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Blog Action Day 2010: Water

Amy Sample Ward

350 action in Oman Dive Center. To actually improve our world, both fix the things that are broken as well as create new systems that aren’t, we need behavior change. Hulhumale Maldives. Cebu, Philippines. Find more pictures and stories from #101010 and 350.org

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Why You Should Never Feel Bad About Asking Someone To Give

Bloomerang

Generosity kick starts happy chemical production in your system. Giving to charities activates regions of the brain associated with pleasure, social connection, and trust, releasing endorphins that create a “warm glow” or “helper’s high” effect. Don’t feel bad asking; unless survival is at issue, giving trumps hoarding.

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