Maya Angelou: Still I Rise

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April 6, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. - Maya Angelou - Maya Angelou: Still I Rise From the moment it was published in 1978, "Still I Rise" has been one of Maya Angelou's best-loved and most influential poems. It has inspired figures as diverse as Bill Clinton and Tupac Shakur and has become a staple in the canon of American poetry. Dr. Angelou's directness and candor affirms the power of individual strength over collective history, as well as to the power of individual lives to shape our shared future. Watch and listen as the great poet introduces and recites her paean to resilience and dignity. { read more } Be The Change Refuse to be catalogued or stereotyped. Resolve to be more than the world may perceive you to be. Rise. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Secrets of the 100-yr-old Marathoner The Impossible Floating Village Football Team The Poorest & Most Generous President in the World A 21-Year-Old's Solution to Homelessness A Family Living (And Thriving) Without Money The Man Who Left Hollywood For His True Calling From 'Dummy' to Celebrated Brain Surgeon The Present of Being Present DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 126,764 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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Roger Ebert Goes Gently Into That Good Night

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April 5, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try. I didn't always know this and am happy I lived long enough to find it out. - Roger Ebert - Roger Ebert Goes Gently Into That Good Night Celebrated film critic Roger Ebert passed away yesterday from cancer. In 2009, he'd shared a beautiful reflection on his own mortality, called 'Go Gently Into That Good Night:' "I know it is coming, and I do not fear it, because I believe there is nothing on the other side of death to fear. I hope to be spared as much pain as possible on the approach path. I was perfectly content before I was born, and I think of death as the same state. What I am grateful for is the gift of intelligence, and for life, love, wonder, and laughter. You can't say it wasn't interesting. My lifetime's memories are what I have brought home from the trip." { read more } Be The Change "Death is the key to the door of life." Renowned psychiatrist Elizabeth Kubler Ross shares further. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Benefits of Rising Early -- and How to Do It 10 Keys To Happier Living Secrets to Longevity 7 Habits of Mindful Eating 9 Interviews with Creative Visionaries How to Transform Negative Emotions The Joy of Quiet The Science of Self-Control DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 126,741 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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Why Mind-Wandering Robs You of Happiness

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April 4, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace Pay attention to the intricate patterns of your existence that you take for granted. - Doug Dillon - Why Mind-Wandering Robs You of Happiness ""The main thing is to get what little happiness there is out of life in this war-torn world," Clare Boothe Luce advised her young daughter, "because 'these are the good old days' now." And yet most of us are conditioned to escape into the past, into the future, into our to-do lists -- to wander off away from the present, even as we chronicle the moment in real-time on various lifestreaming platforms." In this piece Maria Popova draws on a variety of sources making a provocative and oddly inspiring case: "People are less happy when they're mind-wandering, no matter what they're doing." As Popova puts it, "Strikingly enough, that mind-wandering is a cause rather than a consequence of unhappiness is at once jarring and heartening -- it suggests that by training our minds to be more fully present, we'd be honing our capacity for happiness." { read more } Be The Change In "If You Really Pay Attention", Paula Underwood tells a beautiful story of how her father gently taught her how to deepen her attention. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Top 5 Regrets of the Dying How We Can Change Our Minds The Power of Introverts Secrets to Longevity How To Trick Your Brain for Happiness The Joy of Quiet The Science of Self-Control 7 Ways to Make Happiness Last DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 126,673 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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Why Sleeping May Be More Important Than Studying

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April 3, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace Sleep that knits up the ravelled sleeve of care The death of each day's life, sore labour's bath Balm of hurt minds, great nature's second course, Chief nourisher in life's feast. - William Shakespeare - Why Sleeping May Be More Important Than Studying "Getting enough sleep is an under-valued but crucial part of learning. Contrary to students' belief that staying up all night to cram for an exam will lead to higher scores, truth is, the need for a good night's rest is even more important than finishing homework or studying for a test. A recent study in the journal Child Development showed that sacrificing sleep in order to study will actually backfire. The study followed 535 Los Angeles high school students for 14 days, tracking how long they slept, as well as how well they understood material being taught in class and how they performed on a test, quiz, or homework." This article shares more about the surprising results of the study and delves deeper into the far-reaching benefits of sleep. { read more } Be The Change Make an effort to get a good night's sleep over the next few days and try to observe the effects on your mind and body. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 25 Insights on Becoming a Better Writer How We Can Change Our Minds The Power of Introverts 7 Habits of Mindful Eating The Joy of Quiet 9 Essential Skills Kids Should Learn What the Internet Does to Your Brain Learning How To Forgive DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 126,635 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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