Top 10 Kindness Stories of 2014

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January 3, 2015 a project of ServiceSpace Kindness, I've discovered, is everything in life. - Isaac Singer - Top 10 Kindness Stories of 2014 Sometimes, all it takes is a small reminder to open our eyes to the beauty and wonder that surrounds us. KindSpring -- a portal for stories of kind acts, brims with such reminders every day! In 2014 a steady stream of acts of kindness by KindSpringers touched the lives of thousands of people all over the world. The following stories are some of the favorites from the past year. Enjoy! { read more } Be The Change Make this day sing with a small act of kindness for someone. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News There's More to Life Than Being Happy The One Thing They Carried With Them The Beautiful Fragility of Language The Science of Love 10 Creative Rituals To Learn From Building A Regret Free Life Maya Angelou On Resilience and Children Resilience: The Opposite of Depression DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 151,830 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 Spirit Of Sauntering

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January 2, 2015 a project of ServiceSpace Life consists with wildness. The most alive is the wildest. - -Henry David Thoreau- - The Spirit Of Sauntering In Thoreau's 1861 treatise "Walking" penned seven years after Walden, he sets out to remind us of how that primal act of mobility connects us with our essential wildness, that spring of spiritual vitality methodically dried up by our sedentary civilization.Thoreau argues that the genius of walking lies not in mechanically putting one foot in front of the other en route to a destination but in mastering the art of sauntering. { read more } Be The Change Take Thoreau's advice today. Saunter. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News There's More to Life Than Being Happy The Beautiful Fragility of Language The Difference Between Listening & Hearing The Science of Love Relationships Are More Important than Ambition 16 Habits of Exuberant Human Beings What School Doesn't Teach You: How To Learn 7 Ways To Change Negative Beliefs About Yourself DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 151,753 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 Letter From Your 14-Year-Old Self

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January 1, 2015 a project of ServiceSpace It occurs to me that we allow ourselves to imagine only such messages as we need to survive - Joan Didion - A Letter From Your 14-Year-Old Self When was the last time you received a hand-written letter? For students of Mr. Farrer, it was a letter that they had written to their future selves 20 years ago, full of their young hopes and dreams as well as memories of people who have since passed away. Bruce Farrer started the assignment when he first started teaching at Bert Fox Community High School in the small Canadian town of Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, in 1961: 10 hand-written pages that he would mail back to the students in 20 years. Watch the reactions of some of the students Farrer has been able to track down, year after year, for over 30 years. { read more } Be The Change On this first day of the New Year, handwrite a letter to a loved one (perhaps to yourself) to be opened at a later date. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Ten Things You Might Not Know About Love The One Thing They Carried With Them The Beautiful Fragility of Language On Navigating Stuckness A Moving Letter from Fiona Apple What School Doesn't Teach You: How To Learn Gandhi's Ten Rules for Changing the World Ladder to the Pleiades DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 151,730 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 Seinfeld Strategy To Stop Procrastination

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December 31, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace But really, all we need is dedication to small, manageable tasks. Mastery follows consistency. - -James Clear- - The Seinfeld Strategy To Stop Procrastination Jerry Seinfeld, co-creator of one of the longest running comedy series in television has a brilliant strategy for getting things done. And, it's not what you might think. It involves taking your mind off the results, and focusing on the joy of the process instead. Read more to learn the importance of 'not breaking the chain.' { read more } Be The Change What is your heart's greatest passion? Take small, meaningful steps to carry you closer to your dream. Remember, mastery requires consistency. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 10 Creative Rituals To Learn From A Moving Letter from Fiona Apple 6 Habits of Highly Grateful People What School Doesn't Teach You: How To Learn Power of Place: Photos From Around the World 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 151,708 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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