Love Your Life: An Interview with Maurice Sendak

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March 16, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn one's back on life. - Eleanor Roosevelt - Love Your Life: An Interview with Maurice Sendak As our spirit grows, we become more in touch with the beauty of the world. Artist Christoph Niemann illustrates his personal take on an interview with Maurice Sendak on NPR's Fresh Air. He invites us into a world of wild things, inspiration and the love that Sendak has for the world. "Live your life, live your life, live your life." { read more } Be The Change Let the people in your life know that you love them as often as possible. Challenge yourself to show love to someone you don't know. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News A 39-year-long Lesson in Forgiveness 7 Ways to Have More by Owning Less 11 Amazing Thank You Notes How to Change When Change Is Hard The Power of Self-Compassion 15 Serious Games Aiming to Change the World Barbara Kingsolver On How to Be Hopeful 29 Lessons From Travelling the World DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 126,125 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 Empathy Machine

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March 15, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace Learn to feel what you think, and think what you feel. - G. I. Gurdjieff - The Empathy Machine When you think about Sherlock Holmes, chances are it's not his big, warm heart and his generous nature that come to mind. In fact, you might think of him as a cold fish. Yet in 'Silver Blaze', Arthur Conan Doyle's story of the gallant racehorse who disappeared, Holmes takes an imaginative leap, not only into another human mind, but into the mind of an animal. This perspective-taking, being able to see the world from the point of view of another, is one of the central elements of empathy, and Holmes raised it to the status of an art. { read more } Be The Change We can learn to see more deeply into what's going on, see with our mind's eye as well as our heart. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 10 Worst Listening Habits -- and Their Cure A 39-year-long Lesson in Forgiveness 10 Keys to Happier Living Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Time 11 Amazing Thank You Notes How to Change When Change Is Hard How One Teenager Used Her Life Savings The Beautiful Fragility of Language DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 126,122 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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Letters From Strangers Save Teen's Life

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March 14, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace Nothing in life is trivial. Life is whole wherever and whenever we touch it, and one moment or event is not less sacred than another. it. You've got to really look after it and nurture it. - Vimala Thakar - Letters From Strangers Save Teen's Life "Words have power. They can tear a person down, or build someone back up -- as we found on the road in Columbia, Maryland "There are a lot of kids out there that suffer depression and anxiety," said seventh-grader Noah Brocklebank. And not many are willing to talk about it on national television. "Not many are willing to talk about it, period," said Noah." When Noah posted a note on Facebook about planning suicide there was no predicting the compassion catalyzed around globe, that ultimately would save his life. { read more } Be The Change Write a note of encouragement or support to someone going through a difficult period. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 10 Worst Listening Habits -- and Their Cure 10 Keys to Happier Living No Greater Joy: Photos from Around the World How to Change When Change Is Hard A Guide to Finding Your Passion Inside Tim Tebow's World of Kindness 15 Serious Games Aiming to Change the World There's More to Life Than Being Happy DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 126,096 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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Insights From The Science of Meaningful Life

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March 13, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live. - Flora Whittemore - Insights From The Science of Meaningful Life "'The science of a meaningful life'-- has exploded over the past 10 years, with many more studies published each year on gratitude, mindfulness, and our other core themes than we saw a decade ago. 2012 was no exception. In fact, in the year just past, new findings added nuance, depth, and even some caveats to our understanding of the science of a meaningful life. Here are 10 of the scientific insights that made the biggest impression on us in 2012 -- the findings most likely to resonate in scientific journals and the public consciousness in the years to come." This article by the Greater Good Science Center shares more. { read more } Be The Change Adopt a practice of gratitude or compassion today. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News A 39-year-long Lesson in Forgiveness Man Builds Fairy Tale Home -- For $4700 7 Ways to Have More by Owning Less How to Change When Change Is Hard Inside Tim Tebow's World of Kindness The Power of Self-Compassion 15 Serious Games Aiming to Change the World Barbara Kingsolver On How to Be Hopeful DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 126,066 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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