Believe in Kindness, Learn About Kindness, Act with Kindness,
I will keep this short because I am assuming that everyone knows about this. Please help by donating money towards aid supplies to help the people in Japan. Also, find out if there’s a local Japanese community in your area and offer to volunteer your skills and services. Here are the links for donations (from [...]
March 8th, 2011 marks the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day, a special celebratory event that brings cheers and appreciation for women around the world. As a supporter of women’s rights and care, I will be attending events in Vancouver, Canada that celebrates this special day – one of them being a special speaker who [...]
On The Good News Network today, a documentary was featured – “Children Full Of Life.” The documentary centered around a group of 4th Grade students in Japan and their teacher, who is a monumental model that taught these students the value of empathy and compassion. Although shot in Japan, the lessons in this documentary goes [...]
I follow the tweets of The Acumen Fund and today, I saw this wonderful post by Sasha Dichter, Director of Business Development at Acumen Fund who is advocating to make Valentine’s Day a Generosity Day, by being generous and say YES to everything. This is a wonderful idea that includes everyone and I highly recommend [...]
Well, Jacqueline can give for 365 days! She is on a mission to keep giving for 365 days. As I write this on February 4th, she is into her 128th day of giving and the wonderful part about all of this is that she is recording and sharing every single day of her giving adventure [...]
This coming Tuesday, I will be speaking at UBC’s The Dollar Project – The Briefing event to present my cause to get clean socks for the homeless in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Check it out and come to this event to meet more than 500 other people (speakers included) who are passionate about social causes and [...]
Eva Markvoort (1985 – 2010) A Beautiful Angel, A Beautiful Smile, One that touches many, Even for just a while. Eyes of love, Gasp for air, A breaking voice, But never despairs. A dancer in the dark, that falls and stands, She never gives up, She leaps with her hands. Through narrow boundaries, and painful [...]
If you ask a fellow Vancouverite or visitor about the kindness during the Winter Olympics, I believe that many would have pleasant stories to tell. During the Olympics, I have heard personally and exprienced myself the many “kindness act” of others (although I would not say so for the “Olympic vehicles” on the road). People [...]
I have always done this since I was a kid. Even when I was too short to touch the handle or even if I did not have the strength to hold it. I love the way people react to this. Most people love it, and some people ignore it. The act can take a second [...]
You know you are a book addict if you have bought so many books but have yet read close to 10% of your collection – I am one such addict. Currently, I am reading Mitch Albom’s The Five People You Meet In Heaven. Like many others, I have been a big fan of Mitch since [...]
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