gift economy, service

The Path of Service

The path of service seems to be calling.  My mother’s health continues to decline and I want to help her. I’ve offered to move back to the Northern Virginia and help her take care of the house, daily living, yard work, etc. The challenge for me is how to support myself in a very expense…

Chicken Lady, Awesome Stories

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This week Awesome Stories brings you the Chicken Lady, playing with koans, serving tea and protecting mother earth. The Chicken Lady Amy Murphy dreamed up a great way to help those in need in her town of Greensboro, NC. She grew up eating fried chicken as a Southern comfort food and wondered if there was…

gift economy

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This week Awesome Stories brings you the gift economy, patient-centered healthcare, photography, cancer support and clear solar cells. Growing the Gift Economy I’ve been tempted to live via the gift economy as do a growing number of people like Brice Royer. Brice has been working to heal his stomach cancer for about three years. One…

lunchbox letters, Awesome Stories

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This week Awesome Stories brings you earth guardians, passion, gift economy, love notes and suspended groceries! Earth Guardians Xiuhtezcatl Martinez is a 14-year-old “indigenous, environmental, eco hip hop artist and activist” who wants to change the world. His dedication led to starting Earth Guardians to empower young people to get involved in earth activism. I…

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Good News 1.19

Inspiring you with uplifting stories from around the world. IBM and several partners are cooking up some new tech treats with HCPVT (high concentration PV thermal). Say that 3 times fast! They just won a grant to develop what they believe is a breakthrough in both cost and efficiency using multiple mirrors to focus the…