Grannies With A Mission
They're 13 grannies, more famously known as the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers. Facing a world in crisis, these women of wisdom believe that new solutions will emerge if we can shrink our mind-heart distance to zero. Respected medicine women and shamans from the Americas, the Arctic Circle, Asia, and Africa, all these grandmothers say they received the message, through... posted on Feb 10 2010, 4,511 reads

What Can You Live Without?
It all began with a stop at a red light. While Kevin Salwen and his 14-year-old daughter, Hannah, were waiting at a traffic light, they saw a black Mercedes coupe on one side and a homeless man begging for food on the other. "Dad, if that man had a less nice car, that man there could have a meal," Hannah protested. She pestered her parents about inequity, insisting that she wanted to do somethi... posted on Jan 27 2010, 6,026 reads

The Doctor Who Would Cure Haiti
Over 20 years ago, Dr. Paul Farmer graduated from Harvard Medical School, and promptly moved into a local church with his wife and daughter. The reason? He wanted to reduce his expenses so he could treat the homeless in Boston for free. Watch how this man systematically has changed the medical profession by focusing on one place, Haiti, for over 20 years -- and in the process has rekindled what it... posted on Jan 25 2010, 4,182 reads

A 1000 Mile Walk Relying On Kindness
His name is Garth Poorman, and he's a man on a mission. Poorman, who left his home in Hebron in upstate New York on August 29, is walking all the way to New Orleans. Along the way, he is looking for a few kind and generous hearts. "I wanted to see if I could walk half-way across America, depending solely on the kindness of friends and strangers to share dinner with me and host me in their homes fo... posted on Jan 19 2010, 3,455 reads

Haitian Doctor Couple Turn Home into Hospital
With few hospitals still functioning in rubble-strewn Port-au-Prince, options for medical care are scarce, so people are improvising. High in the steep hills of the city, number 83 Rue Armand Holly has become a sanctuary. The couple who live there, both doctors, have found themselves running a makeshift clinic right out of their own home. Almost as soon as the ground stopped shaking, their neighbo... posted on Jan 18 2010, 3,102 reads

What Do You Want to Do Before You Die?
Four college-age friends wrote a list of 100 things they wanted to experience before they died -- and took off in a Winnebago to do them. Along the way they asked other people, "what do you want to do before you die?" For each item they accomplished on their own list, they helped a stranger accomplish their own dream. They helped a lonely man in San Francisco cope with a terminal illness by brig... posted on Jan 17 2010, 3,395 reads

Back On My Feet: Running For A New Life
Imagine driving to work on the first day of your dream job, seeing a few homeless folks on the street, and giving it all up to help them. Anne Mahlum began "Back on My Feet" to encourage the homeless to join her in running through the streets of Philadelphia. By using running as a means to build confidence and self-esteem, combined with job training resources, Mahlum has given many homeless people... posted on Jan 16 2010, 3,722 reads

Ben Kennedy: Living Frugal, Giving Big
Unless you live in Helena, Montana you're unlikely to have any notion of who Ben Kennedy was. And even if you live in Helena, you may have never knew his name. You might have seen him on the street or in the alleys behind buildings downtown, collecting cans and flattening cardboard boxes for recycling. On Dec. 16, the anniversary date of his birthday, there was a posthumous celebration of Ben Kenn... posted on Jan 14 2010, 5,078 reads

A Heartwarming Work of Edifying Genius
In What Is the What, Dave Eggers chronicled the trials of one of the "lost boys of Sudan," a young man named Valentino Deng. Deng escaped the Sudan and made it to the United States, where he met Eggers, who turned his story into the award-winning book. With the funds from the book's successful run, Deng and Eggers started the Valentino Achak Deng Foundation. Deng has since returned to the Sudan to... posted on Jan 08 2010, 2,311 reads

Life With A Little More Music
Every time 71-year-old Andy Mackie draws a breath, it is music to his ears, whether there's a harmonica there or not. He's just glad to be alive."How are you still sitting here?" asked CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman. "I guess they don't need a harmonica player in heaven yet," Mackie said. Mackie, a Scottish-born retired horse trainer, lives in a camper in Northwest Washington State, even tho... posted on Jan 07 2010, 5,214 reads