Dare to Hope - Dare to reject pessimism. Dare to dream of a world where peace is valued, where people reign over profit, where hope in tomorrow drives the way we think, act, and respond to each other.
This world is possible - if we dare to IMAGINE its existence and then to act as if [...]
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Young People Are Difference Makers
Students from a Jewish private school in Salt Lake City are difference makers. The students and their teachers understand “the importance of repairing the earth and being an active part of a neighborhood through serving others.” These students and their teachers are growing together, integrating what is learned in the classroom and [...]
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Difference Makers are Grounded
A difference maker is grounded in a set of trusted beliefs, uplifting values, and a firm hope that the future will burst forth like a glorious spring after a long, hard winter. By being grounded, a difference maker expresses a consistent message that echoes his/her beliefs, values, and hope in the future. The message is [...]
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Each Day We Have a New Opportunity to Flourish And Help Others to Flourish
Researchers tell us that flourishers are people with a positive life outlook, their glass isn’t half-full, its running over, spilling down the street bringing joy to anyone on the path. Flourishers live meaning-driven life and understand the importance of connection. Are you a [...]
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Spread Hope, Joy, and Faith in Today and the Future
Difference makers are hope-filled people. Where others despair, difference makers see possibilities. Where others cynically blame their environment or the random forces of life for their current condition, difference makers forge ahead with the sure knowledge that good triumphs over evil, that everything works out for [...]
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Everyone Who Ever Lived Has a Story
The picture of the first humanoid [homo habilis] who used tools in this post, is really about this humanoid’s story.
Stories are what hold us together. When we gain the wisdom to see that it is not MY story but OUR story that is important, we get a key concept [...]
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The last four letters of the word American: I C A N!
Does that tell you something about our national spirit? Embedded in the American spirit from the day the first settlers set foot on shore was a belief that I C A N!
I C A N Make a positive contribution to the world.
I C A [...]
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