The Art & Science of Conquering Your Fears

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December 18, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear. - Martin Luther King, Jr. - The Art & Science of Conquering Your Fears Aristotle believed courage to be the most important quality in a man. "Courage is the first of human virtues because it makes all others possible," he wrote. Today, it's one of the more neglected areas of positive psychology, but recent research has begun to move toward an understanding of what courage is and how we might be able to cultivate the ability to face our fear and make decisions with greater fortitude.This article shares six ways to loosen the grip of fear on your life, and become more courageous than you ever imagined. { read more } Be The Change Implement the tips shared in this article, and discover your wealth of untapped courage. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 24 Acts of Kindness To Restore Faith In Humanity The One Thing They Carried With Them Man Builds Fairy Tale Home -- For $4700 11 Amazing Thank You Notes Inside Tim Tebow's World of Kindness The Science of Love A Guide to Finding Your Passion The College Course That's Changing Lives DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 136,796 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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Saving the Kind Barber and His Street Cats

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December 17, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace To love at all is to be vulnerable. - C.S. Lewis - Saving the Kind Barber and His Street Cats With two hefty sacks of cat food in her arms, Manuela Wroblewski can't stop smiling as she whisks toward the familiar shop. Hussein, the Turkish barber, clasps his hands in gratitude as he eyes the bags of food and the two hurry over to the tiny food dishes lined up in the alley. Soon the sound of kibble clinks against the bowls and several stiff tailed cats begin to appear. But Hussein was in trouble after diminishing customers caused him to lose his lifelong barber shop in Turkey. Things were looking quite dire for this lovely man and while he didn't express any worry for his own future, he was in knots over what might happen to the street cats he feeds each day. He probably hadn't even dreamt that people from half way around the world would help. { read more } Be The Change Stay vulnerable in love: life opens up through that which feels true and kind. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News A Family Living (And Thriving) Without Money The Spirit of Gift An Ordinary Magical Life From 'Dummy' to Celebrated Brain Surgeon Maya Angelou: Still I Rise At 18, He Taught Us How To Live Before He Died Eckhart Tolle: The Easier Path Loving A Child Through Life's Challenges DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 136,727 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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Material World: A Global Family Portrait

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December 16, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness. - Charles H. Spurgeon - Material World: A Global Family Portrait "Photojournalist Peter Menzel's visual anthropology captures the striking span of humanity's socioeconomic and cultural spectrum. In 'Material World: A Global Family Portrait', Menzel traveled to 30 different countries, found a statistically average family in each country, and photographed them outside their home, with all of their belongings. The result is an incredible cross-cultural quilt of possessions, from the utilitarian to the sentimental, revealing the faceted and varied ways in which we use 'stuff' to make sense of the world and our place in it." This piece showcases some of these stunning photos that pose interesting and profound statements about the material world. { read more } Be The Change If you could place all of your belongings outside of your home, what would the collage of your material possessions look like? With this mental image, select one thing that is precious to you and give it away. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Mark Twain's Top 9 Tips For Living An Awesome Life The Dash Between The Years Five Tips For Making Travel Meaningful 6 Ways to Keep Your New Years Resolutions Tammy Strobel's Tiny Home What Death Has Taught Me About Life Rethinking the Bucket List Finding Time: Slowness is an Act of Resistance DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 136,633 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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Let Us Begin With Courage

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December 15, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation. - Bertrand Russell - Let Us Begin With Courage The Okanagan People practice bio-regionally self-sufficient economies and believe that the total community must be engaged in order to attain sustainability and survival. The word "cooperation" is insufficient to describe the organic nature by which members of this community nurture the voluntary care of each other and of other life forms, the practice of which they hold to be an essential foundation for everyday living. Jeannette Armstrong, who was born into the Okanagan living community, shares more about this deep philosophy in which she was raised. { read more } Be The Change Before making a decision, the Okanagan People consult the "elders" who wish to protect tradition, the "mothers" who are concerned about the well-being of the family, and the "fathers" who are concerned with security and shelter, and the "youth" who possess creative energy and a yearning for change. Next time you have to make a decision, practice getting in touch with these four parts of your inner being for a more balanced outcome. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News A 39-year-long Lesson in Forgiveness 24 Acts of Kindness To Restore Faith In Humanity Can Positive Thoughts Help Heal Another? Barbara Kingsolver On How to Be Hopeful Inside Tim Tebow's World of Kindness A Guide to Finding Your Passion The Difference Between Listening & Hearing 10 Life-Changing Perspectives On Anger DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 136,484 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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