Building A Regret Free Life

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August 24, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace And the only thing people regret is that they didn't live boldly enough, that they didn't invest enough heart, didn't love enough. Nothing else really counts at all. - Ted Hughes - Building A Regret Free Life Through her work, Bronnie Ware, author of The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, has found a powerful way to use gentleness, loving kindness and humor to help celebrate both the strength and vulnerability of life and living. In this delightful interview, Bronnie shares what she has learned while working in palliative care and how her meditation practice saved her life. { read more } Be The Change Don't wait for tomorrow to come to enjoy the many, most beautiful things that make your heart smile big. Go for a walk in the woods, share a moment or two with a friend, but above and beyond all else remember that these are the moments that will carry you through to the end. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News How to Change When Change Is Hard 24 Acts of Kindness To Restore Faith In Humanity 11 Amazing Thank You Notes Ten Things You Might Not Know About Love Barbara Kingsolver On How to Be Hopeful The Science of Love Gandhi's Ten Rules for Changing the World Bill Gates vs. Mother Teresa DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 124,271 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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Rethinking the Bucket List

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August 23, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace If we did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves. - Thomas Edison - Rethinking the Bucket List How would you live every day as if it were your last? Go skydiving? Attempt to ride a bull for 2.7 seconds? Kathleen Taylor has spent over 20 years as a counselor and community engagement facilitator for the dying and has found that in the last chapter of their lives, most people become their authentic selves. They become courageous - they change their minds, apologize, forgive... they find joy in the smallest moments. In this TEDx talk, Taylor urges us not to wait until we are at the end of our lives to find our true selves. { read more } Be The Change Have you rethought your bucket list? What is at the top of your list now? COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News A 40-Year-Old Photo That's Gone Viral The Way of the Peaceful Parent 6 Ways to Keep Your New Years Resolutions The Learning Curve of Gratitude The Art of Losing: Poems of Grief and Healing Finding Time: Slowness is an Act of Resistance Have You Seen the Wizard? Advice as an Art Form DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 124,189 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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Teens Deliver 33,000 Burritos to the Homeless

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August 22, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies. - Mother Teresa - Teens Deliver 33,000 Burritos to the Homeless In a world where the younger generation is pulled toward the newest gadgets and accumulating more of them, a father responded to his son's ambitious Christmas wish list with a simple act of service. In an attempt to have his son realize how much they already have and to feel gratitude for it, they made breakfast burritos and drove out to share them with the local homeless people on the street. The seed was planted and has since bloomed into a beautiful transformation for the family and the young man, as well as his friends. This article and video express the wonderful story of how it all unfolded. { read more } Be The Change Share a meal with a less fortunate person this week, and remember to look them in the eye and smile :) COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 98-Year-Old Woman Earns Judo's Highest Honor The Man Who Left Hollywood For His True Calling The Body's Grace: A Paralyzed Yoga Teacher's Insights The Spirit of Gift One of the Greatest Love Stories Ever From 'Dummy' to Celebrated Brain Surgeon My Daughter's Noble Sacrifice The 29-Year-Old Stockbroker Who Saved 699 Lives DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 124,121 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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Balancing the Brain Toward Joy

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August 21, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace Life gives you plenty of time to do whatever you want to do if you stay in the present moment. - -Deepak Chopra- - Balancing the Brain Toward Joy You might call her an "evangelist for a balanced brain": Twelve years ago, at the age of 37, Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, a Harvard-trained neuroanatomist and spokeswoman for the Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center, had a stroke that traumatized her left hemisphere. After eight years of recovery, she recounts her experience of losing a former life and opening up to another of deep presence and laughter. Click through here to read her insights about making the leap from the analytical to the intuitive, and how we all can take control of our minds, here and now, to live more joyful and present lives. { read more } Be The Change After you are done reading this article, take a moment to notice where you are and what you are feeling. Welcome yourself into the present moment, no matter what you find! COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The Power of Introverts Offbeat Graduation Speech Gets Standing Ovation 10 Keys To Happier Living What the Internet Does to Your Brain 9 Simple Steps to Improve Your Health Learning How To Forgive How to Be Alone How to Be Happy: The Fine Print DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 124,064 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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