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Smile Newsletter: Quiet Acts Of Kindness In Her Hour of Sorrow

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Aug 26, 2012
“We have lived our lives by the assumption that what was good for us would be good for the world. We have been wrong. We must change our lives so that it will be possible to live by the contrary assumption, that what is good for the world will be good for us. And that requires that we make the effort to know the world and learn what is good for it.– Wendell Berry
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190.jpg“My husband and I heard about his coworker having a fire at their house. We debated whether or not we could afford to donate to the collection. Then it occurred to me that even though I didn’t have enough to pay our bills this week, those people did’t have clothes to send their daughter to school the next day!! We donated $50.00 and will figure out how to make due, meanwhile being thankful for what we do have.” — myfbil

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The Billion Euro House

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August 26, 2012

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The Billion Euro House

Money often costs too much.

– Ralph Waldo Emerson –

The Billion Euro House

In January 2012, at the height of the economic crisis in Ireland and the rest of Europe, artist Frank Buckley was faced with the possibility of his home being repossessed. In a remarkable twist of fate, Frank set out to build himself a new home using shredded Euro banknotes and aptly named it “The Billion Euro House.” Through The Billion Euro House, Frank seems to ask us “What is the true value of money?” { read more }

Be The Change

Did you know that self-sustaining environmentally friendly homes built out of recycled materials are no longer science fiction ? { more }

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