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+ | == Would Gandhi Use Social Media? == | ||
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+ | If Gandhi were alive today, would he use social media? He was never anti-technology, or even anti-changing with the times. Quite the opposite, actually. If Internet technologies and social networks were around, he would certainly have embraced them -- but with a conscious mindfulness of their strengths and weaknesses. | ||
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+ | [[http://goodvillenews.com/Would-Gandhi-Use-Social-Media-J39i2S.html Would Gandhi Use Social Media?]] | ||
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+ | [[http://goodvillenews.com/wk.html GoodvilleNews.com - good, positive news, inspirational stories, articles]] | ||
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+ | == Paths Are Made By Walking == | ||
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+ | 2012s Baccalaureate speaker at the University of Pennsylvania was an unconventional choice for an Ivy League school. To address their newly-minted graduates, aspiring to dazzling careers, they picked a man who has never in his adult life, applied for a job. A man who hasnt worked for pay in nearly a decade, and whose self-stated mission is simply "to bring smiles to the world and stillness to my heart". | ||
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+ | [[http://goodvillenews.com/Paths-Are-Made-By-Walking-CMdEh4.html Paths Are Made By Walking]] | ||
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+ | [[http://goodvillenews.com/wk.html GoodvilleNews.com - good, positive news, inspirational stories, articles]] | ||
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+ | == A Young Girl with a Big Heart and an Old Man with a Lot of Flowers == | ||
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+ | When I was very young (about ten or eleven years old), I heard that our neighbor, a retired physician, had lost his wife after a long illness. He was such a dear soul, and he had the most spectacular gardens in his backyard. The whole neighborhood could see his glorious flowers from the street. The backyard was a profusion of daisies and roses, snapdragons and lilies, hyacinths and columbines. I used to think there wasnt a flower in the world that he didnt grow. | ||
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+ | [[http://goodvillenews.com/A-Young-Girl-with-a-Big-Heart-and-an-Old-Man-with-a-Lot-of-F-lg9.html A Young Girl with a Big Heart and an Old Man with a Lot of Flowers]] | ||
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+ | [[http://goodvillenews.com/wk.html GoodvilleNews.com - good, positive news, inspirational stories, articles]] | ||
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+ | == Why Have Good When You Can Have Better? == | ||
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+ | As I look back on my life, I realize that every time I thought I was being rejected from something good, I was actually being re-directed to something better. Steve Maraboli | ||
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+ | [[http://goodvillenews.com/Why-Have-Good-When-You-Can-Have-Better-PdMtIo.html Why Have Good When You Can Have Better?]] | ||
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+ | [[http://goodvillenews.com/wk.html GoodvilleNews.com - good, positive news, inspirational stories, articles]] | ||
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+ | == Mr. Happy Man == | ||
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+ | For six hours each day, Bermudas Johnny Barnes stands at a busy traffic intersection telling all who pass that he loves them. His delight and sincerity are infectious, and the people of the island love him back. His service is a simple reminder of the power of happiness and loving-kindness to change any day for the better | ||
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+ | [[http://goodvillenews.com/Mr-Happy-Man-VDrbVr.html Mr. Happy Man]] | ||
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+ | [[http://goodvillenews.com/wk.html GoodvilleNews.com - good, positive news, inspirational stories, articles]] |
Revision as of 17:10, 29 July 2012
Contents |
Would Gandhi Use Social Media?
If Gandhi were alive today, would he use social media? He was never anti-technology, or even anti-changing with the times. Quite the opposite, actually. If Internet technologies and social networks were around, he would certainly have embraced them -- but with a conscious mindfulness of their strengths and weaknesses.
[Would Gandhi Use Social Media?]
[GoodvilleNews.com - good, positive news, inspirational stories, articles]
Paths Are Made By Walking
2012s Baccalaureate speaker at the University of Pennsylvania was an unconventional choice for an Ivy League school. To address their newly-minted graduates, aspiring to dazzling careers, they picked a man who has never in his adult life, applied for a job. A man who hasnt worked for pay in nearly a decade, and whose self-stated mission is simply "to bring smiles to the world and stillness to my heart".
[Paths Are Made By Walking]
[GoodvilleNews.com - good, positive news, inspirational stories, articles]
A Young Girl with a Big Heart and an Old Man with a Lot of Flowers
When I was very young (about ten or eleven years old), I heard that our neighbor, a retired physician, had lost his wife after a long illness. He was such a dear soul, and he had the most spectacular gardens in his backyard. The whole neighborhood could see his glorious flowers from the street. The backyard was a profusion of daisies and roses, snapdragons and lilies, hyacinths and columbines. I used to think there wasnt a flower in the world that he didnt grow.
[A Young Girl with a Big Heart and an Old Man with a Lot of Flowers]
[GoodvilleNews.com - good, positive news, inspirational stories, articles]
Why Have Good When You Can Have Better?
As I look back on my life, I realize that every time I thought I was being rejected from something good, I was actually being re-directed to something better. Steve Maraboli
[Why Have Good When You Can Have Better?]
[GoodvilleNews.com - good, positive news, inspirational stories, articles]
Mr. Happy Man
For six hours each day, Bermudas Johnny Barnes stands at a busy traffic intersection telling all who pass that he loves them. His delight and sincerity are infectious, and the people of the island love him back. His service is a simple reminder of the power of happiness and loving-kindness to change any day for the better
[Mr. Happy Man]
[GoodvilleNews.com - good, positive news, inspirational stories, articles]