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Can An Ordinary Person Enjoy A State Of Grace?

Anne Naylor | Posted 11.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Sleeplessness, Forgiving, Trust, Sacrifice, The Inner Life, Surrender, Compassion, Sarah Ban Breathnach, Rumi, God, William Hazlitt, Grace, Dr John-Roger, Hayley Westenra, Security, Faith, Confidence, Gratitude, Living News
Anne Naylor

Can we create the conditions in which we lead grace-full lives? Is it even possible to expect to live gracefully, with the world in so much chaos? My view is that there has never been a better time.

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Goodness Precedes Greatness: A Call For New Heroes In Troubled Times

Jon Foreman | Posted 10.15.2009 | Impact

Read More: Heroism, Inspiration, Songwriting, Hope, Heroes, Sacrifice, Impact News
Jon Foreman

I would like to suggest that the best parts of our human nature can be seen in sacrifice or surrender. A mother sacrificing her time for her child, a teacher devoting her afternoons to help students off-the-clock. These are truly our most incredible moments as a species: moments of unmerited kindness.

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A Nobel Prayer

Jim Wallis | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Human Rights, President Obama, Abuse, Henry Kissinger, Sacrifice, United States, Prophecy, Pray, Bill Kristol, Gandhi, Weapons, Rush Limbaugh, Commitment, Desmond Tutu, Presidency, Peace, Prayer, America, Foreign Policy, Muslim, Nelson Mandela, Nuclear Weapons, Nobel Peace Prize, Conflict, Martin Luther King Jr., Military, New York Times, Worldview, Israeli, Politics News
Jim Wallis

The vitriol against Obama's peace prize and "those Norwegians" who gave it to him is much deeper than the president's lack of achievements thus far; it is based on a fundamental clash of worldviews.

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An Accidental Lesson in Responsibility

Michael Parrish DuDell | Posted 10.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Workforce, Snuggie, Ronald Reagan, Michael Moore, Sacrifice, Nonprofits, Capitalism: A Love Story, Bernard Madoff, Living News
Michael Parrish DuDell

The truth is the future of our society lies in the apathetic hands of my generation and the one below. And quite honestly that frightens me.

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Test Important Relationships for Even Energy Exchange

Margaret Ruth | Posted 09.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Connections, Caretaker, Benefits, Sacrifice, Margaret Ruth, Rewards, Restrained, Give and Take, Costs, Bad Boundaries, Drained, Healthy Relationships, Balanced Reciprocity, Giving Too Much, Feelings, Friendship, Balance, Energy, Relationship, Exchange, Relationships, Relationship Advice, Living News
Margaret Ruth

Economists have an analysis technique to identify and compare all expenditure and benefits of a given project; cost/benefit analysis. There's a similar energetic rule for interpersonal associations.

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A Call to Serve and Preserve Creation

Jim Wallis | Posted 07.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, History, Leadership, Love Your Neighbor, Global, Slavery, International, Opportunity, Poll, Trade, Sacrifice, Green, Clean Energy, Congress, Emissions, Priorities, God, Poor, Consumption, Legislation, America, Church of England, Slave Trade, Climate Treaty, Christ, Climate Change, Land, Consumers, Polluting Industries, Security, Christian, Creation, Green News
Jim Wallis

Let's ensure that history does not remember us just as "consumers" of the earth and its resources, but as people who take seriously the God-given mandate to "serve and preserve" the earth.

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What "Appreciating Our Troops" Really Means

Andy Sernovitz | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Beth Blecherman, Charlene Li, Guy Kawasaki, Sacrifice, Chris Pirillo, Jen Leo, Andrew Nystrom, USS Nimitz, Jenniver Van Grove, Andy Sernovitz, Military, Pamela Slim, Carroll "Lex" LeFon, Bill Reichert, Jennifer Jones, Dennis Hall, Robert Scoble, Jenny Lawson, Navy, Politics News
Andy Sernovitz

For anyone who serves their country for us, who risks death for us, they should be taken care of. Health care, money, education -- whatever they need, for the rest of their lives.

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A Twitter Tribute to Service On This Memorial Day

Tom Morris | Posted 06.25.2009 | Media

Read More: Government, Leadership, Military Service, Memorial Day, Social Media, Sacrifice, Ethics, Service, Twitter, Patriotism, Media News
Tom Morris

I was invited to help the people in my Twitter stream appreciate and honor the spirit of this Memorial Day by commenting briefly on the concept of service.

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In Memory of Mom

Melissa Hapke | Posted 06.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Lung Cancer, Mother's Day, Mothers, Sacrifice, Living News
Melissa Hapke

While growing up, I couldn't appreciate the sacrifices my mother made for me, or for us. I do now though.

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Living on Eggshells: Lessons From The Depression

Stinson Carter | Posted 04.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Wealth, Sacrifice, Great Depression, Family, Living News
Stinson Carter

We've always heard that rich and happy aren't the same thing, but its been a while since we've been forced to prove it.

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Obama Has Called the Nation to Service; He Needs to Call It to Sacrifice

Paul Abrams | Posted 03.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, George Bush, Sacrifice, National Service, George H.W. Bush, Vietnam, Steel Executives, Iraq, Barack Obama, Politics News
Paul Abrams

If 4,000 have sacrificed their lives in Iraq, another 20,000 their limbs and another 100,000+ their mental health, one wonders why asking Wall Streeters to sacrifice part of their wallets would be unpatriotic?

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America's Awakening: Choosing Hope Over Fear

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 02.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Ancestors, Relations, Hope, War, Transformation, Sacrifice, Economic Crisis, Barack Obama Inaugural Speech, Inner Life, Balance, What We Can Do, Our Awakening, Featured Contributor, Living News
Dr. Cara Barker

"That we are in the midst of a crisis is now well understood....Less measurable, but no less profound, is a sapping of confidence across our land--a n...

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Daring to Hope on the Washington Mall

Stephen Zunes | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Patriotism, Civil Rights Movement, Change, Obama's Inauguration, Hope, Inauguration, Obama Inauguration, Obama, Barack Obama, Youth, Sacrifice, Barack Obama Inauguration, Students, Happiness, Jim Crow, Mississippi, Singing, African-Americans, Politics News
Stephen Zunes

I was able to shed tears of joy on a number of occasions this Tuesday. I wasn't just relieved that a Democrat had won the White House. I was actually... happy.

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The Power of a Handshake: How Touch Sustains Personal and Business Relationships

Paul J. Zak | Posted 10.30.2008 | Business

Read More: Virtue, Trust, Economy, Touch, Oxytocin, Business, Massage, Sacrifice, Zak, Handshake, Business Relationships, Dopamine, Business News
Paul J. Zak

Even in today's global economy, touch is vitally important to doing business.

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