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Category Archives: Stories of Ordinary People Making a Positive Difference
Stories to inoculate us against despair: starting with stories from my 70th birthday party
Quick Update to “Contemporary Christmas Story 2021”
A healthy baby boy was born to the family on January 9, 2022. Donated baby clothes and equipment were delivered to the house before he arrived home from the hospital. Joy continues…..
A Contemporary Christmas Story 2021
In these uncertain and dark times, I think we need a story of joy and hope. Interestingly, it has resonance with the story of the Christmas season. I tell this story with deep gratitude. It is shared without names, photos … Continue reading →
Ordinary People Making a Positive Difference: Last Two Stories from the Party!
Everybody Welcome Story Immanuel Mennonite Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia, Rev. Matthew Bucher, August 2016 On the invite to the birthday party there is an image of a sign saying “Everybody Welcome”, from East Enders Against Racism. The sign recalls the ones … Continue reading →
Virginia Kanyagonya’s Story: Ordinary People Making a Positive Difference
Virginia Kanyagonya’s Story Pidia Joseph Allieu has made it his life’s work to eradicate sexual violence in Sierra Leone. Although the precise figures are impossible to confirm, it’s estimated that more than 200,000 women were the victims of gender-based violence … Continue reading →
Vicki Ziegler’s Story: Ordinary People Making a Positive Difference
Vicki Ziegler’s Story A year ago last summer, some of us neighbourhood acquaintances were chatting as we rolled up our mats after a pleasant, early morning yoga class in the local park with which we are all loosely associated as … Continue reading →
Susan Reynold’s Story: Ordinary People Making a Positive Difference
There is a trio of singer/songwriters in Hamilton who call themselves the Ladybird Sideshow Project. The women of this group have been friends for a decade and regardless of the changes in their lives, their love of music remains a … Continue reading →
Staci Kentish’s Story: Ordinary People Making a Positive Difference
I like to check out reddit.com every day. It’s a site where anyone can post content, readers up or down vote each post and you see content in order of what’s been upvoted the most, so readers play a role … Continue reading →
Scott Russell’s Story: Ordinary People Making a Positive Difference
One story that I heard not long ago speaks to me in a profound way about the way people impact others through small gestures – ones that acknowledge what is good and offer encouragement. This is a story about a … Continue reading →
Sandy Powell’s Stories: Ordinary People Making a Positive Difference
I want to highlight the work of two women here in Costa Rica. Leticia began a small NGO in a town in the resort area of Guanacaste (not far from the Nicaraguan border). She’s been doing excellent work the past … Continue reading →
Sandra Pace’s Story of Ordinary People Making a Positive Difference
From Patricia Pain, one of the most wonderful teachers I’ve ever known: I’d like to share this beautifully serendipitous experience between myself, a friend, and a perfect stranger…. One of my closest friends works for a company called Beauty Counter … Continue reading →
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