Giving on Shine

TWILIGHT

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Nightfall does not come all at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly unchanged. And it is in such twilight that we all must be aware of change, lest we become unwitting victims in obscurity.

TOMS Shoes Does Style With Exclusive Collection At Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman!

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Will the ladies who lunch and shop at Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman trade in their Jimmy Choo and Manolo Blahnik stilettos for a pair of

Can YOU be thankful in 2009?

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In the mist of war, down economy, forclosures, unemployment and so much more this year, I was curious to see if we could still find ways to be thankful. Myself, I am thankful for my children, love, a home, food for my children (it might not be what they want but they're not starving!) and…

WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR?

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While saying good-by to an African friend,..

The Giving Tree: An Appreciation

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Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree is one of the many books that our generation has rediscovered upon becoming parents. It's ubiquitous -- found in every library, bookstore, and preschool classroom. And yet, rereading it again for the first time in thirty (or so) years can come as a bit of a shock. Many parents we know have commented: "It's so depressing!" And on one level, that is perfectly true. A boy and a tree have an idyllic, playful, nurturing relationship that is forever transformed when the boy, inevitably, begins to grow up. Now he doesn't want to play; he wants apples for money. And then wood for a house. And then a tree trunk to make a boat. And then, finally, a stump to rest upon. The tree offers him everything he needs, and each time he accepts, the progressively shorn and mutilated tree is "happy."

Social Consciousness 101.

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by Wendy Sachs (How Does She Do It?) My kids are now eight and six years old, which means they are still plenty self absorbed to believe that they are king and queen of the castle, but old enough at least…

Lady at the Jewelry Store

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Dainty

There was once a guy who suffered from cancer... a cancer that can't be treated. He was in his 30’s and he could die anytime. All his life, he was stuck in his house being taken cared by his mother. He never went outside but he…

Going all the way

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Well ladies Halloween was fun but I'm pooped, how about ya'll? My kids had a blast giving out candy to all the kids and even ADULTS (that was different) that came by. They were having so much fun giving out the candy that they even gave out their own personal stash. I…

A REAL HEART

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Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, and is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act with a polluted mind, suffering will follow you, as the wheels of the oxcart follow the footsteps of the ox. Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act…

ALONE

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Compassion literally means to feel with, to suffer with. Everyone is capable of compassion, and yet everyone tends to avoid it because it's uncomfortable. And the avoidance produces psychic numbing -- resistance to experiencing our pain for the world and other beings.

It had been raining for…