July 2010
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““Patience with others is Love, Patience with self is Hope, Patience with...”
“The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly,...”
June 2010
2 posts
“Three passions have governed my life:
The longings for love, the search for...”
– Bertrand Russell
“Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by...”
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April 2010
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Jared Leto Talks About Growing Up in Haiti →
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Please watch this!
Thirty-five seconds is all it took to destroy Haiti and its economy. Over two-hundred thousand people were killed, and more than 400,000 were wounded after the worst earthquake since 1776 struck the Caribbean nation causing widespread destruction. The film “Thirty-Five Long Seconds: Haiti’s Deadly Earthquake” is an insightful documentary featuring never-before-seen footage of...
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Empowering Women in Haiti's Tent Cities | Global... →
Article featuring my friend and fellow volunteer Julie Sants, who started the woman’s clinic, Klinik Pou Fanm, at Haiti’s Petionville Club tent city
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How Haiti Saved America - The Boston Globe →
How Haiti Saved America - The Boston Globe The United States has been leading the response to the Haitian earthquake for all of the reasons that we would expect: our geographical proximity, our competence at emergency response, and our innate generosity.
“One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure its worth watching.”
Sean Penn continues to support Haiti
Demi Moore, Ben Stiller in Haiti to help Sean Penn with relief operations –http://bit.ly/9BEOhb (via Haitifeed.com)
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“The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are...”
– M. Scott Peck
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“Generosity doesn’t start when you have a lot, but should start the day you...”
– via Eugene Cho
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Help Provide Shelter for Displaced Haitians... →
PLEASE SUPPORT THIS CAUSE & HELP SPREAD THE WORD. THANK YOU!!!!
In just a few days, hurricane season will begin in Haiti. Could you imagine living outside, permanently, in the rain, withnothing but cloth sheets or tarps held up by sticks to protect you? Currently, this is set to be the very harsh reality for over 700,000 Haitian men, women, and children who still have nothing to protect them...
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Haiti Through the Eyes of a 16-year old →
A must read: The aftermath of Haiti’s quake from a 16-year old’s perspective.
March 2010
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“The world is now too dangerous for anything but truth. Too small for anything...”
– A. Powell Davies
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Quake Accentuated Chasm That Has Defined Haiti →
I applaud this author for speaking the truth about the growing socio-economic gap in Haiti
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“A positive future cannot emerge from the mind of anger of despair.”
– Dalai Lama
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Books I'm planning on reading...starting...NOW
THE MANDELA MANUAL by Richard Stengel
Can you believe that this year marks the 20th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s release from prison. The book is a collection of 15 lessons the author, Richard Stengel, learned from the venerable leader.
Why I can’t wait to start reading it…the book offers some amazing words to live by from none other than Mr. Nelson Mandela, who is a global symbol of...
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“There are very few human beings who receive the truth, complete and staggering,...”
– Anaïs Nin
“If we could but recognize our common humanity, that we do belong together, that...”
– The eloquent words of the world’s most beloved humanitarian, Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
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“There is no passion to be found playing small in settling for a life that is...”
– Nelson Mandela