Retired Cop Rehabs Bus into Mobile Laundry: He Now Washes Clothes for the Homeless
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Finding Strength in the Smiles of Others: Embracing Hope and Resilience in Difficult Times
Introduction After reflecting on Eiichiro Oda’s quote about loneliness being more painful than physical hurt, there’s another piece of wisdom from the One Piece author that offers a counterpoint—a glimmer of hope for those of us caught in the depths of grief and loneliness. Oda once said, “Don’t forget to smile in any situation. As long as you are alive, there will be better things later, and there will be many.” These words resonate deeply, but they also present a […]
If, @qkslvrwolf, after Biden ended his candidacy, Biden also would have quit as president, then Pres. Kamala Harris would have become our first female president, and she could have won more votes by showing voters what she could accomplish as president before Election Day. Biden was too selfish to give Kamala Harris that chance.
#politics #selflessness #FirstWomanPresident
The taint hidden in selflessness is that selflessness is the only moral justification of ruthlessness.
Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 142 (1955)
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‘God is blessing me so I can bless others’ Woman Donates Lottery Winnings to Charities
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We explore the essence of sharing and putting others first, as inspired by Philippians chapter 2. Instead of selfishness, we learn how to grow and bear fruit by considering the interests of others. #Sharing #Philippians #Humility #Selflessness #Community #Inspiration #Faith #Christianity #BibleStudy #Motivation
We often get caught up in our own fatigue, missing the benefits of helping others. Discover how assisting someone can boost your own well-being. Find out the surprising advantages of stepping outside yourself and helping the people. #HelpingOthers #SelfImprovement #Wellbeing #Community #Motivation #PersonalGrowth #Positivity #MentalHealth #Selflessness #Inspiration
Review of "Lord of Light" (4 stars): Intrigue at the Edge of the Mortal
Quote of the day, 17 July: St. Charlotte of the Resurrection
Saint Charlotte: Unselfish service to others
She fulfilled with the same zeal and ardor all the different duties with which she was entrusted. In her role as infirmarian, her love for God and charity toward her neighbor shone forth most brilliantly.
She courageously bore every burden and never showed the slightest disgust or repugnance at the putrid odor that emanated from the body of a sister who was consumed by cancer from head to foot. The sick nun needed to be bandaged almost every hour of the day and night, apart from the care of the house surgeon, who admitted he could barely endure the hideous spectacle of a living body stripped of its flesh.
But the generous devotion of our dear Sister Charlotte of the Resurrection could not prevent her from injuring her back due to the awkward position she was forced to assume while bandaging her patient. It became apparent that her naturally well-formed figure had become completely stooped.
When the prioress observed this and expressed her desire that Sister Charlotte leave the post, the good sister asked, as a favor, that no attention be paid to her infirmity. Instead, she asked that the prioress should think only of the distress Sister Charlotte’s removal would cause the poor patient.
Sister Charlotte thought it would be a consolation for the sick sister to see her caregiver until her last moment, which everything indicated would be soon. And indeed it was: Heaven called her home two days later.
Sister Marie of the Incarnation, O.C.D.
Amour Fraternel, 65
Note: Saint Charlotte of the Resurrection (Anne Marie Madeleine Thouret) was born at Mouy in northern France on 16 September 1715. She entered the Carmelite monastery on 18 March 1736 and lived a life of extraordinary devotion to her sisters, especially in her role as infirmarian.
At 78 years and 10 months, Saint Charlotte was among the sixteen Carmelites of Compiègne arrested during the French Revolution. Too infirm to climb down from the cart at the Conciergerie on 13 July 1794, she was roughly handled by guards and fell face-first to the ground. Bloodied but unbroken in spirit, she told her captors:
Believe that I hold nothing against you, and that on the contrary I am very grateful to you for not having killed me, because if I had died by your hands, I would have been deprived of the happiness and glory of martyrdom that my companions and I dare to hope for from the infinite goodness of our divine redeemer, Jesus Christ.
She was guillotined with her sisters on 17 July 1794.
Morgain, S 2023, Les Carmélites Martyres De Compiègne : Pour La Paix De L’église Et De L’état, Nouvelle édition revue et augmentée, Éditions du Carmel, Toulouse.
Translation from the French text is the blogger’s own work product and may not be reproduced without permission.
Featured image: This detail from a stained glass window depicting the Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne was designed by stained glass artist Sister Margaret of the Mother of God, O.C.D. (Margaret Rope) in the chapel of the Carmel of Quidenham, England. On the right, we see Sister Charlotte depicted with an aged face, learning on a cane. Image credit: Discalced Carmelites (By permission).
#cancer #CarmelOfCompiègne #infirmary #selflessness #StCharlotteOfTheResurrection
@rzeta0 which I duly did, having seen organisations that were one person’s “territory” fade and die when the linchpin ran out of new ideas or lost touch with the developing zeitgeist. PyCon was far too precious to become a fiefdom.
Which reminds me, I believe our thanks are due to Marc Andre Lemburg (unless he knows better) for transferring the PyCon.org domain to the PSF when he could have easily held it to ransom. #PyConEthos #sharing #community #selflessness
Marginalized folks have been doing this all along. Linking elbows and standing up for each other. Those of us with privilege need to level up our game. Now, more than ever.
In a word of greed and hate, #kindness and #selflessness are revolutionary.
While in a crisis, many of us strive to protect our interests, survive, or escape... Yet, there are those who not only refrain from seeking personal gain but also go beyond themselves to help resolve our crisis.
Look closely, you can see them...
#comics #Leadership #Selflessness #Resilience #Community #RiseAbove
Contemplate Dao De Jing Chapter 77: "Who can take their own superabundance and use it to serve all under heaven?" A profound question for selfless leadership! 🌌✨ #Daoism #Wisdom #Philosophy #Selflessness #Leadership https://www.sage.blue/dao-de-jing-77/
#goodnews #kids #compassion #kindness #cat #selflessness #Arizona
8-year-old Boy Saves Kitten by Trading His Skateboard to Kids Who Were Harming the Animal
In another way,
LOVE = GOD(x)
Is that better?
Where x could equal something different for everyone on the planet.
My hope is that there's enough people left on the planet that feel strong enough not to be exploited by those that believe otherwise.
That is, those who's God is not of Love, but of what many would presume, #Evil
Please don't tell me what I'm in denial of.
Thank you.
BDG feature: How to Generate Limitless Generosity: Giving Is Never Unaffordable
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#buddhism #metta #maitri #usa #youngpeople #buddhistpractice #karuna #dana #selflessness #lovingkindness
I had been home for several weeks when I received a telephone call; a lady from the Red Cross wished to speak to me. She told me there was still no opening for nurses in Germany, but there was a great demand for them in Austria. Were I willing to go there, I should be ready to report to Mährisch-Weisskirchen at the beginning of April. My mind was made up immediately. … I left on the seventh of April, 1915, at six o’clock in the morning.
Saint Edith Stein
Life in a Jewish Family, Chapter VIII
Edith Stein had only one love: Knowledge. She had only one passion: Books to deepen her knowledge.
Her library had expanded so much in the course of years that, even after everything unsuitable to the Carmel had been eliminated, she entered the convent with six huge boxes of books as her “dowry.” But for now, any such thought of monastic life was still a long way off for her.
The world war broke out [World War I, July 28, 1914]. The lecture halls grew empty. Professors and students hurried to enlist.
While Erna, who had begun her medical residency in Breslau early in 1914, merely transferred to another clinic, Edith felt compelled by sheer patriotism to discontinue her studies and volunteer for the Red Cross.
After the required training she was sent to the contagious diseases ward of the military hospital in Mährisch-Weisskirchen. There, as everywhere, she threw herself into her work with her whole soul and her unique selflessness and was popular with the sick and wounded as she had been with her fellow students and teachers.
Sister Teresia Renata Posselt, O.C.D.
Chapter 5, Assistant to Husserl
“Nurse Edith” and colleaguesImage credit: Discalced Carmelites
Posselt, T 2005, Edith Stein: The Life of a Philosopher and Carmelite, translated from the German by Batzdorff S, Koeppel J, and Sullivan J, ICS Publications, Washington DC.
Stein, E, Gelber, L, Leuven R, & Koeppel J 1986, Life in a Jewish Family: her unfinished autobiographical account, ICS Publications, Washington DC.
Featured image: Antique pharmacy containers written in French are captured in this photo of an old pharmacy. Image credit: elfrock / Adobe Stock (Stock photo)
https://carmelitequotes.blog/2024/11/10/edith-7apr15/
#Austria #nurse #sacrifice #selfGiving #selflessness #sick #StEdithStein #WorldWarI #wounded
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