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Rice Diggers

by Rob Hueniken on Saturday, March 23, 2013

Rice diggers are a great way to have sandbox fun inside.

Pour a bag of rice into a box, and cut out a notch along one side of the box. That lets the child reach in more easily, and keeps the rice inside the box (mostly). No matter what, it all cleans up easily and can go back on a shelf for another time.

This is lots of fun for kids and care givers.

 

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Shining for each other

by Rob Hueniken on Wednesday, March 6, 2013

All sorts of things can separate us from each other. Here's to finding ways to bridge divides and build relationships. Together we shine brighter and better.

I shine for you
 
The stars
so far
away
are
nearer
than you 
seem
to me.
 
I wish
a wish
could bring
you close
but that
is not
to be.
 
So I
will hold
onto
the hope
and wait
for you
to see
 
I'm shining
still
to show
I know
that we
will someday
be.
 
Rob Hueniken
2013-Mar-06
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NeoPeopleism – Showing that people matter most

by Rob Hueniken on Monday, December 17, 2012

At the heart of our days are people. We work with them, live with them, and are helped by them. Both history and today are the combined results of people, building on our shared efforts, respect and love.

Yet so little of business decisions and media are focused on what is good for regular people. With such a strong focus on money and stuff, there isn't much time or bandwidth given to encouraging people and honoring people.

For the past half year I have been exploring how each of us can make a difference in our community and our world. That's right: each of us.

Because change isn't about just business leaders and politicians leading us — it's about everyone — making decisions that put people first.

I encourage you to find ways in your personal life, work life, and free time, to put the focus back on people.

Slowly but surely we can help create a new world and a good future — where human dignity and cooperation are the starting point for every decision — where we rediscover the joy and satisfaction of sharing time, skills and prosperity.

Please check out my writing and art, and share them with friends, family and other decision makers in your life.

We need this change, and together we can make this change.

People matter most.

Click here to visit the Facebook page: www.facebook.com/NeoPeopleism

Click here to visit NeoPeopleism.com.

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Step up to Step 3

by Rob Hueniken on Saturday, May 26, 2012

Recognizing the problems in our world is one thing.

Figuring out where we stand on them is the second.

The trick is step 3, which more people are starting to do:

Taking action to change things.

Step up to step 3!

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Very Important People – Redefining the VIP

March 8, 2012

The classic definition of a VIP is a Very Important Person. It is someone whose stature is above the regular person. They are respected, they are recognized as special, and they are given accolades and preferential treatment. We tend to think of VIPs as movie stars, famous musicians and rich people. We're shown these famous people every day on TV and the web. The media holds them up for us to admire, suggesting repeatedly that they are special, intriguing and worth paying attention to. VIPs have things we'd like to have, and go places we'd like to go. They get [...]

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Building together again

January 26, 2012

While there are times for being alone, the true state of people is in community, doing things. From humankind's earliest days around the fire, we have continued to benefit from the joys and strengths of being and building together. Listen to the CBC Ideas show, Left Behind. While we all need close friends and cohesive project teams, we also need perspective, diversity and resources to succeed. Spending too much time with just one group stifles both us and the group. Taken far enough, we can come to believe that our group is the only one with merit and the right [...]

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A new way of helping

January 20, 2012

There is a movement afoot that is taking a look at how charity and aid might be done better at both the local and global levels. It is based on the 2009 book, "When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor…and Yourself", by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert.     The authors claim that the causes of poverty are often not truly understood, which routinely results in aid strategies that actually harm both poor people and the helpers themselves. Now, two years after the book's release, author Steve Corbett is on a speaking tour, presenting new ideas [...]

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The Gift of Caring

December 24, 2011

Christmas time is a special time of the year, regardless of one's faith. It provides a time to remember people we care about, to travel to see family and friends, and to pause and reflect on years old and new. There are endless variations on gifts to buy, and it's easy to be sold on buying more. But I don't think we need to. There is no gift better than a heartfelt hug, and no words are sweeter to hear than "I love you." When you stand by someone through the tough times, you bring them encouragement and strength. When [...]

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Occupy a Better Future

December 4, 2011

We are all part of our society – benefitting and struggling within the system we share. We might think of ourselves as isolated from the rest of the world, but our lives are entwined – connected to the world through our supply chain of food and materials, and to people around the world through our relationships and shared goals. As powerful and important as any one person might be, they are supported by the efforts of others. As humble and unknown as any of us might feel, we live together within the world, and our existence affects the world. No [...]

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Don’t Forget About the Price Tag

September 10, 2011

In her cheerful yet poignant song, Price Tag, Jessie J helps shine some light on our society's obsession with money. In an age of endless encouragement to buy things, it is refreshing to hear a musical artist reminding us there are simpler, priceless aspects of life. Teaming up with American rapper B.o.B. and producer Dr Luke, Jessie J sings about the importance of truth, music and life. Some of Jessie J's understanding comes from her own life, being diagnosed with a heart defect at the age of 11 and suffering a stroke at 18. She's experienced earlier than most the [...]

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