Top 10 Kindness Stories of 2011

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January 1, 2012 a project of CharityFocus The more we develop the habit of noticing goodness, the more our own sense of wellbeing rises. - Brahma Kumaris - Top 10 Kindness Stories of 2011 What we appreciate, appreciates. That's the way activist Lynne Twist explains a universal phenomenon: that the more we concentrate on something, the more we understand and learn, the more it expands our own boundaries. It also applies to the stories we surround ourselves with. In theory, stories of kindness are happening all the time, but the more we orient ourselves to them, the more we find all around us. For inspiration, here are 10 real-life stories from this past year -- remarkable stories by ordinary people, relating poignant acts of kindness in everyday life. { read more } Be The Change Tune into acts of kindness around you -- as well as opportunities to put your own in action. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The 3 A's of Awesome Life is 'Baeutiful' 5 Powerful Tools for Reflection A Professor's Lesson 30 Years Ago The Untapped Power of Smiling Mall Shoppers Get a Surprise Kindness Goes Around, and Comes Around Rappin' to Be the Change DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 111,278 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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A New Kind of New Year's Resolution

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December 31, 2011 a project of CharityFocus Each resolve to live more kindly loosens restrictive knots of self-interest. Life then flows more freely on its true course. The way an unfettered river runs swift to the ocean. - Daily Good Editors - A New Kind of New Year's Resolution The upcoming new year serves as a reminder of hope, possibilities, and new beginnings. As we prepare to step into 2012, here's a new tool to help turn our annual motivation outward, resolving to brighten the lives of others: Resolution12.org. Its organizer, a chaplain at the University of Pennsylvania named Rev. Chaz Howard, calls it "a public campaign to challenge people to make outwardly-focused resolutions to care for others, instead of inwardly-focused resolutions for self-improvement." This simple initiative connects a community of people who want to volunteer, help a loved one, recycle, and do dozens of other things to be kind to others. The endless possibilities are recorded online in people's own words, creating a shared space for declarations that translate into service and inspire others. { read more } Be The Change Rev. Howard's advice: to reflect and then "make a resolution that is not too big -- and doable. What is the little imprint you can make on the world?" For inspiration and to share, visit Resolution12 here. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The 3 A's of Awesome Life is 'Baeutiful' A Professor's Lesson 30 Years Ago How Do You Want to be Remembered? 29 Lessons From Travelling the World Kindness Goes Around, and Comes Around Rappin' to Be the Change Remembering Kindness 41 Years Later DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 111,272 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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How Good Found Me In A Bad Neighborhood

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December 30, 2011 a project of CharityFocus Make no judgements where you have no compassion. - Anne McCaffrey - How Good Found Me In A Bad Neighborhood "It occurred to me a little too late that I was in a sketchy part of town. In anticipation of making it to my massage appointment, I had actually gotten off my bus five blocks before my stop. I was young and clearly a college student...I stuck out like a sore thumb in the southern town. Yet, even with my fingers trembling I was convinced that I would be perfectly safe, that I didn't have to rely on anyone for help. "It'll be okay Priya," I reassured myself, "You've dealt with 2,000 pound horses, so a dangerous person is nothing to you." In this real-life story, a young woman describes stumbling into a rough neighborhood and encountering two strangers who opened her eyes to the beauty we miss when we make superficial judgements about the people who cross our paths. { read more } Be The Change Observe your own judgments as they arise today, and experiment with consciously trying to step away from them. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 10 Worst Listening Habits -- and Their Cure The 3 A's of Awesome 10 Keys to Happier Living 7 Ways to Have More by Owning Less How Do You Want to be Remembered? Over Ten Thousand People Attend His Funeral The 'Before I Die' Project Mall Shoppers Get a Surprise DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 111,255 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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Ways To Go Green In 2012

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December 29, 2011 a project of CharityFocus If there is to be an ecologically sound society, it will have to come the grass roots up, not from the top down. - Paul Hawken - Ways To Go Green In 2012 As we head into 2012, many of us will be resolving to lose those few extra pounds, save more money, or spend a few more hours with our families and friends. But there are also some resolutions we can make to make our lives a little greener. Each of us can make a commitment to reducing our environmental impacts. This article offers a set of simple starting points -- ranging from recycling and planting a garden to composting and eliminating bottled water. { read more } Be The Change Try implementing two or three of the article's recommendations in this upcoming year. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 100 Places to Go Before They Disappear Faith, the Two-Legged Dog 10 Ways To Make a Difference Lifebox -- Thinking Outside the Box! Giant Water Lily: Nature's Hidden Designs Where has all the meat gone? A Gym Powered By Sweat Southern Masked Weaver DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 111,242 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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