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Archive for August 22, 2015
About KindSpring
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| For over a decade the KindSpring community has focused on inner transformation, while collectively changing the world with generosity, gratitude, and trust. We are 100% volunteer-run and totally non-commercial. KindSpring is a labor of love. |
Inspiring Quote
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| Mindfulness is about love and loving life. When you cultivate this love, it gives you clarity and compassion for life, and your actions happen in accordance with that. –Jon Kabat-Zinn |
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August 22, 2015
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 Editor’s note: Dear Friends, We’re gearing up for the 21-Day Mindfulness Challenge coming up on September 2nd! 🙂 We look forward to practicing mindfulness together and sharing our collective experiences on the KindSpring feed. Check out more details about this Challenge HERE. |
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Small Acts of Kindness
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charleygirl13 wrote: “I had the privilege of delivering a “sneak attack” of a Gerber daisy (bright red – so pretty!) to a coworker who is under a lot of pressure. Best part – it’s totally anonymous. So much fun!” |
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gmahin wrote: “Provided a shallow dish of water for birds and lizards today…we are experiencing smoke from all the fires in the west plus relative humidity less than 5%….very dry” |
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kidd352 wrote: “Gave my neighbor some vegetables from my garden. She was grateful.” |
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Featured Kindness Stories
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Idea of the Week
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Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.
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We Can’t Eat GDP
What does GDP Рgross domestic product Рfail to account for? When we really start to dig into the numbers, we find that this long-held standard for a country̢s ̢success̢ ignores many of the positives (and negatives) that determine a population̢s welfare and well-being. But new possibilities are already out there. Lorenzo Fioramonti shares exciting ideas for new measurements of progress, and what they can tell us about ourselves, and where we̢re going. { read more }
Be The Change
How do you measure progress in your own life? Would your top three make it into the GDP? |
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Sangha of Auspicious Companions 