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I think this is a great promotion from the Goorin Brothers, who make awesome hats. They have started a Bold Statement Award in conjunction with retail promotions which offer the consumer a discount, and on special products Goorin will donate 10% of their proceeds to the Courage Campaign. They are currently honoring Sean Penn for his role in attracting attention to gay rights issues with his portrayal of Harvey Milk.
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The spiritual practice of compassion is one I struggle with frequently. It is a wonderful ideal to aspire to and it works really well in my head, but when I bump up against issues in the real world - the compassionate thing to do, think or say becomes a little cloudier. Recently I found myself struggling in particular with the issue of Obama inviting Rick Warren to be part of the inauguration, and beyond that, how anyone who faces prejudice can practice compassion.

Now don’t get me wrong, I don… Continue

I thought I’d give a nod to the reason behind the name of my blog. It was inspired in large part by Alan Deutschman’s excellent book Change or Die. I’ve read many spiritual books that discuss various ways to improve your life from a metaphysical perspective and while spirituality sometimes requires a blind faith in the “you’ll see it when you believe it” concept, Deutschman provides factual evidence of this truth. As he explains, he draws on ideas from the fields of “psychology, cognitive scienc… Continue

I read an interesting blog post at The Happiness Project regarding random acts of kindness. Gretchen’s overall point was that perhaps being random is not such a great idea because people tend to be suspicious, or that you might be needlessly paying the toll for a millionaire driving behind you who doesn’t need your help.
She does make some good points but it got me thinking overall about the nature of ki… Continue