Snail Mail My Email

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April 13, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace To send a letter is a good way to go somewhere without moving anything but your heart. - Phyllis Theroux - Snail Mail My Email "Snail mail fascinates me," says Ivan Cash. "There's something warm and fuzzy about coming home and checking the mail and getting a letter from a friend. It's such an intimate for of communication, especially in today's world." But when he noticed his letter correspondence was dwindling as text and Facebook messages were growing, he decided something needed to change. The 25 year old, quit his job and embarked on a new project, Snail Mail My Email. The premise was simple: To give life to this dying form of communication, he would transcribe an email by hand and send it to the intended recipient, a service he was offering free of charge." But Cash didn't anticipate the exponential scale that followed. This interview in the Wall Street Journal shares more. { read more } Be The Change Write a letter or postcard or even a post-it note message to someone you care about today. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 10 Keys to Happier Living No Greater Joy: Photos from Around the World 11 Amazing Thank You Notes The Beautiful Fragility of Language 15 Serious Games Aiming to Change the World 5 Classic Commencement Speeches The Power of Self-Compassion Barbara Kingsolver On How to Be Hopeful DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 126,928 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 Most Beautiful Street in the World

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April 12, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace Beauty is whatever gives joy. - Edna St. Vincent Millay - The Most Beautiful Street in the World "There are an estimated 11 million miles of paved road on Earth, forming a sprawling network which some might say represents humanity's conquest of the otherwise inaccessibly wild landscape. But, ironically it seems, the most beautiful streets in world just might be the ones that more closely resemble the untamed. With so many scenic streets in cities across the globe determining which of all is prettiest might seem an impossible task. But hard as it may be, there is one street in Brazil which has earned that distinction among an international audience -- for its impressive natural beauty." This article shares photos and more details. { read more } Be The Change Recollect the most beautiful street you'e ever been on, and consider planting a tree or some flowers this week. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 100 Places to Go Before They Disappear How Nature Affects the Brain Two Ducks & Their 7-Year-Old Hero Do Trees Talk to Each Other? Freed: Cat With Head Trapped in Jar for 6 Days A Dying Boy's Special Bond with a Rescue Dog Airlines Offers Free Ride to Tardy Butterfly What A Plant Knows DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 126,914 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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L'Equip Petit: The Little Team

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April 11, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace Time is a game played beautifully by children. - Heraclitus - L'Equip Petit: The Little Team "Zero. We always end at zero," muses Haritz, goalkeeper of the very special football team profiled in this delightful video."We haven't scored a goal yet, but we've almost scored them," reports Ruth with a wistful hopefulness. The other teams do substantially better. Always. But the lopsided scoreboard tallies have hardly dimmed their passion for the game. "We don't even care if we don't score because we have fun," says Pol. "We'll score when we grow old." For now, they have better things to do. Like play. { read more } Be The Change We "play" sports, we do not "work" them. Discover how even world-class athletes stay grounded in this basic, joyful concept. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Homeless Man Bails out Banker The Impossible Floating Village Football Team A 21-Year-Old's Solution to Homelessness A Family Living (And Thriving) Without Money One of the Greatest Love Stories Ever My Daughter's Noble Sacrifice Mr. Rogers at the Emmy Awards The 29-Year-Old Stockbroker Who Saved 699 Lives DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 126,885 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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Finding Time: Slowness is an Act of Resistance

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April 10, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace Leave the door open to the unknown, the door into the dark. That's where the most important things come from, where you yourself came from, and where you will go. - Rebecca Solnit - Finding Time: Slowness is an Act of Resistance "The four horseman of my Apocalypse are called Efficiency, Convenience, Profitability, and Security, and in their names, crimes against poetry, pleasure, sociability, and the very largeness of the world are daily, hourly, constantly carried out. These marauding horsemen are deployed by technophiles, advertisers, and profiteers to assault the nameless pleasures and meanings that knit together our lives and expand our horizons." In this lyrical, thought-provoking essay Rebecca Solnit discusses what we lose with modernity's speed -- and what can be reclaimed by a return to slowness. { read more } Be The Change Today make a conscious effort to slow down and savor the moments. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Three Parables to Regain Perspective How To Be Yourself The Way of the Peaceful Parent Where Children Sleep: A Poignant Photo Series Tammy Strobel's Tiny Home Five Letters of Fatherly Advice Coelho's 1 Min Manual For Climbing Mountains Advice as an Art Form DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 126,862 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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