Three Things To Inspire Your Weekend (35)

Quote of the day: 
Embrace love and compassion with all your spirit. Understand that they never hurt or offend, they just heal and empower.
-Steve Maraboli

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A New York Philanthropist, Carol Suchman, has purchased an entire stock of a toy store in New York City (NYC), donating every single item to the NYC Department of Homeless Services. Suchman learned that the Hudson Party Store situated in the city’s West Village was going out of business -and wanted to help make sure that the shop’s inventory went toward an important cause. 

Suchman told The Huffington Post, “When I saw all of the toys just sitting in the store, it occurred to me that it would be so great to be able to somehow get them to the kids in the homeless shelters that have so little.” 

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The largest State in Austria, now produces all of its electricity from renewable sources. Lower Austria, which is home to over a million people, has invested about $3bn in new solar, wind, and biomass power plants, and refurbishing the critical hydroelectric stations on the Danube River. It has created 38,000 “green jobs” since 2002 with a goal of 50,000 by 2030. And as a whole, Austria produces 75% of its power currently from renewable energy. 

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As seen on Dezeen, a house in Belas, on the outskirts of Lisbon, Portugal. Designed by Architects-CHP Arquitectos and consisting of five smaller houses connected by interior passages. The inspiration comes from the Portuguese villages of São Gregorio and Monsaraz: villages with clusters of white houses, tucked closely against one another.

Peace. And more Peace.

Current Listen:  Michael Jackson & Justin Timberlake - Love Never Felt So Good