Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant with the weak and wrong. Sometime in your life, you will have been all of these.
~Gautama Buddha
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Hello, my compassionate friends. I had to flat out stop yesterday! I could achieve none of my ridiculous list of stuff on stuff. God has this awesome way of doing for me what I cannot do for myself. In that, I had to wave the white flag. I surrender! And give in. Soften, relax, give in: like its a bad-person-thing to take care of yourself. Wow. This can't just be a me thing. Let's be compassionate to ourselves. To love ourselves enough to give in. God has a lot in store for us, if we slow it WAY down in order to hear him. Busy hears busy.
~Compassionate Colleen
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I'll be 36 on Friday. All I want for my birthday is the courage to stand up for what is right, the skill to address issues that tear down our communities in a way that brings people together for a common cause, the common sense to listen and the faith to step outside of my comfort zone to start doing different and exciting things for ME whether I have someone to accompany me or not.
~Katy Crosby, Facebook status
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I write to combat feelings of helplessness, senselessness, soullessness. Days of fear and
insecurity. I sit down and feel the power grow through my fingers, up my arm, into my
heart and head. It is even possible to be brave, to show courage, to express the unthinkable
from time to time. If there is a path to freedom, to an active, meaningful life, I think it
begins with one hour of prayer and one hour of writing every day. How could one go down
to self-defeat with such a daily practice?
~Cynthia Gehrie, Published, April 25, 1993, Voices of Cabrini
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In order to grow the Dayton region's economic and social capital, the Collaboratory is providing the Collaborative Infrastructure—the physical space, engagement tools and support system—for people from across the region to come together to imagine and act upon new possibilities for themselves, each other and the community. These new possibilities will involve citizen, government, business, institutional, organizational and philanthropic participants and will impact how we live, work, play and learn.
~Model organizational mission: The Collaboratory, Dayton OH, Peter Benkendorf
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In early May 2013 we recorded/filmed the other artists at various locations around Dayton. We're now reviewing the recorded tracks, and I can't begin to tell you how excited we are about this project! We filmed & recorded 10 very different artists in 3 days, who each added their artistic voices to "Where There is Love." We had merely sent them the basic track and encouraged them to interpret it, and with the exception of a sketch of Rick Good's banjo treatment, we did not hear anybody's version before recording. As we heard each one for the first time, played along to Puzzle's basic track, layers of depth and meaning and the intention of this simple song were revealed. In the coming weeks, we'll be editing together performances from musicians who play salsa, reggae, blues, old time/country, jazz, spoken word, singer/songwriter music, a Native American drummer and drummers from Burundi. We've got additional singers and even some dancers.
Playing for Change Dayton has been recorded with great love and care, and the end product is going to clearly demonstrate the breadth and diversity of art and music in our great little town.
Sandy & Michael Bashaw
May 13, 2013
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Check out this link:
Louisville, KY - Compassionate City
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To build a community in which all animals are valued and family life is enhanced, through relationships with pets.
Our Vision ~Humane Society of Greater Dayton
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Welcome to the House of Bread, a non-profit community kitchen which serves a hot, nutritious, lunchtime meal to anyone in need 7 days a week.
Everyone is welcome at the House of Bread. We believe in treating everyone who comes to us as our guest. Everyone is treated with respect and dignity, and no one is ever turned away. We are open all holidays, as we know everyone deserves to spend all holidays in a place where they feel welcomed.
From our founding over 26 years ago, we have stayed true to the core mission of preventing hunger. The lunchtime meal is prepared fresh daily by staff and volunteers working together. Lunch typically consists of meat, vegetables, bread, fresh fruit, salads and dessert. All meals are served in our dining room at 9 Orth Avenue.
The House of Bread offers many services to our guests, in addition to the lunchtime meal. We offer personal hygiene and warm wear items, and serve as a referral source for many social service agencies in the area. Help and hope are always on the menu at the House of Bread!
~House of Bread, Dayton, OH Welcome Message
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