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The 52:52:52 project, launching both on this site and on social media in early 2024 will help you address 52 issues with 52 responses over 52 weeks.

A Mundane Comedy is Dominic Kelleher's new book, which will be published in mid 2024. The introduction is available here and further extracts will appear on this site and on social media in the coming months.

This site addresses what's changing, in our own lives, in our organisations, and in wider society. You'll learn about key changes across more than 150 areas, ranging from ageing and time, through nature and animals, to kindness and love...and very much else inbetween.

Halcyon's aim is to help you reflect on how you can better deal with related change in your own life.

Generosity

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On the whole good minds are generous and I've got an absolute belief that if you yourself are genuine, if you really want to learn and have taken the trouble to get as far as you can, then the best people will tell you what they can, they will not dismiss you. The really good ones, the Nobel prize-winners, the fellows at the edge, will really try for you - Melvyn Bragg http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4//presenters/bragg_interview.shtml

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It's only the giving that makes you what you are - Jethro Tull

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It isn't hard to be good from time to time ... What's tough is being good every day - Willie Mays

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In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10 year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. "How much is an ice cream sundae?" he asked. "Fifty cents," replied the waitress. The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied the coins in it. "Well how much is a plain dish of ice cream?" he inquired. By now more people were waiting for a table and the waitress was growing impatient."Thirty-five cents," she brusquely replied. The little boy again counted his coins. "I'll have the plain ice cream," he said. The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left. When the waitress came back, she began to cry as she wiped down the table. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels and five pennies. You see, he couldn't have the sundae, because he had to have enough left to leave her a tip - Anon

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In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present -- Tao Le Ching

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If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way - Buddha

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If you have knowledge, let others light their candles at it - Margaret Fuller, 1810-1850

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I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve - Albert Schweitzer

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Giving to your friend is not the same as throwing away, it is a reserve for the future - African tribe Swahili

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Generous people are rarely mentally ill people - Karl Menninger