The Spellbinding Effect of Stories

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January 31, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace Stories can conquer fear, you know. They can make the heart bigger. - Ben Okri - The Spellbinding Effect of Stories Richard Hamilton asks why we love stories and why we love hearing them spoken aloud, in person. He concludes that whatever the evolutionary explanation, narrative seems to occupy a very central position in our thought patterns, that perhaps storytelling is a sort of flight simulator that allows us to practice something without getting hurt. { read more } Be The Change Listening and speaking are our central means of communication. This week, listen to what others tell you as if it were a story, and tell a few stories to others, especially children. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News A 39-year-long Lesson in Forgiveness How to Change When Change Is Hard 15 Serious Games Aiming to Change the World The Beautiful Fragility of Language The College Course That's Changing Lives The Science of Love Gandhi's Ten Rules for Changing the World Bill Gates vs. Mother Teresa DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 140,696 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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Gardening At The Dragon's Gate

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January 30, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace In wildness is the preservation of the world. - Henry David Thoreau - Gardening At The Dragon's Gate Gardening is a fundamental work that demands your energy and heart, and it gives you back great treasures as well. It is all about picking and choosing and following our passion. Read on for a glimpse of one gardener's beautiful insights gleaned from 25 years at Green Gulch farm. { read more } Be The Change Look for work that demands your energy and heart this week, whatever it may be, as you pick and choose and follow your passion. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Man & Dog: A Picture that Moved the World No Greater Joy: Photos from Around the World Ten Things You Might Not Know About Love The One Thing They Carried With Them Can Positive Thoughts Help Heal Another? A Moving Letter from Fiona Apple Building A Regret Free Life Resilience: The Opposite of Depression DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 140,618 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 Great Potential for Love

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January 29, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love. - Carl Sagan - A Great Potential for Love "Natalie Batalha hunts for "exoplanets" -- Earth-sized planets beyond our own solar system -- that might have liquid water and harbor life. ...And, I've never met anyone who speaks more intriguingly than Natalie Batalha about the connection between science, love, and gratitude for life. She is a luminous voice for the way exploring the heavens -- as we do that now -- is bringing the beauty of the cosmos and the exuberance of scientific discovery closer home to us all. { read more } Be The Change Want to get a better glimpse of the cosmos, or actually become involved in a real-life project? Visit Zooniverse.org for a chance to experience the thrill of discovery. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News How to Change When Change Is Hard Barbara Kingsolver On How to Be Hopeful The College Course That's Changing Lives The Science of Love A Moving Letter from Fiona Apple The Power of Self-Compassion 10 Life-Changing Perspectives On Anger Bill Gates vs. Mother Teresa DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 140,575 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 Great Potential for Love

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January 28, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love. - Carl Sagan - A Great Potential for Love "Natalie Batalha hunts for "exoplanets" -- Earth-sized planets beyond our own solar system -- that might have liquid water and harbor life. ...And, I've never met anyone who speaks more intriguingly than Natalie Batalha about the connection between science, love, and gratitude for life. She is a luminous voice for the way exploring the heavens -- as we do that now -- is bringing the beauty of the cosmos and the exuberance of scientific discovery closer home to us all. { read more } Be The Change Want to get a better glimpse of the cosmos, or actually become involved in a real-life project? Visit Zooniverse.org for a chance to experience the thrill of discovery. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 15 Serious Games Aiming to Change the World Can Positive Thoughts Help Heal Another? Barbara Kingsolver On How to Be Hopeful The Science of Love 10 Life-Changing Perspectives On Anger Relationships Are More Important than Ambition Resilience: The Opposite of Depression Bill Gates vs. Mother Teresa DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 140,498 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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