How Life Has Transformed Our Planet

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August 6, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace If you see a whole thing -- it seems that it's always beautiful. Planets, lives... But up close a world's all dirt and rocks. And day to day, life's a hard job, you get tired, you lose the pattern. - Ursula K. Le Guin - How Life Has Transformed Our Planet One could easily be forgiven for thinking that life bears little connection to rocks. After all, what could be more different than a fragrant rose and a cold chunk of granite? Minerals are usually defined as naturally occurring inorganic substances that combine to form rocks. Yet minerals (two out of three, in fact) arise as a result of biological processes. { read more } Be The Change Be ready this week to discover that your previous theories about life may be off base and that what you thought was separate is connected, like us. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News There's More to Life Than Being Happy The Difference Between Listening & Hearing Relationships Are More Important than Ambition On Navigating Stuckness Building A Regret Free Life A Moving Letter from Fiona Apple What School Doesn't Teach You: How To Learn Resilience: The Opposite of Depression DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 148,264 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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Towards A Psychology of Hope

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August 5, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace Hope is the thing with feathers.That perches in the soul. And sings the tune without the words. And never stops at all. - Emily Dickinson - Towards A Psychology of Hope Hope is among the strongest human emotions. Research shows it's good for our physical and emotional well being. And it's often the 'thread' that pulls us through. Traditionally hope has been thought to be one of those things that you either have...or, you don't. But, what if hope can be learned? According to Anthony Scioli, a professor of psychology and author of The Power of Hope, this human emotion may have a much greater impact than we ever knew. Read on to learn more. { read more } Be The Change Instead of feeling overwhelmed by your circumstances, take a moment to invite the practice of hope into your day. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Man & Dog: A Picture that Moved the World 24 Acts of Kindness To Restore Faith In Humanity There's More to Life Than Being Happy The One Thing They Carried With Them The College Course That's Changing Lives Building A Regret Free Life 16 Habits of Exuberant Human Beings Resilience: The Opposite of Depression DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 148,236 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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Tools Of Our Tools: The Role Of Technology In Our Lives

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August 4, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace A camera is a tool for learning how to see without a camera. - Dorothea Lange - Tools Of Our Tools: The Role Of Technology In Our Lives These days, we function in many ways as the "tools of our tools" -- beings bound to our devices and technology. "But even as our ancestors developed tools over time to leverage their muscles, senses and brains, they also developed tools to leverage their soul, or psyche, so as to be composed within themselves, and thus try to establish just and civil societies." Here Tom Mahon shares his thoughts on the power and place of technology in our lives, and the inner tools that can offer ballast on a personal and societal level. { read more } Be The Change Whether a phone, computer or pen, approach one tool you use today with the sort of mindfulness Tom Mahon describes. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Man & Dog: A Picture that Moved the World No Greater Joy: Photos from Around the World 24 Acts of Kindness To Restore Faith In Humanity Barbara Kingsolver On How to Be Hopeful The Science of Love A Moving Letter from Fiona Apple 6 Habits of Highly Grateful People Gandhi's Ten Rules for Changing the World DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 148,277 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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Dreaming of a Peaceful World

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August 3, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind. - Mahatma Gandhi - Dreaming of a Peaceful World Although much of the world continues to view nonviolence as a passive and largely ineffectual tactic, peacefulness has indeed been used as a tool for change since before the time of Christ all the way up until the present. In his latest book, “The Nonviolence Handbook”, author Michael Nagler explains how to use the practice of nonviolence for the sake of progress and challenging injustice. The following is a list of powerful examples where nonviolent actions have achieved real results throughout the world. { read more } Be The Change Be mindful of trying to achieve peaceful solutions to conflicts in your everyday life, whether at home, at work, or out in public. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Man & Dog: A Picture that Moved the World 15 Serious Games Aiming to Change the World Barbara Kingsolver On How to Be Hopeful The Science of Love The Difference Between Listening & Hearing 18 Things Highly Creative People Do Differently 6 Habits of Highly Grateful People Resilience: The Opposite of Depression DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 148,279 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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