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Gratitude and Giving

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5 Gifts Every Family Needs More of All Year Long

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Here's the truth about the holidays. One family alone cannot cancel the chaos. We cannot simplify our way out of the year-end hustle. And we just might need a little help! If you have some spare energy  that you didn't have a year or two or twenty ago, reach out to a family you love with gifts that will lighten the worry weight of the holiday season.

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How to Quiet Distractions and Focus on Doing Good

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Sharing compassion with others meets critical needs in our communities, even as it heals our spirits. With each act of service, our families can be a force for love and kindness, helping to heal our fractured country and connect meaningfully with those around us.

And along the way, our children will discover what it means to live an engaged and compassionate life.

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A Music Lovers' Guide to Doing Good (with a Big-Hearted Playlist)

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Music helps us rally and brings us together in a way few other mediums can. In spite all of its power, music has been absent from Doing Good Together's big-hearted offerings. Until now.Here are 5 projects for big-hearted music lovers.

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On Mindfulness: Nine Tools for a More Grateful, Peaceful, and Connected Family Life

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Unless we adopt healthy, intentional habits in our everyday family life, our best efforts at mindfulness will wind up like so many other things on our check lists: multi-tasked into meaninglessness, plowed through quickly, and crossed off before our goal is reached.

8 Acts of Kindness and (Stereotype-Busting) Service to Share with Older Adults

The holidays can be a lonely time of year for many older people, and the heart-warming acts of kindness and service included here are sure to make someone smile. Even better, these projects just might help your family strike up a new friendship, or deepen an existing relationship.

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6 Family Acts of Gratitude to Share All Year Long

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Our family is moving our introspective celebration of gratitude outward. We're transforming our seasonal giving of thanks into an outpouring of appreciation, kindness, and love for those who help make our lives themselves treasures.