Diwali: Celebrating What's Good
Great photo gallery over at The Atlantic on Diwali, the festival of lights. It's a time when people of many faiths get together to celebrate the triumph of good over evil. Amazingly beautiful images.
Read MoreWATERisLIFE Uses #firstworldproblems to Emphasize the Importance of Clean Water
WATERisLIFE has a really innovative ad campaign you may have seen recently. They are more than just the ad, however, and offer some really innovative projects and solutions for delivering clean water to the world.
Read MoreThe Power of Words and Compassion
Words can impact lives in ways you can't even imagine. Having purpose and resolve are key to living a valuable life. This short video highlights the power of words.
Read MoreDoeDeMee's Fight to End Illiteracy Takes Re-Imagining
The 100 Greatest Novels of All-Time get their covers re-imagined for the fight against illiteracy. Explore this wonderful project by beshart called DoeDeMee, which pulled together 100 artists and got their takes on these titles. I see a few that might be making their way to my house.
Read MoreTop Five Posts From September 2012
A review of some of the more popular selections from the last month. What are the top five? Find out about some great businesses, birthdays and more!
Read MorePencils of Promise Partners with Locals To Build Needed Schools
Pencils of Promise doesn't just build a school in areas where they're needed then leave. They work with communities to ensure that the community takes ownership of the school. Give to Pencils of Promise to help them in their quest to get a pencil in the hands that need them.
Read MoreDonate Your Old Cellphone to Hope Phones and Help Improve Global Health Communications
Have an old cell phone? Put it to use by donating it to Hope Phones. The value of your phone will go to Medic Mobile, which helps Community Health Workers in poorer communities communicate and track patients. Click through and find out how you can help.
Read MorePositive Thought: Celebrate Worldwide Park(ing) Day
Celebrate Worldwide Park(ing) Day today, September 21, 2012. Read more about how people in my community are doing this and how you too, can have your own parklet.
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A Great Way to Start the Day: Literary Jukebox
Maria Popova from brainpickings.org has a great side project called Literary Jukebox. She picks a song and a quote from a book that have thematic similarities. Today's selection is "Do I Move You" by Nina Simone and "Sky Song" by Robert Desnos. This is a great way to glean inspiration and discover some great literature as well as fantastic music. Head on over and see what's up.
Positive Thought: Filtration Block
Cool piece on Good.is about a design project from Elaine Tong at the University of Toronto's Responsive Architecture at Daniels (RAD) School. Called Filtration Block, it's a modular natural air filtration system. The various plants have the ability to remove toxins from the air and require little in the way of maintenance. It's a functional terrarium. Not sure about production or logistics for this, but it's showing some clever thinking.