“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” ~William Arthur Ward
A gift of thanks is an effortless and intangible treasure that can benefit the giver as much as the receiver. Take some time over this holiday week/weekend to tell someone specifically how grateful you are for them and [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘awareness/philanthropy’
November 26, 2008
#92 A Lesson in Gratitude
November 17, 2008
#66 Volunteer, DUH!
Growing up as with parents from the baby boom generation, the virtues of volunteerism and philanthropy were instilled in me from an early age. We’ve always volunteered with our church, and my grandmother is a volunteer for Meals on Wheels and More. In high school, I was involved in an organization entitled YIP (youth in [...]
November 15, 2008
#60 Protest
In the 30’s it was feminism. In the 60’s it was the civil rights movement. But what is the social movement of our age? I say it’s gay liberation. Going out to protest against the injustice they live, regarding having the rights any taxpayer has, means that you’re helping to empower [...]
November 11, 2008
#51 Learn A New Language
Hey guys!If you’ve been to the “About” page, you know that all of us onefourfour writers are journalists. Inherently, we love language and writing. Recently, I have fallen in love with more than just the English language.
Interestingly enough, I am learning ASL, or American Sign Language. There are many misconceptions that the hearing world has [...]
November 10, 2008
#50 Be Open Minded
If there’s one thing that I’ve learned from attending school at UT, it’s that diversity is a beautiful thing. Our campus and the city of Austin is overflowing with people of all different races, religions, backgrounds, ethnicities, and beliefs. And it keeps things interesting!
I even did my own little analysis once on this topic. When I was [...]
November 10, 2008
#47: Watch your back
In the age of Web 2.0, it’s easy to put your life out there for everyone to see. Take UT football player Buck Burnette, who was recently kicked off the team for some racist remarks he made in response to Barack Obama being elected. Just a reminder… watch your back! Things you put up really [...]
November 6, 2008
#33 Put together a fundraiser for someone
Whenever tragedy hits, it’s tough to see the positive side of things and to “appreciate the small things in life”. I am usually a person who definitely does these things, (if you know me, you know that I get excited about everything), but my friends definitely came through and showed my whole family what it’s [...]
November 6, 2008
#31: Buy Fair Trade things!
When you go out for coffee or are shopping around, look to see if what you’re buying is fair trade. Fair trade makes sure that the small guys harvesting and doing the brunt of the work for your product are getting a fair price for their labor.
Some examples: coffee, cocoa, bananas, sugar, wine, handicrafts, and [...]
November 4, 2008
#27 Get Free Stuff!
Today will go down in history, obviously. Isn’t it crazy to think that in just a few hours, all of this will be OVER! To celebrate, a few of your favorite, good ‘ol American franchises are hopping on the 2008-election-on-crack bandwagon. God bless the land of the free, and the home of Starbucks, Krispy Kreme, [...]
