Knitting Behind Bars

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November 24, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace Properly practiced, knitting soothes the troubled spirit, and it doesn't hurt the untroubled spirit either. - Elizabeth Zimmermann - Knitting Behind Bars "The first warden Lynn Zwerling approached with her idea recoiled as if she might bite. The second wouldn't meet with her. The third claimed to love the idea, then fell out of touch. Outrageous, said the fourth. The fifth, Margaret Chippendale, at a minimum-security men's prison outside Baltimore, didn't have much hope for Ms. Zwerling's plan either. "She brought the program to me and told me: 'Your inmates will get hooked. It will relax them, empower them,' " remembers Ms. Chippendale, a 40-year veteran of Maryland's Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. "And my gut reaction is: 'Lynn, I'm always looking for ways to do that, but I'm not sure I'm going to get a bunch of big, macho guys to sit around a table and knit.' " { read more } Be The Change Handmake a gift for someone this week. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Kids on Love Man & Dog: A Picture that Moved the World 10 Keys to Happier Living Man Builds Fairy Tale Home -- For $4700 No Greater Joy: Photos from Around the World 11 Amazing Thank You Notes Life is 'Baeutiful' How One Teenager Used Her Life Savings DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 122,720 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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Remembering What We Have Forgotten

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November 23, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace We're so engaged in doing things to achieve purposes of outer value that we forget the inner value. The rapture that is associated with being alive is what it is all about. - Joseph Campbell - Remembering What We Have Forgotten Discovering the writings of Peter Kingsley (In the Dark Places of Wisdom, Reality and now A Story Waiting to Pierce You) reminded me of what a mystery it is to be alive. One is always forgetting this, especially in this era of science's stupendous discoveries and the astonishing advance of techonology. It's as if we have the power to figure everything out. Does this confidence in our knowledge stand in the way of feeling something that's even deeper and more true? Listening to Peter Kingsley is like a wake-up call. { read more } Be The Change Find a quiet place and sit there for five minutes in silence. Reflect on the mystery of existence. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Simple Philosophy of the World's Oldest Man The Dash Between The Years The Secret Powers of Time Homeless Man with 'Golden Voice' Raising Kids to be Less Stuff-Centered The Language of Love Advice as an Art Form A Lost 5-yr-old Finds Family 25 Years Later DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 122,697 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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20 Questions for Thanksgiving

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November 22, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace Nothing that is done for you is a matter of course. Everything originates in a will for the good, which is directed at you. Train yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression of gratitude. - Albert Schweitzer - 20 Questions for Thanksgiving "It can be challenging to create rich and meaningful family conversations about gratitude. I know I've felt disappointed when my "What do you feel thankful for?" questions are met with quick, predictable responses that bring the conversation to a close soon after it's begun. This Thanksgiving season, I'm taking a different approach by coming up with 20 gratitude questions to help enliven our sharing." Karen Horneffer-Ginter shares her questions with readers here. { read more } Be The Change Take a moment with family and friends today to reflect on the gratitude questions above, or perhaps a set of your own. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Nursery Rhymes Bring Down the House Three Parables to Regain Perspective 27 Non-School Skills Children Need The Dash Between The Years The Secret Powers of Time Where Children Sleep: A Poignant Photo Series Five Letters of Fatherly Advice When a Homeless Man Used Twitter DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 122,673 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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The Danger of a Single Story

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November 21, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace Stories matter. Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign. But stories can also be used to empower, and to humanize. - Chimamanda Adichie - The Danger of a Single Story Growing up in Nigeria, author Chimamanda Adichie only read stories about blue-eyed British children, playing in the snow and eating apples. She loved these stories, but she could not connect to these stories. Growing up in an English-speaking former colony, Adichie nevertheless embraces Nigerian history and tradition to write critically acclaimed diasporan literature. Watch her discuss her own youth and the perceptions about Africa she had to overcome. { read more } Be The Change Close your eyes and spend some time thinking about some of the sterotypical concusions you may have made about someone you know and then set out to learn more about them COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Homeless Man Bails out Banker A 15-Year-Old's Bucket List Goes Viral A 21-Year-Old's Solution to Homelessness Change Your Life with a Thank-You Note The Man Who Left Hollywood For His True Calling The Spirit of Gift Homeless Kid Wows Korea Mr. Rogers at the Emmy Awards DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 122,651 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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