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When doing good feels too good.

When you work in social/ ethical/ charitable industries, its very easy to meet amazing people who do incredible altruistic deeds for the rest of the world with no thought about themselves. But recently I have come across two other breeds of people that work in these fields too.



The first is the person who will work towards their cause tirelessly and at the expense of everything else. As a result their health suffers, their relationships break up, their families break down, all… Continue

Added by Tanya Warnakulasuriya on June 30, 2009 at 0:12 — No Comments

Startling Statistics

Startling statisitcs



I'm working on a presentation about the benefits of meditation and was researching some facts and figures about symptoms that regular meditation helps to alleviate. I was shocked:



3-5% of kids under 7 years old globally now suffer from ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) and over 50 % of them continue to have ADD into adulthood.



Major depression is the No.1 psychological disorder in the western world.(1) It is growing in all age… Continue

Added by Tanya Warnakulasuriya on May 21, 2009 at 11:37 — No Comments

Time to Consider - Don't be a Sponge !



Has anybody seen these pictures in the tube station. The images said nothing more other than to give the website www.timeticonsider.co.uk. I was intrigued. I thought perhaps they were a website encouraging people to consider the more important things in life, like homlessness and war. Sadly no. When I logged onto the website, It showed all the pictures as per the billboards, and then asked people for… Continue

Added by Tanya Warnakulasuriya on May 21, 2009 at 11:19 — No Comments

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