Family Finds $45K -- And Returns It

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May 21, 2011 a project of CharityFocus Honesty is the first chapter of the book of wisdom. - Thomas Jefferson - Family Finds $45K -- And Returns It Josh Ferrin picked up the keys to his family's first home last week, and as he opened the attic door hatch and climbed up, he saw a box that looked like a WWII ammunition case. Then he found seven more, all stuffed full with tightly wound rolls of cash -- about $45,000 in all. Ferrin thought about how such a large sum of money could go a long way, pay bills, buy things he never thought he could afford. "I'm not perfect, and I wish I could say there was never any doubt in my mind." Ferrin said. "But the money wasn't ours to keep and I don't believe you get a chance very often to do something radically honest, to do something ridiculously awesome for someone else and that is a lesson I hope to teach to my children." { read more } Be The Change Look for opportunities to be radically honest today. For further inspiration: { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News A Poem Is Entrepreneur of Small Things The Hardest Work You Will Ever Do The Sound of One Hand Clapping DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 106,430 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other CharityFocus projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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4 Reasons To Keep a Work Diary

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May 20, 2011 a project of CharityFocus Learning without reflection is a waste, reflection without learning is dangerous. - Confucius - 4 Reasons To Keep a Work Diary What does Oprah have in common with General George S. Patton? Being an avid diarist. Recently, Oprah offered her readers glimpses into her diaries, along with encouragement to keep their own. Many well-known figures throughout history, from John Adams to Andy Warhol, have faithfully kept records of their daily lives. Aside from a place in history, are there any personal benefits of keeping a diary? This article from the Harvard Business Review outlines four good reasons for keeping a work diary: focus, patience, planning, and personal growth. { read more } Be The Change Start a diary, where you can reflect and write about your daily "work," however you define it. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Live Life as an Experiment Leadership Through Solitude Leadership Lessons from Everyday Life The Sharing Economy Emerges DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 106,413 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other CharityFocus projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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To Serve With Love

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May 19, 2011 a project of CharityFocus Much of what we do is like planting trees under which we may never sit, but plant we must. - Brother James Kimpton - To Serve With Love "A tug at my dress. I look down. There is Meena. All of six. We have just met. "Akka (sister), you must eat in our house tonight," she says. A sweet spontaneous invitation, and an offer I can't refuse. Meena and the others emerge with enormous vessels (or perhaps they only seemed enormous because the bearers are so small). I am served with rice, vegetables, and curry -- and love. Such love. It's a love that will surprise you everywhere at Reaching the Unreached, a not-for-profit started in an Indian village by Brother James Kimpton. It is difficult to describe his work. It encompasses so much and so many. Among other things, he digs wells, runs schools, dresses wounds, rescues orphans, and feeds the hungry. There are entire villages that exist and generations of children who are because of this man's heart." This profile shares further. { read more } Be The Change Find a situation today to practice serving with love. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News How Do You Want to be Remembered? Mall Shoppers Get a Surprise 20 Ways to Travel Bell Curve of Empathy DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 106,388 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other CharityFocus projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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The Impossible Floating Village Football Team

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May 18, 2011 a project of CharityFocus In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd. - Miguel de Cervantes - The Impossible Floating Village Football Team This is the true story of a football team that lived on a little island in the south of Thailand called Koh Panyee -- a floating village in the middle of the sea that does not have an inch of soil. The kids that lived there loved to watch football on TV, and really wanted to play for themselves. Watch this stunning short film on how they used innovative thinking, hard work, and determination to make their dream come true. { read more } Be The Change "Maybe part of the problem is we don't prompt ourselves enough towards faith in the preposterous." So shares this reflection on being 'Practically Preposterous.' { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Human Spirit Rises to Meet Japan's Tsunami Inspirational Graduation Speech by Autistic Student Pilot Holds Plane for a Dying Child Unemployed Man Gives Away $10 a Day DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 106,382 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other CharityFocus projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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Emotional Lives of Animals

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May 17, 2011 a project of CharityFocus Everything in life is speaking in spite of its apparent silence. - Hazrat Inayat Khan - Emotional Lives of Animals It won't surprise pet owners, but now, scientific research also shows that many animals are intelligent, and even have some abilities that dwarf ours. Dogs are able to detect diseases such as cancer and diabetes and warn humans of impending heart attacks and strokes. Elephants, whales, hippopotamuses, giraffes, and alligators use low-frequency sounds to communicate over long distances. Many animals also display wide-ranging emotions, including joy, happiness, empathy, compassion, grief, and even resentment and embarrassment. It's not surprising that animals -- especially, but not only, mammals -- share many emotions with us, since we also share brain structures that are the seat of our emotions. { read more } Be The Change Take 10 minutes to observe birds live their lives; look up and call your local animal shelter to express your gratitude and to find out how you can support them. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Out of Ice, Comes Music There's a Farm in the Front Yard Celebrating Earth Day in Tough Times Los Angeles Bans Plastic Bags DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 106,310 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other CharityFocus projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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