The Duck Who Flew Upside Down
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Category Archives: Making the World a Better Place
More People Than You Can Imagine
“Think you can’t change the world? Too late, you already have. It was changed the moment you were born. There are more people than you can imagine who will never be the same because they came into contact with you, … Continue reading
You Are A Star
I mentioned yesterday that I planned to find a few young children who have life-threatening long-term illnesses and are bed-ridden or hospitalized for extended periods and create (hopefully) uplifting and inspiring personalized songs for them that they and their parents … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Making the World a Better Place, Songwriting Adventure
Tagged bedridden, children, hospital, hospitalized, ill, illness, inspiring, kids, music, parents, sick, sickness, song, uplifting, You Are A Star
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An Infinite Succession of Presents
(Originally posted on March 30, 2012) “To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. … Continue reading
Posted in Compassion, Courage, Kindness, LIfe Lessons, Making the World a Better Place, Quotes I Love
Tagged act, behaved, believe, compassion, courage, different, direction, energy, gives, grand, Howard Zinn, Infinite, kindness, magnificently, people, presents, sacrifice, succession, us, utopian, wisdom, Wisdom Quotes, world
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The Worst Kind Of Loneliness
Most people have been touched by the tragedy of suicide. That saddens me for the person and for the world that is deprived of their gifts. I don’t know what the total answer to that tragedy is, but I’ll bet … Continue reading
Posted in Dealing with Pain & Grief, Healing, Loneliness, Making the World a Better Place, Observations
Tagged acid, corrosive acid, faith, false friends, Feel, friends, gift, give, giving, Hope, kind, kindness, loneliness, Love, pain, powe, powerful, share, spirit, suicide
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Every Gift Has People Who Would Appreciate It
One rarely accomplishes anything worthwhile by hiding in a crowd. If we aren’t sticking out then we are hiding the gifts that we could be giving to the world. We all have something to share and sometime ago I decided … Continue reading
Posted in Choices, Communicating, Following Your Passion, LIfe Lessons, Making the World a Better Place
Tagged gifts, giving, proud, sharing, talents, uniqueness
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Flash-Mob of Heroes: “We’re Not Going To Leave You Here To Burn!”
I just read of a woman and her disabled sister who were trapped in their vehicle after a bad accident. It caught fire and neither could get out. Fortunately for them, some people saw the accident, and flagged down truckers … Continue reading
Great Ideas!
I love to discover ways that people creatively make life better for themselves and others. Here are two that I just learned about: Accessible Playgrounds I just saw a wonderful photo that shows two children in wheelchairs happily playing on … Continue reading
Some Contests I Could Really Get Into
On our Date Night this evening My Beloved and I were eating dinner at a restaurant that I’d never been to before. I noticed across the way that other tables each had a huge (perhaps quart- or liter-size) coffee cup … Continue reading
Posted in Making the World a Better Place
Tagged beloved, coffee cup, date night, first, hug, smile, tug, wins
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Russ Towne's A Grateful Man 