A Weaver's Reflections

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October 13, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace Our life is composed greatly from dreams from the unconscious, and they must be brought into connection with action. They must be woven together. - Anais Nin - A Weaver's Reflections Pam Hiller's weaving teacher, Aziz, taught her not to fix mistakes, but to stop and notice -- and then work with them. "It wasn't just paying attention with the mind; it was also listening with the body," says Hiller. "When someone is learning to weave they literally tie the strings in knots. There's a reason I think that we refer to ourselves as getting knotted up in our emotions because that's the interior experience. For example, one thing Aziz would do if I was getting very tense and compulsive about a weaving, he would insist that we stop for a cup of tea." { read more } Be The Change Instead of immediately trying to erase or fix one of our mistakes, take a chance and just stop. See if it's possible to relax and take in whatever is going on. It might lead to some new understandings. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Secrets of the 100-yr-old Marathoner The Impossible Floating Village Football Team Wisdom From Alice, Age 108 Human Spirit Rises to Meet Japan's Tsunami A 21-Year-Old's Solution to Homelessness Change Your Life with a Thank-You Note The Body's Grace: A Paralyzed Yoga Teacher's Insights 25 Visionaries Changing Your World DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 121,388 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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Peace Artist: 6000 Miles of Art & Humanity

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October 12, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms. - Thich Nhat Hanh - Peace Artist: 6000 Miles of Art & Humanity It all began with gratitude...And maybe some sneakers and paint. He goes by the name Peace Artist, and he spent the past year running 6,000 miles from Seattle, Washington to Savannah, Georgia. He ran until given shelter and fasted until given food. He carried no money with him, only art supplies, with which to create original works of art that he gifted along the way. He never asked for anything on the road, and yet received so much. In the following interview he shares stories and insights from his unique journey. { read more } Be The Change For Peace Artist it all began with gratitude. Experiment with living in a space of gratefulness today for all that comes your way. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Kids on Love A 39-year-long Lesson in Forgiveness 10 Keys to Happier Living Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Time 11 Amazing Thank You Notes Life is 'Baeutiful' A Guide to Finding Your Passion How to Change When Change Is Hard DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 121,351 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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Throw Your Life a Curve

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October 11, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as a continuous learning experience. - Denis Waitley - Throw Your Life a Curve "According to Juan Carlos Mendez-Garcia, one of the best models for making sense of a non-linear world is the S-curve, the model we have used to understand the diffusion of disruptive innovations, and which he and I speculate can be used to understand personal disruption -- the necessary pivots in our own career paths. [...] Our hypothesis is that those who can successfully navigate, even harness, the successive cycles of learning and maxing out that resemble the S-curve will thrive in this era of personal disruption." Harvard Business Review Blogger Whitney Johnson shares an interesting model for continuous career learning. { read more } Be The Change "Your job is a manifestation of your spirit in the physical world. You can pretend that this is not the case, basically ignore it, or you can consciously claim it." A short passage contrasting our jobs versus our work. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The Art of Motivating Employees How To Respond to Failure Why Leaders Must Feel Pain How To Build A Beautiful Company A Second Look at First Impressions Leadership Lessons from Everyday Life 10 Keys for Achieving Group Flow 7 Spiritual Perspectives on Personal Leadership DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 121,299 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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Love Leads Into Mystery: Raising A Child WIth Asperger's

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October 10, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace Love leads us into mystery where no one can say what comes next, or how, or why. - Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg - Love Leads Into Mystery: Raising A Child WIth Asperger's "Daniel teaches me that all rules are arbitrary, answers are illusory, future visions are incomplete. He teaches me about the psychic wounds I carry into my parenting, and my only choice is to heal myself. He teaches me to be more patient, more accepting, more tolerant not just of him but of other kids. I see a nine year old hyper boy out in public these days, and I don't get irritated with him; instead, I feel empathy and wonder how his parents are doing." A mother reflects on raising Daniel. { read more } Be The Change Reflect upon how love has led you into mystery. What sorts of things did you learn along the way? COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Three Parables to Regain Perspective Simple Philosophy of the World's Oldest Man Five Tips For Making Travel Meaningful The Dash Between The Years The Secret Powers of Time Are You Training Yourself To Fail? The Language of Love Five Letters of Fatherly Advice DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 121,271 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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