Category: Generosity
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Quote of the Week…
“My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.” Jack Layton, 1950-2011
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Whatever Works…
Like so many, I am disheartened by recent events. I’m thankful I can gather at my church and rest in the hope of a better world where I’m called to love all people, and for my morning writing café where check-in discussions range the whole wide-world. Safe spaces, both. Same with two-way, encouraging talks with…
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No Matter What…
I’ve been going to my zen place leading up to Election Day. No small task. Conversations circle around impending doom should the votes swing one way. Or the other. It matters not what color flag you fly or tie you wear, tensions are high. Many feel the very soul of our country hangs in the…
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Quote of the Week…
“If you want love and abundance in your life, give it away.” Mark Twain, 1835-1910
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Freebies…
In the last week, friends have gifted me four books of very diverse topics, two in person and two via surprise mail, graciously adding to my toppling To Be Read stack which includes downloaded books from my library app and recent arrivals from my favorite indie bookstore. During this same week, preordered books by writer…
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Quote of the Week…
“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.” Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882
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The Truth About Gossip…
Hearing a bit of newsy insider info is like biting into a big, red, juicy apple. So delicious. So enticing. You don’t even wipe your chin before sharing it. So what if it’s not true? Isn’t that what makes gossip so much fun? The hilarity, the ridiculousness, the fantasy of it all? What? That’s crazy.…
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Quote of the Week…
“Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight: always try to be a little kinder than is necessary?” J. M. Barrie, 1860-1957, from The Little White Bird
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Simple Gifts…
A friend recently received free groceries when the young man in front of her paid her total. Her first inclination was to insist it wasn’t necessary; she could pay, no help needed. But it was necessary. To him. Was it random? Maybe. Radical? Yes. How brave must one be to extend such an unexpected offer,…
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