Editor's Note: While freerice.com seems to be waning in popularity (see Wikipedia update) I've long been charmed by the simplicity of this concept. It reminds us all that "a little can go a long way." It's also a stellar example of something I may be too old to learn - good viral marketing. [more]

The Road Less Traveled
A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth
by M. Scott Peck M.D. [more]

There is a big gap between supporting the displaced and poor and enabling people who view themselves as victims.  Our goal is the former and we avoid where possible the latter. [more]

An excerpt from the poem "Desideratta" by Max Ehrmann [more]
http://www.lordtonymackenzie.com/desiderata.html

Successful organizations are more about hard work and effectively deploying people than they are about great ideas.  Great ideas must be balanced by great work ethic, leadership and a balanced approach to people. [more]

Great organizations are built on fundamentally solid foundations – otherwise known as “great bones”. [more]

By John C. Bogle from The Wall Street Journal - April 20th 2009
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124027114694536997.html

June Song: Closer to Fine
Artist: Indigo Girls [more]

Editor's Note: This might be my favorite success story so far because it is so simple - started by a guy making $33,000 a year and is still a modest and fundamentally sound "business of good." My son reminds me from time to time of the old "starfish" story most of us have heard. (Man tells boy who is throwing starfish stranded on beach that there are millions of starfish beached and he can't hope to help them all survive. To which boy says as he tosses one back into the sea, "Yes, but I'm helping this one".) Keith Taylor is an inspiration to me because he concentrates on only what he CAN do... that one starfish he's throwing back in the sea. [more]

Full Catastrophe Living:
Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness
by Jon Kabat-Zinn [more]