Spreading Purple Acts Kindness - Yeah Yahoo

social media brands kindness

today the color of goodness is purple

tomorrow perhaps a rainbow

"Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children." Sitting Bull

I noticed something new (to me) at the bottom of the Yahoo home page a link to Spread Kindness:

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      FEATURED SERVICES
          o Spread Kindness. You In?
          o Mail Plus
          o International
          o Mobile Web

Curious I clicked the link to find the message:

3,210 PEOPLE HAVE POSTED THEIR PURPLE ACTS OF KINDNESS. YOU IN?

Click on the hearts to get inspiration from status updates around the world.

 You In?

This holiday, create a ripple of happiness triggered by your single act of kindness. Update your status to share what you're doing to spread joy. Then inspire others to join you by asking "You in?" The more people you tell, the larger your ripple.

We'll use our network to share your good deeds with others. We'll also be doing our own acts of kindness inspired by your updates. So whether you pay for someone's groceries or drop off a coat for the homeless, your actions will encourage others around the world to join in. How big will your ripple of happiness be?

I find this very exciting. Love it - Purple Acts of Kindness.

The world is full of suffering, it is also full of overcoming it." - Helen Keller

May we all be in

Reaching Out

"It is not up to you to complete the task. Nonetheless, you are not free to desist from it. " Rabbi Tarfon (quote found in Soul of a Citizen by Paul Rogat Loeb)

Right now people from faiths multiple countries  are gathering in Melbourne, Australia for the World Parliament of Religions. And Copenhagen, people from multiple countries are gathering to discuss climate change and reducing global warming.

My friend Sue sent me information about the website Hopenhagen. I was glad to have an opportunity to sign a petition to encourage leaders to take measurable steps to help our environment. It was fun to become a citizen, along with people around the world, of Hopenhagen. The internet makes participating in global something easy to do. I am not in Copenhagen, but I am proud to have my name of the petition. Thank you, Sue for bringing this opportunity to me.

reaching round the world
tiny steps towards shared truths
global camaraderie forming

May we listen to each other

over 27,000 have affirmed the Charter For Compassion
over 51,000 have signed the petition for Hopenhagen

Turtling

"A well-known scientist (some say it was Bertrand Russell) once gave a public lecture on astronomy. He described how the earth orbits around the sun and how the sun, in turn, orbits around the center of a vast collection of stars called our galaxy. At the end of the lecture a little old lady at the back of the room got up and said: 'What you have told us is rubbish. The world is really a flat plate supported on the back of a giant tortoise.' The scientist gave a superior smile before replying, 'What is the turtle standing on?' 'You're very clever, young man, very clever,' said the little old lady. 'But it's turtles all the way down." - Stephen William Hawking (found on website Turtle Site)

walrus, snail, turtle
a manageable pace
luxuriously slow

A couple of bumps in the road, longer work week, a little hail, a minor tussle with the wind and a letter, a couple more decisions than I feel making . . . here I go thinking about basking on a warm rock in the sun.

May you enjoy some time to bask or nest

PS over 13,000 people have now affirmed the Charter for Compassion