Sangha of Auspicious Companions

Smile Newsletter: A Homeless Woman Bought Me Coffee

Apr 15, 2012 “Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.” — Lance Armstrong “We have many occasions for giving flower leis. But instead of using flowers, I usually make whimsical leis with found objects like fabric remnants, colorful scraps of paper and plastic, old keys, bottle caps, beads, or any other small items that have been discarded. I get great joy from gifting my odd creations to friends and strangers. The other day, I found some tiny baby eggplants at the market. I strung them together with my usual scraps and remnants and gave the eggplant lei to a friend. We had a great laugh about it. He then sauteed the eggplants with lots of onions and garlic and we ended up with a delicious lei lunch. I plan to experiment with making edible leis now, using small fruits like baby carrots, grapes, and mint leaves. How much fun will that be to give those away!!!” — ezganesha [ share your story >> ] You can also contribute comments on each story! Easter Kindness Amongst the HelpOthers Community >> A Homeless Woman Bought Me A Coffee! >> Running On Empty >> More Stories >> “Life inspires me to be kind at any moment, every moment.” — sagebird What is a “smile card”? It’s a game of kindness — do something nice for someone and leave a card behind asking them to pay it forward. To date, 1,021,717 cards have been shipped without any charge. The ‘Smiles’ newsletter is emailed to 89,594 subscribers with the intent of spreading more smiles in the world. You can unsubscribe anytime. get smile cards | donate | write to us

Journey to the End of the Earth

Each one of us can make a difference. Together we make change. — Barbara Mikulski.

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Good News of the Day:
“I realized quickly, after just having traveled to various villages in rural India, that distance is relative. Hailing from a city like San Francisco, going even a few hours outside of town is far – but twelve hours outside of a major city? I half expected to run into another country. The remote place in mention is Achham, a tiny hillside region in far west Nepal. Sitting like a giant amongst its lush green terraced mountains is a hospital named Bayalpata revived by Nyaya Health, a committed non-profit with a vision to provide free quality medical services for the residents of one of the poorest districts in Nepal.” In this article an international development volunteer describes the simultaneously heart-breaking and inspiring realities that exist side by side in this hidden corner of our world.
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Be The Change:
Make time to learn more about the everyday realities of ordinary people in a part of the planet other than where you live.

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