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- Jana Svoboda, LCSW
- Sporadic photos and notes from a Psyche-midwife, cheerleader, anthropologist--aka clinical social worker in therapy practice. Photos are usually mine except for those of historical events/famous people. Music relevant to the daily topic is often included in a web video embedded below the blog. Click on highlighted links in the copy to get to source or supplemental material. For contact information, see my website @ janasvoboda.com or click on the button to the right below. Join in the conversation.
Friday, January 24, 2014
January 25th Challenge: Plant a seed of love
"Once in a lifetime, a gal like Rosie comes along: breezy warmth, wild humor, tack-sharp intelligence, all underpinned by a deep love of life and the people she met along her way."
So begins the obit of a woman whose life I will celebrate in community with her friends and family on Saturday afternoon.
In memory of Rosie, today's challenge is to put a little love and warmth into the world in any way you like that is strings-free.
Leave a tiny present in a public natural space. Make a temporary art piece a la Andy Goldsworthy or maybe just a fairy house in a tree root. Press a poem into a library book or a menu. Put a dollar in an envelope near a bakery with a note saying "Have a cookie". Donate some jigsaw puzzles to a nursing home.
natural art piece-- something grand ala
If you're stumped for ideas, click the sites below for more.
http://www.randomactsofkindness.org/
http://www.kindspring.org/ideas/
http://kindnessfoundation.com/kind_action_ideas
Quote of the day:
"What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?"--Jean Jacques Rousseau
Video of the day:
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