The holiday season is over. It was sure nice to see so many messages of giving and gratitude, making the Christmas lights twinkle a bit brighter. The most fun pictures are in the feed at TimeSafari.app (and if it's long after Christmas, well, you can enjoy this
Last Sunday I found out about a Centerville Christmas Boutique happening the next weekend... yesterday. What a fun idea, for local businesses to show themselves. It made me think: it's probably a great place to meet local activists, even if that's just the organizers. It cost
The elections just happened to us, resulting in a US President and other, lesser beings. The outcome has made some people happy and others upset. My hope is to temper your emotions, whichever bucket you find yourself knee-deep in. You can take heart because, despite the endless talking points and
Through this work, we've met some very interesting people! We have had discussions with some people from our previous post on Similar Initiatives, but some of them have now moved into multiple meetings and even work together. Here are the three closest ones: The Bridge Foundation Michele and
There are projects out there with similar goals. None tackle this problem the way we do – and if someone does then we would prefer to combine efforts (so let us know!). First of all, Time Safari has these three goals: * ❶ Encourage direct contributions to one another without intermediate tokens * ❷ ... with
Enough philosophizing. Let's talk about the exciting stuff – real progress in people's lives. To review, Lives of Giving is focused on two areas: building community ties and providing life's basics. Building Community * Project Highlights * Someone got help moving. * Someone organized a family history fair.
Part 3 of 3 of the Time Safari path (AKA Why Time Safari?) * Previous posts are Part 1 on "Gratitude, the Motivation" and Part 2 on "Projects, Governance with Heart" If you've tried Kickstarter, you've experienced the excitement of initiating fun, fascinating
Part 2 of 3 of the Time Safari path (AKA Why Time Safari?) * Previous post is Part 1 on "Gratitude, the Motivation" Now for the full vision. Mass media constantly advertises insurance and cell phone services. Those decisions are such a small part of our life, but if
Part 1 of 3 of the Time Safari path (AKA Why Time Safari?) Gratitude fires our souls. I had a couple of incidents with cars as a teenager, and the most embarrassing was when I was so upset about something that I punched the windshield. I'm not clear
"Anything we can actually do, we can afford." That is a quote by John Maynard Keynes, an economist with whom I heartily disagree because his thoughts show an overwhelming faith in the utility of government force. But MyDex recently wrote some philosophical blog posts that show some flaws
I see a future where the basics are provided for free. Others see that future as well, but some go as far as to say that the basics would be free without any strings at all, and that's too far for me to envision. I do hope that
Mahatma Gandhi is my personal hero. Now there's someone who used the power of his personality and example to make monumental impact. Here is a picture of his possessions when he died: Photo from Reddit. This is quite a stark image, and it's hard to consider