Loving A Child Through Life's Challenges

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September 5, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace I don't remember who said this, but there really are places in the heart you don't even know exist until you love a child. - Anne Lamott - Loving A Child Through Life's Challenges "I was two years shy of becoming a mother when I learned my greatest lesson about parenting. This information was not gleaned from a New York Times bestseller, a renowned pediatrician, or an experienced parent. It came from a 10-year-old boy born to a drug-addicted mother, with an Individualized Education Plan thicker than an encyclopedia -- a boy with permanent scars along the side of his left arm from a beating when he was three. Kyle taught me the one and only thing I really needed to know about loving a child through the challenges of life..." { read more } Be The Change Deepen your commitment to loving someone in a challenging situation. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Homeless Man Bails out Banker Inspirational Graduation Speech by Autistic Student An Ordinary Magical Life Change Your Life with a Thank-You Note Secrets from 17 Years of Silence Dalai Lama: A Professional Laugher? Pilot Holds Plane for a Dying Child The Spirit of Gift DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 119,655 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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How To Respond to Failure

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September 4, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace Compassion is to share the pain without sharing the suffering. - Shinzen Young - How To Respond to Failure "Typically, when people fail, we blame them. Or teach them. Or try to make them feel better. But the learning -- the avoidance of future failures -- only comes once they feel okay about themselves after failing. And that feeling comes from empathy." In this article, a business advisor describes an interaction between a nine-year-old and her grandmother -- and the unexpected lesson in leadership and compassion he gleaned from it. { read more } Be The Change Simply listen and reflect back the next time you or somebody you know experiences a failure. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The Art of Motivating Employees 5 Books to Inspire Innovation Leadership Through Solitude 9 Steps to Achieving Flow (and Happiness) at Work A Second Look at First Impressions Leadership Lessons from Everyday Life Less Work, More Living It's More Important to Be Kind Than Clever DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 119,593 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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From 'Dummy' to Celebrated Brain Surgeon

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September 3, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace Reexamine all that you have been told in school, or in church or in any book. Dismiss whatever insults your soul. - Walt Whitman - From 'Dummy' to Celebrated Brain Surgeon Interviewer: "At the age of ten you were seen as a dummy. By the age of 12, you were seen as one of the brightest kids in the class. What happened in those two years?" Dr. Ben Carson: "The key thing in those two years is my mother prayed to God and asked for wisdom and came up with the idea of turning off the TV. Should I say this on a TV show? (Laughter) we were allowed to watch only two or three television programs during the week, and with all that spare time, we had to read two books apiece from the Detroit Public Library...and submit to her written book reports, which she couldn't read, but we didn't know that. So she had pulled a fast one on us, but after a while, something happened..." The renowned "Gifted Hands" surgeon Ben Carson shares more about his unique journey in this powerful interview. { read more } Be The Change Don't let labels define you. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The Impossible Floating Village Football Team A 21-Year-Old's Solution to Homelessness An Ordinary Magical Life Change Your Life with a Thank-You Note The Body's Grace: A Paralyzed Yoga Teacher's Insights 25 Visionaries Changing Your World Today You, Tomorrow Me Dalai Lama: A Professional Laugher? DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 119,562 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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Never Too Late: A 71 Year Old's Inspiring Journey

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September 2, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace It is never too late to be what you might have been. - George Eliot - Never Too Late: A 71 Year Old's Inspiring Journey "If there ever was an anti-aging pill, I would call it exercise," says Ernestine Shepherd. A remarkable woman who, at age 71 started competitive bodybuilding. This BBC video shares more about her inspiring journey and her dedication to role modeling the power of exercise and a healthy diet. Ernestine's luminous smile and spirit illustrates her deep-held conviction that,"Age is nothing but a number." { read more } Be The Change Make time to exercise today. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Mystery Knitter's Olympic Masterpiece The Impossible Floating Village Football Team Human Spirit Rises to Meet Japan's Tsunami Change Your Life with a Thank-You Note Secrets from 17 Years of Silence One of the Greatest Love Stories Ever The Burrito Man Who Changed Lives Mr. Rogers at the Emmy Awards DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 119,558 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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