciating The In-Betweener
“Silent gratitude isn’t much use to anyone.” — G.B. Stern There are times when we know to show our appreciation to others – Christmas, Various Appreciation Weeks, Valentine’s Day, Thanksgiving, birthdays, etc. And there are people we know to show appreciation … Continue reading
Posted in In the world
Tagged appreciation, generosity, gratitude, in-between, Thank You, thanks
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Hope Across The Miles
“My mother is a poem I’ll never be able to write, though everything I write is a poem to my mother.” — Sharon Doubiago Just warm thoughts of happiness, and hopes for recovery, from across the miles, that go out … Continue reading
They Are They
“For every homeless person, there are so many worried and sad family members…concerned about the health and safety of those loved ones.” — a friend Like a friend wrote, a homeless person isn’t just one person. Behind them is a … Continue reading
Compassionate Minds
Eleanor Roosevelt wrote, “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” All well and good. But to me, it’s more important to remember – Compassionate minds discuss ideas for events that help people. Yesterday’s gift of … Continue reading
Posted in Around the House, In the world
Tagged compassion, compassionate action, Eleanor Roosevelt, events, freerice, ideas, people
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Stuck Inside Our Own Worldview
“We must always think about things, and we must think about things as they are, not as they are said to be.” — George Bernard Shaw The more our media specializes, the greater the risk of getting stuck in our … Continue reading
Posted in In the world
Tagged current-events, facebook, Fox, fox news, media, msnbc, politics, twitter, worldview
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I Guess I’ll Look The Other Way
Dedicated to the victims of yesterday’s mass shooting at the Clackamas Town Center mall in Oregon. I wish words were enough to make the violence go away. I Guess I’ll Look The Other Way There are people running, screaming; They’re … Continue reading
Posted in In the world
Tagged Aurora, Clackamas, Clackamas Town Center, Columbine, grieving, mass shooting, mourning, sadness, violence, Virginia Tech
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A Christmas Card For A Goose
“A little smile, a word of cheer, A bit of love from someone near, A little gift from one held dear, Best wishes for the coming year… These make a Merry Christmas!” — John Greenleaf Whittier Natalie, a fine goose of … Continue reading
Posted in In the world
Tagged appreciation, Christmas, christmas cards, geese, goose, home for the holidays, military, Mother Goose, Mother Goose Smiles
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Picturing The Ladder. Another Take On The Generous Cop Story.
“Teachers hold the ladder. Students climb” — Unknown It’s now-famous picture. The cop and the shoeless guy on a cold night in New York. Snapped by a passerby and posted on the New York City police website, the picture went … Continue reading
Posted in In the world
Tagged compassion, generosity, generous cop, holding the ladder, opinion, shoeless man
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No Ruts About It
“New roads; new ruts.” — G.K. Chesterton It doesn’t take much to create a rut. While my family was fortunate to enjoy some holiday downtime at the beach, it created a bit of a dilemma. Though I looked around online and … Continue reading
Posted in In the world
Tagged altruism, generosity, giving time, Habits, intention, ruts, Trash, Volunteering
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