Two Mothers & Their Brave Friendship: A 9/11 Story

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September 11, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future. - Paul Boese - Two Mothers & Their Brave Friendship: A 9/11 Story Two mothers. Phyllis Rodriguez lost her son, Greg, in the attack on the World Trade Center. Aicha el-Wafi's son, Zacarias Moussaoui, was an al Qaeda terrorist convicted of conspiring to commit the attack. When they met in November of 2002, Phyllis didn't see Aicha as her enemy; she saw a woman experiencing much the same grief as she was. "Our suffering is equal. Yet I'm treated with sympathy; she is treated with hostility," says Phyllis. In their courageous attempts to find peace the two women formed an unlikely friendship that has now become a powerful symbol of healing and reconciliation. Watch them share their story hand-in-hand in this moving TED talk. { read more } Be The Change Forgiveness is broadly conceived as virtuous. Retribution is morally complex and problematic in many of its manifestations; but it also has social benefit. Consider the philosophical tension between these attitudes. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Secrets of the 100-yr-old Marathoner Mystery Knitter's Olympic Masterpiece Human Spirit Rises to Meet Japan's Tsunami Inspirational Graduation Speech by Autistic Student The Body's Grace: A Paralyzed Yoga Teacher's Insights Secrets from 17 Years of Silence Today You, Tomorrow Me Homeless Kid Wows Korea DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 120,004 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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10 Life-Changing Perspectives On Anger

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September 10, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace Consider how much more you often suffer from your anger and grief, than from those very things for which you are angry and grieved. - Marcus Antonius - 10 Life-Changing Perspectives On Anger We all have had our moments of impatience, rage and frustration...but how do these moments affect our lives? Get curious about anger, and you just might discover an untapped well of vital energy that improves your life circumstances and wakes you up to the whole of life. This article offers 10 powerful perspectives on anger. { read more } Be The Change Reflect on a few of these perspectives the next time you catch yourself on the verge of impatience or anger. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Kids on Love 10 Worst Listening Habits -- and Their Cure Top Ten Kindness Stories for the New Year Inside Tim Tebow's World of Kindness How One Teenager Used Her Life Savings A Guide to Finding Your Passion The 'Before I Die' Project The Power of Self-Compassion DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 119,949 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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How to Change When Change Is Hard

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September 9, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace When you listen, it's amazing what you can learn. When you act on what you've learned, it's amazing what you can change. - Audrey McLaughlin - How to Change When Change Is Hard "Find a bright spot and clone it. That's the first step to fixing everything from addiction to corporate malaise to malnutrition. A problem may look hopelessly complex. But there's a game plan that can yield movement on even the toughest issues. And it starts with locating a bright spot -- a ray of hope." So begins this excerpt in Fast Company from the best-seller "Switch: How to Change When Change is Hard". { read more } Be The Change Look for the bright spot today. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News A 39-year-long Lesson in Forgiveness Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Time Inside Tim Tebow's World of Kindness Over Ten Thousand People Attend His Funeral How One Teenager Used Her Life Savings A Guide to Finding Your Passion Can Positive Thoughts Help Heal Another? 29 Lessons From Travelling the World DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 119,905 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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The Little Guide To Cotentedness

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September 8, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. - Lao Tzu - The Little Guide To Cotentedness "Let's take a look at my life before contentedness: I was addicted to junk food and fast food, and overweight and unhealthy. I bought too many things on impulse, owned too much clutter, and was deeply in debt and struggling to make it to the next payday. I was unhappy with who I was, wanted desperately to change, tried a thousand different programs and books. I was always changing the way I did things, because it seemed everyone else had a better system or tools. I strove to meet goals, because they would get me to a better life. And as I learned to be content, here was what changed..." Leo Babauta of Zen Habits shares more. { read more } Be The Change Experiment with some of Babauta's steps towards contentment in your own life. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 15 Things You Should Give Up To Be Happy The Most Vital Lessons for Starting Over 7 Habits of Mindful Eating 9 Interviews with Creative Visionaries The Joy of Quiet How to Transform Negative Emotions 25 Reasons to Embrace Criticism The Mathematics of Being Nice DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 119,861 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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