3 Resolutions For a Happier Year

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January 1, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. - C.S. Lewis - 3 Resolutions For a Happier Year I do understand why people don't like New Year's resolutions: They can be a source of failure, year after year. Folks often pick resolutions that are inherently unrewarding, that necessitate relentless hard work, or that remind them of their mortality in a way that makes them feel small instead of grateful ... Over the years I've learned a lot of tricks for successfully keeping my resolutions. And in the last three years, the science around willpower and habits has made great advancements, which helps a lot." This article shares three New Year's resolutions that could make for a happier you... { read more } Be The Change Happy New Year to all our readers! May you dream a new and luminous dream today. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 15 Things You Should Give Up To Be Happy Top 5 Regrets of the Dying 7 Habits of Mindful Eating 9 Essential Skills Kids Should Learn 7 Essential Books on Optimism The Night I Died When Nothing Works 5 Tips for Integrating Mindfulness In Daily Life DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 138,194 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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A Story of Grace & Grit

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December 31, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace The strongest love is the love that can demonstrate its fragility. - Paulo Coelho - A Story of Grace & Grit "I don't look at myself as a healer, but I do know healing when I'm in the presence of it. And it's mysterious, magical ... It's not dependent upon the action of any one person, but it arises from the conglomerative energies. It's a team effort, always. It comes about with great love, and it gives great love." Dr. Grace Dammann was a frontline AIDS physician who survived a devastating accident five years ago. Wheelchair-bound and faced with a drastically altered reality, she continues to live and give in stunning ways. As we say farewell to 2013, here is an extraordinary story of courage, compassion and great love, reminding us of what the human spirit is capable of. { read more } Be The Change Make a commitment for the New Year to deepen your capacity to give and receive love. If you'd like, send Grace a note of gratitude here. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News No Greater Joy: Photos from Around the World Can Positive Thoughts Help Heal Another? 11 Amazing Thank You Notes The Science of Love The College Course That's Changing Lives 10 Life-Changing Perspectives On Anger Building A Regret Free Life 16 Habits of Exuberant Human Beings DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 138,125 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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8 Ways to Find More Meaning at Work

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December 30, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace Work is love made visible. - Khalil Gibran - 8 Ways to Find More Meaning at Work Approximately two-thirds of our waking life is spent at work, and yet only one-third of employees report that they are engaged with their work. Yet, the opportunities for finding or amplifying meaning at work are abundant. These range from finding a sense of purpose, receiving prestige, actualizing one's self through learning and accomplishment, and being part of the social fabric of a work community. In this article, the Greater Good Science Centre presents eight possibilities for being attuned to or creating value at work. { read more } Be The Change Reflect on your own or engage with your colleagues and supervisors about honing one or more of the eight avenues of finding meaning at work. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News A 39-year-long Lesson in Forgiveness How to Change When Change Is Hard The One Thing They Carried With Them 11 Amazing Thank You Notes Barbara Kingsolver On How to Be Hopeful The College Course That's Changing Lives The Power of Self-Compassion 16 Habits of Exuberant Human Beings DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 138,026 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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Rumi, Grace & Human Friendship

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December 29, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace When you meet a new friend, the world has more light in it, doesn't it? Things become more spontaneous, and more full of laughing and freedom and novelty. - Coleman Barks - Rumi, Grace & Human Friendship "Tami Simon speaks with Coleman Barks, a leading scholar and translator of the 13th century Persian mystic, Jelaluddin Rumi. Coleman's work was the subject of an hour-long segment in Bill Moyers' Language of Life series with PBS. In this episode, Simon speaks with Coleman about the extraordinary friendship between Rumi and his teacher Shams Tabriz. { read more } Be The Change Practice "deep listening" today. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Man & Dog: A Picture that Moved the World No Greater Joy: Photos from Around the World The One Thing They Carried With Them The Science of Love A Guide to Finding Your Passion The Difference Between Listening & Hearing 10 Life-Changing Perspectives On Anger Gandhi's Ten Rules for Changing the World DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 137,913 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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