April 2011 News Posts (17)

What can we do to help the earth that requires no money, new infrastructure or technology, no legislation or political will, not even time (to speak of)?

I’ve been wondering, why not kick our disposable cup habit together and make an instantaneous, collective shift?  Take three weeks.  So I’ve put together a website and joined with some non-profits (Sustainable Seattle, Zero Waste, Green Fest).  Coffeehouses are also onboard, including Caffe Ladro, Grateful Bread, and Cafe…

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I've started an Empathy and Compassion online Newspaper. I'm posting the latest news, articles, information about Empathy and Compassion here.

http://cultureofempathy.com/References/NewsPaper



I invite you to check it out and make any suggestions for links or new…

A team-building event to plan and implement Compassionate Basalt events, Friday, April 22nd, 11:15 AM to 12:30 PM, facilitated by Mayor Leroy Duroux and Town Council member Karin Teague, Basalt Town Hall.  (This immediately follows the Earth Day Parade.)

Seattle: Compassion's Cradle

In honor of our Seeds of Compassion and CAN Seattle The Charter for Compassion anniversaries, and our IICC kickoff. The Prezi linked above contains two videos ... please be sure to click through all the way to the end.  See you tomorrow at Seattle City Hall! Enjoy!

Greetings, Everyone!

I've been a member here for a while but haven't had chance to engage since I've been immersed in a labor of love.  It's FINALLY time to be born.

I realize Jon is extraordinarily busy, so rather than wait for him to reply to my message, I hope it's okay to post this invitation here.

The labor of love is Wishadoo! and I invite you all to please take a look.  Our intentions…

More entries from the notebook at the corner of C and 3rd in Davis, California--

I have a heart

Mine beats like yours

Can you hear the rhythm?

Compassion is not what makes us human, but what makes us humane.

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From the corner of C and 3rd in Davis, California. To date, the single longest entry written by someone who sat down for about 15 minutes, left, then came back and wrote for another 15 minutes--

Compassion is perplexing. Compassion is this man…

April 5th is Golden Rule Day!

In addition to remembering to practice the golden rule ourselves, here are a few simple things we can do today: 

1. Check out the video and resources for Golden Rule Day on the Charter for Compassion Facebook page.
2. Watch a TED…

"True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar. It comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring." --Martin Luther King Jr. May we honor MLK's life with efforts towards transformation.