A Lost 5-yr-old Finds Family 25 Years Later

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March 17, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see. - C.S. Lewis - A Lost 5-yr-old Finds Family 25 Years Later One day in 1987, 5-year-old Saroo Brierley spent the afternoon begging for change with his brother at a local train station. When it was time to go home, the boys boarded what they thought was the correct train. They were wrong. Exhausted, the young brothers fell asleep, only to wake up 10 hours later on the other side of India, hundreds of miles away from their family. 25 years later, using little more than a vague recollection of his childhood and some help from Google Earth's mapping technology, Saroo began his miraculous journey home. { read more } Be The Change Is there a wholesome connection from your own childhood that you still remember? Try reconnecting to it. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Nursery Rhymes Bring Down the House Three Parables to Regain Perspective Raising Kids to be Less Stuff-Centered Where Children Sleep: A Poignant Photo Series 8 Things That Are Better Than Free Coelho's 1 Min Manual For Climbing Mountains The Dumpster The Art of Seeing DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 113,163 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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How to Be Alone

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March 16, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace It is only when we silent the blaring sounds of our daily existence that we can finally hear the whispers of truth that life reveals to us, as it stands knocking on the doorsteps of our hearts. - K.T. Jong - How to Be Alone This charming and chirpy video pays tribute to the happy wholesomeness of being alone. Tanya Davis recites her poem about the ways of solitude, gently cataloging all the places where aloneness can bring freedom and healing. Whether at a lunch counter, park bench, mountain trail, or on the edge of a dance floor -- all we have to do is love ourselves enough, to love being alone. { read more } Be The Change What can solitude have to do with leadership? A speech at West Point on the value of introspection, concentration, and nonconformity. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Secrets to Longevity A Change of Heart Changes Everything The Power of Introverts 8 Ways to Sleep Better How to Transform Negative Emotions The Science of Self-Control The Mathematics of Being Nice Life Without Worry DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 113,113 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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9 year old Autistic Social Entrepreneur

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March 15, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace Begin doing what you want to do now. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand, and melting like a snowflake. - Marie Ray - 9 year old Autistic Social Entrepreneur Kent Melville's father was skeptical when his son first said that he wanted to use the profits from his successful summer lemonade stand to start his own soda company. Aaron Melville, who teaches business classes at a local college, did not believe his 9-year-old autistic son was ready to run his own business. He told Kent to wait until he was older. His son's response brought tears to his eyes and change to his heart: "Dad, I have everything I need right now, but there are lots of other kids with autism that can't do the things they want or need. I want to be able to help them get some of the things they want with the money we earn. Can't we start now? I don't want to wait." { read more } Be The Change Take a small step today towards a dream you've long harbored. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Man Builds Fairy Tale Home -- For $4700 7 Ways to Have More by Owning Less 5 Classic Commencement Speeches Over Ten Thousand People Attend His Funeral Inside Tim Tebow's World of Kindness 29 Lessons From Travelling the World Mall Shoppers Get a Surprise Rappin' to Be the Change DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 113,099 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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Jeff Skoll on Story-telling & Social Change

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March 14, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace If stories come to you, care for them. And learn to give them away where they are needed. Sometimes a person needs a story more than food to stay alive. - Barry Lopez - Jeff Skoll on Story-telling & Social Change One of Jeff Skoll's passions is storytelling. It stems from his youth, when he hoped to be a writer and inspire people to help solve the world's biggest problems. Skoll took a detour on that path when he met Pierre Omidyar and became eBay's first employee and president. Ultimately that detour enabled him to tackle his early passions on a scale that he could only have dreamed of before. He is famed not just for the fortune he made, but also the fortune he continues to give away in innovative ways. In this interview with the Stanford Social Innovation Review he discusses his wide-ranging philanthropic efforts. { read more } Be The Change Consider the stories that have helped inspire and shape you. Find a way to share them with the world. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 10 Worst Listening Habits -- and Their Cure 10 Keys to Happier Living Life is 'Baeutiful' 7 Ways to Have More by Owning Less How One Teenager Used Her Life Savings Over Ten Thousand People Attend His Funeral Mall Shoppers Get a Surprise A Guide to Finding Your Passion DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 113,086 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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