Mark Nepo On Being The Poem

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July 12, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace To journey without being changed, is to be a nomad. To change without journeying is to be a chameleon. To journey and to be transformed by the journeying is to be a pilgrim. - Mark Nepo - Mark Nepo On Being The Poem "Every person has some gift and some trouble, and some mature deep awakened part of soul, and some other part that is blind. This is how we kind of pollinate each other in the human spring. We all need each other." Here, Tami Simon speaks with poet and philosopher Mark Nepo about relating to pain, sincerity as intelligence, the role of pilgrimage in our lives, and the spiritual path of the artist. { read more } Be The Change If inspired, write down a poem in response to this article. Or revisit one of your favorite books of verse. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News There's More to Life Than Being Happy The One Thing They Carried With Them Barbara Kingsolver On How to Be Hopeful The College Course That's Changing Lives The Difference Between Listening & Hearing 16 Habits of Exuberant Human Beings 18 Things Highly Creative People Do Differently Resilience: The Opposite of Depression DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 147,699 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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Music For Social Change

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July 11, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace I don't even think about whether I love music or not because my connection to music is deeper than love. - David France - Music For Social Change David France's passion for music changed his life. It took him to Venezuela where he met a mother of five who had moved out of her house so the kids on her street could form an orchestra. Children played classical music there seven days a week, transforming the barrios with music and positivity. "I was really moved by that and thought, 'When I go back to Boston when am I going to move out of my house and sell chicken eggs, and on behalf of what community will I do that for?'" David returned to Boston to found Revolution of Hope, a non-profit organization that is dedicated to transforming the lives of children in inner-city neighborhoods through music. { read more } Be The Change Do you have a song that uplifts you? Share it with a special youth in your life today. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Man & Dog: A Picture that Moved the World There's More to Life Than Being Happy 15 Serious Games Aiming to Change the World The Science of Love A Moving Letter from Fiona Apple 16 Habits of Exuberant Human Beings 10 Life-Changing Perspectives On Anger Resilience: The Opposite of Depression DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 147,686 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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A Father Who Transformed Grief By Giving

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July 10, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. - Lao Tzu - A Father Who Transformed Grief By Giving Richard Nares faced a parent's worst fear when his son Emilio was diagnosed with leukemia in 1998 and died from the disease two years later. But he managed to transform his grief into charity by helping hundreds of families face the complex challenges of childhood illness, by giving them a lift. After his son died, he returned to Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego and asked staff how he could help others. Their answer: transportation. { read more } Be The Change Take a moment today to make someone's life a little brighter. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Man & Dog: A Picture that Moved the World 24 Acts of Kindness To Restore Faith In Humanity The Difference Between Listening & Hearing Building A Regret Free Life 10 Life-Changing Perspectives On Anger 18 Things Highly Creative People Do Differently Gandhi's Ten Rules for Changing the World Resilience: The Opposite of Depression DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 147,659 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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Why The Capacity For Boredom Is A Good Thing

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July 9, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it. - Thich Nhat Hanh - Why The Capacity For Boredom Is A Good Thing When was the last time you were bored -- truly bored -- and didn't instantly spring to fill your psychic emptiness by checking Facebook or Twitter or Instagram? The last time you stood in line at the store or the boarding gate or the theater and didn't reach for your smartphone seeking deliverance from the dreary prospect of forced idleness? But boredom might not be as not as bad as it seems; in fact, it could be a good thing, which is rather counterintuitive to much that we have learned as adults about what makes life interesting. It is a state we need to reckon with if we want to know ourselves more intimately, and it has the potential to bring us to the present moment. { read more } Be The Change Instead of checking your email or social media the next time you have a free moment, savor the feeling and discomfort of "being bored." Write down any insights you learn in that moment. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Ten Things You Might Not Know About Love 15 Serious Games Aiming to Change the World Barbara Kingsolver On How to Be Hopeful The Science of Love The Difference Between Listening & Hearing 18 Things Highly Creative People Do Differently 6 Habits of Highly Grateful People Resilience: The Opposite of Depression DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 147,616 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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