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On The Spirit Of Giving: Connecting Business To Spirituality

Shari Arison | Posted 12.24.2009 | Living

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Shari Arison

The spirit of the holiday season is now spreading all over the world. For most people, this is the time of good will. I believe that we should take the good will of the holiday season into our everyday lives.

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How to Make Your Alma Mater Matter in LA

Sylvia Sukop | Posted 12.24.2009 | Los Angeles

Read More: Holiday Spirit, Volunteering, Giving Back, Alumni, Bucknell University, Posse Foundation, Youth Activism, College Scholarships, Public Education, Grinnell College, Kalamazoo College, Ucla, Tulane University, UC Berkeley, Dickinson College, University of Wisconsin-Madison, PEN Center USA, Los Angeles News
Sylvia Sukop

You went to college back East, down South, or in the Midwest and whether you're five or 25 years out, now that you live in Los Angeles your relationsh...

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MSNBC.com Readers Save Animals, Feed Hungry, Knit To Share Giving Spirit

Posted 12.21.2009 | Impact

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MSNBC's open call to readers for their stories of holiday generosity has yielded some touching and slightly wacky responses by generous Americans arou...

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NBC: Send Your Holiday Salutes To U.S. Troops Abroad

Posted 12.17.2009 | Impact

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Have something to say to a special someone serving abroad or to our U.S. military in general? NBC is collecting letters, photos and video submissions ...

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Pay It Backwards: An Act Of Coffee Kindness

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 01.23.2009 | Living

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Arthur Rosenfeld

Just before Christmas of 2007, almost exactly a year ago, I steered into a Starbucks drive-thru line for a cup of tea on my way to teach a morning tai...

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Come out of the Literary Closet: Buy *Yourself* a Kids' Book this Holiday

Joanne Rendell | Posted 01.22.2009 | Style

Read More: Literature, Academic News, Holiday Gifts, Children's Books, Gifts for Yourself, Holiday Shopping, Holiday Spirit, Kids, Shopping, Books, Gifts, Self-Indulgence, Kids' Books, Reading, Style News
Joanne Rendell

Kids' fiction unleashes our long-ago dampened imaginations, so take a break from that Salman Rushdie book you're reading, and treat your mind to a kids book this holiday.

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Celebrate Anyway

Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 01.20.2009 | Living

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Dr. Tian Dayton

A friend of mine works at a successful New York City advertising firm. When her firm had to make some cuts to the budget, I was impressed at how they...

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W's Parting Gifts to Women

Martha Burk | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics

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Martha Burk

It's not new that outgoing Presidents try to change national policy at the last minute through rule changes. But W is set to set a record.

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Black Friday At Wal-Mart: The Cost Of Crazed Consumerism

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 01.02.2009 | Living

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Dr. Judith Rich

Competition is so endemic to our culture, consumption has become a competitive sport. Am I the only one who thinks something is out of whack here? Remember the mortgage mess we're in?

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Happiness Tip: Enter Into The Spirit Of The Season

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 12.31.2008 | Living

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Gretchen Rubin

I'm working on my Happiness Project, and you could have one, too! Everyone's project will look different, but it's the rare person who can't benefit. ...

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