Home Who We Are Empowerment Institute Photo Philanthropy Our Community Contact Our Values Innovation The best idea came from anywhere. Generosity To whom much is given...much is expected. Imperfection Get it wrong to get it right. Courage We are all "Everyday Heroes." Curiosity Be curious...not judgmental. Family Relationships are everything. Community Connecting with others is key to happiness Perseverance Never give up on yourself. Play Remember to have fun. Small Acts with Great Love "My great grandfather lived in a remote village in India and was a man of little wealth. Yet, he still managed to give every single day of his life. Each morning, he had a ritual of going on a walk -- and as he walked, he diligently fed the ant hills along his path with small pinches of wheat flour. Now that is an act of micro generosity so small that it might seem utterly negligible, in the grand scheme of the universe. How does it matter? It matters in that it changed him inside. And my great grandfather's goodness shaped the worldview of my grandparents who in turn influenced that of their children -- my parents. Today those ants and the ant hills are gone, but my great grandpa’s spirit is very much embedded in all my actions and their future ripples. It is precisely these small, often invisible, acts of inner transformation that mold the stuff of our being, and bend the arc of our shared destiny." Two Wolves One evening, an old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life while sitting by the fire. “A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy. “It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil – he is anger, envy, regret, greed, violence, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false superiority, and ego.” He continued, “The other is good – he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you – and inside every other person, too.” The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf will win?” The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.” Stories that Guide Our Work