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Archive for December 19, 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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| “Even after all this time, the sun never says to the earth, “You owe me.” Look what happens with a love like that. It lights up the whole sky.” –Hafiz |
Member of the Week
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 bucklandmike! Although new to the KS community, we’re touched by the constant care and kindness you bring to everything you do, and everyone you meet. Send bucklandmike some KarmaBucks and say hello. |
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December 19, 2015
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 Editor’s note: Dear Friends, In the community feed this week, someone wrote, "sometimes I need to talk to a five-year-old to remind myself what’s important in life." 🙂 This viral video of kids is a testament to that. Children from low-income families are asked to choose a gift for themselves or their family. Their responses remind us what the holidays are truly about. –Guri |
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Small Acts of Kindness
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starryskies wrote: “My kind act today was offering someone my coat who didn’t have one. â¡” |
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bananatheworl wrote: “Today I went to my neighbor’s house and left her a Christmas gift!!! I hope she likes it!!” |
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gerinibbs wrote: “Went to visit an 89-year old friend in a convalescent hospital. We had a great visit. It felt good bringing smiles to her face; shared past and planned for the immediate future. What a blessing.” |
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Featured Kindness Stories
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Idea of the Week
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If we can tune in, then we can empathize.
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Attention is the Secret to Virtue
How many times do you find yourself doing the same thing over and over, barely changing your behavior despite realizing that an alternative way of doing something would be more beneficial to your life? Don’t worry, you are not alone. And fortunately for everyone, recent studies have shown that if you just “focus” more “attention” to what you are doing, that change is well within your reach. { read more }
Be The Change
Try paying attention to one thing in your daily routine that you’d like to shift for the better. |
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Sangha of Auspicious Companions 