The Connection Between Business & Poetry

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January 28, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. - William Hazlitt - The Connection Between Business & Poetry "Dana Gioia (pronounced Joy-a) claims to be the only person in history who went to business school to be a poet. Having earned a degree from Stanford's graduate school of business, he worked 15 years in corporate life, eventually becoming vice president of General Foods. In 1991, Gioia wrote an influential collection of essays titled, "Can Poetry Matter?" in which he explored, among other themes, the nexus between business and poetry. Since 2002, he has been chairman of the National Endowment of the Arts where he has overseen programs aimed at making Shakespeare and poetry recitation more popular in the U.S." Gioia shares more in this interview with Knowledge@Wharton. { read more } Be The Change Take a moment to revisit a poem you learned as a child today. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The 8 Core Beliefs of Extraordinary Bosses Six Ways To Empower Others 11 Must-Read Books for Young Leaders The 'E' For Empathy Test How To Respond to Failure 9 Steps to Achieving Flow (and Happiness) at Work It's More Important to Be Kind Than Clever Take Your Life Back DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 124,770 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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Following Taya: No Ordinary Life

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January 27, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace People say that what we're all seeking is a meaning for life. I think that what we're seeking is an experience of being alive, so that our life experiences will have resonances with our own innermost being, so that we actually feel the rapture of being alive. - Joseph Campbell - Following Taya: No Ordinary Life "Taya Doro Mitchell is unusual. At 74, she left East Oakland and moved to a small agricultural community on the Rio Grande in New Mexico. Not knowing anyone there didn't seem to worry her. It wasn't that she was tired of decorating the fresh bullet holes in her windows from the nighttime activities in East Oakland. She had lived there a long time and wasn't afraid -- even coming home late at night -- which was typical. And she was content with solitude, she assured me." This interview shares more about an intriguing artist and her atypical journey. { read more } Submitted by: http://www.conversations.org/story.php?sid=288 Be The Change Reflect on what makes you come alive and how you make time for it in your own life. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Homeless Man Bails out Banker The Body's Grace: A Paralyzed Yoga Teacher's Insights Secrets from 17 Years of Silence The Spirit of Gift Today You, Tomorrow Me The 29-Year-Old Stockbroker Who Saved 699 Lives My Daughter's Noble Sacrifice From 'Dummy' to Celebrated Brain Surgeon DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 124,742 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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The Wisdom of Babies

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January 26, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace All the flowers of tomorrow are the seeds of today. - Anonymous - The Wisdom of Babies "For years I worked with families who were very abusive to their children. Over time, I came to realize that all of the suffering that the children collected -- whether it was domestic violence or child abuse or neglect -- was a result of the absence of empathy in the parent. I saw that if you haven't experienced love, it's very difficult to know how to love. So what can we do to break this cycle of abuse and neglect?" Mary Gordon speaks about the makings of Roots of Empathy, a program that brings babies into classrooms to help teach emotional literacy -- and how it has positively transformed students and communities { read more } Be The Change When you next interact with a baby, reflect on what he or she teaches you. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Man & Dog: A Picture that Moved the World No Greater Joy: Photos from Around the World 5 Powerful Tools for Reflection Inside Tim Tebow's World of Kindness 5 Classic Commencement Speeches The 'Before I Die' Project The Power of Self-Compassion Barbara Kingsolver On How to Be Hopeful DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 124,715 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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Why Gratitude Makes Us Healthier

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January 24, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace To me every hour of the light and dark is a miracle. Every cubic inch of space is a miracle. - Walt Whitman - Why Gratitude Makes Us Healthier "Our world is pretty messed up. With all the violence, pollution and crazy things people do, it would be easy to turn into a grouchy old man without being either elderly or male. There's certainly no shortage of justification for disappointment and cynicism. But consider this: Negative attitudes are bad for you. And gratitude, it turns out, makes you happier and healthier (...) if you can find any authentic reason to give thanks, anything that is going right with the world or your life, and put your attention there, then statistics say you're going to be better off." Ocean Robbins shares further. { read more } Be The Change Take time to think of five things you are grateful for in this very moment. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The Power of Introverts Secrets to Longevity How To Trick Your Brain for Happiness A Change of Heart Changes Everything 9 Essential Skills Kids Should Learn 8 Weeks to a Better Brain 25 Reasons to Embrace Criticism The Science of Self-Control DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 124,601 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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