October 20, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace May what I do flow from me like a river, no forcing and no holding back, the way it is with children. - Rainer Maria Rilke - Robert Hass On Rivers & Stories In this essay, Pulitzer prize-winning poet Robert Hass brings our attention to the potential resilience of rivers as stories across cultures, places, and time, that most of the life on earth depends on fresh water, and that like stories they have a beginning, a middle, and an end. In between they flow, if we let them... { read more } Be The Change Let your imagination flow with this examination of the condition of the world's rivers, and the flow of our own minds as we think about earth. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Our Planet Through the Eyes of Children The 13-Year Old Who Is Foresting the World More Than Human: Striking Animal Portraits Mind In The Forest: The Intelligence of Trees The Poetry of Childhood Love, the Most Powerful Medicine What A Plant Knows Life Lessons from A Winged Visitor

About KindSpring For over a decade the KindSpring community has focused on inner transformation, while collectively changing the world with generosity, gratitude, and trust. We are 100% volunteer-run and totally non-commercial. KindSpring is a labor of love. Inspiring Quote "Everyone believes that the main aim in life is to follow a plan. They accumulate experiences, memoirs, things, other people's ideas, and it is more than they can possibly cope with. And, that is why they forget their dreams." - Paulo Coelho Member of the Week Starryskies is a tireless promoter of kindness and positivity, always sharing thousands of smiles with the KindSpring community. Thank you! Send Starryskies some KarmaBucks and say hello. In Other News KarmaTube Video: The Global Food Waste Scandal DailyGood: 10 Keys for Happier Living Awakin Reading: To Have Without Holding Follow Us Online    This newsletter reaches 103,598 subscribers, and you can unsubscribe instantly. October 20, 2013  Editor's note: In just three weeks, we'll be starting the 21-Day Gratitude Challenge! Given the overwhelming response to September's Kindness Challenge, we are deciding to step it up and practice being grateful for all the many ways in which we receive.  An attitude of gratitude is a beautiful way to fill your heart.  Sign up today!   Small Acts of Kindness insenwit wrote: "Will be making 9 goody bags for kids in a local Sunday school. Can't wait to see the children's expressions :)" Wolfskin2000 wrote: "Baked a cake and will be making dinner for some friends. Still putting some bird food outside and also made a tiny corner with leaves and stones for the insects on my balcony :)" positivelove wrote: "Kindness to Self: Don't forget to find that silent space during a busy day! :)" Featured Kindness Stories How do you cheer up a grumpy check-out line worker? A smile, a smile card, and sweets! A pricless gift locked up in a wooden box. What did he learn when he found the key? A group of strangers, a little girl's failing eyesite, and the collective force of love. Idea of the Week For more ideas, visit the ideas section of our website.

Teen Author of "I Am Malala" boldly stands for what her rights to education.  I do not use this term BOLDLY lightly.This little Pakistani was shot in the head  by the Taliban for going to school.  She lived and with out silence she is persistent in her efforts to be great. She is an amazing young woman.  I celebrate her.  She is a good soul.