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Power of Gratitude

Posted in Personal Development, Random Acts of Kindness, Stress Management, tagged , , , , on June 7, 2011 | 4 Comments »

Funny. Over the past few weeks, I’ve not only happened upon several blog postings, but have also had a couple of conversations about gratitude journals.  Perhaps it’s no coincidence; spring is, after all, a time of hope and renewal. A Gratitude Journal (also called a Grateful Journal, and a Happiness Journal) came into popularity back [...]

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Helping Others See

Posted in Children, Disabilities, Literacy, Micro-volunteering, Random Acts of Kindness, tagged , , , on May 24, 2011 | Comments Off

I was doomed from the get-go. With both a mom and dad with poor eyesight, my destiny was pretty clear. And, if I were to believe mom, the many nights spent way past my bedtime, under the covers reading with a flashlight, didn’t help. This is what the world looks like when I wake up: Thankfully, [...]

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What Impact Impact has on the Impacter

Posted in Random Acts of Kindness, volunteering, tagged , on March 4, 2011 | 6 Comments »

This week’s Impact Effort was about inspiring others to action; I had two opportunities to present motivational speeches. For the first one, I had been invited to speak to an organization for which I have great respect, the American Women’s Association, on a subject that sits close to my heart … you guessed it, 52 [...]

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Week 52: Expressing Gratitude

Posted in Personal Development, Random Acts of Kindness, tagged on January 1, 2011 | 4 Comments »

“Week 52″ — Words I sometimes wondered if I’d ever type. Truth be told, there were times when I questioned if we’d make it. The first came when I was overloaded with work and falling behind on blogging. I remember asking Nils (not so jokingly), “Would anyone notice if we changed to ‘26 Weeks of [...]

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Week 43: Winner of the Slacktivist Impact Challenge

Posted in Animal Conservation & Welfare, Eco-Friendly, Environment, Homeless, Hunger, Micro-volunteering, Random Acts of Kindness, volunteering, tagged , , , , , , , , on October 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »

After due consideration, and review of all the votes for our four finalists, we’re happy to announce the final results of the Slacktivist Impact Challenge. So, the results show that winner is … … … … the winner is … … … … the winner is … … Aw heck, we just couldn’t do it! [...]

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Week 36: Sharing your talents … okay, not so simple

Posted in Personal Development, Random Acts of Kindness on September 14, 2010 | 4 Comments »

Uh oh, got me-self into a pickle. The last blog posting I wrote was titled, “Sharing your talents, it’s that simple.” The “simple” part referred to the belief  that using our talents (as opposed to abilities that don’t come naturally) makes for effortless Impact. I did not anticipate the response. I thank those who wrote [...]

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Week 34: Spontaneous Impact Weekend

Posted in Animal Conservation & Welfare, carbon footprint, click-to-donate, Clothing, Homeless, Human Rights, Random Acts of Kindness, volunteering on August 30, 2010 | 4 Comments »

Dark clouds, spitting rain and an uncomfortable chill were our companions for morning coffee on Saturday. It was pretty dispiriting. Did we really have to go outside and get things done? By the time we finished our morning ablutions and discussions on the day’s plan, the clouds had cleared a bit — in the sky, [...]

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June MIC: Vote Your Top 3 Faves

Posted in Monthly Impact Challenges (MIC), Personal Development, Random Acts of Kindness on July 5, 2010 | Comments Off

If you heard a dull, hollow “thonking” noise yesterday, I confess that was me. Between the hours of about 2 – 4 p.m., I was whacking my forehead with the the heel of my hand repeatedly and firmly, crying, “stupid, stupid, stupid!” What foolishness made me believe that Nils and could easily sort through friend [...]

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June MIC: Happiness Challenge Follow-up and Vid

Posted in Monthly Impact Challenges (MIC), Personal Development, Random Acts of Kindness, tagged , , on July 3, 2010 | Comments Off

The entire month of June was marked by serendipity. Opportunities to connect with friends, family and strangers just seemed to fall into our laps. While sadly, not all needs for connection were happy ones, the combined efforts made for a most fulfilling month. June’s Monthly Impact Challenge was a Happiness Challenge and all about appreciating [...]

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Week 25: Creating Stronger Ties

Posted in Children, Friends, Random Acts of Kindness, tagged , , , on June 25, 2010 | 4 Comments »

A week or so ago, nestled in my mailbox among magazines, bank statements, and bills lay a personal letter.  Surprising, in this era of online communication. Aside from a few die-hard friends who still send snail mail Christmas cards and a couple who send birthday wishes, everyone corresponds by email. It’s June, so no Christmas [...]

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