Sangha of Auspicious Companions

January 10, 2016

a project of ServiceSpace

Introspection is Out, Outrospection is In

What is your capacity for empathy? Is it just reserved for the down and out? How about empathizing with those in power? Can empathy travel across great distances and through time? This informative animation challenges how we tend to view empathy and advocates for the transformative power that can bring about change for individuals as well as entire societies. { read more }

Be The Change

Be The Change and expand your empathy boundary by engaging in ‘cognitive empathy’ with an individual, a group or an animal who you have never before empathized with.

DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers “good news” to 166,507 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here.

Other ServiceSpace projects include:

KindSpring // KarmaTube // Conversations // Awakin // More

About KindSpring

January 9, 2016

What if we invited people from different parts of the world, to sit around a fireplace and share stories of their experiences with kindness? A kind act that they may have done, received, or been a witness to. The stories can be shared anonymously, using a nickname. That is what the online KindSpring.org community looks like. It’s hard to select a few stories from thousands that were shared. Some are small acts that make someone’s day, while others are life-altering to say the least. But they all have one thing in common, a big heart. Read them below.

Top Ten Kindness Stories of 2015

January 9, 2016

a project of ServiceSpace

The Power of Treating Employees Like Family

Parenting gave CEO Bob Chapman an epiphany about leadership: “Parenting is the stewardship of the precious lives that come to you through birth, adoption or second marriages. Leadership is the stewardship of the precious lives that come to you by people walking through your door and agreeing to share their gifts with you.” This insight ultimately transformed how Chapman runs his company. In a new book “Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family,” Chapman and coauthor Raj Sisodia explain how any company can integrate this perspective into their organization. Read on for an interview with Chapman and Sisodia. { read more }

Be The Change

Anonymously surprise your co-workers or employees with a special gift or treat and spread some joy!

DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers “good news” to 166,514 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here.

Other ServiceSpace projects include:

KindSpring // KarmaTube // Conversations // Awakin // More

January 8, 2016

a project of ServiceSpace

Lessons from the Longest Study on Happiness

If you were going to invest now in your future best self, where would you put your time and energy? While we’re constantly told to lean in to work, to push harder and achieve more, The Harvard Study of Adult Development tracked the lives of 724 men for 75 years and found that the healthiest at age 80 were those who had had the most satisfactory relationships. This fascinating TED talk shares more. { read more }

Be The Change

Ask yourself what you value most and do something in honor of it each day this week.

DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers “good news” to 166,442 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here.

Other ServiceSpace projects include:

KindSpring // KarmaTube // Conversations // Awakin // More

Tiny Houses Built With a Big Heart

DailyGood // Conversations // iJourney // HelpOthers

MovedByLove // CF Sites // Karma Kitchen // More

Thank you for helping us spread the good. This newsletter now reaches 66,964 subscribers.

January 7, 2016

a project of ServiceSpace

The Top 10 Insights from the Science of a Meaningful Life 2015

From the link between kindness and awe, and the keys to bridging political divides, to the effect of mindfulness on making healthy choices, and news about the contagious smell of happiness (that’s right, you read that correctly — ‘the smell of happiness’), there’s a lot that was uncovered in 2015! Enjoy this intriguing list of insights compiled by the Greater Good Science Center from the past year. { read more }

Be The Change

Did any of the insights take you by surprise or inspire you to design your own life differently?

DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers “good news” to 166,407 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here.

Other ServiceSpace projects include:

KindSpring // KarmaTube // Conversations // Awakin // More

January 6, 2016

a project of ServiceSpace

Have Wheels Will Shower: Bathroom Buses for the Homeless

If you woke up this morning and showered in the privacy of your own bathroom, consider yourself lucky: America’s nearly 600,000 homeless people often don’t have a clean place to clean up. But in San Francisco, where the number of homeless has risen seven percent in the last decade, a non-profit organization is putting bathrooms on wheels and driving them to those in need. The group Lava Mae, whose name loosely translates to “wash me” in Spanish, is retrofitting decommissioned city buses with ensuite bathrooms and bringing them into neighborhoods like the Castro, the Mission and the Tenderloin, currently providing about 200 showers each week. { read more }

Be The Change

Consider the array of everyday “luxuries” that you have access to — from warm blankets, and woolen socks, to toiletries and hot food. This winter consider making a care package for someone less fortunate.

DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers “good news” to 166,369 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here.

Other ServiceSpace projects include:

KindSpring // KarmaTube // Conversations // Awakin // More

January 5, 2016

a project of ServiceSpace

The Top 10 Kindness Stories of 2015

What if we invited people from different parts of the world, to sit around a fireplace and share stories of their experiences with kindness? A kind act that they may have done, received, or been a witness to. That is what the online KindSpring.org community looks like. It’s hard to select a few stories from thousands that were shared. Some are small acts that make someone’s day, while others are life-altering to say the least. But they all have one thing in common, a big heart. Here are the top 10 stories of kindness from 2015! { read more }

Be The Change

Take a moment to reflect on your deepest experience of kindness from the year gone by. Share it with a loved one, and if you like, with the KindSpring community here. { more }

DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers “good news” to 166,318 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here.

Other ServiceSpace projects include:

KindSpring // KarmaTube // Conversations // Awakin // More

January 4, 2016

a project of ServiceSpace

A Simple Formula for Changing Our Behavior

“I had just walked into my daughter’s room as she was working on a science project. Normally, I would have been pleased at such a sight. But this time, her project involved sand. A lot of it. And, while she had put some plastic underneath her work area, it wasn’t nearly enough. The sand was spreading all over our newly renovated floors.” When a fraught interaction with his daughter led Peter Bregman to examine his behavior, he gained valuable insight into how each of us can change our mode of dealing with challenging situations for the better. { read more }

Be The Change

The next time you encounter a “problem” in an individual or a situation, try reframing your response in the light of the suggestions in this article.

DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers “good news” to 166,287 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here.

Other ServiceSpace projects include:

KindSpring // KarmaTube // Conversations // Awakin // More