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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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| “A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.” – Victor Frankl |
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May 25, 2014
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 Editor’s note: Hey everyone! A beautiful reminder was written on the community feed this week that I wanted to share. "Do you know your presence makes a huge difference? Little things, like a kind word, a smile, a hug, even a kind look can make a difference." Thanks for encouragement! Have a great week. |
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Small Acts of Kindness
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kindmind wrote: “Kindness was experienced by spending the morning with some amazing people who were volunteering for the Teddy Bear Picnic. Amazing to see so many people come together.” |
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cabbage wrote: “Sat quietly next to someone who needed support” |
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fern514 wrote: “Made an intention to smile at everyone today. A smile can make such a big difference.” |
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Featured Kindness Stories
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Idea of the Week
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In so many neighborhoods, if people want to buy a head of lettuce or salad or some fruit for their kid’s lunch, they have to take two or three buses, maybe pay for a taxicab, in order to do it.
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Sow Much Good
When Robin Emmons first helped her struggling brother transition to a mental health facility, she never imagined that his physical health would so drastically decline. The residents were existing on a diet of canned and sugary foods, the only diet the facility could afford. This is an all too common reality for many living in low income areas. They are cut off from access to fresh, wholesome foods. Robin Emmons was determined to change this. With shovel in hand, she created the Sow Much Good organization — and, to date, has grown over 26,000 pounds of fresh produce for underserved communities. Read more to realize how one small change can lead to so much good. { read more }
Be The Change
This story is an excellent example of how small actions can manifest much greater change. What actions might you take today to help your community? |
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Come in to wonderland, where all the luxuries in the world are priced right for you.
http://comunicacaoibope.institucional.ws/jfbikkn.php
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Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.
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7 Years Around the World…On Foot
Join Paul Salopek as he goes on one of the most ambitious journey’s ever undertaken by any man: circumnavigating the world…on foot. Along the way, the award-winning journalist hopes to chronicle not only the major themes of our time — such as climate change, mass migration and cultural survival — but also the stories of those everyday people from some of the most remote places on earth. As he puts it, “the whole objective is to work with local people who then become the windows to the place.” { read more }
Be The Change
Visit the website that follows Paul Salopek on his journey around the world, mapping out where he’s been and includes photos and stories from some of the people he has encountered. { more } |
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Luxury items are very decepting, they charge ridiculous prices for the same product shown here.
http://jacaddie.com/hqmukwr.php
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You must learn one thing: the world was made to be free in.
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What To Remember When Waking
“There is a small opening into the new day which closes the moment you begin your plans. What you can plan is too small for you to live.” These beautiful words from poet, David Whyte capture the very essence of wholehearted living – to cultivate gratitude and joy, in the absence of all self-imposed limitations. Read the complete poem here. { read more }
Be The Change
Introduce gratitude and presence into your waking moments rather than just running through what must be done in your day. |
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Video of the Week
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Exchanging Language and Love
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| A Brazilian language school partners with a Chicago retirement community to exchange more than just words. The schools skype-style system allows for teenage students to connect with an English speaking senior citizen and what emerges is more than just a new language learned. Unlikely friendships are forged as pairs embark on their quest to teach and learn a new language. |
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Listening is being able to be changed by the other person.
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6 Things Shyness Can Teach Us
Most people have experienced episodes of shyness in their lives, and some may even be naturally inclined towards having a shy personality. Shy people are often deep thinkers, observant, and good listeners who like to be aware of themselves and others. In a world where gregariousness and rapid action has taken centre stage, this article points out a handful of things that shyness can teach us about improving relationships, work, and connectedness to oneself. { read more }
Be The Change
What have you learned from shyness either in yourself or others? |
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Toys are put on this Earth to be played with by a child.
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Toy Stories: Children and Their Favorite Things
For over a year, photographer and journalist Gabriele Galimberti visited more than 50 countries and created colorful images of boys and girls with their most prized possessions: their toys. From Texas to India, Malawi to China, Iceland, Morocco, and Fiji, Galimberti recorded the spontaneous and natural joy that unites kids despite their diverse backgrounds. Whether the child owns a veritable fleet of miniature cars or a single stuffed monkey, the pride that Galimberti captures is moving, funny, and thought provoking. { read more }
Be The Change
Take a moment to reach out to a child who might be living in less fortunate circumstances than you. |
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Aiming thus at something else, they find happiness by the way.
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What Does Happiness Conceal?
What does happiness conceal? asks John Quiggin. Chiefly this: that there is a reason everyone reads Dante’s ‘Inferno’ and no one reads his ‘Paradiso’. ‘All happy families are alike,’ Tolstoy wrote. Maybe there just isn’t anything interesting to say about happiness. Or is there? Read on… { read more }
Be The Change
Why not look again at what we call happy or sad? This week reexamine your attitude and see if there isn’t some joy and/or meaning in almost any moment that we are really present to ourselves and others. |
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