Improve the World: See a Need and Meet It

kindness Improve the World: See a Need and Meet It Are you making the world a better place?

When you contemplate the needs of the world it is easy to start thinking about faraway places.  Yes, there is hunger and drought on other continents, but what are you doing right where you are at to improve the world?

Sadly, most of us do very little.  We coast through our daily lives on auto-pilot failing to stop and make a difference.  …

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Smart Living Rule 5 – Make Your Life Count for Something

kids smiling Smart Living Rule 5   Make Your Life Count for Something Are you living a life of significance?

Many people feel what they do is meaningless.  They go through the motions like robots, but their hearts aren’t really in it.  They don’t see the significance in their lives.  Do you ever feel this way?

It is paramount that we find and commit ourselves to a worthwhile cause as a part of smart living.  It is only when we feel our …

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10 Ways Being Nice Is Good For You

helping hand thumb 10 Ways Being Nice Is Good For You Did you know that being nice to others can actually be good for you?

My mother always chided me to be nice.  Sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn’t.  After all, we all get grumpy from time-to-time and take it out on those around us.

We can see that being nice to others is good for them, but did you know it is in your best interest too?  Recognizing …

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Good Samaritans: Selfless Acts By Strangers In An Emergency

samaritan Good Samaritans: Selfless Acts By Strangers In An Emergency Have you seen Good Samaritans in action or benefited from their altruism?  Recently, on a flight while traveling for our vacation, a passenger had a medical emergency.  We were 30,000 feet above Texas and he just collapsed. 

I saw him staggering when he walked past me down the aisle, but I thought he was just struggling to maintain his balance due to some mild turbulence. 

However, shortly thereafter, two ladies …

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Super-Charged Living: Having A Giving Spirit

This is a guest post by Mary from Simply Forties.

3f36f237 cfcf 49b5 b2d8 6e34b652ae4a Super Charged Living: Having A Giving Spirit When I was trying to come up with a subject for my guest post for Jeff I started thinking about the title of his site, “My Super-Charged Life”. I don’t know what Jeff means by that in relation to his life but I started thinking about what it means in mine.

The best part of my super-charged life is …

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Charitable Giving Important Even During Economic Downturn

Being generous and giving to charitable causes is an American tradition.  We are very rich in this country and it is only right for us to share our prosperity with others.  It takes money to do good deeds on a large scale.  Most of the good that charitable organizations are able to accomplish is done with funds that are donated by good-hearted people.  Organizations like the American Red Cross would …

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Become a Virtual Volunteer and Make a Real Difference

If you have some time, a desire to make a difference, and access to a computer then you can become a virtual volunteer.  Many organizations need individuals to share their time and talents to complete a wide variety of assignments via the Internet.  According to some of the sites I visited, volunteers are needed in researching topics, editing documents, developing web sites, writing proposals, creating curriculum, tutoring students, designing graphics, …

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