This Week's Uplifting Story

www.parade.com/news/what-america-cares-about/featured/100307-compassion-counts-more-than-ever.html

YEPPIES (YOUNG, ENGAGED PROBLEM SOLVERS)

"Yeppies--a group of young people distinguished by a reliance on social media and socializing to fuel their activism--came into existence only a few years ago. They enjoy volunteering and have the most faith that individuals can solve social problems. Improving the world is both important to them and a way to connect with like-minded peers. Open to a variety of causes, they're particularly susceptible to getting involved because of a friend's "ask." They derive great stimulation and satisfaction from their activism and donate often and widely. Two-thirds of Yeppies are women, and of the three types, this one has the highest percentages of African-Americans and of single people."

This Week's Uplift comes from the works of the "Fellowship of Reconciliation"

http://forpeace.net/blog/bill-winston/part-international-effort-abolish-nuclear-weapons

THIS WEEK'S UPLIFT

"Validation"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbk980jV7Ao

This Week's Inspiration... ENJOY!

Janine Benyus: " 12 Sustainable Design Ideas From Nature"
makes so much sense... and Janine uses lovely pictures to
explain her ideas. Wonderful, hopeful and truly inspirational video!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n77BfxnVlyc&feature=channel

Lost Generation

Great YouTube - Don’t stop halfway or you’ll miss it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42E2fAWM6rA

The Charter For Compassion

The principle of compassion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical and spiritual traditions, calling us always to treat all others as we wish to be treated ourselves.
http://charterforcompassion.org/

An extra UPLIFT for everyone!

Here's an extra middle of the week uplift:
” The New York Times has uncovered a widespread ethic of “communal rationing” in Haiti, in which “no matter what is found, or how hungry the forager, everything must be shared.”

Haiti Untold: Nonviolence and Humanization at the Grassroots

By Randall Amster, professor of peace studies at Prescott College, and executive director of the Peace & Justice Studies Association. Reposted from Waging Nonviolence...