Remembering Kindness 41 Years Later

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November 5, 2011 a project of CharityFocus Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change. Kindness that catches us by surprise brings out the best in our natures. - Bob Kerrey - Remembering Kindness 41 Years Later "I was a widow and an expectant mother in the same day. We had bought a new home and I had filled our two bedroom apartment with nursery items in anticipation of moving in. Now the house would be taken away. I knew I would have to go back to my parents' home, at least until I delivered the baby. And the shock of my husband's sudden death had made losing the baby a very real possibility. I moved back into my old bedroom. My twin bed, a crib and a dresser was all that could fit in the 8 x 10 foot bedroom. The rest of our furniture had to go into storage. I was able to pay for three months worth of storage and then I would have to sell all the new furniture we had bought." A touching real-world story called 'Remembering Kindness 41 Years Later.' { read more } Be The Change Unleash your own 'underrated' wave of change -- do an unexpected act of kindness today. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The 3 A's of Awesome Over Ten Thousand People Attend His Funeral The Untapped Power of Smiling Bell Curve of Empathy DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 109,967 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 Essence of a Great Presentation

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November 4, 2011 a project of CharityFocus Success is ultimately about connection, not perfection. - Whitney Johnson - The Essence of a Great Presentation "A few months ago when I had worked with Macy in the recording studio, I found the circumstances even more daunting. Nearly every time I began to play, my mind would start churning: 'I'm not a professional musician. I'm going to make a lot of mistakes. The audience/album producer/recording engineer will think I'm lousy. I am lousy. I am going to let Macy down. Why did I think I could do this?' I've come to realize that my mental stumbling started when the performances stopped being about providing a musical foundation for Ms. Robison and creating a good experience for the audience -- and became about me. As soon as my focus shifted to 'How am I doing?' 'Do I sound good?' 'Do they like me?' nerves inevitably took over." Business author and advisor Whitney Johnson shares about the art of presentations. { read more } Be The Change "Perfection is a goal somewhere in the future, totality is an experience herenow. Totality is not a goal, it is a style of life." An interesting reflection from Osho. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The Art of Motivating Employees In Praise of Selflessness Study, Practice and Serve: Peter Senge Retailing With Heart DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 109,938 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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In the Pursuit of Happy

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November 3, 2011 a project of CharityFocus Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness. - Chuang Tzu - In the Pursuit of Happy "Happiness is defined as a sense of well being, a feeling of joy or delight, and a state of balance and contentment. However, it is easy to confuse intensity, pursuing pleasure, and thrill seeking with joy, delight and contentment. The qualities of happiness include having a sense of freedom to make choices; being loved and giving love; acting in kind and compassionate ways; and seeing life in a context greater than oneself and being connected to the 'big picture' and/or 'greater good' through purpose, meaning and service. True happiness seems to be more related to one's state of mind than to your circumstances or the impact of transitory, external events. That is why you can impact your level of happiness by your thoughts, emotions, attention, awareness, and actions." Dr. William B. Stewart, author of "Deep Medicine," shares further. { read more } Be The Change Make a conscious effort to impact your level of happiness by internal means: thoughts, emotions, attention, and awareness. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The Most Vital Lessons for Starting Over Secrets to Longevity 7 Practices to Cultivate Compassion The Power of Touch DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 109,906 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 Potential for Design

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November 2, 2011 a project of CharityFocus Our systems, perhaps, are nothing more than an unconscious apology for our faults. - Henri Frederic Amiel - The Potential for Design "Design is an inescapable dimension of human activity. To adapt one of my favorite quotes by Reyner Banham, like the weather it is always there, but we speak about it only when it is exceptionally bad or exceptionally good. Design is also a powerful political tool, as pharaohs, queens, presidents, and dictators throughout history have taught us. It comes not only in very visible and traditional applications -- in the national identities expressed by currencies, symbols, monuments, an public buildings -- but also in less apparent and yet equally momentous applications such as the design of complex systems, ranging from territorial infrastructures to the planning of new communities, and the translation of technological and social innovation for the use of the population." Paola Antonelli, senior curator of Design and Architecture at the Museum of Modern Art, further explores the potential for design. { read more } Be The Change Some intriguing words by the great thinker Vimala Thakar, called "Each of Us, a Miniature Wholeness." { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The Third Side of a Conflict Bill Clinton Starts a Vegan Revolution! An Indicator of Genuine Progress? Retirees Volunteer to Tackle Japan's Nuclear Crisis DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 109,881 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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Why Do A Billion Go Hungry?

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November 1, 2011 a project of CharityFocus If you desire peace, cultivate justice, but at the same time cultivate the fields to produce more bread; otherwise there will be no peace. - Norman Borlaug - Why Do A Billion Go Hungry? In 1971, Frances Moore Lappe wrote a remarkable book that started a movement: "Diet for a Small Planet." Since then, people have been asking her, "Have things gotten better or worse?" She says, both. The number of hungry people has soared to nearly a billion, despite strong harvests; just four companies control three quarters of international grain trade; conditions for farmworkers remain so horrific that seven Florida growers have been convicted of slavery involving over 1000 workers. However, there is another current that is democratizing power and aligning farming with nature's genius. Take a look at this insightful look into our global food system. { read more } Be The Change Will bio-technology solve the world's hunger problem or only deepen it? Contemplate the reflections of various experts in the field. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News A Creative Use of Plastic Bottles A Roaming Refuge for 1200 Animals Camellias: Blossoming in Winter The Green Guerrillas DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 109,849 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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