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Inside Tim Tebow’s World of Kindness

Life is no “brief candle” to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for a moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations. — George Bernard Shaw

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Inspiration of the Day:
“I’ve come to believe in Tim Tebow for what he does off a football field, which is represent the best parts of us, the parts I want to be and so rarely am. Who among us is this selfless? Every week, Tebow picks out someone who is suffering, or who is dying, or who is injured.” He flies these people and their families to the Broncos game, and gives them a treat of a lifetime. This ESPN article shares the altruism of one of America’s most famous athletes. In Tebow’s own words: “Here you are, about to play a game that the world says is the most important thing in the world. Win and they praise you. Lose and they crush you. And here I have a chance to talk to the coolest, most courageous people. It puts it all into perspective.”
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Be The Change:
What is your privilege? Share it with someone who would benefit from it, and wouldn’t otherwise have access to it.

**Share A Reflection**
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Quote of the Week | We Are Completely Interrelated

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January 25, 2012

WE ARE COMPLETELY INTERRELATED

If we begin to surrender to ourselvesbegin to drop the story line and experience what all this messy stuff behind the story line feels likewe begin to find bodhichitta, the tenderness thats underneath all the harshness. By being kind to ourselves, we become kind to others. By being kind to othersif its done properly, with proper understandingwe benefit as well.

So the first point is that we are completely interrelated. What you do to others, you do to yourself. What you do to yourself, you do to others.

EXCERPTED FROM

Start Where You Are

Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living, page 34

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