Learning How To Forgive

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December 23, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom. - Hannah Arendt - Learning How To Forgive "What exactly is forgiveness? When we are in the state of unforgiving, we are holding on to a grudge. A grudge is a story of hurt and resentment that we believe to be true and repeat over and over in our thoughts. It lodges in our body and mind like a freeloading visitor who won't leave. It keeps our hearts clamped shut, depletes our energy, and hijacks our creativity. The story of the grudge involves blaming someone else for what happened, which turns us into a victim. And as a victim, we are powerless, bitter, and stuck. If you are clinging to an old painful story, check in right now to see if this is true in your own experience." The following article offers suggestions for how to practice forgiveness in daily life. { read more } Be The Change "Forgiveness & Your Life's Unfinished Business" is a short, insightful passage by Stephen Levine. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 15 Things You Should Give Up To Be Happy Offbeat Graduation Speech Gets Standing Ovation How We Can Change Our Minds Secrets to Longevity 7 Habits of Mindful Eating 9 Interviews with Creative Visionaries The Power of Touch 9 Essential Skills Kids Should Learn DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 123,695 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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Solar Sisters Spreading Light in Africa

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December 22, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world. - William Shakespeare - Solar Sisters Spreading Light in Africa "In Uganda, some 90% of the population lives without access to electricity, according to World Bank figures. Enter Solar Sister -- a group aiming to eradicate energy poverty while creating economic opportunities for women. Using an Avon-style women's distribution system, Solar Sister trains, recruits and supports female entrepreneurs in East Africa to sell affordable solar lighting and other green products such as solar lamps and mobile phone chargers." { read more } Be The Change "When we will all see our role in society as servants, we will all light up the sky together like countless stars on a dark night." Gandhi's successor Vinoba Bhave describes a 'servant leader' in this short passage. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 10 Worst Listening Habits -- and Their Cure Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Time Man Builds Fairy Tale Home -- For $4700 11 Amazing Thank You Notes Life is 'Baeutiful' Inside Tim Tebow's World of Kindness A Guide to Finding Your Passion Over Ten Thousand People Attend His Funeral DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 123,673 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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Landfill Harmonic: An Orchestra Like No Other

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December 21, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is -- infinite. - William Blake - Landfill Harmonic: An Orchestra Like No Other A cello made from an oil can and pieces of wood thrown in the garbage; a saxophone made of spoons and buttons. These are the instruments crafted by Nicolas, a recycler with no previous experience making musical instruments, living hand-to-mouth by the garbage dump in Catuera, Paraguay. Inspired by this initiative and creativity, Maestro Luis Szaran, director of "Sounds of the Earth," formed a "recycled orchestra" with children living at the dump. "Our main goal isn't to form good musicians, but to form good citizens." Now 30 members strong, listen to the breathtaking sounds of these recycled instruments and the hopes and dreams of the children who play them. { read more } Be The Change Learn more about "Landfill Harmonic" and find out how you can get involved in spreading this story. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 10 Worst Listening Habits -- and Their Cure 10 Keys to Happier Living 11 Amazing Thank You Notes Life is 'Baeutiful' Inside Tim Tebow's World of Kindness Over Ten Thousand People Attend His Funeral Can Positive Thoughts Help Heal Another? The 'Before I Die' Project DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 123,636 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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Vulnerability: The Key to Emotional Intimacy

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December 20, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace "What happens when people open their hearts?"... "They get better." - Haruki Murakami, - Vulnerability: The Key to Emotional Intimacy She may not be a household name just yet, but when you refer to "the woman who talks about vulnerability," the seven million viewers of her TEDTalks videos know you mean Brene Brown. A research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, Brown has been studying shame, fear, and vulnerability for 12 years. She has presented her findings in three books, on national television, and in lectures across the country. A mix of no-nonsense Texan and best-friend warmth, Brown shines a light into the inner chambers of our hearts -- and illuminates a reason to hope." In this interview with Spirituality & Health Brown also shares four traits of shame-resilient people. { read more } Be The Change Watch Brene Brown's powerful TED talk on vulnerability { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News How We Can Change Our Minds The Power of Introverts Secrets to Longevity 7 Habits of Mindful Eating The Joy of Quiet The Power of Touch What the Internet Does to Your Brain 25 Reasons to Embrace Criticism DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 123,589 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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