#compassionateSA SA Youth Ballet performance of holiday #Nutcracker benefits kids in need https://t.co/jlsOFN6DRP The Ballet’s Dance Reach program makes ballet accessible to children across SA with a goal of providing dance lessons to 1,000 students in 2019. @SABalletSchool
. . . is a grassroots movement that promotes, supports and celebrates San Antonio’s commitment to be a world-class compassionate city: one where the civic government, the religious and volunteer organizations, the businesses, the community and its educational institutions come together to recognize the importance and value of compassion in the life of a city and by doing so create an ethos of compassion and a safety net for its most vulnerable citizens. #compassionateSA
“Compassionate San Antonian” Award
Mayor Nirenberg has kicked off a program to honor San Antonio-area residents who demonstrate San Antonio’s #CompassionateSA values, recognizing individuals who serve our community through acts of kindness and compassion, making a difference in the lives of others.
THE CHARTER FOR COMPASSION
. . is an international initiative to restore compassionate action to the center of religious, moral and political life. Compassion is the principled determination to put ourselves in the shoes of the other, and lies at the heart of all religious and ethical systems.
Interfaith Calendar December 2018
December 2-24 - Advent - Christian December 3-10 - Hanukkah - Jewish December 8 - Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) - Buddhist December 8 - Immaculate Conception of Mary - Catholic Christian December 12 - Feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe - Catholic Christian December 16-25...
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Happy Birthday to . . Margaret & Arthur
December 16, 1901 Margaret Mead "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." December 16, 1917 Arthur C. Clarke "It is not easy to see how the more extreme forms of nationalism can...
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Poem: Today I asked my body what she needed, by Hollie Holden
Today I asked my body what she needed, which is a big deal considering my journey of not really asking that much. I thought she might need more water. or proteins. or greens. or yoga. or supplements. or movement. But as I stood in the shower reflecting on her stretch...
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Happy Birthday To . . Heinrich & Ella
December 13, 1797 Heinrich Heine "Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings." December 13, 1903 Ella Baker "Give light and people will find the way."
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Poem: “Clearing,” by Martha Postlewaite
Do not try to save the whole world or do anything grandiose. Instead, create a clearing in the dense forest of your life and wait there patiently, until the song that is your life falls into your own cupped hands and you recognize and greet it. Only then will you know...
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Happy Birthday To . . . Mary Catherine & Bill
December 8, 1939 Mary Catherine Bateson "Sharing is sometimes more demanding than giving." December 8, 1960 Bill McKibben "Community is as endangered by surplus as it is by deficit. If there is too much money floating around it enables people to have no need of each...
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Poem: “The Art of Disappearing,” by Naomi Shihab Nye
When they say Don't I know you? say no. When they invite you to the party remember what parties are like before answering. Someone telling you in a loud voice they once wrote a poem. Greasy sausage balls on a paper plate. Then reply. If they say We should get together...
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Compassion Here! This Week in SATXDecember 12, 2018
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Live at the Boerne Library: Peace on Earth
December 20 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
12th Annual Homeless Persons’ Memorial Service
December 21 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm -
Workshop: “Positivity” with Barbara Fredrickson, PhD
February 25, 2019 @ 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
