If We Left They Wouldn't Have Nobody

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January 17, 2015 a project of ServiceSpace You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you. - John Bunyan - If We Left They Wouldn't Have Nobody When Valley Springs Manor home for the elderly closed, the staff left, except for cook Maurice Rowland and Miguel Alvarez, the janitor."There was about 16 residents left behind," says Rowland."If we left, they wouldn't have nobody," adds Alvarez. "I would only go home for one hour, take a shower, get dressed, then be there for 24-hour days." Rowland adds "I just couldn't see myself going home â€" next thing you know, they're in the kitchen trying to cook their own food and burn the place down. Even though they wasn't our family, they were kind of like our family for this short period of time." { read more } Be The Change There's always a way to help those who can't quite take care of themselves. See if you can discover how you can help this week. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The One Thing They Carried With Them The Beautiful Fragility of Language The Difference Between Listening & Hearing Relationships Are More Important than Ambition Ladder to the Pleiades Resilience: The Opposite of Depression 7 Ways To Change Negative Beliefs About Yourself Because I'm Happy DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 154,712 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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Three Benefits To Mindfulness At Work

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January 16, 2015 a project of ServiceSpace Don't do any task in order to get it over with. Resolve to do each job in a relaxed way, with all your attention. Enjoy and be one with your work. - Thich Nhat Hạnh - Three Benefits To Mindfulness At Work We all know the benefits of mindfulness in our day. But, do we understand the link between our practice and our performance in the workplace? And is it possible to cultivate this moment to moment awareness in a 'bottom line' driven environment? In a recent study, researchers have found that the more mindful the supervisor, the lower their employees' emotional exhaustion and the higher their job satisfaction. And, that's just the beginning. Read on to learn how mindfulness just might help to increase an employee's overall well being. { read more } Be The Change Learn how to cultivate mindfulness in the smallest of tasks. Whether preparing notes for a meeting, or simply refilling your tea -- there are opportunities to reconnect to this joy of being. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The Beautiful Fragility of Language On Navigating Stuckness Relationships Are More Important than Ambition Building A Regret Free Life What School Doesn't Teach You: How To Learn 18 Things Highly Creative People Do Differently Ladder to the Pleiades 7 Ways To Change Negative Beliefs About Yourself DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 154,666 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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5 People Who Changed The World Through Extreme Compassion

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January 15, 2015 a project of ServiceSpace Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. - Simone Weil - 5 People Who Changed The World Through Extreme Compassion What do Francis of Assisi, Beatrice Webb, John Howard Griffin, Gunther Walraff, and Patricia Moore have in common? They were radical empathizers--seeing empathy as a kind of an adventurous, extreme sport in an effort to change the social and political landscapes of their time. Read more about their remarkable journeys here. { read more } Be The Change Think of someone with whom you have a conflict. Put yourself in their shoes. How does it transform your awareness of their needs? How can you be of service to those needs? COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Ten Things You Might Not Know About Love The College Course That's Changing Lives The Science of Love Relationships Are More Important than Ambition 10 Creative Rituals To Learn From 6 Habits of Highly Grateful People Maya Angelou On Resilience and Children Ten Things Creative People Know DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 154,597 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 Fear And Anxiety Solution

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January 14, 2015 a project of ServiceSpace Nothing in the affairs of humanity is worthy of great anxiety. - Plato - The Fear And Anxiety Solution If you live with fear and anxiety, you are not alone. Anxiety is the most common mental illness in the U.S.-- more than 50 million people have been diagnosed with anxiety at some point throughout their lives. Thankfully, Friedemann Schaub gives anxiety sufferers a whole new way of looking at and addressing their condition in his book. He emphasizes that anxiety is the product of a limiting belief about ourselves and offers tools to change that vision. { read more } Be The Change Write down ten things you've accomplished in your life, ten skills and talents that you have, and ten times when you've solved a problem or overcame adversity. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The Beautiful Fragility of Language Relationships Are More Important than Ambition Building A Regret Free Life 16 Habits of Exuberant Human Beings Ladder to the Pleiades Resilience: The Opposite of Depression 7 Ways To Change Negative Beliefs About Yourself Ten Things Creative People Know DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 154,538 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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