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Archive for April 9, 2017
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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. |
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| Earth was created for all of us, not some of us. –Anthony Douglas Williams |
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 THEHUMAN! Thank you for being kind to all creatures big and small and for your ecological kindness for our planet. Send THEHUMAN some KarmaBucks and say hello. |
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April 9, 2017
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 Editor’s note: 7.5 billion people and infinite forms of life call our earth home. On Earth Day this year (April 22), we’re stepping up our kindness to the environment by diving into a 21-Day Eco-Footprint Challenge! Every day, for 21 days straight, we’ll send out an idea to encourage all of us to take small steps to lighten our impact on our precious planet. To join us and more info, click here! |
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Small Acts of Kindness
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Caramelle wrote: “Fed a stray dog with water and dog food. He was really starving and so thin. :(“ |
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TheHuman wrote: “Using less amount of electricity/current.” |
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Painiacs wrote: “Making quilts for two girls that got in a car accident. They and their dad have spinal injuries.” |
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Featured Kindness Stories
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Idea of the Week
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True peace can rarely be imposed from the outside; it must be born within and between communities through meetings and dialogue and then carried outward.
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Cash & Care for Criminals: Reducing Gun Violence
Operation Peace Fellowship was founded by a core group of ex-cons to bring an end to gun violence. Together, they are working in Richmond, CA and other cities around the US to help gun-prone, troubled youth graduate from high school, find jobs, and settle conflicts without guns. Unconventional approaches have been used, like paying criminals to put down their guns, but more importantly, says James McCoy, “We do something real simple that folks just don’t realize how powerful it is. We love on our youngsters! We come from a sincere place that we love each and every last one of the people we touch and we try to touch as many people as possible.” By creating relationships of trust and getting involved in the lives of young people who have no hope, violence is decreasing and lives are being changed for the better. { read more }
Be The Change
Take the time to stop the cycle of violence that begins in the smallest and seemingly simple conflicts. Resolve to reach out to others and make peace in your world today. |
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Sangha of Auspicious Companions 