Four Degrees of Separation

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November 26, 2011 a project of CharityFocus When people go within and connect with themselves, they realize they are connected to the universe and they are connected to all living things. - Armand Dimele - Four Degrees of Separation In 1929, Hungarian author Frigyes Karinthy proposed that there were six degrees of separation between any two people in the world. The theory was made popular by a play, movie and later a trivia game in which players try to link the actor Kevin Bacon to another Hollywood star within six steps. Yesterday, FaceBook announced that with its 721 million members, and 69 billion friendships between them, there are only 3.74 degrees of separation between any one FaceBook user and another. Researchers summarized it like this: "A friend of your friend probably knows a friend of their friend." { read more } Be The Change Expand your sense of connection: engage meaningfully with a friend of a friend. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 20 Untranslatable Words From 'Round The World 5 Steps to Breaking Bad Work Habits 5 Ways Laughter is Good For Health Learning to Love Uncertainty and Failure DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 110,598 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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A 14-yr-old's Clothing Closet for All

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November 25, 2011 a project of CharityFocus Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - A 14-yr-old's Clothing Closet for All Like many 14-year-olds, Katelyn Eystad has a lot of clothes in her closet -- but hers are to give away. In 2009, Katelyn founded a Clothing Closet to provide clothing, diapers, deodorant and more to people in need in her community. With the help of her sisters and mother, she has already served 1,500 families. "What a blessing this child has been to many. Katelyn is always volunteering and giving back to others," says her proud mom, Elissa. Three days a week, clients can come for shopping sprees by appointment. They shop as usual, they just don't have to pay anything. Some of them leave grinning, and some of them leave crying in gratitude. "Me and my family have been in need before ourselves," says Katelyn. "The people who are coming in, I know how they feel and I can relate to them." { read more } Be The Change Support a child this week in expressing his or her own generosity. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The 3 A's of Awesome 7 Ways to Have More by Owning Less Mall Shoppers Get a Surprise 82 Hour Hunger Fast DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 110,577 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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Attitude of Gratitude

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November 24, 2011 a project of CharityFocus We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment but it is transient. It is a little parenthesis in eternity. If we share caring, lightheartedness, and love, we will create abundance and joy for each other. And then this moment will be worthwhile. - Deepak Chopra - Attitude of Gratitude Cultivating an "attitude of gratitude" has been linked to better health, sounder sleep, less anxiety and depression, higher long-term satisfaction with life and kinder behavior toward others, including romantic partners. A new study shows that feeling grateful makes people less likely to turn aggressive when provoked. How to practice gratitude? Research shows that those who keep a simple gratitude journal felt happier, more optimistic, and even slept better at night. Renowned psychologist Dr. Martin Seligman guarantees that if you (a) write a 300-word letter to someone who changed your life for the better, (b) hand-deliver it to the recipient, (c) read it out loud to them, then "You will be happier and less depressed one month from now." { read more } Submitted by: Lavanya Be The Change Write a gratitude letter to someone you appreciate. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 10 Worst Listening Habits -- and Their Cure A Professor's Lesson 30 Years Ago A School for the Homeless In Las Vegas 82 Hour Hunger Fast DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 110,568 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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Kindness Remembered 41 Years Later

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November 23, 2011 a project of CharityFocus As the rain falls on the just and unjust alike, let your heart be untroubled by judgements and let your kindness rain down on all. - Buddha - Kindness Remembered 41 Years Later Sometimes acts of kindness seem to conspire at times when they are most needed. Here's one such story of a kindness received 41 years ago, when ... "I was twenty-four years old and three months pregnant when my husband died. 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 and so I moved back into my old bedroom. 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 for our new home because I wouldn't be able to pay any more storage fees." { read more } Be The Change Be an anonymous angel of kindness for someone today. Let the kindness rain! COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The 3 A's of Awesome Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Time Kids on Love The 'Before I Die' Project DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 110,564 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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5 Reasons Why Meditation Beats an iPhone

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November 22, 2011 a project of CharityFocus One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man. - Elbert Hubbard - 5 Reasons Why Meditation Beats an iPhone "People buy iPhones to be universally connected and have a ton of cool functions and features at their fingertips. But as the wise monk Rev. Heng Sure once said, everything we create in silicon already exists in carbon. I'd add that the silicon technology is a poor facsimile at best. So how exactly do you tap into the wonderful carbon technology you carry around with you all the time? Meditation is a phenomenal tool to do just that." This post offers a witty comparison -- in terms of connectivity, social networking, features & functionality, environment, and cost -- humorously reasoning why meditation beats an iPhone. { read more } Be The Change Is meditation the push-up for the brain? A new study at UCLA suggests that meditators have stronger connections between brain regions and lesser age-related brain atrophy. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The Science of Self-Control Sleep Helps Us Remember What We Need To The Limitations of Positive Thinking Why Gratitude Is Good DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 110,508 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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