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Make a difference with Random Acts of Kindness by Paying it Forward

Get Inspired Part 2

by Mari-Lyn August 14, 2010

Remember when I said, I was being interviewed for the Get Inspired Project? Here’s the audio recording.. I was #311 Toni only had 54 days to go. Since that interview, I interviewed Toni for my ‘Attract More Clients’ Tele-Call Series. What I would like you to do, is listen to my call that I did [...]

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A Story of Kindness

by Mari-Lyn August 11, 2010

Story of Kindness Copyright © 1998 by Veronica M. Hay A friend called me recently to tell me that one of her daughter’s teachers had committed suicide. Needless to say, everyone involved was extremely upset by this. Many looked upon this as a selfish act on the part of the teacher. I thought to myself [...]

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The Uncommon Beauty Project

by Mari-Lyn August 6, 2010

The Uncommon Beauty Project is all about kids who shine with a special light even though they face incredible challenges every day of their lives. A primary goal of the project is to remind fledgling doctors and medical professionals that they’re not treating a condition, but a person that impacts a whole community! The website [...]

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Get Inspired

by Mari-Lyn August 2, 2010

The PEOPLE Academy, Inc. Toni Reece has been a personal and business development Coach for twenty years and started her first company BaySix Training, Inc. in 1995. In addition to being the first trained practitioner in the United States for the international people-development model, Investors in People, her previous coaching experience includes; Manager of Customer [...]

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For Louise’s Birthday

by Mari-Lyn July 31, 2010

I have been personally touched by this debilitating disease and lost two family members to this human devastation. It is out there, affected both well known and family known, yet we know so little about this high profile disease – don’t we hear Lou Gehrig’s disease and know? When we hear the medical name, many [...]

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Community Philanthropy

by Mari-Lyn July 23, 2010

Community Philanthropy is one of the newest trends.. Click on Comments to read the rest of the article We’ll see more buying in bulk and a likely uptick in home freezer sales. People and companies stepping up to incorporate food philanthropy, so that it’s almost an automatic. Food drives will be enhanced by that $1 [...]

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How Do You Teach Social Good?

by Mari-Lyn July 14, 2010

This post is written by Ian Tien, a Stanford MBA Student MBA students discuss their firsthand experiences from the Power of Social Technology curriculum at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. “Let’s talk about purpose,” says MC Hammer, how do you define “social good’?” He looks straight at me. The class falls silent. Heads turn [...]

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Get Happy

by Mari-Lyn July 4, 2010

Positive, Upbeat, and Optimistic – ruHap will make it easy for you to be Happier. We will share things that work – fun stuff, no jargon, nothing long, and always easy to use. Things that just make sense. How to be Happy. Here’s 24 Benefits of being Happier (from the academic research): Individually, Happier people: [...]

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Make the World a Better Place

by Mari-Lyn June 21, 2010

There are many places you can find card services on line to help you make a difference for someone. Recently, I was seeking out a card service that I could use to send out cards to people. I have found a few to share with you, this may help you to send cards more often [...]

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We are Proud to Serve

by Mari-Lyn June 16, 2010

Recently, a friend of mine and I were talking about how could we support our veterans..we are thinking of introducing a service soon. However, in the meantime this arrived in my mailbox from a friend of mine..A Marine Unit wants people to help them achieve their dream in delivering their message. This is a ribbon [...]

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Sprout Launch

by Mari-Lyn June 5, 2010

SproutLaunch was originally created in an attempt to encourage myself (Molly M. Quarles) to complete one random act of kindness each day. From there, it sparked (or sprouted!) the idea of including others in this mission by motivating people with random rewards. At that point, the idea behind SproutLaunch was born: become the online resource [...]

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Healing Art Finalists

by Mari-Lyn June 2, 2010

An opportunity for advancing The Healing Power of ART was founded by Renee Phillips – please read more about her program by clicking here. The Healing Power of ART is undeniable. The purpose of The Healing Power of ART founded by Renee Phillips, is to promote ART and all aspects of CREATIVITY and its vital [...]

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The Sonny and Cher Show

by Mari-Lyn May 31, 2010

In lieu of Memorial day, it seems to be fitting to let you know about The Colonel John Folsom and Brandon Mendelson’s Tour Brandon Mendelson, and he is one half of “Team Highfive”. Actually, that’s not our name … yet, but I’m half of the dynamic Wounded Warriors Family Support tag team that will be [...]

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Micro Grants

by Mari-Lyn May 27, 2010

The micro grant program for women in the USA was started with two goals in mind. One to encourage more women to be financially independent and two to revive the national economy. Owning a business not only contributes to financial success, but creates self sustainable citizens in every community. Why encourage women to start a [...]

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Update on the Healing Power of Art

by Mari-Lyn May 23, 2010

Renee, Joannie and myself all met on Linkedin, several years ago. I love art, am an Artist too, a few years ago I was doing clay sculpting and was very interested in learning to get my art work out in the marketplace. So, I joined Joanie’s group and the rest is history. I hope you’ll [...]

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How Cool is This?

by Mari-Lyn May 19, 2010

The nightly news with Brian Williams is doing a Celebrity Spotlight about celebrities making a difference. You can nominate someone in making a difference..In our Making a Difference series, Nightly News regularly profiles ordinary people helping their neighbors — or even complete strangers — in these tough economic times. The New York Times wrote that [...]

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Dreams for Kids

by Mari-Lyn May 14, 2010

Who act with kindness. And who live with hope and gratitude. Actually, they carry the entire planet. I first found out about this organization on a Linkedin group, and thought that their organization is important to let people know about it, whether you are wanting to volunteer, or looking for a resource for your child. [...]

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World Blood Donor Day

by Mari-Lyn May 9, 2010

World Blood Donor Day is June 14, 2010 Objective: World Blood Donor Day is day dedicated to thanking and celebrating voluntary non-remunerated blood donors. Millions of people owe their lives to people they will never meet – people who donate their blood freely and without any reward. However, the overwhelming majority of the world’s population [...]

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Pamela Leigh Richards

by Mari-Lyn May 4, 2010

My friend Pamela was in a very serious accident, where she fell off a ladder on to a cement floor in the garage. Cracked her skull, ribs broken, it’s a good thing that her landlords found her otherwise another few minutes she would be gone of this world. Here’s her updates, you can read more [...]

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Kindness News

by Mari-Lyn January 4, 2010

Welcome to Heart Jam, you destination for good news, are you tired of bad, sad or fearful news? If you are, welcome to the kind news, where we hope that we can WOW, Inspire and Engage with you. If you would be interested in being a contributor writer submit your contact information and we’ll be [...]

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Do You Feel Uprooted?

by Mari-Lyn June 2, 2009

This tree of life is uprooted. Sometimes we all feel this way

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How can we make a difference?

by Mari-Lyn June 24, 2009

Kindness forges meaningful relationships and connects us all. Paying it forward is giving an act big or small to reach out to another person. It’s a gift that we give to each other. The hardest part for most people is to receive this gift. We need to be willing to receive help, and open our hearts. Brand yourself to be memorable to leave behind a heart warming experience.

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Pay it Forward

by Mari-Lyn July 2, 2009

Pay it forward, you tube movie. move the movement along by doing 3 kind acts of generosity. Let’s change the world.

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The Chief Happiness Officer

by Mari-Lyn July 9, 2009

Chief Happiness Officer, making a difference whereever you are.

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Tell Your Story

by Mari-Lyn July 18, 2009

You never know the impact your story will have on someone else. Your story may be the one that inspires, awes, cautions, or motivates another woman. By telling your story, you allow her to walk in your shoes. Without your story, she may never reach for that star or open that door

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Power Women

by Mari-Lyn July 24, 2009

We network to stand in one voice for not only ourselves but for women who can not use their voice. We tackle all issues with the government, state and local communities as well as worldwide groups through our own means or via non profit organizations whom we have partnered with to make that stance.

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Happy Mind Food Bank Challenge

by Mari-Lyn August 4, 2009

actNOW, Dalai Lama, Edmonton, Edmonton Chamber of Commerce, Facebook, Flickr, food bank, fusedlogic, Happymind, Premier Stelmach, President Obama, Prime Minister Harper, Rotarians, Rotary International, Second Harvest, Share our strength, Social Media, Twitter, University of Calgary, Walter Schwabe, Youtube

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Feeding the Hungry Children

by Mari-Lyn August 12, 2009

The task is simple yet challenging. Generate 1 million photographs of 1 million donations in one year. This is meant to inspire others to do something positive. We hope to inspire you and your organization to join us in accomplishing this lofty goal

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Making a Difference – Top Post

by Mari-Lyn September 2, 2009

What I started to do was to say “I appreciate my new followers.” Someone, actually sent me a message to say, they like what I was doing and they are starting to do the same. I am saying hey wait a minute…., if this makes to feel better to appreciate someone then go ahead copy me.

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Make a Difference – Part 3

by Mari-Lyn September 10, 2009

They are called Workplace Diaries, as the book would give each person in the workplace to record kind acts that they performed with their co-workers, it was past from one co-work to the next. With no expectation of return. It actually, helped to increased the communication and strengthened the team work. Just from one book.

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New Thought Leaders

by Mari-Lyn September 22, 2009

I believe there are many new thought leaders and I would venture to guess that we all are. The truth is how many of us are willing to be BOLD enough to step out and allow ourselves to be brilliant and bold?

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Happy Birthday!

by Mari-Lyn October 1, 2009

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GBO36wkGsc&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] It was mine yesterday and someone sent me this – So I am paying it forward to you. Happy Birthday to everyone who is celebrating!

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Making a Difference – Gifts

by Mari-Lyn October 4, 2009

If we are lost, and don’t know what next to do with our life – do we throw up our arms and say “I give up?” Without realizing it, it may be the best thing. The gift is the surrendering and something that shows up for us and we discount it. It’s still a gift. The Gift is getting clearer on what you do want.

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Thanks a Million

by Mari-Lyn October 8, 2009

Yes, the time is now to start promoting the Bloggers Unite for one day. There are many events that Bloggers are coming together to promote, inspire people to take action locally and globally. Mine of course is World Kindness Day, November 13.

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Volunteering in Your PJ's

by Mari-Lyn October 27, 2009

Since December 2008, when ‘Help From Home’ went live, over 450 home based volunteering opportunities have been added to the site with literally hundreds more waiting in the wings to be vetted and potentially included on the website. I find it quite exciting to think that collectively, if people were able to volunteer their time in small amounts from their own home, the potential to make such a difference to the goals and aims of initiatives out there attempting to make this world a better place to live in, is huge.

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Calling all Bloggers

by Mari-Lyn October 28, 2009

World Kindness Day in November 13, calling all Bloggers to sign-up for Bloggers Unite, register now! Look forward in celebrating and writing with you.

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Thanks for Giving Kindness a Voice

by Mari-Lyn November 12, 2009

WOW! Thank you for all the people who have signed-up to blog or leave a comment here about Kindness on Nov 13, just 2 days away.

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November 13, World Kindness Posts

by Mari-Lyn November 13, 2009

Bloggers Unite day for Word Kindness – November 13, each and every year. We all need to be reminded to be kinder and I don’t know why that is..it just is!

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In Honor of World Kindness Day

by Mari-Lyn November 14, 2009

A thoughtful group of people can change a life and a world

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World Kindness Day

by Mari-Lyn November 14, 2009

The importance of being kind and how easy it can be

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Pay It Forward

by Mari-Lyn November 14, 2009

Today we picked flowers from the garden for my preschoolers’ teacher. She loved them and put them in the middle of the snack table for all the kids to enjoy. I hope it brightened their day.

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WKD

by Mari-Lyn November 14, 2009

I got hugged by around 100 random strangers, and also to celebrate World Kindness Day I am going to be extra kind (and try to get everyone else to be) for an entire year.

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Seeds of Kindness

by Mari-Lyn November 14, 2009

With just a little effort we could create positive change.

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Kindness Possibilities

by Mari-Lyn November 17, 2009

Kindness Possibilities, I doubt it counts as kindness but I set aside my massive fear of people today and wore my shirt that says in massive letters “FREE HUGS AVAILABLE HERE” and got hugged by at least 30 strangers throughout the day. Terrifying.

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AIDS Day

by Mari-Lyn December 1, 2009

The theme for World AIDS Day 2009 is ‘Universal Access and Human Rights’. Global leaders have pledged to work towards universal access to HIV and AIDS treatment, prevention and care, recognising these as fundamental human rights

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World Kindness Day Reminder

by Mari-Lyn December 1, 2009

Genuine kindness, to me, is about being aware. There are opportunities in just about every situation to give that little extra effort and do something kind. But, usually, we are just too darn busy to see them. I am not talking about huge, altruistic acts that may leave the receiver suspicious of your intentions (though these are great too if you are able to help in a major way), but simple things

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Heart Jam Ning

by Mari-Lyn December 10, 2009

One of the changes I have created is a new community on Ning for the people who make a difference. I’ve called it Heart Jam it’s a place where we can stick together.

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How to Play Santa

by Mari-Lyn December 24, 2009

What do the Hooter Girls, Kid Rock, Stephen King and AT&T have in common? They are all busy playing Santa to America’s soldiers this holiday season. Kid Rock just marked his sixth visit to Iraq to entertain the troops and boosted morale by joking they were the most sober crowd he’d ever played for. This [...]

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Our Concepts and Beliefs

by Mari-Lyn January 3, 2010

Dr. Kenn Gordon is giving his views on how we can make a difference in maintaining and sustaining food and water in our world. It is certainly worthy of watching.

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The Quest to Save the World

by Mari-Lyn January 5, 2010

Project: Stove Camper The complete story is written by Burkhard Bilger in the New Yorker Dec 21 – 28th, 2009 About half the world’s population cooks with gas, kerosene, or electricity, while the other half burns, wood, coal, dung or other solid fuels. Open fires will slowly kill you. Even though the sweet smell of [...]

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Putting Passion to Work

by Mari-Lyn January 8, 2010

For the Greater Good Do you know someone who switched paths late in life to pursue a passion in an encore career?   The Purpose Prize provides ten awards of up to $100,000 to individuals in encore careers, 60 years and older, who are solving some of our most pressing social issues – from health care [...]

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Yahoo, Encourages Charity Through Acts of Kindness

by Mari-Lyn January 8, 2010

Yahoo! Encourages Charity Through Acts of Kindness Campaign Yahoo! has launched a new charitable effort called “You In?” The idea is to encourage random acts of kindness that are then shared with social networks. Once shared, hopefully others will get inspired to do acts of kindness on their own. “We believe that one small act [...]

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Acts of Kindness Foundation

by Mari-Lyn January 12, 2010

Established in 1995 as a 501c3 nonprofit organization, The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation is a resource for people committed to spreading kindness. We provide a wide variety of materials on our website, including activity ideas, lesson plans, project plans, teacher’s guide, project planning guide, publicity guide, and workplace resources on our website at www.actsofkindness.org [...]

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We Are All Doing Time

by Mari-Lyn January 12, 2010

Kindness Philosophy In the midst of global crises such as pollution, wars and famine, kindness may be too easily dismissed as a “soft” issue, or a luxury to be addressed after the urgent problems are solved. But kindness is the greatest need in all those areas — kindness toward the environment, toward other nations, toward [...]

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What Does Faith Mean to You?

by Mari-Lyn January 16, 2010

We all have “Faith” Sourced from Webweevers FAITH, I believe, is something we all have, but to varying degrees. Do you have the faith to believe that there can be an all-powerful creator, or do you put your faith in science? Or do you believe in a combination of several things and/or ideas? Do you [...]

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Doctors Without Borders

by Mari-Lyn January 16, 2010

January 16, 2010 Haiti: MSF Surgical Activities Are Non-Stop; Needs Remain Huge Surgical units set up by MSF in Port-au-Prince are working around the clock to treat the vast numbers of patients with injuries from Tuesday’s earthquake. Experienced MSF medical staff say they have never seen so many serious injuries. Read more » January 15, [...]

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6th Annual Celebrate The Healing Power of Art 2010

by Mari-Lyn January 20, 2010

This year’s theme: Positive Art that Uplifts the Spirit  Let’s Collaborate!  Join the Manhattan Arts International Healing Power of Art 2010 Project   We are seeking collaborative relationships with other business professionals and organizations to help spread the news about the tremendous healing benefits of Art and our upcoming “Celebrate The Healing Power of Art 2010″ [...]

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February is Kindness Month

by Mari-Lyn February 5, 2010

And the month for Valentines and Engagements to happen. 1,000 Acts of Random Kindness kick off Friday, 05 February 2010 by Jim Boyle – Editor * Teenagers painted fingernails at Guardian Angels by the Lake. * An Elk River train commuter stood on his way to work so someone older than he could sit on [...]

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What is PSR?

by Mari-Lyn February 5, 2010

Arvind Devalia is a performance coach, social entrepreneur, speaker and writer who aspires to live a life of contribution, connection and celebration. His blog “Make It Happen” focuses on making things happen in your life and the world. 29 Ways to Carry Out Random Acts of Kindness Every Day The time has come when we [...]

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How Art Can Heal

by Mari-Lyn February 8, 2010

By Renee Phillips The Artrepreneur Coach This is an excerpt from an article by Renee Phillips that will appear in the April 2010 issue of Art Calendar magazine. Many artists I know have accumulated so much art work and face serious storage issues. They long to give their work good homes. Cassandra Tondro is an [...]

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Lessons in Treating People

by Mari-Lyn February 15, 2010

Sheryl Curtis, sent me this message, to share. I think it’s an important one. Here’s 6 lessons people have learned or we will learn how to do better ourselves. First Important Lesson – Cleaning Lady. During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had [...]

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Share Your Smiles

by Mari-Lyn February 17, 2010

I recently bought some sour cream from Daisy. When I opened it up there was a lid that said, “Little Acts of Kindness can add up to a lifetime of happiness.” Fresh thinking from Daisy. I thought, you are my kind of people. Here’s a little about them: Daisy began in 1917 selling dairy products, [...]

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How to Start a Kindness Chain

by Mari-Lyn February 18, 2010

“Performing act of kindness is one of the best and quickest ways to improve your life. When you get, give; when you learn, teach!” Oprah Here’s some ideas to get started with: • Pay someone a compliment When someone unexpectedly pays us a compliment or does us a good turn, it evokes a feeling akin [...]

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The Jack Rabbit Factor

by Mari-Lyn March 1, 2010

Are you experiencing your dreams? Is there something, that nags you in your mind, that you haven’t started or perhaps you just dropped the ball? Here’s a movie clip, that perhaps inspire you to begin. World Kindness has always been my dream..is it impossible? NO. Just continual perseverance in sharing experiences and giving a place [...]

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Back Pack Farming

by Mari-Lyn March 4, 2010

This Video is about the BackPack Program, you can read their blog by clicking here. A Farm in a Backpack – Working with Eco-Friendly Farming to Help Africans to Feed Africa. Rachel Zedeck, is a Change Agent. Join these Change Agents here. About Rachel: I work in East Africa on a personal mission to incubate [...]

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Win $ with Common Kindness

by Mari-Lyn March 10, 2010

During these challenging economic times people are increasingly seeking simple and innovative ways to save money. Similarly, the non-profit organizations that do so much to support our local communities are struggling to raise money as traditional funding mechanisms evaporate. At the same time, businesses are struggling to maintain their sales and stay in business. CommonKindness [...]

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Light up the World

by Mari-Lyn March 29, 2010

Who is Mark Lovett? Fast forward five years to 2008. Having recently completed a tour as president and CEO of a local high-tech company, and having spent 25+ years in the world of business, Mark started a new consulting practice to help companies with their strategic planning. Though he enjoyed working with his clients, it [...]

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Paying It Forward with Compassion

by Mari-Lyn March 18, 2010

Always treat others as you’d like to be treated yourself … Don’t do to others what you would not like them to do to you. Karen Armstrong Charter For Compassion Add your name to the Compassion Call. The best idea humanity has ever had… 41,341 have affirmed the Charter so far. We urgently need to [...]

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Share Your Love

by Mari-Lyn March 21, 2010

With Some Link Love I like this short video about sharing your love by giving people your time and link sites that you like from your site or Tweet about them. There are so many places that you can do this..perhaps this is your act of kindness this week for you.

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Community Kindness

by Mari-Lyn March 23, 2010

Do you wonder what your community does to be kind to each other? Help each other? Show Acts of Kindness? Look at what other communities are doing, and see how you can support yours in innovative and useful ways. Kathy Tarochione, has a video blog about community kindness. She is LifeStory Designer. What is that? [...]

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Being Kind to Yourself

by Mari-Lyn April 15, 2010

If you are anything like me, I have been so busy with Sedona pies, and helping other people with their social media marketing, getting articles written and posted that my brain right now feels like mush. I know trying to be the one man band really isn’t working for me, however it won’t last much [...]

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April 29 – World Pay it Forward Day

by Mari-Lyn April 18, 2010

The campaign for Paying it Forward has begun. We all hope you will join us!

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Life

by Mari-Lyn April 25, 2010

This is a wonderful video, on Life and Coffee Cups…Enjoy! You are welcome to pass it on!

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Back 2 Tap

by Mari-Lyn April 27, 2010

Yes it’s true tomorrow is International Pay it Forward Day! What act of Kindness are you going to do? Here’s an idea.. Help the environment and help you school’s Fundraising efforts at the same time. Fundraising has gone green. Groups are no longer selling candy bars or wrapping paper. Instead, they’re choosing something that is [...]

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by Mari-Lyn August 6, 2010

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