Kindness

Accessorizing Hate

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Women's Rights, Human Rights, Human Rights Watch, Bias, Jesus, Non-Profits, Gays and Lesbians, United States, Love, Bigotry, Minorities, Civil Rights Movement, Hate Crimes, Intolerance, Southern Baptists, Kindness, Non-Profit-Tax-Status, Religious Tolerance, Civil Rights, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Christianity and Homosexuality, Murder, Politics, God, Hate Speech, Politics News

When we choose silence in the face of bigotry, we threaten the lifeblood of our Union. We've all experienced more than a few bigots in our lives. Th...

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Love As A Public Virtue

John Thatamanil | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Justice, Love, Kindness, Religion and Politics, Christianity, Religion News

Fairness, kindness and love seem like ethereal notions empty of force in a world of power politics and free wheeling capitalism. Those who seek to order public life by "the soft" private virtue of love are said to be naïve or downright foolish.

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A Different Kind Of Discipline

Tsoknyi Rinpoche | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Generosity, Tibetan Buddhism, Discipline, Kindness, Meditation, Tsoknyi Rinpoche, Bodhichitta, Buddhism, Personal Growth, Emotional Health, Gps-Soul, Emotional Wellness, Personal Development, Gratitude, Love, Healthy Living News

This is the profound meaning of discipline: maintaining love, maintaining the hope that every living being will awaken, even in the most difficult or challenging conditions. It's a softening of the heart, a letting go of confusion, of anger, bitterness, and despair.

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What The Buddha Might Say To President Obama

Ed and Deb Shapiro | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Interconnectedness, Politics, Kindness, Patience, Gay Marriage, Buddha, Compassion, Media, Buddha Obama, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News

To find unity, we have to go beyond those differences; we have to surrender our own needs for the benefit of all. In the process, our enemies can teach us great patience and even compassion!

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Wonka's Everlasting Gobstopper: The Ultimate Test of Motherhood

Ree Varcoe | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Mother's Day, Everlasting Gobstopper, New Zealand, Honesty, Burnt Chop Syndrome, Kindness, Fearless, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Respect, Becoming-Fearless, Children, Kids, Fearlessness, Motherhood, Becoming Fearless, Healthy Living News

As I approach this Mother's Day, I am going to be fearless while I loosen up the reins and let my children go about making their own choices whenever possible.

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Making Connections: Being Kind To Strangers

Eli Davidson | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Kindness, Eli Davidson, Communication, Kindness and Strangers, Kindness Strangers, Kindness to Strangers, Be Kind, Gps-Soul, Mindfulness, Kind to Strangers, Do Unto Others, Showing Kindness, Showing Strangers Kindness, Healthy Living News

How often have we each been so embroiled in our own petty dramas that we breeze past someone in trouble? My hand is raised. How about yours?

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Having Top-Notch Manners Will Distinguish You

Malcolm Levene | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Good Manners, Mindfulness, Gps-Soul, Personal Development, Kindness, Etiquette, Politeness, Business Etiquette, Proper Etiquette, Emotional Intelligence, Polite, Manners, Healthy Living News

To some, having good manners is akin to a "foreign language" in that they are not used to expressing gratitude, giving thanks and being polite.

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Walking The (Catholic) Plank

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 04.27.2012

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Why doesn't my Catholic Church get its own house in order first? Get the plank/log/boulder/semi truck/elephant out of its own eye before it tries to remove a speck from another's eye?

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The Prize of Peace

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 04.26.2012

The greatest threat to evil is peace.

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Making a Difference

Jennifer Hamady | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Kindness, Making a Difference, Helping, Serving Others, Service, Helping Relationships, Making an Impact, How to Make a Difference, Help Others, Helping Others, Having Impact, Mindfulness, Make a Difference, Gps-Soul, Healthy Living News

Often we resist the idea of making a difference, because we're convinced it will take a tremendous amount of our time and energy. Or, that we may not have the information or answers others seek.

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Reunion With Soul: Launching Love Through Your GPS

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: The Love Project: Coming Home, Steve Jobs, Miraculous Demonstration, Bill Courtney, Forwarding Posts, Suicide, Soul Awakening, Outreach, Kindness, The Power of the Web, Good Relations, Redemption, Compassion, Mother Teresa, Everyman, Maxing a Difference, Gandhi, The Cafe, Archives, The Way, GPS for the Soul, Service, Four Cornerstones, Dark Night, Albert Einstein, Gps-Soul, Healthy Living News

Never, ever forget or doubt the difference your GPS makes when you rise above self-doubt or indifference, reclaiming the moment for what needs a voice in your heart.

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What the Buddha Might Say to Mitt Romney

Ed and Deb Shapiro | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Kindness, Dalai Lama, Buddha, Compassion, Mitt Romney, Mitt Romney Mindfulness, Buddha Mitt Romney, Mitt Romney Politics, Mitt Romney Flip Flop, Healthy Living News

The Buddha taught of the dangers of greed, hatred and ignorance, that he called the three poisons. Where greed grabs our desires, hatred abuses our fears, while ignorance clouds our vision.

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The High Cost of Living in a Material World

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Kindness, Love, Joy, Happiness, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News

Transactional myopia -- i.e. get the deal, do the deal, next deal -- may bring you fun and excitement, but it will never make you happy or bring you joy.

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Is Your Kid Mean?

Christine Carter, PhD | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Kindness, Empathy, Emotional Intelligence, Bully, Compassion, Teaching Kids About Bullying, Bullying, Parents News

Here are five things we can teach our children so that they are kind and compassionate.

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What Does Karma Yoga Mean?

Ed and Deb Shapiro | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Kindness, Generosity, Meditation, Yoga, Service, Giving, Spiritual Development, Selfless, Selflessness, Spirit, Karma Yoga, Sustainability, What Is Karma, Healthy Living News

Serving enables us to step beyond our own desires and to release any sense of separation. It takes us out of selfishness and neediness, and in the process we see our own self-centeredness in greater perspective.

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The Surprising Progress Of The Charter For Compassion

Karen Armstrong | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Kindness, Random Acts of Kindness, Charter for Compassion, Nonviolence, Good News, Altruism, Religion News

When the Charter for Compassion was launched in November 2009, I didn't know that by 2012 more than 85,000 people would have affirmed it online or that we would have 150 active partners around the world.

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Are You Decent?

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 05.26.2012

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I learned long ago not to use God to justify my actions, to act like I'm superior to anyone else, or to rationalize my false need to control the lives of my fellow man and woman. Instead, I try my level best to cultivate my decency, and pray for other Americans to do the same.

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How The Power Of Collective Kindness Can Make A Big Difference

Tiffani Thiessen | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Cost of Parenting, Baby Buggy, Do the KIND Thing, Slidepollajax, Greatest-Person-of-the-Day, Kindness, Spring-Into-Action, Parenting, Parenting Costs, Home News

Over the last month, I've been honored to team up with Baby Buggy and fellow actress and mother Elisabeth Röhm to give back to parents in need and make the world a little kinder in the process.

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The Mass Murderer, the Multi-National and the Mega-Bank: Where Are the 'Good Guys' in America?

Stuart Muszynski | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Profits, Ibm, America, Values, Ethics, Kindness, Doing-the-Right-Thing, Business, Fairness, Greg Smith Goldman Sachs, Greg Smith Resignation, Ibm-Holocaust, Corporate Greed, Greg Smith, Business News

Will America continue to be a "good guy" nation in our own eyes and the eyes of the world? Or will some businesses lead us into a downward spiral and will average Americans allow ourselves to be swept up in it?

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Religion's Death Wish?

Robert V. Taylor | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Kindness, Contraception, Religious Discrimination, Religious Liberty, Compassion, Religion and Politics, Religion News

The debate over whether religiously affiliated institutions have to provide access to contraception is presented by some as a defense of religious liberty. The liberty being defended is revealed to be no liberty at all.

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The Importance Of Mindful Listening

Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Mindful Speech, Kindness, Listening, Listen Mindfully, Listening Mindfully, Mindful Listening, Mindfulness, Listen, Mindful Communication, Mindful Words, Healthy Living News

To be mindful of speech means to notice your intention before you speak and to listen with full attention. There are certainly times when I've said things I regret.

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A Kindness Message For You

Patience Salgado | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Kindness, Pen Pals, Letters of Encouragement, Mindful Living, Encouragement, Optimism, Good News News

I had reached the 50-message mark in only a few hours. I was amazed how many were willing to share their stories and how much people are going through, both good and bad.

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Ensuring School Safety Must Involve Old-Fashioned Values

Stuart Muszynski | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Education, Shared Values, Chardon High School Shooting, Values, Cleveland, Bullying, Community, Kindness, School Violence, Education News

The fact remains that every year, in every school, in every community, there's danger of school violence.

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3 Simple Ways To Be Nicer To Others This Lent

Rev. James Martin, S.J. | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Catholic Church, Lent, Lent 2012, Lent Advice, Christianity, Kindness, Spiritual Advice, Teachings of Jesus, Video, Religion News

Instead of giving something up for Lent, do something positive: Be kind.

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Introducing the Born This Way Foundation

Cynthia Germanotta | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Lady GaGa, Lady Gaga Born This Way, Lady Gaga Born This Way Foundation, Born This Way Foundation, Cynthia-Germanotta, Bullying, Kindness, Teen Bullying, Youth Empowerment, Anti-Bullying, Video, Teen News

Today is a special day for my daughter and me as we share something we've been working on for almost a year and have been talking about as mother and daughter for much longer.

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