The Gift That Matters

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February 9, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace Every gift from a friend is a wish for your happiness. - Richard Bach - The Gift That Matters "From a very young age, my oldest daughter has been a gift giver. Like most children, her offerings consisted of items that adults wouldn't ordinarily classify as gifts. Broken seashells, traumatized frogs, dying weeds, and misshapen rocks were often presented in small, dirt-laden hands beneath a wide smile. In the past two years my child's gift giving practices have moved up a notch. Gifts are no longer found in nature; they are found in our home. Yes, it's re-gifting at its best -- wrapping barely-used items and presenting them with great love. I must be honest; I used to cringe at the sight of my child tearing through our (multiple) junk drawers looking for the perfect gift." A perceptive mother shares more in this moving piece on what lies at the heart of true gift-giving. { read more } Be The Change "The most precious gift you can give to the one you love is your true presence. What must we do to really be there?" A short passage by Thich Nhat Hanh { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 10 Worst Listening Habits -- and Their Cure A 39-year-long Lesson in Forgiveness 7 Ways to Have More by Owning Less 11 Amazing Thank You Notes Inside Tim Tebow's World of Kindness 5 Classic Commencement Speeches The Power of Self-Compassion Secret Santas Take the Country by Surprise DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 125,174 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 Mahatma and the Poet

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February 7, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace Everything comes to us that belongs to us if we create the capacity to receive it. - Rabindranath Tagore - The Mahatma and the Poet "Between 1915 and 1941, Mahatma Gandhi -- who was assassinated 65 years ago -- exchanged a series of letters with Indian poet, philosopher, and celebrated creative spirit Rabindranth Tagore, debating such subjects as truth, freedom, democracy, courage, education, and the future of humanity as India struggled for its independence...These letters are unique in that they were private in nature but public in manifestation -- Tagore wrote in the Indian Nationalist intelligentsia forum Modern Review and Gandhi in his own political journal, Young India -- and their spirit of mutual respect and measured response was antithetical to how such a debate might unfold today, if carried out in the public forum of blogs and online commentary." Maria Popova shares more. { read more } Be The Change Write a letter to someone you cherish today. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 98-Year-Old Woman Earns Judo's Highest Honor The Impossible Floating Village Football Team A Cab Ride I'll Never Forget Secrets from 17 Years of Silence The Spirit of Gift My Daughter's Noble Sacrifice Mr. Rogers at the Emmy Awards From 'Dummy' to Celebrated Brain Surgeon DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 125,105 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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A Manifesto for Living

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February 6, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration. - Ansel Adams - A Manifesto for Living "Here's to the ones who were told to stop. To give up. To quit trying. To shove themselves into a little box because the world never needed their arms stretched out wide. Here's to the ones who refused to listen. To the negatives. To the naysayers. To pessimists and the procrastinators. Here's to the ones who believe in Away. And Going. And Newness within Newness. And a world made to wash us and move us and sculpt us and change us. And the courage it takes to believe in all those things." The creator of The World Needs More Love Letters shares more in her Manifesto for Living. { read more } Be The Change What is your own manifesto for living? COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The Third Side of a Conflict The Way of the Peaceful Parent 27 Non-School Skills Children Need Where Children Sleep: A Poignant Photo Series Are You Training Yourself To Fail? The Art of Losing: Poems of Grief and Healing Five Letters of Fatherly Advice Coelho's 1 Min Manual For Climbing Mountains DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 125,081 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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Sarah Lahey's Hunt for Happiness

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February 5, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace Life begets life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich. - Sarah Bernhardt - Sarah Lahey's Hunt for Happiness Sara Lahey's hunt for happiness began at age 5, sitting alone in a closet, determined to prevent any other child from experiencing the pain that she was feeling at that moment. By age 14, Lahey realized that when things were toughest for her, it was by helping other people that she felt the best -- those were the few, precious moments when she truly felt happy. Listen to Lahey's TEDx talk to find out how this superhero brings happiness to everyone she meets. { read more } Be The Change The next time you feel sad, realize that you have the power to give love. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The Impossible Floating Village Football Team A 15-Year-Old's Bucket List Goes Viral The Poorest & Most Generous President in the World A 21-Year-Old's Solution to Homelessness The Man Who Left Hollywood For His True Calling Today You, Tomorrow Me My Daughter's Noble Sacrifice Mr. Rogers at the Emmy Awards DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 125,049 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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