Grandmother Power: A Global Phenomenon

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December 15, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace A grandma's heart is a patchwork of love. - Anonymous - Grandmother Power: A Global Phenomenon "All over the world grandmothers are forming activist groups to tackle intractable issues: poverty, illiteracy, environmental degradation, disease, injustice and violence. Never before have grandmothers campaigned so vigorously or universally to make the world a better place." Paola Gianturco spent three years interviewing and photographing 120 activist grandmothers across 15 countries on 5 continents for her magnificent book: Grandmother Power, A Global Phenomenon. "I met them as my sisters -- I am a grandmother, too." she says. Together these women are changing our world. { read more } Be The Change If you are a grandmother, know a grandmother, have a grandmother or are a GrandOther, learn more about the various activist grandmother groups out there and get involved! { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Man & Dog: A Picture that Moved the World 10 Worst Listening Habits -- and Their Cure Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Time 10 Keys to Happier Living No Greater Joy: Photos from Around the World Inside Tim Tebow's World of Kindness How One Teenager Used Her Life Savings Can Positive Thoughts Help Heal Another? DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 123,411 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 Power of Failure, People & Karma Banking

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December 12, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. - Ralph Waldo Emerson - The Power of Failure, People & Karma Banking Six months out of grad school Jim Fruchterman found himself at a rocket launchpad for one of the very first private enterprise rocket companies. "Our business manager was doing the countdown. 5-4-3-2-1, oh, BLEEP. The rocket blew up!" It was a pivotal failure in his trajectory. Fruchterman moved to the Bay Area and started his own rocket company. It failed. He helped start seven other high tech companies. Five of them nosedived. Undeterred by these failures Jim Fruchterman lanched Benetech -- a revolutionary non-profit tech company that seeks to benefit underserved communities. Earlier this year Fruchterman delivered an inspiring commencement speech offering up three key insights from his unusual journey. { read more } Be The Change Learn more about Benetech's innovative programs. Begin Karma Banking in earnest today! { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Six Ways To Empower Others The Power and Benefit of Circles Solving Gen Y's Passion Problem 9 Steps to Achieving Flow (and Happiness) at Work Why Leaders Must Feel Pain How To Build A Beautiful Company Leadership Lessons from Everyday Life Remembering Stephen Covey DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 123,311 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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Trevor's Law: The Boy Who DId Not Give Up

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December 11, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it. - Antoine de Saint-Exupery - Trevor's Law: The Boy Who DId Not Give Up At 13 Trevor Schaefer was diagnosed with brain cancer and the world as he knew it changed overnight. Not only did Trevor end up beating the cancer -- he found a calling. Now 22, Schaefer is an inspiring advocate for children with cancer, and the driving force behind "Trevor's Law." This bill now pending in Congress would increase government authority to determine if environmental toxins are responsible for causing cancer in children living in particular regions. Read more about Trevor's journey in his own words. { read more } Be The Change Take an step today, no matter how big or small, to "enable the future". COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Secrets of the 100-yr-old Marathoner Homeless Man Bails out Banker Wisdom From Alice, Age 108 Human Spirit Rises to Meet Japan's Tsunami A Cab Ride I'll Never Forget A 21-Year-Old's Solution to Homelessness The Poorest & Most Generous President in the World The Spirit of Gift DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 123,288 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 Millionaire Janitor

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December 10, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve...You only need a heart full of grace, a soul generated by love. - Martin Luther King, Jr. - The Millionaire Janitor Tyrone Curry won over $3.4 million dollars in the Washington State lottery 5 years ago and still spends his days sweeping the cafeteria floor at Evergreen High School. "I try to make sure it;s spotless and it's ready for the kids,' he says, with a smile on his face. After cleaning, he goes off to his second job -- coaching the track and field team. "Ten years ago, I said if I win some money, I'm going to put a track here," Tyrone said, and that's exactly what he did when he gave his boss a check for $40,000. { read more } Be The Change This short video includes excerpts from Martin Luther King Jr's stirring speech, "The Drum Major Instinct" in which he urges us to find greatness through service and love. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Secrets of the 100-yr-old Marathoner 98-Year-Old Woman Earns Judo's Highest Honor Mystery Knitter's Olympic Masterpiece Compassion Caught on a Late-Night Train Wisdom From Alice, Age 108 A Cab Ride I'll Never Forget The Man Who Left Hollywood For His True Calling The Spirit of Gift DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 123,262 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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