An Amazon Tour Guide's Inspiring Story

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November 7, 2011 a project of CharityFocus Wherever you go, go with all your heart. - Confucius - An Amazon Tour Guide's Inspiring Story Nearly 21 years ago, Patty Webster landed her dream job as an adventure tour guide in the Peruvian Amazon. But as she shared the area's beauty and culture with tourists, she realized there was a darker side to the rainforest paradise. "I saw how poor they were and realized that people were dying because they didn't have medical care," Webster said. She started sharing her supplies with the locals and soon began waking up to find people waiting outside her mosquito net to ask her for medicine. At one point, Webster -- who had no medical training -- gave someone stitches, following instructions from a book. "It was kind of scary," she recalled. "If they're depending on me for their health care ... we're all going to die." That's when she decided to stay and do something more. { read more } Be The Change The next time you're visiting a new place, look for an opportunity to do an act of service there. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 10 Keys to Happier Living Top Ten Kindness Stories for the New Year 5 Powerful Tools for Reflection How One Teenager Used Her Life Savings DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 110,022 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other CharityFocus projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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Of Forests and Men

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November 6, 2011 a project of CharityFocus Our lives are like islands in the sea, or like trees in the forest, which co-mingle their roots in the darkness underground. - William James - Of Forests and Men To commemorate 2011 as the International Year of Forests, the United Nations appointed Yann Arthus-Bertrand to create a short video to raise consciousness about forests. Using stunning aerial photography and video footage, the producer (whose previous online movie was seen by 400 million people) has done it again. { read more } Be The Change Spend some time in nature today. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Southern Masked Weaver Out of Ice, Comes Music A Roaming Refuge for 1200 Animals The Bird Man of Long Beach DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 109,995 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other CharityFocus projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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Remembering Kindness 41 Years Later

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November 5, 2011 a project of CharityFocus Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change. Kindness that catches us by surprise brings out the best in our natures. - Bob Kerrey - Remembering Kindness 41 Years Later "I was a widow and an expectant mother in the same day. We had bought a new home and I had filled our two bedroom apartment with nursery items in anticipation of moving in. Now the house would be taken away. I knew I would have to go back to my parents' home, at least until I delivered the baby. And the shock of my husband's sudden death had made losing the baby a very real possibility. I moved back into my old bedroom. My twin bed, a crib and a dresser was all that could fit in the 8 x 10 foot bedroom. The rest of our furniture had to go into storage. I was able to pay for three months worth of storage and then I would have to sell all the new furniture we had bought." A touching real-world story called 'Remembering Kindness 41 Years Later.' { read more } Be The Change Unleash your own 'underrated' wave of change -- do an unexpected act of kindness today. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The 3 A's of Awesome Over Ten Thousand People Attend His Funeral The Untapped Power of Smiling Bell Curve of Empathy DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 109,967 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other CharityFocus projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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The Essence of a Great Presentation

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November 4, 2011 a project of CharityFocus Success is ultimately about connection, not perfection. - Whitney Johnson - The Essence of a Great Presentation "A few months ago when I had worked with Macy in the recording studio, I found the circumstances even more daunting. Nearly every time I began to play, my mind would start churning: 'I'm not a professional musician. I'm going to make a lot of mistakes. The audience/album producer/recording engineer will think I'm lousy. I am lousy. I am going to let Macy down. Why did I think I could do this?' I've come to realize that my mental stumbling started when the performances stopped being about providing a musical foundation for Ms. Robison and creating a good experience for the audience -- and became about me. As soon as my focus shifted to 'How am I doing?' 'Do I sound good?' 'Do they like me?' nerves inevitably took over." Business author and advisor Whitney Johnson shares about the art of presentations. { read more } Be The Change "Perfection is a goal somewhere in the future, totality is an experience herenow. Totality is not a goal, it is a style of life." An interesting reflection from Osho. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The Art of Motivating Employees In Praise of Selflessness Study, Practice and Serve: Peter Senge Retailing With Heart DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 109,938 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other CharityFocus projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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In the Pursuit of Happy

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November 3, 2011 a project of CharityFocus Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness. - Chuang Tzu - In the Pursuit of Happy "Happiness is defined as a sense of well being, a feeling of joy or delight, and a state of balance and contentment. However, it is easy to confuse intensity, pursuing pleasure, and thrill seeking with joy, delight and contentment. The qualities of happiness include having a sense of freedom to make choices; being loved and giving love; acting in kind and compassionate ways; and seeing life in a context greater than oneself and being connected to the 'big picture' and/or 'greater good' through purpose, meaning and service. True happiness seems to be more related to one's state of mind than to your circumstances or the impact of transitory, external events. That is why you can impact your level of happiness by your thoughts, emotions, attention, awareness, and actions." Dr. William B. Stewart, author of "Deep Medicine," shares further. { read more } Be The Change Make a conscious effort to impact your level of happiness by internal means: thoughts, emotions, attention, and awareness. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The Most Vital Lessons for Starting Over Secrets to Longevity 7 Practices to Cultivate Compassion The Power of Touch DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 109,906 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other CharityFocus projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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