July 24, 2013

'Somewhere, the hurting must stop . . .'

It hadn’t been our intention to post on our blog this afternoon. But a little earlier today, whilst browsing on the internet, we stumbled upon something […]
July 23, 2013

Good deeds or donuts, we must keep paying forward . . .

In Naples, Italy, there’s a custom we’ve heard about that is known as Caffè Sospeso . . . Translated roughly, this means ‘suspended coffee’. It has been around […]
July 18, 2013

'We have all the answers we need inside us . . .'

This blog, more often than not, tends to focus on the people who inspire our efforts here at OM® . . . People like Hannah Brencher, for instance. People […]
July 16, 2013

Plush Panache and the cuddle connection . . .

There’s nothing quite like a cuddle . . . This, the most simple human gesture, is also perhaps the most powerful, the ultimate in physical intimacy, […]
July 11, 2013

Lighting the paths of others, who need love and kindness . . .

“The world doesn’t need another website. It doesn’t need another app or a network. What it needs is really basic. Simple. Bare-boned and often forgotten in […]
July 9, 2013

The milk of human kindness . . .

In Vancouver, Aimee Taylor has a beautiful five-month-old daughter called Alexa. She also has cancer. The plan, before illness struck, was that Aimee would breastfeed Alexa […]
July 4, 2013

The token effort: be kind, compassionate & thoughtful . . .

Paying it forward – the idea that doing a good deed can inspire another, and so on and so forth – is a familiar concept . […]
July 2, 2013

We are all connected (even Tom Hanks says so) . . .

The other day, we watched a movie. You might, perhaps, have seen it. It’s called Cloud Atlas. Based on David Mitchell’s best-selling book from 2004, it […]
June 27, 2013

Teaching compassion and understanding is of immeasurable value to the nation and the world . . .

‘It is our responsibility to make sure our children learn to treat each other with respect. The importance of educating our youngest members of society about […]