Jane Goodall: On the Future of Plants & Chimps

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March 12, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace Only if we understand, can we care. Only if we care, we will help. Only if we help, we shall be saved. - Jane Goodall - Jane Goodall: On the Future of Plants & Chimps "Over the course of 45 years studying the chimpanzees of Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania, Jane Goodall revolutionized our understanding of our closest primate relatives. A champion of animal conservation and the author of 26 books, she turns her attention for the first time to plants with her upcoming book Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder from the World of Plants." In this interview the renowned chimp expert discusses her new book, her efforts to protect the rainforest and why she misses living with chimps. { read more } Be The Change Goodall shares more about the power and beauty of the plant world in this thoughtful piece. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 20 Amazing Photos From Outer Space Zero-Waste Living 100 Places to Go Before They Disappear Two Ducks & Their 7-Year-Old Hero More Than Human: Striking Animal Portraits The 13-Year Old Who Is Foresting the World Airlines Offers Free Ride to Tardy Butterfly Love, the Most Powerful Medicine DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 126,048 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 Library Cat Who Touched The World

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March 11, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace A great library provides. It is enmeshed in the life of a community in a way that makes it indispensable. A great library is one nobody notices because it is always there, and always has what people need. - Vicki Myron - The Library Cat Who Touched The World "Vicki Myron, the former director of the Spencer, Iowa, public library, tells the true story of the tiny, frozen kitten she found pushed through the book-return slot one bitter-cold January morning in 1988. She and her staff revived him -- and decided to keep him. They named him Dewey (naturally) and he lived the rest of his 19-plus years in Spencer's library. Dewey greeted patrons when they arrived at the door, snoozed on the shelves, snuggled in the laps of readers, and attended all meetings and story hours. Always, he exhibited exemplary behavior -- "calm, patient, dignified, intelligent, and above all, outgoing." Read more to learn about this small-town cat's global impact. { read more } Be The Change Do something small this week to appreciate the staff at your local library. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 10 Keys to Happier Living 5 Powerful Tools for Reflection A Guide to Finding Your Passion Inside Tim Tebow's World of Kindness How One Teenager Used Her Life Savings 5 Classic Commencement Speeches 29 Lessons From Travelling the World There's More to Life Than Being Happy DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 126,058 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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Until I Say Goodbye

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March 10, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace We spend too much time living in the 'what if' and need to learn to live in the 'what is.' - Rev. Leroy Allison - Until I Say Goodbye "Susan Spencer-Wendel knows how to spend a year. She left her job as an award-winning criminal courts reporter and went to the Yukon to see the northern lights. Then to Cyprus, to meet family that she never knew. She and her husband, John, took their children on trips on which her daughter got to try on wedding dresses and Susan got kissed by a dolphin.She also got a new dog, put a splendid hut in her backyard and wrote a book. It's called Until I Say Good-Bye, and it's a memoir about the year she says she wanted to devote to joy -- before she's claimed by ALS, a neuromuscular disorder often referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease." { read more } Be The Change Practice living in the 'what is'. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Secrets of the 100-yr-old Marathoner The Impossible Floating Village Football Team A Cab Ride I'll Never Forget A Family Living (And Thriving) Without Money Mr. Rogers at the Emmy Awards The 29-Year-Old Stockbroker Who Saved 699 Lives From 'Dummy' to Celebrated Brain Surgeon The Present of Being Present DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 126,061 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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Mr. Wright's Law of Love

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March 9, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things. - St. Teresa of Avila - Mr. Wright's Law of Love No one falls asleep in Jeffrey Wright's high school physics class. Exploding pumpkins, hovercrafts and an experiment involving a bed of nails, a cinder block and a sledgehammer, are some of the crazy stunts that keep the students enthralled. But it is a simple lecture - one without props or fireballs - that makes the greatest impression on his students each year. The talk is about Mr. Wright's experiences as a father of a special needs son, about love, family, and the meaning of life. { read more } Be The Change Connect with someone on a deeper level - share a story of love. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Homeless Man Bails out Banker Mystery Knitter's Olympic Masterpiece Wisdom From Alice, Age 108 A Cab Ride I'll Never Forget Secrets from 17 Years of Silence The Body's Grace: A Paralyzed Yoga Teacher's Insights Today You, Tomorrow Me From 'Dummy' to Celebrated Brain Surgeon DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 126,039 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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