Lee Hoinacki: Conscience & Courage

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February 3, 2015 a project of ServiceSpace There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right. - Martin Luther King Jr. - Lee Hoinacki: Conscience & Courage Lee Hoinacki, author of four books, ex-Dominican priest, scholar and deeply connected with Ivan Illich, was a remarkable man. One example: having left academia to become a subsistence farmer he found he needed money to help his daughter. He began looking for a job, "Then it hit me, why am I trying to get one of these respectable jobs? That's the worst thing I could do! That's what I left years ago! So then I got the kitchen job." Here's a man who lived his convictions to the utmost. { read more } Be The Change Consider the possibility of taking the path less traveled, if even for just one day. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 24 Acts of Kindness To Restore Faith In Humanity The Difference Between Listening & Hearing The Science of Love What School Doesn't Teach You: How To Learn Ladder to the Pleiades Resilience: The Opposite of Depression 7 Ways To Change Negative Beliefs About Yourself Ten Things Creative People Know DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 155,382 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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34 Affirmations For Healthy Living

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February 2, 2015 a project of ServiceSpace I breathe deeply and fully. I take in the breath of life, and I am nourished. - Louise Hay - 34 Affirmations For Healthy Living "When day-to-day life seems to revolve around providing for others, we can forget to nourish our own bodies and spirits. And yet, self-care is what empowers us to give back to the world, fully and joyfully. Start your practice by taking just a few moments each day to affirm your commitment to eat well and live a healthful life." Read on for a selection of inspiring everyday affirmations. { read more } Be The Change Embrace the practice of a mindful waking. Take a few moments each morning to affirm your commitment to a more healthy you. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 24 Acts of Kindness To Restore Faith In Humanity The College Course That's Changing Lives The Difference Between Listening & Hearing The Science of Love Relationships Are More Important than Ambition 18 Things Highly Creative People Do Differently Gandhi's Ten Rules for Changing the World Ten Things Creative People Know DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 155,344 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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Wendell Berry on Solitude And Creativity's Enemies

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February 1, 2015 a project of ServiceSpace The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. - Aristotle - Wendell Berry on Solitude And Creativity's Enemies Wendell Berry's remarkable work, What Are Humans For?, is filled with philosophical insights for the would be artist in us all. Here, Maria Popova of Brainpickings extracts some of the most poignant and moving moments from his piece, interweaving them with thoughts from Thoreau and psychoanalyst Adam Phillips. { read more } Be The Change In what ways have you been striving for novelty in your own life? Consider how opportunities for creativity may already be arising through your everyday actions. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The One Thing They Carried With Them Relationships Are More Important than Ambition Building A Regret Free Life What School Doesn't Teach You: How To Learn Power of Place: Photos From Around the World Gandhi's Ten Rules for Changing the World Maya Angelou On Resilience and Children Resilience: The Opposite of Depression DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 155,334 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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Photographing Horses To Save Their Lives

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January 31, 2015 a project of ServiceSpace The essential joy of being with horses is that it brings us in contact with the rare elements of grace, beauty, spirit, and fire. - Sharon Ralls Lemon - Photographing Horses To Save Their Lives They are the symbol of the American West -- strong, resolute, assured. And yet, nearly 150,000 wild horses are sent to slaughter each year in the U.S. Though, The Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 was intended to protect them, an increase in cattle interests has caused their allocated territory to diminish. Until recently, their plight has gone largely unnoticed. But, thanks to the efforts of Christy Whitney, founder of the Unwanted Project, their story is finally being heard. Read how the passion of one talented photographer is helping to give these noble beings a new lease on life. { read more } Be The Change There are many ways in which we might use our talents of service of others. Take time today to assess how your individual strengths might be leveraged for the benefit of a community project or group. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The College Course That's Changing Lives The Science of Love A Moving Letter from Fiona Apple What School Doesn't Teach You: How To Learn 18 Things Highly Creative People Do Differently Gandhi's Ten Rules for Changing the World Ladder to the Pleiades Resilience: The Opposite of Depression DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 155,310 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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