In the Pursuit of Happy

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November 3, 2011 a project of CharityFocus Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness. - Chuang Tzu - In the Pursuit of Happy "Happiness is defined as a sense of well being, a feeling of joy or delight, and a state of balance and contentment. However, it is easy to confuse intensity, pursuing pleasure, and thrill seeking with joy, delight and contentment. The qualities of happiness include having a sense of freedom to make choices; being loved and giving love; acting in kind and compassionate ways; and seeing life in a context greater than oneself and being connected to the 'big picture' and/or 'greater good' through purpose, meaning and service. True happiness seems to be more related to one's state of mind than to your circumstances or the impact of transitory, external events. That is why you can impact your level of happiness by your thoughts, emotions, attention, awareness, and actions." Dr. William B. Stewart, author of "Deep Medicine," shares further. { read more } Be The Change Make a conscious effort to impact your level of happiness by internal means: thoughts, emotions, attention, and awareness. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The Most Vital Lessons for Starting Over Secrets to Longevity 7 Practices to Cultivate Compassion The Power of Touch DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 109,906 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other CharityFocus projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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The Potential for Design

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November 2, 2011 a project of CharityFocus Our systems, perhaps, are nothing more than an unconscious apology for our faults. - Henri Frederic Amiel - The Potential for Design "Design is an inescapable dimension of human activity. To adapt one of my favorite quotes by Reyner Banham, like the weather it is always there, but we speak about it only when it is exceptionally bad or exceptionally good. Design is also a powerful political tool, as pharaohs, queens, presidents, and dictators throughout history have taught us. It comes not only in very visible and traditional applications -- in the national identities expressed by currencies, symbols, monuments, an public buildings -- but also in less apparent and yet equally momentous applications such as the design of complex systems, ranging from territorial infrastructures to the planning of new communities, and the translation of technological and social innovation for the use of the population." Paola Antonelli, senior curator of Design and Architecture at the Museum of Modern Art, further explores the potential for design. { read more } Be The Change Some intriguing words by the great thinker Vimala Thakar, called "Each of Us, a Miniature Wholeness." { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The Third Side of a Conflict Bill Clinton Starts a Vegan Revolution! An Indicator of Genuine Progress? Retirees Volunteer to Tackle Japan's Nuclear Crisis DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 109,881 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other CharityFocus projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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Why Do A Billion Go Hungry?

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November 1, 2011 a project of CharityFocus If you desire peace, cultivate justice, but at the same time cultivate the fields to produce more bread; otherwise there will be no peace. - Norman Borlaug - Why Do A Billion Go Hungry? In 1971, Frances Moore Lappe wrote a remarkable book that started a movement: "Diet for a Small Planet." Since then, people have been asking her, "Have things gotten better or worse?" She says, both. The number of hungry people has soared to nearly a billion, despite strong harvests; just four companies control three quarters of international grain trade; conditions for farmworkers remain so horrific that seven Florida growers have been convicted of slavery involving over 1000 workers. However, there is another current that is democratizing power and aligning farming with nature's genius. Take a look at this insightful look into our global food system. { read more } Be The Change Will bio-technology solve the world's hunger problem or only deepen it? Contemplate the reflections of various experts in the field. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News A Creative Use of Plastic Bottles A Roaming Refuge for 1200 Animals Camellias: Blossoming in Winter The Green Guerrillas DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 109,849 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other CharityFocus projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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5 Ways of Spending Time -- toward Happiness

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October 31, 2011 a project of CharityFocus Happiness is not a reward -- it is a consequence. - Robert Green Ingersoll - 5 Ways of Spending Time -- toward Happiness Our search to understand what makes us happy goes back centuries. As does our enduring belief that if we just do the right thing, happiness will follow. Researchers at Stanford and UPenn have recently shown how happiness is indeed a consequence of the choices people make. So what can people do to increase their happiness? Their answer is surprisingly simple: spend your time wisely. But some of the ways people should spend their time are, in fact, surprising. Perhaps not all of them will resonate, but are still worthy of reflection. Their five time-spending happiness principles: "Spend time with the right people. Spend time on the right activities. Enjoy experiences without spending time actually doing them. Expand your time." Each principle is explained further here. { read more } Be The Change Spend your time wisely today. For inspiration, an intriguing short reflection on having a dynamic relationship with time. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The Beauty in Each Grain of Sand How the Ancient World Used Color Is the Internet Changing the Way We Think? A Quiet Savior DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 109,811 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other CharityFocus projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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Karma Kitchen: The Pay-It-Forward Restaurant

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October 30, 2011 a project of CharityFocus The lines of giving are complicated, you never know how it will come back. But you have to give because you can't let the cord break with you. - Maria Diarra Keita - Karma Kitchen: The Pay-It-Forward Restaurant Imagine a restaurant where your bill reads $0.00, because your meal is a gift and can't be paid for -- only paid forward for the person after you. How long might the chain of generosity last? At Karma Kitchen, in three cities around the United States, it has gone on for close to 25 thousand people -- and is still going. Filmmaker Katie Teague shares a thoughtful and hopeful short video portrait of how this kind of "gift economy" can work. { read more } Be The Change An interview with one of the anchors of Karma Kitchen, Richard Whittaker. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The 3 A's of Awesome Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Time A Professor's Lesson 30 Years Ago Mankind is No Island DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 110,001 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other CharityFocus projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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