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- Why I'm choosing to give:
- I love to give, and would like to see what that actually looks like when I put some awareness on it. Currently, I give things in a small way; and I want to give in a bigger way with my time and skills in a life's work context. I think that I actually need to give MYSELF some more, so this is a way to reflect on abundance and how that does and doesn't show up in my life.
- What I'd most like to receive:
- Confidence in myself and courage.
- How did you hear about the 29-Day Giving Challenge?
- email with link to DarynKagan.com video
- About me:
- I'm looking for work that allows me to help people help themselves. I'm a procrastinator big time. I love making things out of fabric with my hands, learning about people, helping companies improve their products and services so people can benefit from them--and ideally do it in a way that it's good for the planet, too.
I love teaching people acupressure and natural wellness techniques to feel better and healthier, as part of my holistic wellness practice.
I now live in Palo Alto (moved recently from San Francisco) and despite being in the suburbs, live in a super walkable downtown area. Hooray! (The photo at the top of my page is in Taos, New Mexico, a place I'm lucky enough to call a second home.)
"Be the change you want to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi
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gave myself some quiet
I think that quiet is necessary on the inside, to be able to see and give on the outside. We shall see how the day goes.
Posted on June 9, 2009 at 9:18am — 2 Comments
Moving toward a strategy for giving.
Giving is an important component of this endeavor, and I've been thinking about how to weave it in. I've noticed that my deep need to figure all things out before I act got me in a non-movement bind, so I decided to just declare that I'll give, without having to state how much and to whom.
However, the intention is still there, and I thought it was important to state that. That is, to declare the philoso… Continue
Posted on May 29, 2009 at 4:35pm — 3 Comments
AIDS/Lifecycle ride: the privilege of giving
Today, I got an email from an acquainta… Continue
Posted on March 10, 2009 at 7:00pm — 3 Comments
gratitude for the places that keep stuff useful (and out of landfill)
So I want to thank:
- The second-hand bookstores and the library, for taking my books that I no longer need.
- The second-hand/resale store, for taking the shoes and household goods that I don't use anymore, but that are usable. (Out of the Closet, which b… Continue
Posted on January 23, 2009 at 2:00pm — 3 Comments
received... new President
Posted on January 20, 2009 at 10:58pm — 1 Comment
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I need to ask about the book -- I bought a copy for myself and voraciously plowed through it in one day. It's extraordinary. I want to buy at 12-18 (or even 24) more if I can get a SERIOUSLY reduced rate. Do you get this gist that there are a few friends I wan to share it with? Anyway, I'm 67 and my only source of income is social security.
Also, I volunteer at a women's maximum security prison with three friends and we were thinking of having a study group making use of 29 Gifts, again if a reduced rate would be possible. Not sure how many books we'd need. The other book we studied together was Life Lessons by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and David Kessler.
BTW, some of the inmates have signed up (through us) to do 29 days of giving. We'll be posting their progress. (I haven't even *formally* started the process yet!!!)
Thanks for checking this out and getting back to me.
Blessed be!
Maha
You are very sweet!
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Love Peace and Happiness to you and yours.
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