Chef Jose Andres is once again leading a team from World Central Kitchen to feed those who are in need after a natural disaster. or man-made He pre -stationed himself in the Bahamas and has already distributed thousands of healthy and freshly prepared meals to remote locations devastated by Hurricane Dorian.
They delivered nearly 4 million meals after Maria in PR, have delivered meals after many California wildfires, midwest flooding and Texas hurricanes. This organization has only be responding to disasters for 2 years and has made such a difference in the lives of people who are most in need.
They often, as in the case of Maria in Puerto Rico, have remained and have tried to address the future agricultural needs of areas they have helped. They have also trained future chefs in places like Haiti.
Please look at their website. These light workers deserve our attention. They can inspire us in ways we have never imagined.
https://wck.org/chef-relief-team
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This is such a fantastic story.
A young 4th grader was bullied after making a homemade University of Tennessee shirt for College Color Days at his elementary school. When the University found out they send him a box of SWAG and turned his shirt design into an actual shirt which people can buy. Part of the proceeds will go to an anti bullying foundation.
This is the best story.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/07/us/bullied-student-university-of-tennessee-shirt-trnd/index.html
A high school boy lifted a car off his neighbor after a jack had collapsed trapping the man .
I think that if a young man can lift a 3,000 pound car, then there is hope for solving the climate crisis.
His mother noticed that when he squatted down and positioned himself to lift the car off his trapped neighbor, he was concentrating. I would love to understand what was happening in his mind that was focusing all strength on lifting that car. It is in that moment of concentration and intention that we perform miracles.
Did you all see Susan Rice on Rachel Maddow tonight? Wow! So strong, so smart, so focused and so hopeful. For those who didn't hear it, her message was essentially that it is our divisions over race, class, politics, gender, region, religion, points of view that make us vulnerable to international meddling.
But also that we created these divisions. We can fix them. Historically we have been through worse--civil war, civil rights era, McCarthyism, etc. and we have fixed things along the way that made us better and stronger. We can do this!
I plan to get her new book, Tough Love. :)
I wanted to share this with all of you. I smiled, laughed and cried (I do not have children of my own) but have several nieces and a beautiful god-daughter who I love with all my heart) but this little 3 year old boy has just stolen my heart. His daily affirmations (as he gets off the bus to go to school) says it all (his name is Ayann): "I am smart, I am blessed, I can do anything" made me smile and cry at the same time. I only wish I had said/or known what an affirmation was at 3 to 7 yrs old)
Blessings to you all and Ayann
I am very glad to hear that the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for working toward peace and reconciliation with Eritrea.
I know a number of Eritrean families and they were so happy this summer with the peace developments. Deep within their souls happy. Many traveled back to their homeland to visit family members and to provide charitable services such as dental care to those in need. I have discovered that the Eritrean people are some of the most kind, loving and intelligent people I have ever known. Their culture is rich and interesting. I have attended 2 Eritrean weddings in the US as well and they were amazing. Hundreds will show up, from states far and wide. They brew their own special beer and alcohol, and make tradition wedding foods. It takes the family months to prepare the wedding feast. And the dancing...OMG. In both cases, they brought traditional fabric from Eritrea and made my children traditional celebration garments for the ceremony and reception.
Keep looking for wonderful news in the world. It is there.
One of my predictions came true in a good way! My mom got a new job in social work, with the help of the job interviewer who actually pulled some strings to help her get this job! I believe he was the "Knight of Cups" I pulled coming to aid my mother. ?
She didn't get the job she applied for, but he helped her get a different one because he was impressed with her at the job interview. ?
Animals are amazing. Animals showing gratitude to those who saved them turns me into a puddle. There’s a kangaroo, some dogs, seals, even a hummingbird, well, you’ll see
BTW this video came to me via Happify.com who will send you a happiness email everyday for free! No strings. I’ve been getting these gems for five years.
We usually don’t think of economists as light workers but this married couple has helped millions of the poorest people in the world by figuring out the most effective ways to help them.
Harvard and MIT professors Duflo and Banerjee just received the Nobel Prize for their work. They’ve saved the lives of millions of children using simple studies.