Deliberate Acts of Kindness: Service as a Spiritual Practice
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (795 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0385502435 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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. She lives in Princeton, New Jersey. MEREDITH GOULD, a freelance writer and editor, is the author of Staying Sober and Tips for Your Home Office. She has written articles for a wide variety of periodicals, including New Age Journal, New Woman, Utne Reader, and Vegetarian Times
Its insights will help new volunteers and veterans alike negotiate the practical difficulties that sometimes arise and achieve the spiritual maturity that comes from answering the call to service. She offers invaluable advice on discovering the types of work that best suit their personalities and the areas in which they can make the greatest contributions. There is helpful information on how to get involved, as well as sensible suggestions about what to do when things go wrong in a service situation.An easy-to-read mix of tips, quotations, reflections, and short narrative passages, Deliberate Acts of Kindness presents a c
There is helpful information on how to get involved, as well as sensible suggestions about what to do when things go wrong in a service situation.An easy-to-read mix of tips, quotations, reflections, and short narrative passages, Deliberate Acts of Kindness presents a comprehensive, honest look at what service is like on a day-to-day basis. Its insights will help new volunteers and veterans alike negotiate the practical difficulties that sometimes arise and achieve the spiritual maturity that comes from answering the call to service.. She offers invaluable advice on discovering the types of work that best suit their personalities and the areas in which they can make the greatest contributions. More than simply a handbook for volunteers, it explores the significance of service as an expression of spirituality and the commitment to something greater than oneself.Meredith Gould guides readers through their journeys, from recognizing when they are ready to answer the call to service to finding the right place to donate their time and talents. An indispensable guide to the spiritual and the practical aspects of devoting one’s time and energies to the service of others.Deliberate Acts of Kindness is for people who are ready to supplement"random acts of kindness" with intentional acts of generosity, decency, and integrity
Cindy Caporaso said Deliberate Acts of Kindness: Service as a Spiritual Practice Meredith Gould. A very good book that I have added to our church library. Author writes in such a way that we a gently called to be intentional in our acts of service and kindness. A great book!. "Finding My Place According to Meredith Gould" A Customer From the tzedakah of Judaism to St. Benedict to Buddhism's dana and Hinduism's seva, Meredith Gould highlights the significance of good works in all spiritual/religious traditions.This is a very nifty--and practical--book! She holds our hands as she guides us along the journey of doing good--the upside and what she calls the "shadow side of. What the World Needs Now Suzanne Grenager WONDERFUL!! The world needs this now more than ever! Good stuff about boundaries, and levels of service, and how it figures in religious traditions, as well as how to figure out whether the alleged call is of the heart or of the mind.Reading this has helped me sort out intriguing doubts and questions I've been having about some of the servi