Woody Harrelson: Thoughts from Within

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November 2, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace We are privileged, and the duty of privilege is absolute integrity. - John O'Donohue - Woody Harrelson: Thoughts from Within "I sometimes feel like an alien creature, for which there is no earthly explanation," begins Woody Harrelson's introspective poem. "I feel like a run-on sentence in a punctuation-crazy world." This spoken-word piece is brought to life in video with arresting images of the contemporary dilemma, where norms and meaning are dictated by unnatural forces seemingly beyond the control of our individual lives. We have come too far in a direction that has removed us from ourselves. Mr. Harrelson calls for a return to an ethos of caring and belonging that was "pre-us." { read more } Be The Change "Do you dare to feel responsible for every dollar you lay down?" Make every consumptive decision today a thoughtful one. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Three Parables to Regain Perspective How To Be Yourself 39 Ways to Live Not Merely Exist 27 Non-School Skills Children Need The Way of the Peaceful Parent 6 Ways to Keep Your New Years Resolutions Tammy Strobel's Tiny Home Five Letters of Fatherly Advice DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 132,700 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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The College Course That's Changing Lives

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November 1, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. - Chinese proverb - The College Course That's Changing Lives Although it might sound like a bunch of self-help hooey-wooey, students at Harvard University have been flocking to take part in a bespectacled professor's course that tries to impart the wisdom of ancient Chinese philosophers. With the bold claim that "this course will change your life," instructor Michael Puett teaches how the smallest of actions -- as simple as a smile or a wave -- can have the most profound ramifications. { read more } Be The Change Take note of your day-to-day activities that make you become aware of things that awaken positive and excited feelings. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Man Builds Fairy Tale Home -- For $4700 15 Serious Games Aiming to Change the World The Beautiful Fragility of Language Barbara Kingsolver On How to Be Hopeful A Guide to Finding Your Passion The Power of Self-Compassion 10 Life-Changing Perspectives On Anger Relationships Are More Important than Ambition DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 132,632 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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Reclaiming the Streets

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October 31, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace Protest beyond the law is not a departure from democracy; it is absolutely essential to it. - Martin Luther King Jr. - Reclaiming the Streets Expressing a need for ordinary citizens to come together and own their cities, young Nigerian-born artist and poet Inua Ellams has been leading impromptu 'runs' around London by night, searching the streets for alternative stories and new configurations. All over the world, through defiant protests, performances, citizen action, even unsolicited horticulture, the battle for civic space continues to reinvent itself. This article shares more. { read more } Be The Change Go out and reclaim some streets in your city, explore, meet strangers, join the adventure! COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Man & Dog: A Picture that Moved the World How to Change When Change Is Hard 11 Amazing Thank You Notes Can Positive Thoughts Help Heal Another? There's More to Life Than Being Happy 10 Life-Changing Perspectives On Anger A Moving Letter from Fiona Apple Relationships Are More Important than Ambition DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 132,536 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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The Neuroscience Of Why Gratitude Makes Us Healthier

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October 30, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. - Max Planck - The Neuroscience Of Why Gratitude Makes Us Healthier "Consider this: Negative attitudes are bad for you. And gratitude, it turns out, makes you happier and healthier. If you invest in a way of seeing the world that is mean and frustrated, you're going to get a world that is, well, more mean and frustrating. But if you can find any authentic reason to give thanks, anything that is going right with the world or your life, and put your attention there, then statistics say you're going to be better off." This article draws from contemporary neuroscience to make a compelling case for an attitude of gratitude. It also offers up three simple practices we can adopt to help build this important muscle. { read more } Be The Change Commit to building your gratitude muscle! Sign up for the 21-Day Gratitude Challenge that launches next week. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 15 Things You Should Give Up To Be Happy Benefits of Rising Early -- and How to Do It 7 Habits of Mindful Eating How To Trick Your Brain for Happiness Manic Nation: Why We're Addicted to Stress Roger Ebert Goes Gently Into That Good Night The Little Guide To Contentedness When Nothing Works DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 132,353 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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