The 10% Club

[avad]

Well, it's perhaps silly to hide it, even while it's being worked on.
SO I've been drafting up a community finally for The 10% Club. It has been an intention for so long....and it feels like it's time now.
There is SO much I want to organize and put there....letters and photos from projects that I've received over the last few weeks even that I SO want to share because they've been Fueling me in magical ways.
I wanted to create a space for the idea to thrive....for Avalokitesvara's wish to be granted through all of us.
Feel free to take a peek, though as I said it's still in the works.:)


Om Mani Padme Hum!

Comments

[spicada.livejournal.com]

I added the community, and then I went back to reply to your book recommendation post. Let me tell you how confused I was when I saw the refreshed friends' page with two of the same post, and my comment wasn't where I expected it. lol.

Obviously my morning coffee hasn't kicked in yet. :)

[avad.livejournal.com]

hehe. Yeah, I'm wondering how I should go about this...because I'm going to want to post certain things in my regular journal as well..and you guys that also read my journal will sometimes get double posts... i hope that's ok? eep?

Thanks SO much for joining.will you give the vow a try? I figure we could become a sort of support group for eachother in this..
I...can't express what it means to me.
:)very good though.

[spicada.livejournal.com]

Oh, I don't mind the double posts. It just hadn't dawned on me yet that there were/could be two posts. *giggle* No problems here!

By "give the vow a try," do you mean donating 10%? If so, not a problem. Having grown up in a Christian family, I've been raised to donate 10% of my income to a church or other charitable cause, so I already do. Additionally, I highly value volunteer service (esp during the lean months). In fact, two days ago, I contacted the childrens' hospital here to get back into volunteering.

I guess we've been thinking along the same lines. :)

[avad.livejournal.com]

beautiful.:)!
I was just trying to gather some info to organize a post on tithing and world religions!
yep, we've been thinking along the same lines!
(so happy)

[spicada.livejournal.com]

My grandmother would hug you. :)

She called me a week ago about tithing. Since I just turned 30 this past fall, I just received a trust fund check, and she wanted to remind me to tithe on it. *giggle* I doubt I'll ever grow up in her eyes. However, even 10% is a huge chunk of money, and my mom agrees with me that giving 10% of it to a church to which I do not belong may not be the best use for it. So I'm researching my options now. See!!! PERFECT timing, sweetie! Thank you. :)

[avad.livejournal.com]

SURPRISE!!! I AM your grandmother!!!!
heheheheeeee.
*takes off the avaD mask*
lolllllll

[spicada.livejournal.com]

Hahahahaha!
In another lifetime, maybe!
But in this one,
the 98 year old dear is
WAY NOT computer savvy.

*giggle*

But it sure is a funny thought!

[avad.livejournal.com]

haha. not computer savvy??hehe..that's what I WANT you to think!never underestimate your granny's secret life!
lol

[spicada.livejournal.com]

Oh, I would never underestimate my grandmother! Hahaha!!

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Here is a link to a site that might interest you, posted by my friend Will Brady:

Make Poverty History

D, I wanted to join the community, but find myself struggling with complex issues relating to my former church experience and the years I spent working for World Vision. It's not all negative stuff, but the religious part of the equation is an emotional hotbed for me. Now I view it as more of a social problem than a spiritual one. There's also the fact that I'm unemployed and have no income to tithe, which triggers other emotions.

I'm not going to join at this time. I want you to know I'm on your side in this and believe it's an essential issue. It is, of course, closely tied with the relationship between humans and nature, which is one of my core interests. I need to find a way of contributing that is meaningful and powerful for me. Thank you for continuing to challenge me, as you always do.

[avad.livejournal.com]

Hey van. I totally understand. This is just one tool of so many. I just want to share what's been inspiring me and see if it might work for others too.

I see it as a social And spiritual problem. I hope to find ways of showing the overlap and just mathematical practicality of it,... sustainability, Bucky Fuller's ideas, that sort of thing. But I am going to focus on the common threads in the world religions as well, because I think that is such a source of unnecessary conflict in this world. Although I ascribe to no One religion, I relate deeply to the mystical interpretations of them all and believe that a focus on actions of compassion and empathy can thread together what has been divided.

[avad.livejournal.com]

oh and thank you for the link! I must go through it carefully.*hugs*