Meditations On An Apple

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June 28, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace Apples, grapes... any kind of fruit gives me the energy I need to get through my busy day. - Kristin Chenoweth - Meditations On An Apple As you hold an apple, remember that the ancestor of all apple trees arose in southwestern Asia, in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and all across the Caucasus Mountains. Protected and nourished by observant stewards for thousands of years through their system of agriculture, their culture of the land, the apple contains their vision. We are all dependent on the living soil for our needs. In each crumb of living soil, billions of organisms are growing, reproducing, and dying. The apple contains their lives... { read more } Be The Change This week as you bite into any fruit practice a moment of gratitude for the many people and conditions that brought it into your hands. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Man & Dog: A Picture that Moved the World The One Thing They Carried With Them 15 Serious Games Aiming to Change the World Building A Regret Free Life A Moving Letter from Fiona Apple On Navigating Stuckness 10 Life-Changing Perspectives On Anger Gandhi's Ten Rules for Changing the World DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 147,568 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 Dalai Lama: On Why I Laugh

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June 27, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace Anger and hatred are the real enemies that we must confront and defeat, not the "enemies" who appear from time to time in our lives. - The Dalai Lama - The Dalai Lama: On Why I Laugh Those who have had the chance to be in his presence, know him -- in part --- by his infectious laugh. "I have been confronted with many difficulties throughout the course of my life, and my country is going through a critical period. But I laugh often, and my laughter is contagious." In an excerpt from his book, "My Spiritual Journey", the Dalai Lama shares his beliefs regarding the healing power of laughter, and the ability of a smile to reach all others -- including our enemies. { read more } Be The Change Instead of becoming unraveled by the challenges of your day, make a conscious effort to find the humor surrounding you instead. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Ten Things You Might Not Know About Love How to Change When Change Is Hard The One Thing They Carried With Them Barbara Kingsolver On How to Be Hopeful The Beautiful Fragility of Language The Science of Love Building A Regret Free Life 6 Habits of Highly Grateful People DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 147,512 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 Happiness Index

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June 26, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. - Martin Luther King, Jr. - The Happiness Index Bhutan is a country roughly the size of Vermont and New Hampshire combined, but with less than half the population, sandwiched between China and India. A Fulbright scholar on a visit there asks, is it demolition or progress for the country to move from an isolated, largely self-sustaining Buddhist kingdom to a modern democracy? As workers build a new road to a cliff temple and secret holy lake, her guide says, "It is the thirst of people for an easier life. But there is a trade-off between peace and convenience." Read more about what that trade-off entails for the country that birthed the concept of Gross National Happiness. { read more } Be The Change Experiment with such trade-offs between peace and convenience in your own life. What could be changed and what left alone to flower in its own way? COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 24 Acts of Kindness To Restore Faith In Humanity Ten Things You Might Not Know About Love The Difference Between Listening & Hearing Relationships Are More Important than Ambition Building A Regret Free Life A Moving Letter from Fiona Apple On Navigating Stuckness What School Doesn't Teach You: How To Learn DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 147,499 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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Unleashing Empathy Through Emotional Learning

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June 25, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace When you start to develop your powers of empathy and imagination, the whole world opens up to you. - Susan Sarandon - Unleashing Empathy Through Emotional Learning According to a recent Harvard study, cultivating empathy among students has been linked to a variety of desirable outcomes, including positive peer relationships, better communication skills, and fewer interpersonal conflicts. Author Lennon Flowers examines how it is part of a growing education trend broadly referred to as "social and emotional learning," where children, teachers and parents learn to manage emotions and effectively collaborate with others, which ultimately leads to a better learning environment. { read more } Be The Change If you want to try to better understand - and increase your own empathy toward others - click on the link to help you get started. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Man & Dog: A Picture that Moved the World How to Change When Change Is Hard Barbara Kingsolver On How to Be Hopeful The College Course That's Changing Lives The Science of Love 10 Life-Changing Perspectives On Anger 6 Habits of Highly Grateful People Gandhi's Ten Rules for Changing the World DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 147,486 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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