Good News of the Day -- May 28, 2020
NBA Mental Coach Shares 7 Ways You Can Thrive Under PressureDo you ever wonder how a basketball player can stand at the free throw line with the game in his hands in front of 30 million viewers and casually sink a shot? How about when a surgeon is in the middle of a procedure and the patient starts to bleed profusely, or when a lawyer has to convince a jury that her innocent client isn't guilty of murder? How do they keep their heads?Graham Betchart, the director of mental training at Lucid Performance, prepares people for these exact moments. [Full Story on DailyGood.org]
Power of One
Stories of Kindness (May 19, 2020)
Warm thank you to our principal,
lewski711
The teachers I know didn't expect how hard this remote teaching would be. There are so many issues that arise: ...
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The Little Prince Gift,
olivierchhu
This story happened last February at my office.
Yesterday at noon, during lunch, one of my italian ...
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Rural Chef Makes Food For Neighbors and Essential Workers,
Brad2
Last night, I made a giant Taco Pizza, or if anyone is familiar with Indian (NDN) Tacos, that is what I made. A ...
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Small Acts
"EGGceptional!🥚 A colorful bounty of kindness, shared by niece’s well-tended and loved chickies 🐔. *MisterM and I are sponsoring 2 of them — Paloma (Dove in Spanish) and Neutron 💕 " mindyjourney, May 25
"I can only imagine the face of Earth. I imagine it can smile. And also, it smiles through us. We're together Earth's soul. Remember to plant a seed, for it brings new life." Gyrocloudy, May 23
"We are cells. When we get sick, our inner cells work to make us feel better. When Planet Earth feels sick, we need to work to heal it. We are cells, we need to vibrate by healing energy." Gyrocloudy, May 23
"201 day plastic collected by hunger free beneficiaries to help our mother nature #SDG15 #KindnesSpeaks #PlasticFreeArni #Do1Give #365give" manicoach, May 25
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Video of the Week
Apr 27, 2020 --
With spectacular visual images, this film reminds us of the necessity of connecting with the sacred in everyday life. It honors the sacred through sensory feelings of connection, with both the vast expanses such as mountain tops and waterfalls, and with the single dandelion sending its seeds into the future. This connection is further enhanced by the peaceful music that accompanies the images, providing a total experience of having touched the sacred. [Source: KarmaTube]
Words of Wisdom
The River Cannot Go Back,
by Kahlil Gibran
May 25, 2020 --
It is said that before entering the sea
a river trembles with fear.
She looks back at the path she has traveled,
from the peaks of the mountains,
the long winding road crossing forests and villages.
And in front of her,
she sees an ocean so vast,
that to enter
there seems nothing more...
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A Conversation with Ana Valdes Lim - Theater for Wholeness,
in works & conv
At Julliard’s centennial, Ana was selected to be among the 100 graduates featured. While in New York, she worked with Joe Papp at Public Theater and with Estelle Parsons in “Shakespeare in the Park.” She says, “We were like the...
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Today's Quote
These three things leads to positive non-linear results: clarity, focus, and time. Simple but not easy. Shane Parrish
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