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“Conduct is more convincing than language.” 18th Century Cleric, John Woolman

“The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago; the second best time is today.” Chinese Proverb

“The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” Football Coach, Jimmy Johnson

“Make visible what, without you, might perhaps never have been seen.” Film director, Robert Bresson

“Beauty seen makes the one who sees it more beautiful” Author, David Steindl-Rast

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I was talking to one of my customers this morning who had to evacuate her home in San Diego due to the fires. She mentioned to me that even though she was relatively well prepared as to what to take with her – she had gone through a similar experience 4 years ago – she realized that she had too much stuff she wanted to keep and not enough room to put it in her car. She mentioned that she barely had room to bring her computer.

I asked if she had a backup of her data stored online somewhere and she said that she didn’t. I then shared that I have my data backed up in two places: at home on a separate drive (in case my computer’s hard drive dies) and on-line (in case there is a fire or some other disaster that destroys my data at home.) She suggested that I should post this here since there may be others who can benefit from this.

I have been using a service called Carbonite to store my data online. It is a very inexpensive service that automatically backs up my data every day. That’s the best part – that I don’t have to remember to do anything and the program does this automatically. You can check them out and take a free trial.

While I understand that there is a risk that data online could be compromised, I’m willing to take that chance since the risk of me losing it all in a fire or other disaster is there too. There is ALWAYS a risk.

While we never think something like losing a home to a fire is going to happen to us, this past week has reminded us that it can easily happen.

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Podcast #39 of Xtraordinary Living is out. In this episode I interview Cindy Perliss, Director of the award-winning Art for Recovery program at the University of California San Francisco Comprehensive Cancer Center. One of the program’s projects is called the Firefly Project – where middle and high school students are paired with adult patients who are coping with cancer or AIDS. They exchange hand-written letters and personal artwork, poetry or music, and — as we’ll find out — so much more. In this podcast, Cindy communicates her extraordinary mindset regarding living, sharing, dying and healing.

In our 39th episode, you’ll hear:
– What prompted Cindy to create the Firefly Project, and how she pairs a student with a patient as pen pals (over 70 students participated in 2006)
– How the partners form rewarding relationships sight unseen over a nine month period
– Why this program addresses three key needs we all have in our life
– What happens if the patient dies during the time frame — and how this sad scenario turns into an opportunity for many to learn about love, dying and healing
– How students and patients culminate the end of the program – you won’t want to miss hearing about this moving Art for Recovery event
– What one piece of advice Cindy would give to others

To learn more about the program visit the Art For Recovery website or email Cindy at: cynthia.perlis@ucsfmedctr.org.

If you would like to make a donation to Art for Recovery, the checks should be made out to the UCSF Foundation with Art for Recovery noted on the memo section of the check. Art for Recovery is a non-profit based at UCSF. Gifts may be in honor or in memory of someone.

Please send the checks to:
Cindy Perlis
Director, Art for Recovery
UCSF – Box 1712
1600 Divisadero Street
San Francisco, CA. 94115

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This episode is approximately 22 minutes long. To listen to it, click here: Podcast 39

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Professor Randy Pausch of Carnegie Mellon University gave a lecture last September that ranks up there with the greatest speeches ever given.

Below is a 4 minute video about the lecture.

I invite you to watch the entire Dr. Pausch’s lecture after watching this short preview. It is incredibly powerful! Click here to view it.

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“Let us permit nature to have her way; she understands her business better than we do.” 16th Century Essayist Michel de Montaigne

“When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on.” Franklin D. Roosevelt

“Don’t believe that winning is really everything. It is more important to stand for something. If you don’t stand for something, what do you win?” Writer, Joseph Lane Kirkland

“There are two ways to live your life:one is as though nothing is a miracle, the other is as though everything is a miracle” Albert Einstein

“Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.” Cardinal Leo Josef Suenens

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“Thank you for saving 3 lives today.” That was the goodbye greeting I got as I was leaving the Red Cross Mobile Unit after I donated blood today.

I started donating blood after 9/11. It was my own personal way to deal with the events of that day. However, I never really saw the personal impact this small act had until today. Amazing that something as simple as giving a pint of blood can have such a huge impact!

Also, my donating blood today allowed me to complete the assignment from a “QuoteAction” delivered earlier this year:“You cannot live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.” College Basketball Coach, John Wooden. Your action for today is: to make an anonymous donation or do something nice for someone without them finding out you did it.

Life is good! Not only did I save 3 lives but I also lived a perfect day!

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Today is Blog Action Day – a day where bloggers around the world are writing posts related to the environment. I wanted to join in and do my part.

Earlier this Summer I wrote this post as it related to picking up trash while walking on the beach.

This post contains two very simple and easy ways to conserve water.

1) The next time you’re waiting for water to heat up or cool down, keep a pitcher or empty milk carton nearby to catch all of that runoff. The water that you were previously just letting go down the drain can easily be redirected to your pet’s water bowl or the flowers in your garden. The same is true for water used to cook pasta.

2) Turn your faucet off while brushing your teeth.

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“Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot.” Hausa proverb from Nigeria

“Always do what you are afraid to do.” Poet & Author, Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Every day think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to have woken up. I am alive. I have a precious human life.” The XIV Dalai Lama

“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” Jackie Robinson

“The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you.” Leadership Expert, Max DePree

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The Federal “Do Not Call“ list reaches its five-year point next summer, meaning those who signed up early will begin to be dropped from the list in mid-2008. The result is more unwanted telemarketing calls.

If you don’t wish to receive these unwanted interruptions, be sure click here and re-register up to three of your phone numbers. It only takes a minute and by acting now, you can avoid the annoyance later.

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“Winning is not the only thing, but kindness is everything.” Magazine Editor, Rob Gilbert

“When you stumble, make it part of the dance.” An unknown author

“You don’t get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour.” Motivational Speaker, Jim Rohn

“Without increased self-awareness none of us can grow beyond the capabilities we have today” Executive Coach, Tom Henschel

“Time waste differs from material waste in that there can be no salvage.” Henry Ford

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