The Gift Keeps on Giving
The LA Times just released an interview with the author of The Gift , Lewis Hyde.
The LA Times just released an interview with the author of The Gift , Lewis Hyde.
I just started reading Christine Kane's blog and love her advice to overthrow the whole resolution idea and instead choose a word to "be" for a year. Resolutions are all about doing, usually one specific thing, and... More »
It's been a complicated day...after a lovely gift exchange with our kids my mother called, and while I avoided the call by jumping in the shower, apparently she was unable to carry on a conversation with any of... More »
This is beautiful and inspiring and I hope I have the abundance to be this kind of giver some day... "Larry Stewart, Kansas City's original Secret Santa , anonymously wandered city streets doling out $100... More »
I've been holding on to some generosity and gift economy related web pages for several days in hopes of blogging about each of them. But since I've been too sick to write a lot I've... More »
From a comment on an uplifting blog I read every day I was lead to Kim , whose website is full of all kinds of creative generosity and kindness. But what is especially lovely is... More »
Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas. --Calvin Coolidge I was... More »
Today I came across a wonderful blog by a girl named Laura who wants to spend the 25 days leading up to Christmas making a difference in the world in small ways. She's only 10... More »
"If we want to make the imagination feel at home, generosity shows us the way. How else can imagination thrive but in a place where welcoming comes first and where judgment feels no need to... More »
Any creative project that either allows me to contribute to an important conversation or issue in my community--like making yoni sculptures or building the rainbow flag sculpture and painting signs for the Pride Festival--or allows... More »