We all lead busy lives, with our days being filled with endless tasks, chores, and things needing to be done. However, this can cause even the most well-intentioned of people to become wrapped up in the intricacies of their own life, causing them to become disillusioned with the world around them. Our world is a beautiful [...]
Most parents rue the day their child learned the word “mine.” That single word can transform a magnanimous toddler into a greedy child. Almost all kids pass through a phase of gimme-gimmes, when every item they touch becomes part of their personal wealth. However, without parent intervention, the seemingly harmless gimme-gimmes can develop into selfishness and [...]
These days, many for-profit corporations have more on their mind than solely making profits. Corporate staff are now creating ways to give back to their communities and the world by innovative benevolent programs, opportunity-granting charities, and volunteer efforts. Many times customers are also called on to participate and have a voice in helping to create a [...]
When you take on volunteer work you do two things: you give something back to the world and you enrich your own life. The number of projects out there is vast and varied. "When you take on volunteer work you do two things: you give something back to the world and you enrich your own life." [...]
Most of us feel compelled to do something about the wrongs of the world. Most of us equally feel paralyzed by the weight and complexity of the problems around us. Where do we start? How do we actually make a difference? Between family, work, and sleep, where’s the time? "A constant urge to help your [...]
This morning while I was waiting for the bus a woman was sitting nearby shaking a cup and asking for money. I watched as one person after another walked hastily by or ignored her pleas. Even though I could hear my friend's voice in my head warning me not to trust him, my heart told me something else. I [...]
A vitally-important community garden grows: The Charles Madison Nabrit Memorial Garden. Photo courtesy of Paula Penn-Nabrit There is nothing more powerful than a woman on a mission. Paula Penn-Nabrit is a woman with a vision. But she most importantly, she's a dynamic woman [...]
