How to Support Teens in Listening

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February 25, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace Never argue with one's own understanding. The whisper of intelligence is always there, whatever you do. - Vimala Thakar - How to Support Teens in Listening "Teens are quick to connect with each other by telling stories and passing along gossip via texting and social media. But students have lost the art of listening face to face by hiding behind the veil of anonymity. They often talk at each other. So on the first day of class, even before I outline the expectations of the class, students fill out a survey about how they recognize their own listening skills, by describing body language, listening habits, and preferences. They are asked to reflect on different scenarios from talking with peers, adults in authority, their guardians, and even when approaching strangers (fellow students in classes). They also recount the best conversation they have had within that past week, by sharing the finer points of body language, and how they felt afterwards." High school teacher Ricky Knue shares her experiences in supporting teens in listening. { read more } Be The Change Support a teen in your life in listening; start off by modeling an "agendaless presence." Daniel Goleman explains: { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 10 Worst Listening Habits -- and Their Cure Top Ten Kindness Stories for the New Year Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Time 5 Powerful Tools for Reflection 5 Classic Commencement Speeches The 'Before I Die' Project 29 Lessons From Travelling the World Rappin' to Be the Change DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 112,591 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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30 kidneys, 60 lives: A Kindness Chain

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February 24, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace You have been told that, even like a chain, you are as weak as your weakest link. This is but half the truth. You are also as strong as your strongest link. - Kahlil Gibran - 30 kidneys, 60 lives: A Kindness Chain "A year ago, Rick Ruzzamenti decided in an instant to donate his left kidney to a stranger. In February 2011, the desk clerk at Ruzzamenti's yoga studio told him she had recently donated a kidney to an ailing friend. Ruzzamenti, 44, had never even donated blood, but the story so captivated him that two days later he placed a call to Riverside Community Hospital to ask how he might do the same thing." But that was just the beginning. As this NY Times article outlines, Ruzzamenti's selfless, pay-it-forward act rippled into the longest chain of kidney transplants ever constructed, linking 30 people who were willing to give up an organ with 30 who might have died without one. { read more } Submitted by: Amanda Greco Be The Change Start a kindness chain -- begin with an unexpected act of generosity. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Homeless Man Bails out Banker Inspirational Graduation Speech by Autistic Student A Poem Is Today You, Tomorrow Me 25 Visionaries Changing Your World Entrepreneur of Small Things The Burrito Man Who Changed Lives The Man Who Stopped A Nuclear War DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 112,530 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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Top 5 Regrets of the Dying

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February 23, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace When you don't choose love, you choose fear. - iJourney.org Editors - Top 5 Regrets of the Dying Author and songwriter Bronnie Ware shares: "For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared. I was with them for the last three to twelve weeks of their lives. People grow a lot when they are faced with their own mortality. I learnt never to underestimate someone's capacity for growth. Some changes were phenomenal. Each experienced a variety of emotions, as expected, denial, fear, anger, remorse, more denial and eventually acceptance. Every single patient found their peace before they departed though, every one of them. When questioned about any regrets they had or anything they would do differently, common themes surfaced again and again. Here are the most common five:" { read more } Be The Change "If we could literally reach into you and remove all your fears -- every one of them -- how different would your life be?" begins this short passage. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 9 Ways to be Happy in the Next 30 Minutes 25 Insights on Becoming a Better Writer The Most Vital Lessons for Starting Over How We Can Change Our Minds 7 Practices to Cultivate Compassion A Change of Heart Changes Everything The Science of Self-Control How a Wandering Mind Affects Your Mood DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 112,413 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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A Different Kind of Super Bowl Story

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February 22, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace Love is not blind; it simply enables one to see things others fail to see. - William Blake - A Different Kind of Super Bowl Story They may be the most amazing story at the Super Bowl, this immigrant father who sought the American dream and the son he can't see play in America's biggest game. That's a small joy most parents take for granted: seeing your child play a game. Watching him grow in sports over the years. Enjoying the best moments as much as he does. But Jean Pierre-Paul is led by the arm down a small hallway of his Fort Lauderdale home, then places his hand against the couch, to confirm he's reached it. "It's just my life, I'm blind,'' he says in Creole through a translator. "Some days are good days, some days are bad days. Sunday with our son will be a good day." The day of the Super Bowl was indeed a good day for him, as his son Jason Pierre-Paul helped lead his team to a win. { read more } Be The Change As you interact with dear ones -- friends, family, maybe even strangers -- consider what your love allows you to see. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Secrets of the 100-yr-old Marathoner Human Spirit Rises to Meet Japan's Tsunami A 15-Year-Old's Bucket List Goes Viral Today You, Tomorrow Me Homeless Kid Wows Korea Pilot Holds Plane for a Dying Child A Missed Flight & A Connection Found The Burrito Man Who Changed Lives DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 112,382 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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