Stone Soup For The World: Life-Changing Stories Of Kindness & Courageous Acts Of Service: life-changing stories of kindness & courageous acts of service

The Story

We all long to make a difference in the world, but most of us fear it will mean a lot of personal sacrifice or extensive volunteering. We want to do something but are overwhelmed at the very scope of the world's problems. This is exactly why the Random Acts of Kindness Movement is so universally popular -- it allows people to connect to one another without a lot of premeditation, work, or time.Now Stone Soup for the Worm expands the Random Acts of Kindness concept outward into the world where simple acts of kindness and compassion forge powerful connections that can dramatically affect the world we live in. Samples from this book were given to all participants in the recent President's Summit for America's Future where Colin Powell and others called upon Americans to participate actively in building community. With 100 heart-stirring stories of people whose caring and willingness to act is transforming the world, Stone Soup For The World is a journey of discovery about what is working in the world. The book is separated into six sections that begin with what individuals can do and proceeds in ever-widening circles to the simple efforts that can, and have, impacted the global village.The stories in Stone Soup For The World prove that the very problems that seem so large and overwhelming not only have solutions, but are in fact a historic opportunity for us to recreate a compassionate basis for human interaction. There are inspirational stories by or about Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, Edward James Olmos, Jimmy Carter, Wynton Marsalis and his program Teaching Jazz, Reverend Cecil Williams, Steven Spielberg, and many more. Readers will be galvanized by the committed efforts ofindividuals like Bill Shore of Share Our Strength, organizations like Christmas in April, an