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Those who wish to sing, always find a song.
– Swedish Proverb –
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I Wish This Was …
At first glance, it looks like someone plastered “Hello, My Name is” name tags all over the city. Take a step closer, and the tag reads, “I Wish This Was…” A public installation artist, designer, and urban planner, Candy Chang likes to make cities more comfortable for people. She came up with the project, ideal for its super low barrier of entry, to allow her fellow citizens to express their ideas on how empty lots and store fronts may be rebuilt and used. The responses — from Disneyland to a bike rack, heaven to an art supply store — reflect “the hopes, dreams, and colorful imaginations of different neighborhoods.” { read more }
Be The Change
Express your wishes for the enhancement and betterment of your city. { more } |
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In every marriage more than a week old, there are grounds for divorce. The trick is to find, and continue to find, grounds for marriage.
– Robert Anderson –
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Love, Honor, and Thank
If you’ve ever lived with anyone else –from a spouse to a college roommate –you’ve probably had conflicts over doing the dishes, the laundry, and countless other household chores. But researchers Jess Alberts and Angela Trethewey have found that a successful relationship doesn’t just depend on how partners divide their household chores; it also depends on how they each express gratitude for the work the other one puts in. In this article, they explain how understanding the “economy of gratitude” can help us appreciate the subtle, everyday gifts we receive from our partner — and make our home a happy one. { read more }
Be The Change
Tell your partner or roommate how much you appreciate a chore they’ve done around the house. |
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| Apr 23, 2011 |
| People never forget that helping hand especially when times are tough. — Catherine Pulsifer |
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 “I was at McDonalds the other day and I was trying to decide what snack would tide me over until I rode the bus home. I noticed a young lady looking at the menu but she just got a small soda. I decided to help and got two breakfast burritos for $1 each and two apple pies which are two for $1.
I shared a burrito and a pie with her and she was so happy that you would have thought it was the best meal of all time. I was happy too because I was able to share a meal with someone. I told her I never like to eat alone and was happy for the company.
Who knows, maybe I will see her there again some day. I found out she had lost her job and didn’t have much money for food. I suggested that she go to my church and they would help her with some groceries. So I knew she will have something else to eat later on that day too. It’s a blessing to help someone in need.” — bookworm58″
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Just like the many colours of roses, we may be of different nationalities, ethnicities, religions or race. But no matter what colour a rose may be, it is still a rose, and likewise we are all human beings first.
– Sushil Koirala –
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Roses of Peace Bloom
“The rose is a universal symbol, liked by everyone. It appeals equally to everyone’s heart. The exchange of roses, the shaking of hands and extending goodwill between people of different races, religions or parties in conflict, helps to create a more conducive and positive atmosphere.” A 28 year-old peace activist in Nepal is bringing people in conflict areas together through one simple act: giving a rose to a stranger. { read more }
Be The Change
Take a moment to think of some types of people whom you wouldn’t likely greet on the street. Say hello to 10 such people today. |
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Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened.
– Buddha –
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The Sharing Economy Emerges
Peer to peer exchange of goods and services has skyrocketed way beyond craigslist.org and Couch Surfing. Now, access to goods and skills is becoming more important than ownership of them. And that has sparked a “Sharing Economy”. Gartner Group researchers estimate that the peer-to-peer financial-lending market will reach $5 billion by 2013. Botsman says the consumer peer-to-peer rental market will become a $26 billion sector, and believes the sharing economy, in total, is a $110 billion-plus market. “Is this purely a warm-and-fuzzy kind of thing?” says Ann Miura-Ko, a venture capitalist at Floodgate Fund. “It’s not. It’s underutilized asset utilization.” That is to say, sharing is becoming common place. { read more }
Be The Change
Share something. Check out dozens of how-to guides on sharing. { more } |
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At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities.
– Jean Houston –
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5 Ways Laughter is Good For Health
Ever felt lighter after a good laugh? Physiologically speaking, that’s no coincidence. Laughter is shown to increase blood flow, strengthen immune system, reduce muscle pain, lower blood sugar and shed calories. Along similar lines, singing or listening to music can improve the brain’s auditory and language processing functions, and decrease insomnia, stress and stroke. Regular grounding practices like meditation or attending a religious service can reduce blood pressure, heart rate and muscle tension. Cures can come in all shapes and sizes, sometimes as simple as a moment of laughter, song, or reflection. { read more }
Be The Change
Laugh, sing, meditate and feel all better. |
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Life is like a ten-speed bike. Most of us have gears we never use.
– Schultz –
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72 Hours to Transform Your City
A hundred designers, 10 urban challenges, very little money, and no sleep. That’s the recipe for 72 Hour Urban Action, a three-day marathon for designers to improve their city. Founder Kerem Halbrecht first debuted the concept at the Bat-Yam Biennale of Landscape Urbanism in Israel in September, where 120 participants working in 10 teams got three days and three nights to solve problems in public spaces. “I wanted to challenge the common perception that creating change in public space is long and difficult, and to see if public space can respond to changing needs in real time.” By all accounts, the first 72 Hour Urban Action was brutal but exhilarating. The competitors slept (when they did sleep) in an empty school, and had to split a paltry $2,500 budget between all the teams. They did, however, have a truck and tractor for everyone to share. And cute orange jumpsuits. { read more }
Submitted by: Kate T.
Be The Change
Do something to energize your local community. For inspiration, check out a video of 72 Hour Urban Action in action: { more } |
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Where there is no gift, there is no art.
– Lewis Hyde –
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The Art of Giving
First there was Ehren. Then Fariba, and Ashley. Ehren Tool: “Literally a woman took a photograph of a bowl that I made for her and sold the photograph of the bowl for thousands of dollars in New York. You can’t ask for thousands of dollars for a ceramic bowl. [laughs] But the photograph will last only fifty years; the ceramic piece will last a couple of thousand. So rather than accept five dollars for a cup and say that’s what it’s worth, I just give it away.” Fariba Safai: “I feel that in the process of giving, you’re receiving. You can’t change anybody else. So all you can do is hopefully start with yourself. So in the end, in that process of giving, you’re really self-healing. I think that’s the greatest aspect of the true artist.” { read more }
Be The Change
Make something artful and give it to someone. |
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Students must have initiative; they should not be mere imitators. They must learn to think and act for themselves — and be free.
– Cesar Chavez –
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Restaurant Chain Displaced By Students
When a 1,300-outlet fast-food chain announced plans to open a branch on the campus of the University of California Berkeley, a group of students protested. Given the nature of the city’s resonance with local, seasonal and organic food, this wasn’t a surprise. However, the students not only defeated the chain but also took their victory one step further by raising $100,000 to replace the fast-food joint with a student-run co-op carrying fresh, local, healthy, sustainable, and fairly produced food that would be sold at affordable prices. As if that weren’t enough, the students have even started an organization to train students nationwide how to open their own campus food co-ops. { read more }
Be The Change
Get your next produce from local farmers. |
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