Below are last week’s Tweets for CharityFocus. Spread the good!
| Last Week’s Twitter Links [more] |
| RT @daily_good The Business of Giving [more] |
| Conversation with a homeless drug addict who lived on the streets of SF for 27 years — and finally found freedom in art: [more] |
| Recently met with Stephanie, who runs a really cool project of everyday stories. Pen Tales: [more] |
| A nonviolent resistance movement led by women could be a game-changer for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: [more] |
| Nipun shares: Just spoke in Calgary, where few hundred more people are now rockin’ to the CF beat. After the talk, people picked up 2000 Smile Cards, Decks, works & conversations, Meditation handbooks, GOP DVD’s, you name it. There was no donation box, but organically people created a donation box and left $250 ($30 in coins!) … and not a single other item was left. Lots of ripples, as many people are ready Karma Kitchen here too. After a bit, I went to lunch with my wonderful hosts — and we tagged another table by paying for their tab. The waitress was stunned (and then rocked); all of us were moved. Every moment is an opportunity of service. |
| In 50’s, how many teens felt like an “important person”? 12%. In 80s, it jumped to 80%. Narcissism Epidemic: [more] |
| RT @daily_good Storytelling Unleashes its Power [more] |
| Quote, from where I’m staying in Calgary: Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass; it’s about learning how to dance in the rain. |
| Digital drugs?!? Kids are getting high on the internet, thanks to MP3s that induce a state of ecstasy: [more] |
| 10 years ago, Jay Shafer downsized to an 89 sq ft house & reinvented both his lifestyle & career in the process: [more] |
| Oprah Winfrey’s message to Harvard students: “Find your purpose, it’s about service.” An intriguing case study… [more] |
| Recent photo of two legends of service, Jayesh Patel & his father, Ishwar Patel: [more] Walk w/Jayesh-bhai: [more] |
| 10 ways for parents to scientifically improve happiness [more] |
| “Tweet less, kiss more.” Do we skilfully use technology for human purposes or are we controlled by it? |
| Charities are often told they should learn from business. The reverse is also true. Economist: [more] |
| Surprising insights about creativity: [more] |
| HelpOthers: The Journey of a Spanish Smile Card [more] |
| RT @daily_good 365 Days of Happiness [more] |
| guri shares: This Sunday I volunteered at Karma Kitchen Berkeley after quite a long time. It’s beautiful to see the infectious spirit-of-service carried onwards by so many new faces I haven’t seen before … as well as the older volunteers like Tom and Richard who held it all together. The ecosystem is broadening and the sense of community that KK creates each week seems very powerful, especially in the West. |
| Pavi shares: Found this in my notes today: (From a 2006 interview with Prez Kalam for the Arvaind book)Ancient thought from Pico della Mirandola’s Oration on The Dignity of Man (yes he’d actually brought this to the interview with him!) “We have made thee neither of heaven nor earth, neither mortal nor immortal. So that with freedom of choice and with honor, as though the maker and molder of thyself, thou mayest fashion thyself in whatever shape thou shalt prefer. Thou shalt have the power to degenerate into the lower forms of life, which are brutish. Thou shalt have the power out of thy soul’s judgment, to be reborn into the higher forms, which are divine.” An elegant, powerful reminder of choice. (Today) [more] |
| RT @daily_good The Ripple Effect of Kindness [more] |
Birju shares: Creativity / insight isn’t necessarily a ’stroke of light’ that just hits you. I had a former business school professor mention that insight comes from applying common knowledge in one field to another field where it is unknown. This is why having a broad base is valuable, as there’s more to apply from. An example of this is CF itself, as gift econ is not really a biz concept and so folks in that space find it insightful.  |
| Tom shares: As I begin winding down my full-time year with CF, I’m documenting how I do Karma Kitchen coordination and other things, like finances. It’s interesting seeing how, once a blueprint is made, there’s no reason why so many CF projects can’t take off all over the world (and if Karma Kitchen is any indicator, I think they will!) |
| For two weeks, @DeepakChopra took the vows of monk, shaved his head and walked with a begging bowl in Thailand: [more] |
| Wonderful advice from a four-year-old on how to paint and draw: [more] |
| Neil shares: Just learned about the remarkable story of Barbados. A Caribbean island comparable in terms of history and resources to Jamaica 40 years ago, now has twice the median income of Jamaica, is thriving economically, and has over 95% literacy while Jamaica remains poor and lacking in education. The difference? Years ago Barbadian economy had financial crisis, and country’s leadership made a decision against status quo historically by exercising monetary restraint and asking its population to spend less. Labor leadership stepped up and asked people to accept massive wage cuts under slogan “Save Barbados”. Business leadership recognized labor’s patriotic sacrifice and decided to accept a lower profit margin. Through mutual trust and solidarity between government, business, and people later formalized as the “Social Partnership”, the country came out of crisis and real wages are now higher than before cut. And Barbadians are actually happy with their political leaders! [more] |
| Neil shares: Reflecting on this week’s thought on status quo and leadership (http://bit.ly/a68fdL): Our internal status quo becomes apparent during meditation. The mind is so noisy, so chaotic. The status quo is to entertain any thought. The status quo is to disengage with the present moment, to roll in the past or roll in the future. The status quo is inattention. The status quo is to react to temporary discomfort. To go against the internal status quo is to keep the mind still, to not identify with temporary sensations, to experience them with greater awareness and patience than you thought possible. Going against internal status quo is discovering new vistas of personal strength and capability. That is self-leadership. |
| Held a fantastic #KarmaKitchen call with coordinators from Berkeley, DC, Chicago and soon-to-be locations of NY, Calgary, and London! |
| Liked the Show? Maybe It Was the Commercials: [more] … interruptions can make an experience better. |
| Yuka just introduced CF to Alan Briskin, whose latest book is on Collective Wisdom: [more] |
| RT @daily_good Entrepreneur of Small Things [more] |
| RT @fatknowledge Best predictor of passenger catching a flight he booked: he had ordered a vegetarian meal! Economist: [more] |
| Wikipedia excelled where Facebook seems to have failed, customer satisfaction: [more] |
| Just reminded of Anne Scott’s work at DreamWeather Foundation, honoring the divine feminine: [more] |
| Stanford researcher @bjfogg offers a grid for “15 Ways that Behavior Can Change”: [more] |
| HelpOthers: A Circle of Kindness Started by a 10 Year Old Girl [more] |
| RT @daily_good 10 Pieces of Wisdom for Painters [more] |
| There’s nowhere to turn but within to find what really matters & discover you already have enough. [more] |
| The opposite of apathy is presence. –Somik, @ last Wednesday’s circle of sharing |
| Richard shares: It happened in a split second. I was on my bicycle and quickly approaching an older man walking toward me. Just as I was about to pass him by I looked into his face. He was looking directly at me with a startling smile, very bright and unexpected. We passed quite close to each other. In an instant I was past him, but charged with a sudden happiness. I even wanted to go back and thank him. Have to admit that I didn’t, but funny how powerful such a moment can be. |
| RT @msquihuis The secret of being more creative, productive, effective? Do less. [more] |
| Annie Leonard explores the toxins in our bathrooms, and what to do about them. Story of Cosmetics: [more] |
| RT @trishnashah What would it look like to move from “more, bigger, faster” to “richer, deeper and more satisfying?” [more] |
| RT @daily_good A Message in a Wallet [more] |
| Offering compassion to others can bring peace within - this is your brain on compassion meditation: [more] |
| Anish and Cherri were on a local radio station, talking about Chicago’s #KarmaKitchen experience: [more] |
| Researchers are tracking the nation’s happiness by analyzing tweets! What does the mood map reveal? [more] |
| Scientific research is showing that we are born with an innate moral sense. [more] |
| HelpOthers: How I Like To Use My Smile Cards… [more] |
| Guri has started to blog her experiences from 900-km walking pilgrimage, The Camino De Santiago: [more] |
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