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Posted by geri
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Monday, 20 November 2006 |
The Secret Santa from Kansas City has long brightened the hearts of hundreds each holiday season by handing out hundred-dollar bills to strangers on city streets. Now, after 26 years and $1.3 million of anonymous holiday giving, he has decided to reveal his identity. He is weak from cancer and chemotherapy but Larry Stewart, a 58-year-old businessman from Lee's Summit, Missouri, is determined to pass on his belief in random kindness... |
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Read more... [Secret Santa Revealed]
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Posted by geri
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Sunday, 19 November 2006 |
U.S. medic, Sgt. Ernesto Haibi, described the Iraq War as containing love and hate, peace and violence alike. In a radio essay, This I Believe, he said, "For all the death and destruction reported in the news, there are thousands of stories of kindness and caring that no one ever knows...I believe that by striving for a world that accepts its oneness, we can transform wars, intolerance, religious persecution and political extremism into memory and maybe even folklore." Click on Listen at NPR to hear this short but insightful essay. (RealMedia) He blogs at Candle in the Dark. |
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Posted by geri
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Friday, 17 November 2006 |
After nearly a year of helping elderly and disabled homeowners begin the clean-up process in flood-ravaged New Orleans, Catholic Charities volunteers will gut their 1,000th home Wednesday.
To date, 6,848 Operation Helping Hands volunteers have gutted 999 homes and given 178,641 hours of service. Volunteers have come from across the United States and as far as Canada and England to join in this effort.
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Read more... [Catholic Charities Guts 1000th Home for Elderly and Disabled in New Orleans]
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Posted by KingHartuc
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Monday, 13 November 2006 |
From a young age, we are taught (forced) to say please, thank you and you’re welcome whenever the opportunity presents itself because it is considered the polite thing to do. However, an attitude of gratitude, when enforced, misses the mark of true appreciation for blessings received.
One blessing you always have is the ever-present opportunity to help others -- and then, to reap the feelings of euphoria that will tickle your heart afterwards. To remind us of the blessings that a grateful attitude bestows, Harry Tucker will present one weekly article for every letter in the word GRATITUDE. This week's installment is, G Stands for Giving: How to reap the rewards in our busy lives -- and includes an inspiring video... |
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Read more... [An Attitude of Gratitude and the Mechanic who Saved My Day]
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Posted by geri
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Friday, 10 November 2006 |
The Pride of Britain award winners for 2006 were honored Tuesday in a gala event featuring the Beckhams, Rod Stewart, Jude Law, Prince Charles and Tony Blair. The inspiring examples of courage, compassion and bravery included Daniel and Jason Rodd: "The brothers were 14 and 12 when they spotted a group of three adults being swept out to sea... Against their mother Carol’s wishes, and as other adults simply looked on, the boys jumped into the sea with their body boards." ... (Link submitted by GNN member, lottery_dreams) |
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Read more... [Pride of Britain Awards Salute Heroes]
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