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Kindness Daily: Celebrate Pay It Forward Day, April 26th

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Celebrate Pay It Forward Day, April 26th April 25, 2012 – Posted by HelpOthers Pay It Forward Day is coming up on Thursday April 26th and we invite you to celebrate with us by doing an act of kindness! Below are some kindness ideas, based on some of our favorite real-life HelpOthers’ pay-it-forward stories. And we invite you to share how you celebrated by leaving a comment on this story! 1. The tried and tested – pay for the coffee for the person in the line behind you. Andrew was a bit anxious when he tried to do this for the first time and wasn’t sure it would work – a week later, the coffee shop tags him with a free cup of coffee for being cheerful and friendly! (more…)

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Lessons From Those Who Lost & Found

What hurts you, blesses you.
Darkness is your candle.
Your boundaries are your quest. — Jalalluddin Rumi

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Good News of the Day:
Jill Bolte Taylor, Dr. Govindappa Venkataswamy and Chef Grant Achatz are an unlikely trio. What do this brain scientist, late eye surgeon, and a leader of the molecular gastronomy movement [yes there is such a thing] have in common? At a takeoff point in their careers they were each dealt a sucker punch — one that robbed them of what was arguably their greatest gift. Yet none of them threw in the towel. And each would rise to greatness after mining their unthinkable experiences of loss for deeper insight into the human experience.
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Be The Change:
Practice working with the milder, mundane forms of loss that we encounter in everyday living. Try using them as grist for the mill in your own evolution.

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