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Posted by geri
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Wednesday, 07 February 2007 |
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A New York City cab driver from Bangladesh spent hours laboring to track down a rider so he could return a bag of diamond rings that she'd left in his trunk. The jeweler had given Osman Chowdhury only a 30 cent tip on an eleven dollar fare... (CBS) |
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Posted by geri
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Tuesday, 06 February 2007 |
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In Bangladesh, some 3 million Muslims "raised their hands in prayer for global peace at one of the world's largest religious gatherings." (AP Reports via CNN) |
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Posted by KingHartuc
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Friday, 02 February 2007 |
In part 8 of our series on Cultivating an Attitude of Gratitiude, Harry Tucker explores the quality of character perhaps most needed for expressing gratitude in tough times.
The D in GRATITUDE stands for Diligence. In the fast-paced world we live in, it's not easy to live a life of gratitude without effort. Every one of us, no matter how enlightened we are and how grateful we are, experience moments when our belief system is challenged and we question why we should be grateful for something that we are not particularly happy about... |
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Read more... [The Most Important Quality to Have in Tough Times]
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Posted by geri
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Monday, 29 January 2007 |
"Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu, the former Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, said African churches were paying too much attention to the issue of homosexuality while ignoring real problems facing the continent. "I am deeply, deeply distressed that in the face of the most horrendous problems - we've got poverty, we've got conflict and war, we've got HIV/AIDS - and what do we concentrate on? What you are doing in bed," Tutu told journalists in Nairobi during the World Social Forum..." |
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Read more... [Tutu Likens Gays' Treatment to Apartheid]
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Posted by geri
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Monday, 29 January 2007 |
Abbé Pierre, the French Roman Catholic priest whose radio appeal in 1954 for the homeless and destitute stirred the conscience of his nation has died at age 94. Pope Benedict XVI expressed "thanks for his activity in favor of the poorest." Using his fame to challenge political leaders about homelessness and campaigning for the destitute until the end of his life, he was frequently voted France's most popular man, ahead of even personalities like football star Zinedine Zidane...
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Read more... [Pope and Politicians Praise Homeless Champion Abbe Pierre]
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