Video – Research suggests that not only is giving good for you—your health, your happiness, and your sense of purpose—but gift-giving activates the good things that people do to heal a wounded world. Altruism, selflessness, and compassion have the power to catalyze positive human behaviors that improve communities, societies, and the planet.
Could you be as giving and as selfless as this man?
EXILED gangster John Gilligan is said to be thinking about making an emphatic return to the top of Ireland’s criminal underworld, following revelations that he intends to set up an organised charity. Gilligan reportedly got the idea for the venture following the high-profile scandals of both Rehab and Positive Action, where it was revealed that…
The world is like a ride. You think it’s real – it’s just a ride And we can change it any time we want It’s only a choice – between fear and love. Bill Hicks
The world is facing some huge problems. There’s a lot of talk about how to solve them. But talk doesn’t reduce pollution, or grow food, or heal the sick. That takes doing. This film is the story about a group of doers, the elegantly simple inventions they have made to change the lives of billions…
Those who reported at least 200 hours of volunteer work per year were 40 percent less likely to develop high blood pressure. Source: Two Studies Show Volunteers Live Longer and Happier Lives | AlternetAnd here is an older version.
Another example of how normal people taking action themselves can do things the dinosaur charities and governments seem to be unable to, however much money they throw around. Komal Ahmad is solving what she calls the “most unnecessary problem of our time.” Photo: Facebook Komal Ahmad was a student at UC Berkeley when she experienced…
Reliable internet connection is a pipe dream for most rural communities of Kenya, Rusinga Island inclusive. It is a challenge that Evans Odula and his Badilisha community members had to live with for many years. Accessing an internet connection involved waking up early in the morning and travelling miles away only to have a glimpse…