When's The Last Time You Unfolded A Map?

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November 11, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace Not all those who wander are lost. - J.R.R. Tolkien - When's The Last Time You Unfolded A Map? When's the last time you pulled out a map to find where you were, or how to get where you were going? As Snigda Manickavel reminds us, "When we gaze at our devices and scurry through the world in thoroughly efficient ways, we are forgetting the most important part of our sojourn on this watery planet. To connect with the other people who are here with us." You may want to dig up some maps or peek into an atlas after hearing more of her thoughts here. { read more } Be The Change Next time you need to get somewhere, see if you can rely on a map and the guidance of others to help make your way. You never know who you'll meet or what you may see! COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 24 Acts of Kindness To Restore Faith In Humanity 15 Serious Games Aiming to Change the World The Science of Love 6 Habits of Highly Grateful People 18 Things Highly Creative People Do Differently What School Doesn't Teach You: How To Learn Power of Place: Photos From Around the World Resilience: The Opposite of Depression DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 150,767 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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The Only Way We Really Change

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November 10, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be; and you can never be what you ought to be until I am what I ought to be. - Martin Luther King, Jr. - The Only Way We Really Change People don't ever change by becoming someone else. People change by seeking, finding, and nourishing the best of who they are. They persist through the dark, heart-shredding times. They reach deeper into their true nature, the source of their best wisdom, courage, and passion. In this piece Wayne Muller tells a powerful story from the Civil Right's movement that illustrates how true transformation happens. { read more } Be The Change Dedicate yourself to the practice of nonviolence in your thoughts today. Watch as it extends to your words and deeds. Consider making it a daily practice. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The Beautiful Fragility of Language The Difference Between Listening & Hearing On Navigating Stuckness 10 Creative Rituals To Learn From 6 Habits of Highly Grateful People Power of Place: Photos From Around the World Resilience: The Opposite of Depression Ladder to the Pleiades DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 150,738 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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Wisdom In The Age of Information

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November 9, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace Storytelling is part of human continuity. - Robert Redford - Wisdom In The Age of Information "We live in a world awash with information, but we seem to face a growing scarcity of wisdom." Maria Popova shares her insights about the difference between information, knowledge, and wisdom, and how storytelling can play a crucial role in helping us navigate the "open sea" of our technological age. { read more } Be The Change Take a moment to watch the animated video Maria produced with the help of animator Drew Christie. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Ten Things You Might Not Know About Love The One Thing They Carried With Them 15 Serious Games Aiming to Change the World Relationships Are More Important than Ambition 6 Habits of Highly Grateful People Power of Place: Photos From Around the World Ladder to the Pleiades The Generosity Paradox DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 150,714 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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An Innovation That Is Lighting India's Villages

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November 8, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace Creativity, as has been said, consists largely of rearranging what we know in order to find out what we do not know. Hence, to think creatively, we must be able to look afresh at what we normally take for granted. - George Kneller - An Innovation That Is Lighting India's Villages Worldwide about 1.5 billion people lack access to electricity, a statistic hard to fathom in our current digital age. In India, more than 400 million people have no electricity. Gyanesh Pandey, who grew up in a village in Bihar, India without electricity, and three of his friends are creating a different reality for thousands of people through a company they founded known as Husk Power Systems. Read more to learn how Pandey and his friends are harnessing their creativity and entrepreneurial spirit to generate power for rural dwellers far removed from the national power grid from rice husks. { read more } Be The Change Learn more about Husk Power Systems here. And do something small today to bring a ray of light into your own community! { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 24 Acts of Kindness To Restore Faith In Humanity The One Thing They Carried With Them 15 Serious Games Aiming to Change the World Relationships Are More Important than Ambition 6 Habits of Highly Grateful People Maya Angelou On Resilience and Children Ladder to the Pleiades The Generosity Paradox DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 150,695 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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