Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the Forest

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February 13, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another. - Mahatma Gandhi - Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the Forest "My ecological journey started in the forests of the Himalaya. My father was a forest conservator, and my mother became a farmer after fleeing the tragic partition of India and Pakistan. It is from the Himalayan forests and ecosystems that I learned most of what I know about ecology. The songs and poems our mother composed for us were about trees, forests, and India's forest civilizations. My involvement in the contemporary ecology movement began with "Chipko," a nonviolent response to the large-scale deforestation that was taking place in the Himalayan region." Internationally renowned activist Vandana Shiva shares more. { read more } Be The Change Learn more about Shiva's conservation program Navdanya. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Zero-Waste Living Two Ducks & Their 7-Year-Old Hero The 13-Year Old Who Is Foresting the World A Dying Boy's Special Bond with a Rescue Dog Wind Powered Art Living with Just Enough Office Workers Raise 5 Day Old Kitten Love, the Most Powerful Medicine DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 125,351 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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There's More to Life Than Being Happy

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February 12, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace It is the very pursuit of happiness that thwarts happiness. - Viktor Frankl - There's More to Life Than Being Happy "In 1991, the Library of Congress and Book-of-the-Month Club listed Man's Search for Meaning as one of the 10 most influential books in the United States. It has sold millions of copies worldwide. Now, over twenty years later, the book's ethos -- its emphasis on meaning, the value of suffering, and responsibility to something greater than the self -- seems to be at odds with our culture, which is more interested in the pursuit of individual happiness than in the search for meaning. "To the European," Frankl wrote, "it is a characteristic of the American culture that, again and again, one is commanded and ordered to 'be happy.' But happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue. One must have a reason to 'be happy.'"" This thought-provoking article shares more. { read more } Be The Change Take a few moments to consider where you find greatest meaning in your life. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News A 39-year-long Lesson in Forgiveness No Greater Joy: Photos from Around the World Man Builds Fairy Tale Home -- For $4700 7 Ways to Have More by Owning Less The Untapped Power of Smiling Inside Tim Tebow's World of Kindness The 'Before I Die' Project 15 Serious Games Aiming to Change the World DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 125,293 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 Art of Slowing Down

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February 11, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast - you also miss the sense of where you are going and why. - Eddie Cantor - The Art of Slowing Down "One key to taking care of ourselves lies in learning how to slow down. I have a friend who's in the middle of a well-deserved sabbatical. These months represent the first chance she's had in two decades to unwind a bit as a working, single mom. 'It's just incredible,' she remarked, 'having time to exercise and read and cook meals and walk outside -- it's really unbelievable.' 'I'm curious,' I asked her. 'What's the best part: the exercising, the reading, the cooking, or the walking?' Without hesitation she replied, 'Just having time -- that's all. I've never gotten to slow down before and it's liberating.'" In this book excerpt from 'The Art of Slowing Down' Karen Horneffer-Ginter shares more. { read more } Be The Change Stay attuned today to your inner sense of pace, according with how it changes throughout the day. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 15 Things You Should Give Up To Be Happy Top 5 Regrets of the Dying 25 Insights on Becoming a Better Writer Offbeat Graduation Speech Gets Standing Ovation Secrets to Longevity 9 Essential Skills Kids Should Learn The Mathematics of Being Nice 7 Essential Books on Optimism DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 125,264 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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Stop Focusing On Your Performance

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February 10, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness. How do you know this is the experience you need? Because this is the experience you are having at the moment - Eckart Tolle - Stop Focusing On Your Performance "The night before our wedding, Eleanor and I stood awkwardly in the center of a large room, surrounded by our family and our closest friends. There was no particular reason to be uncomfortable; this was just a rehearsal. Still, we were in the spotlight and things weren't going smoothly... It had taken us 11 years -- and a lot of work -- to get to this point. Eleanor is Episcopalian, the daughter of a deacon, and I am Jewish, the son of a Holocaust survivor. The one thing our parents agreed about before the wedding was that we shouldn't get married." In this piece Peter Bregman recalls the insightful advice he received that day, and how it shaped his perspective on experience vs. performance. { read more } Be The Change The next time you are in "presentation" mode, try refocusing your attention on the experience. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Nursery Rhymes Bring Down the House 27 Non-School Skills Children Need Five Tips For Making Travel Meaningful The Point of Being Alive What Death Has Taught Me About Life The Learning Curve of Gratitude The Art of Losing: Poems of Grief and Healing When a Homeless Man Used Twitter DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 125,191 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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