Books of Ice

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April 30, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. - William Shakespeare - Books of Ice Did you ever think that comets were more than interstellar rocks and dust, that they might contain amino acids and nucleotides that build living things? Today, many scientists think that perhaps that's the way life began on Earth 4 billion years ago. Imagine the spinning arms of the galaxy casting comets over the planet, protolife smacking onto the broken lava plains, like seeds of ice, until basins gather the meltwater into oceans, and the oceans nurture onrushing life. Read more and see a video of Basia Irland's sculptures, Seeds of Ice, in her artistic attempt to gather the Earth's wisdom and carry it like sunlight into the future { read more } Be The Change Allow your mind to expand and take in more than what your eyes first see. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Man Builds Fairy Tale Home -- For $4700 11 Amazing Thank You Notes How to Change When Change Is Hard A Guide to Finding Your Passion Inside Tim Tebow's World of Kindness The 'Before I Die' Project 5 Classic Commencement Speeches 29 Lessons From Travelling the World DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 127,267 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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Seva Cafe: Serving Generosity on a Platter

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April 29, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. - Kahlil Gibran - Seva Cafe: Serving Generosity on a Platter Siddharth Sthalekar quit a lucrative job to explore alternatives to the premise of accumulation. He and his wife Lahar journeyed across India and soon woke up to the beauty of the gift economy -- a system where goods and services are extended unconditionally and without any formal quid pro quo. Their experiences moved the couple to join "Seva Cafe" -- a restaurant powered by generosity rather than a focus on profit. Here volunteers cook and serve meals as a gift, the bill always reads $0 and guests are invited to make a contribution from the heart to keep the circle of giving going. It's an experiment that has been going -- and growing --- successfully for years thanks to the leadership of people like Sthalekar and the universal goodness of strangers. This fascinating article from Forbes shares more. { read more } Be The Change What gift do you have that you can lovingly and unconditionally offer someone today? COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 10 Worst Listening Habits -- and Their Cure No Greater Joy: Photos from Around the World Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Time Man Builds Fairy Tale Home -- For $4700 How One Teenager Used Her Life Savings 15 Serious Games Aiming to Change the World 5 Classic Commencement Speeches Barbara Kingsolver On How to Be Hopeful DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 127,248 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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Reviving the Neapolitan Tradition of Suspended Coffee

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April 28, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love. - Carl Sagan - Reviving the Neapolitan Tradition of Suspended Coffee "Tough economic times and growing poverty in much of Europe are reviving a humble tradition that began some one-hundred years ago in the Italian city of Naples. It's called caffe sospeso --- "suspended coffee": A customer pays in advance for a person who cannot afford a cup of coffee...The barista would keep a log, and when someone popped his head in the doorway of the cafe and asked, "Is there anything suspended?" the barista would nod and serve him a cup of coffee ... for free. It's an elegant way to show generosity: an act of charity in which donors and recipients never meet each other." This NPR piece shares more. { read more } Be The Change The next time you are out for a cup of coffee, consider paying-forward a cup for someone after you. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Man & Dog: A Picture that Moved the World 10 Worst Listening Habits -- and Their Cure 7 Ways to Have More by Owning Less Man Builds Fairy Tale Home -- For $4700 11 Amazing Thank You Notes How One Teenager Used Her Life Savings 29 Lessons From Travelling the World Ten Things You Might Not Know About Love DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 127,227 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 Revolutionary Cardboard Bicycle

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April 26, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving. - Albert Einstein - The Revolutionary Cardboard Bicycle "Izhar Gafni smiles and shakes his head in wonder when asked about the whirlwind of events that have taken place since news of his revolutionary cardboard bicycle first made international headlines..."It's all happened so fast, and we did not expect it at all," exclaims Mr. Gafni, a heavyset man who displays all the qualities of an archetypal inventor -- a rapid, if somewhat erratic thought process; a tendency to forget the point he is trying to make; and pure delight when describing his next challenge or idea." Gafni's innovative $20 bicycle could unleash tremendous opportunities for underserved communities all over the world. { read more } Be The Change This week challenge yourself to find an innovative, practical use for an object that you typically discard. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 98-Year-Old Woman Earns Judo's Highest Honor Secrets of the 100-yr-old Marathoner Mystery Knitter's Olympic Masterpiece The Poorest & Most Generous President in the World A 15-Year-Old's Bucket List Goes Viral A Family Living (And Thriving) Without Money Loving A Child Through Life's Challenges Guerilla Gardener Plants Joy in Potholes DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 127,197 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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