Selflessness

This Mother's Day, Just Say NO

Abi Cotler O'Roarty | Posted 05.10.2012

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Abi Cotler O'Roarty

Saying no this Mother's Day and beyond will make you a better person. It will make you a better mom, a better daughter and it a better set of lungs with which to breathe for the world.

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Expressing How We Truly Feel Is Not Easy, But It's Worth It

Jeanette Cajide | Posted 04.24.2012

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Jeanette Cajide

I have no problem expressing discontent, criticism, and opinions, but when it comes to expressing love, I will suffer quietly, in the corner, hoping the other person is gifted with telepathy.

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What Does Karma Yoga Mean?

Ed and Deb Shapiro | Posted 04.03.2012

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Ed and Deb Shapiro

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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Selfless Acts

John Harden | Posted 03.19.2012

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John Harden

Jennifer VanderLaan isn't one to judge a person based on appearance. The 34-year-old wife and mother understands that no matter your background or social status everyone needs a helping hand at some point.

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Sharing Absolutely Everything: The Human Imperative

Elizabeth Boleman-Herring | Posted 03.17.2012

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Elizabeth Boleman-Herring

From before our first breath, from the moment of conception, we share. It is the fundamental verb of human existence.

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5 Reasons to Selflessly Serve

Viral Mehta | Posted 02.15.2012

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Viral Mehta

When you serve, you discover that often the most important things you have to offer are not things at all. You start to uncover the full range of resources at your disposal -- your time, presence, attention -- and recognize that the ability to give stems from a state of mind and heart.

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Is Giving Up Your Career For Your Spouse Ever A Good Idea?

The Grindstone | Posted 11.20.2011

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The problem with being married to a politician or someone who has political ambitions is at some point you may have to give up your own career so as t...

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Am I Mine?

Judith Acosta | Posted 10.03.2011

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Judith Acosta

Like everyone else, I have told myself many times that I am very much my own. I have not only told myself, I have repeatedly taught that idea to others. Suddenly the storm said, "Well, not exactly..."

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The Miles That Bind Us

Brooke Wells | Posted 08.30.2011

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Brooke Wells

I didn't know another way to live life other than the life I chose to lead. I never had to share attention, as my actions affected only me. I set my own agenda. And then I met "we".

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Are We Hardwired For Kindness?

Dennis Merritt Jones | Posted 08.24.2011

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Dennis Merritt Jones

Any way you slice it, a deeper experience of kindness is what we all inherently desire. We are hardwired for kindness because it is in our spiritual DNA to treat one another with reverence and loving kindness.

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On Bob Marley's Birthday, a Look at Rita Marley's Selfless Work in Ghana

Charles Annenberg Weingarten | Posted 05.25.2011

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Charles Annenberg Weingarten

All over the world, the Marley name has become synonymous with reggae music, rastafari, Jamaica and the ideals of love, hope, justice and unity.

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Boundaries and Priorities: Week 8 of "Mental Muscle" Boot Camp

Paul Katz | Posted 11.17.2011

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Paul Katz

This is not to say it won't take an enormous amount of work to get rid of my boundaries. I feel the walls in my head buckling and my priority is to keep knocking them down.

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We May Be Born With An Urge to Help

The New York Times | Nicholas Wade | Posted 11.17.2011

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Biologists are forming a better view of humankind than the traditional opinions of it as warlike and selfish....

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