The downtrodden aren’t always homeless or poor or sick … Sometimes they are people just like you and me; people with normal lives and everyday challenges; people who are simply down and in need of some Kindness. A simple smile can be their ladder; a simple kind word may well be the only helping hand […]
Anybody can look at a successful man and see an upstanding citizen — anyone can glance at the handsome man in the suit & tie and feel admiration. An artist, on the other hand, can look at that same man and see the gnarled old beggar he will inevitably become (We can’t take any of […]
“Beauty is not who you appear to be on the outside. Beauty is the wisdom and the time and the presence and the Love you give to raise up a struggling Soul.” ~ inspired by Shannon Alder
It doesn’t matter why someone is on the streets; it only matters that he or she is indeed on the streets — and that you most certainly can do something about it. So DO SOMETHING about it … Thank you.
It is impossible to open our Hearts and give assistance without first opening our eyes to see where it is needed … The ego will want you to look away from the pain; it will whisper rancid ridiculousness like “they chose to be homeless” or “they are not really homeless” or “they are just spending […]
Greatness has nothing to do with achievement or wealth or influence or adoration, and everything to do with the “Spiritual Fame” that only comes to those who gently give in wholehearted anonymity.
“One has a moral responsibility to repeatedly & openly disobey unjust laws. Indeed, actions of resistance that extend beyond the law are not a departure from any just democracy, but are rather absolutely essential to maintaining the sense of justice and decency that sustain it.” ~ inspired by Martin Luther King Jr. & Howard […]
Sometimes LOVE takes the form of a smile and a hug, sometimes LOVE takes the form of a cup of a coffee, a blanket, and a bit of spare change … … and sometimes, LOVE takes the form of some courage and a sledgehammer.
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