1000 Cranes For 1000 Strangers

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October 11, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace The welfare of each is bound up in the welfare of all. - Helen Keller - 1000 Cranes For 1000 Strangers The world can seem like a cold place sometimes -- a place where you are completely disconnected from the people around you, even if you are sitting across from them on a bus. Designer and artist Marielle Coppes believes you have a tremendous power within you to do good. And once you discover this power, there are no boundaries. Watch this short, sweet video of how Coppes decided to brighten people's day and show them that they are connected and loved. { read more } Be The Change Read about how the Japanese legend of folding 1000 paper cranes has become a worldwide symbol for peace. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 24 Acts of Kindness To Restore Faith In Humanity The Beautiful Fragility of Language A Moving Letter from Fiona Apple 16 Habits of Exuberant Human Beings 6 Habits of Highly Grateful People What School Doesn't Teach You: How To Learn Gandhi's Ten Rules for Changing the World Power of Place: Photos From Around the World DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 149,843 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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Hoop Dreams: Teaching Values Through Basketball in Congo

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October 10, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace It's the children the world almost breaks who grow up to save it. - -Frank Warren- - Hoop Dreams: Teaching Values Through Basketball in Congo "You come here, you play hard, you work hard,"shares Dario Merlo. He was just 11-years-old when his family fled their home in Goma, to escape the horrors of the Rwandan massacre. Returning in 2005, Dario pledged to make a difference. He created the Promo Jeune Basket (Promote Youth Basketball), an organization working to empower the youth of Africa. But, this is a league unlike any other -- in that, it uses basketball to inspire young children to take interest in their education and civil responsibilities. For these children, basketball is far more than just a game. { read more } Be The Change Volunteer for a youth activity in your community; find the means to inspire the youth of today. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 24 Acts of Kindness To Restore Faith In Humanity The College Course That's Changing Lives The Beautiful Fragility of Language The Science of Love 10 Creative Rituals To Learn From Gandhi's Ten Rules for Changing the World Resilience: The Opposite of Depression Maya Angelou On Resilience and Children DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 149,827 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 Relationship Between Self-Compassion & Procrastination

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October 9, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of you love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. - The Buddha - The Relationship Between Self-Compassion & Procrastination What causes us to procrastinate, and how can we change our relationship with this tricky habit? Beyond "just getting started," consultant and life coach Linda Graham suggests that self-compassion may be the key to addressing procrastination and its cycle of negativity. { read more } Be The Change After finishing this article, take a moment to close your eyes and say something kind to yourself. You're great! COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 24 Acts of Kindness To Restore Faith In Humanity There's More to Life Than Being Happy Building A Regret Free Life 10 Creative Rituals To Learn From 16 Habits of Exuberant Human Beings Gandhi's Ten Rules for Changing the World Maya Angelou On Resilience and Children Ladder to the Pleiades DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 149,788 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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Slow Medicine: An Interview With Victoria Sweet

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October 8, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace The secret in caring for the patient is caring for the patient - Victoria Sweet - Slow Medicine: An Interview With Victoria Sweet Laguna Honda Hospital in San Francisco was, as far as anyone knows, the last almshouse, or Hotel-Dieu, in this country -- a hospital for the sick and poor. Dr. Victoria Sweet took a position there, a place where she and other physicians could practice a different kind of medicine -- an intimate, intuitive, deeply skilled medicine focused on continuing care and observation of the patient, minus computers. This powerful interview shares more. { read more } Be The Change Each of us has someone we are caring for, who needs help and attention. Practice observing on a deeper level, trying to intuit what that person needs. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The One Thing They Carried With Them The Beautiful Fragility of Language The Science of Love The Difference Between Listening & Hearing Relationships Are More Important than Ambition A Moving Letter from Fiona Apple 18 Things Highly Creative People Do Differently What School Doesn't Teach You: How To Learn DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 149,768 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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