Posts tagged compassion

It’s Snowing…in Vancouver…and I Am Thankful

I cannot explain why seeing snow makes me feel thankful. Perhaps I never saw snow when I was a kid. Perhaps it makes me want to give warmth to all those who are cold. Perhaps its a miraculous sight for me. Perhaps it reminds me that there is a lot of beauty in this world. [...]

It takes one person

This incredible video about the amazing power of kindness as it gets paid forward is now making its rounds on facebook. As I watched this video, it reminded me about the number of “invisible” kindness that we don’t actually see with our own eyes or maybe we don’t spend enough time to notice the surroundings [...]

Immediate Kindness Needed to Save Joshua’s life!

Jacqueline from 365give.ca posted an immediate and important call to help save the life of a 4-year old Ugandan boy, Joshua Khaukhn (he is also the soon of community leader, Mukhobeh “Moses” Khaukha.) Heart surgery is Uganda is not a common procedure in Uganda. Joshua needs funds to undergo PDA Ligation (Patent Ductus Arteriosus), a corrective [...]

Celebrate Women Around The World on the 100th International Women’s Day!

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 [...]

4th Grade Children Full Of Life And Empathy

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’m Speaking at UBC’s The Dollar Project – The Briefing 2011!

On January 25th, 2011, I will be speaking at UBC’s The Briefing 2011. This special event is presented by UBC’s The Dollar Project group where 500 delegates will vote for a social cause that they like to support with $1.00 per vote. This means that the cause that gets the most votes will win $500. [...]

What it means to “change someone’s life” with socks.

As an artist, I spend a lot of time working on art works. Sometimes, an art piece can take as long as months to complete. Luckily, in my other job as a kindness advocate, I never needed to wait for a long time to help improve someone’s day. Too often, people think of way to [...]

The Cove – Ric O’ Barry is back with more!

Ever since I watched the Academy Award winning documentary “The Cove” twice,  I could not bring myself to watch it one more time and witness the killings of the dolphins in Taiji, Japan. Then I got a newsletter today Ric’s website about a new series call “Blood Dolphin$” which will air on Friday, August 27, [...]

Kindness on a World Level – Haiti Debt Cancelled

I may have mentioned this before, but the Good News Network is the starting page of my internet browser. It has been my only source of news for the past 2 years. This morning, I woke up estatic to find this piece of news – The G7 will forgive Haiti’s debt to any of the [...]

Watch The Cove & Save The Dolphins

Over the years, I have watched a lot of documentaries. From the killings of Columbine High to Al-Jazeera and the many more documentaries about animal abuse. This however, is probably the one call-to-action documentary that left me grasping for air because of my love for animals. This is the story of The Cove in Taiji [...]