Transforming Bullies -- with Babies

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November 10, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace Every child begins the world again. - Henry David Thoreau - Transforming Bullies -- with Babies "Teacher Raya patrols a group of giggly kindergarten students, looking each so deeply in the eye that many squirm and bashfully reach for her toes. Her father carries her in his arms. Raya is not quite five months old. She's teaching them about being kind and how to talk about their feelings so that later, they don't terrorize each other. Teacher Raya, as they call her, is a "volunteer" with Roots of Empathy, the country's oldest and largest anti-bullying program." { read more } Be The Change The next time you run into someone you find hard to get along with, try kindling empathy by imagining (or remembering) what they were like as an infant. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News A 39-year-long Lesson in Forgiveness The 3 A's of Awesome Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Time 5 Powerful Tools for Reflection Man Builds Fairy Tale Home -- For $4700 The Untapped Power of Smiling A Guide to Finding Your Passion The 'Before I Die' Project DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 122,367 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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Is Time Really Money?

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November 9, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity. - Henry Van Dyke - Is Time Really Money? "Time is money in the West. Workers are paid by the hour, lawyers charge by the minute, and advertising is sold by the second ($117,000 per second at this year's Super Bowl). Think about this: The civilized mind has reduced time, the most obscure and amorphous of all intangibles, to the most objective of all quantities -- money. With time and things on the same value scale, I can tell you how many of my working hours equal the price of the computer I am typing on. Can I really?" Robert Levine shares more in this thought-provoking piece. { read more } Be The Change "It doesn't interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing." A poem by Oriah Mountain Dreamer: { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Three Parables to Regain Perspective The Dash Between The Years Homeless Man with 'Golden Voice' Raising Kids to be Less Stuff-Centered 8 Things That Are Better Than Free Five Letters of Fatherly Advice Coelho's 1 Min Manual For Climbing Mountains When a Homeless Man Used Twitter DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 122,330 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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98-Year-Old Woman Earns Judo's Highest Honor

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November 8, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace You cannot dream yourself into a character: you must hammer and forge yourself into one. - Henry David Thoreau - 98-Year-Old Woman Earns Judo's Highest Honor "Is earning a black belt on your life list? Then this elderly woman in San Francisco just might be your ultimate hero. Just two years before her 100th birthday, Sensei Keiko Fukuda has become the first woman to achieve a tenth-degree black belt-the highest rank in the martial art and combat sport Judo. Fukuda is now one of only four living people who've earned the tenth-degree (or dan) black belt. To put the accomplishment into better perspective, throughout history, only sixteen people have ever achieved this honor...Fukodo said she approached Judo and her life with the intent to "be gentle, kind and beautiful, yet firm and strong, both mentally and physically." { read more } Be The Change Have a dream that's been gathering dust on the shelf? Take a step towards it today. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Secrets of the 100-yr-old Marathoner Homeless Man Bails out Banker The Impossible Floating Village Football Team A Cab Ride I'll Never Forget The Body's Grace: A Paralyzed Yoga Teacher's Insights Pilot Holds Plane for a Dying Child Mr. Rogers at the Emmy Awards A Missed Flight & A Connection Found DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 122,298 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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Generation We: The Movement Begins

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November 7, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace Your thoughts, words and deeds are painting the world around you. - Jewel Diamond Taylor - Generation We: The Movement Begins "We, the youth of the United States, believe our birthright has been betrayed," declares the Millennial Generation, the largest generation in American history, to date. They inherit a country in decline and a broken political system. Still, America's young people declares a manifesto of hope -- to restore the American dream. This short film shares more. { read more } Be The Change Learn more about how the Millenials are emerging as a powerful political and social force. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Man & Dog: A Picture that Moved the World A 39-year-long Lesson in Forgiveness The 3 A's of Awesome 7 Ways to Have More by Owning Less Over Ten Thousand People Attend His Funeral A Guide to Finding Your Passion How One Teenager Used Her Life Savings Can Positive Thoughts Help Heal Another? DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 122,261 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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