Every morning the sun shows up at our doorstep with an invitation in hand. We are invited to wake up and show up with all our imperfections, in our less-than-perfect lives. Do you accept the challenge? Or do you try to go through the motions and get through the day as best as you can? This week’s stories offer us inspiration to pay attention to small things, bring our presence to whatever party we happened to be invited to today. Slow down to make sure we don’t miss the magical moments concealed in the mundane. –Guri
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| “If you must look back, do so forgivingly. If you must look forward, do so prayerfully. However, the wisest thing you can do is to be present in the present. Gratefully.” –Maya Angelou |
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| Editor’s Note: Every morning the sun shows up at our doorstep with an invitation in hand. We are invited to wake up and show up with all our imperfections, in our less-than-perfect lives. Do you accept the challenge? Or do you try to go through the motions and get through the day as best as you can? This week’s stories offer us inspiration to pay attention to small things, bring our presence to whatever party we happened to be invited to today. Slow down to make sure we don’t miss the magical moments concealed in the mundane. –Guri |
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| Kindness In the News |
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| It all started when Rick decided to put up a sign on his kitchen window in Sydney, Australia. The sign invited people to a free coffee and a chat during the pandemic and mushroomed into much more. |
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| From Our Members |
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| As she was folding the laundry, her 89-year-old mother admired her lacy bras, which she couldn’t afford when she was younger. This simple moment prompted a sweet trip to the local lingerie shop. |
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| Inspiring Video of the Week |
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| Slowing Down |
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This meditative film brings us on a journey to understand the rhythms of life and reminds us to slow down, even for a few moments, so that we are able to feed the person inside. |
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| In other news … |
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| “Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things, feel the future dissolve in a moment like salt in a weakened broth.” Thus begins a powerful reflection on kindness by poet Naomi Shihab Nye. Read the full poem here: Kindness. |
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Sangha of Auspicious Companions 