Mastodawn

Last summer at Twin Cities Pride, my wife and I handed out glitter blessings at a UU booth. I went in treating it like a tech-conference table, trying to say each one right. Then people started to cry. Yoga rests on three supports: practice, community, and service. The last one is the easiest to skip.

https://matthewtift.com/blog/glitter-blessings-practicing-seva-pride

#LGBTQRights #Generosity #KripaluYoga #UnitarianUniversalism

Glitter Blessings: Practicing Seva at Pride | Matthew Tift

Brooke 4d ago

https://www.independent.co.uk/us/money/craigslist-multimillionaire-craig-newmark-b2980681.html

Awesome. Goodbye Marketplace. Back to Craigslist we go!

#philanthropy #generosity #pigeons #craigslist

The founder of Craigslist has given away half a billion dollars. He fears for an America where generosity is trolled

In a world where a growing number of billionaires are lashing out against philanthropy, Craig Newmark has a message for them – and everyone else, J.R. Duren learns

The Independent

Holly 4d ago

NYC Taxi Driver Gets $75,000 Helping Hand After Knicks Fans Destroyed his Car

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/nyc-taxi-driver-gets-75000-helping-hand-after-knicks-fans-destroyed-his-car/

#goodnews #inspiring #crime #donations #generosity #NYC

NYC Taxi Driver Gets $75,000 Helping Hand After Knicks Fans Destroyed his Car

While many in New York City expended every breath in celebration of the Knicks NBA championship win, many others will have held theirs.Homeless Man Helps Find and Return Stolen Dog’s Ashes, Receives Thousands to Get Back on His Feet

Good News Network

The Good News Network: Positive Stories 24/7 [Unofficial]4d ago

NYC Taxi Driver Gets $75,000 Helping Hand After Knicks Fans Destroyed his Car

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/nyc-taxi-driver-gets-75000-helping-hand-after-knicks-fans-destroyed-his-car/

Todays Verse Jun 16

Verse of the Day: Give - Luke 6:38
Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back.
#give #generosity

The Good News Network: Positive Stories 24/7 [Unofficial]Jun 14

Thousands Donate to Help Nebraska Ranchers Who Couldn’t Feed Their Herds After Wildfires Burn Every Acre

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/thousands-donate-to-help-nebraska-ranchers-who-couldnt-feed-their-animals-after-wildfire/

RDN Jun 13

Reciprocal generosity is the expected default between peers, but a new study indicates that when the initial relationship is unequal, after a one-way path of generosity is established (e.g., from higher to lower ranked individual), that hierarchical relationship continues by default.

Summary: https://neurosciencenews.com/social-hierarchy-reciprocity-30873/

Original paper: https://direct.mit.edu/opmi/article/doi/10.1162/OPMI.a.357/137050/Expectations-of-Reciprocal-Generosity-Are-Specific

#Science #Psychology #Sociology #Generosity #Relationships #Reciprocity