The Ancient Heart of Forgiveness

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March 15, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace Forgiveness is not just about the other. It's really for the beauty of your soul. It's for your own capacity to fulfill your life. - Jack Kornfield - The Ancient Heart of Forgiveness "On the train from Washington to Philadelphia, while on my way to my father's memorial funeral service, I sat down next to an interesting fellow who worked with young boys, particularly those in jail and prison, as part of an inner-city project in Washington, DC. He told me this story..." So begins this piece by Jack Kornfield a renowned psychologist and teacher of Buddhist psychology, in which he shares a touching story of forgiveness and explains how we can all tap into this great human capacity. { read more } Be The Change Perhaps to learn to forgive others we must forgive ourselves. Experiment with forgiveness this week, of yourself and others. Find the beauty in it... COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News A 39-year-long Lesson in Forgiveness Ten Things You Might Not Know About Love The One Thing They Carried With Them There's More to Life Than Being Happy The Science of Love A Moving Letter from Fiona Apple Relationships Are More Important than Ambition On Navigating Stuckness DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 143,501 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 History of Simple Living

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March 14, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace Simplicity boils down to two steps: Identify the essential. Eliminate the rest. - Leo Babauta - The History of Simple Living When Pope Francis took office, he shocked the world by abandoning the luxuries of office for a simple guesthouse out back. His goal was to experiment with a new living arrangement, one that allowed him to live amongst the community he was serving. And as the recession forces more and more families to 'tighten their belts', it seems that the art of simple living is making quite a comeback. In his new book, "How Should We Live?: Great Ideas from the Past for Everyday Life" Nobel Prize-winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman shares his ideas on how we might increase our overall happiness by merely embracing a much simpler life. { read more } Be The Change Think twice before buying that next new gadget. Ask yourself, how may this one thing bring me the happiness I deserve. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News No Greater Joy: Photos from Around the World 24 Acts of Kindness To Restore Faith In Humanity How to Change When Change Is Hard There's More to Life Than Being Happy 15 Serious Games Aiming to Change the World The College Course That's Changing Lives 16 Habits of Exuberant Human Beings Gandhi's Ten Rules for Changing the World DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 143,467 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 Nature of the Self: How We Know Who We Are

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March 13, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often. - Winston Churchill - The Nature of the Self: How We Know Who We Are Our emotions, beliefs, and ideals are constantly changing, and most cells in our bodies are completely renewed every seven years. How, then, do we know who "we" are? Over the past ten years, the emerging field of experimental philosophy has examined this paradox, along with its many related questions about morality, happiness, love, and how to live. In this fascinating video, Yale University professor and experimental philosopher Joshua Knobe "takes us through some mind-bending, soul-deconstructing thought experiments that push our notions of the self to the limit and past it, into a new understanding of our basic existential anchor." { read more } Be The Change How has who you are today changed from who you were five years ago? Practice keeping in mind the transient nature of the self so that you do not get too attached to the way things are. Change is constant. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Ten Things You Might Not Know About Love How to Change When Change Is Hard There's More to Life Than Being Happy Barbara Kingsolver On How to Be Hopeful The Science of Love A Moving Letter from Fiona Apple 16 Habits of Exuberant Human Beings On Navigating Stuckness DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 143,444 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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An Ice-Cream Excursion

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March 12, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us. - Marcel Proust - An Ice-Cream Excursion Join writer John Landretti on a ride with his two little boys as they make their weekly bicycle trek through a series of natural wonders for some ice cream. And in line with the old saying, he discovers it is the journey - and not the destination - that brings out the wonders of life and awakens insight. { read more } Be The Change Pay attention to the journey today. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News A 39-year-long Lesson in Forgiveness How to Change When Change Is Hard The Difference Between Listening & Hearing Relationships Are More Important than Ambition 16 Habits of Exuberant Human Beings Gandhi's Ten Rules for Changing the World On Navigating Stuckness Bill Gates vs. Mother Teresa DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 143,443 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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