Assuming Value Everywhere

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December 3, 2011 a project of CharityFocus Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in awhile, or the light won't come in. - Alan Alda - Assuming Value Everywhere "I noticed that there was one kid who no one was really talking to. He had a serious kind of disability, and some of the kids were kinda scared to approach him. So I went up and introduced myself. And you know what? He taught me some amazing dance moves!" Sharing his presence was a wonderful thing to do, in and of itself, but my 14-yr-old cousin's perspective was even more remarkable. We asked him, "What if he wasn't able to teach you anything? Would you still have done it?" "Well, everyone is good at something. You just have to listen long enough." A profound lesson coming from an early teen: Assume value everywhere. In orienting ourselves in this way, we take responsibility for tuning in to what others offer, and open ourselves to other perspectives. This thought-provoking piece, originally from Parabola Magazine, shares further. { read more } Be The Change Broaden your own assumptions today: assume value somewhere you don't generally look. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 25 Reasons to Embrace Criticism Why Gratitude Is Good Go Easy on Yourself, New Research Says The Inner Landscape of Beauty DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 110,847 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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Inspiring a Life of Immersion

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December 2, 2011 a project of CharityFocus Each of us can work to change a small portion of events. And it's in the total of all those acts that the history of this generation will be written. - Jacqueline Novogratz - Inspiring a Life of Immersion In this wide-ranging TED talk, Jacqueline Novogratz, founder of the Acumen Fund, shares stories of people who have immersed themselves in a cause, a community, a passion for change. Stories that remind us that our human inheritance is the capacity to live lives infused with courage, sacrifice, humility, and hard work - and the tremendous impact it can bring to others. { read more } Be The Change Do you feel fully immersed in your life? Take 5 minutes to write down 5 things that help you find deep meaning. Incorporate one of those things into your life each day this week. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Kids on Love 29 Lessons From Travelling the World A School for the Homeless In Las Vegas 82 Hour Hunger Fast DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 110,807 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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Honesty Paid Off For Dave

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December 1, 2011 a project of CharityFocus In the final analysis, there is no other solution to a man's problems but the day's honest work, the day's honest decisions, the day's generous utterance, and the day's good deed. - Claire Booth Luce - Honesty Paid Off For Dave About a year ago, a homeless man in Arizona found a bag full of cash and made a fateful decision: he returned it. 49-year-old Dave Tally was in debt, unemployed, had lost his driver's license for DUI violations, sleeping on a mat when he found $3,300 at a local light-rail station. When he returned it to its owner, a college kid, the gratitude and kindness of the kid touched him. "He hadn't had that feeling in a while," the reporter Dianna Nanez said. His story, though, ended up attracting donations that gave Dave some immediate support and it gave him a new leash on life. Now, he's working in his dream job, managing a community garden, and building a program that allows other homeless to volunteer in the garden. { read more } Submitted by: Mike N. Be The Change Next time you meet a homeless person, figure out a way to support him/her. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 10 Worst Listening Habits -- and Their Cure 10 Keys to Happier Living Over Ten Thousand People Attend His Funeral Mankind is No Island DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 110,760 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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Learning Tranquility at Stanford

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November 30, 2011 a project of CharityFocus When I am happy, I see the happiness in others. When I am depressed, I notice that people's eyes look sad. When I am weary, I see the world as boring and unattractive. - Steve Chandler - Learning Tranquility at Stanford Sixty-four Stanford students escape from the campus hustle and find tranquility for two hours a week in the lower level of a campus library. There, they might start class by telling the person next to them about a positive experience from the day, or by updating their gratitude journals. Or, they might simply close their eyes and sit silently, concentrating on relaxing tense muscles and breathing deeply. "These students are stressed," course instructor Fred Luskin says. "They're all high achievers, but they don't know how to turn that drive off. The consequences are exhaustion, a sense of feeling older than your peers, and lack of relationships. This class helps them learn they can be productive without the wear and tear." Students have often described this popular course as their "most valuable class". { read more } Submitted by: Sheela U. Be The Change Do an action suggested in the Stanford course -- make a habit of sharing the highlights of your day with someone close to you. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 10 Worst Listening Habits -- and Their Cure Mall Shoppers Get a Surprise A Neighbor's Kind Act Mankind is No Island DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 110,709 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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If You Want to Be a Rebel, Be Kind

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November 29, 2011 a project of CharityFocus If you want to be a rebel, be kind. - Pancho Ramos Stierle - If You Want to Be a Rebel, Be Kind The night before, Pancho Ramos Stierle heard about growing tensions in the community and thought, "If police are stepping up their violence, we need to go and step up our nonviolence." So on that Monday morning at 3:30AM, Pancho and his housemate Adelaja went to the site of the Occupy Oakland raid. With an upright back and half-lotus posture, they started meditating. The photos of Pancho meditating while being arrested by the police have become iconic. Yet that was just one blip in the story of an everyday hero with a truly remarkable tale. { read more } Be The Change Take a stance on something that you deeply care about, with nothing but love for your "opponent." COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Secrets from 17 Years of Silence Pilot Holds Plane for a Dying Child The Burrito Man Who Changed Lives How He Crossed the Finish Line DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 110,658 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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