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Quote of the Week | Seize the Vulnerable Moment

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November 16, 2011

SEIZE THE VULNERABLE MOMENT

Without realizing it, we continually put up protective walls made of opinions, prejudices, and strategies, barriers that are built on a deep fear of being hurt. These walls are further fortified by emotions of all kinds: anger, craving, indifference, jealousy, and arrogance.

But fortunately for us, the soft spotour innate ability to love and to care about thingsis like a crack in these walls we erect. Its a natural opening in the barriers we create when were afraid. With practice we can learn to find this opening. We can learn to seize that vulnerable momentlove, gratitude, loneliness, embarrassment, inadequacyto awaken bodhichitta.
EXCERPTED FROM

The Places That Scare You

The Places That
Scare You: A Guide
to Fearlessness in
Difficult Times,
page 4

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Students Stepping Up the Kindness

When you learn, teach. When you get, give. — Maya Angelou

~~~~ Good News of the Day: How amazing would it be to start the first day of school receiving random acts of kindness from your fellow students? Last year, a hundred students at Kansas State huddled early in the morning to see just how they could pool their time, money and creativity to surprise (and even shock!) their fellow students with unexpected generosity. From a welcome applause to paying for meals to wowing a driver with parallel park assistance, this is a short video that’ll make you smile. http://premiere.whatcounts.com/t?ctl=169C96F:C3009629A010612CBF06C2C63E29E1F1B4B847859706E37D&

~~~~ Be The Change: Become a neighbor helping neighbors: explore 366 ways you can help your community. http://premiere.whatcounts.com/t?ctl=169C970:C3009629A010612CBF06C2C63E29E1F1B4B847859706E37D&

**Share A Reflection** http://premiere.whatcounts.com/t?ctl=169C971:C3009629A010612CBF06C2C63E29E1F1B4B847859706E37D&

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