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Physician Empathy Tied To Better Outcomes For Chronic Pain Patients: Study A new study published last month in Jama Network’s open access journal showed significantly better outcomes for patients treated by empathetic physicians who addressed their unique needs. Over the course of twelve months, these patients also experienced much less pain and suffering. Read the full story here.
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People around the world engage in every day acts of kindness. Below is a small sampling of recent stories from our KindSpring community...
Frozone: I Created a Card For My Teacher "I created a card for a teacher who spreads so much kindness and joy in her classroom. I needed her to know that she is appreciated..." Read more. |
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We Need To Rewild The Internet
Like ecologists, they suggest taking a whole-systems approach – one that incorporates intellect and emotion; checks and balances; competition and diversity. "Ecologists also know how to keep going when others first ignore you and then say it’s too late, how to mobilize and work collectively, and how to build pockets of diversity and resilience that will outlast them, creating possibilities for an abundant future they can imagine but never control. We don’t need to repair the internet’s infrastructure. We need to rewild it." Read the full article here. |
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With French Under Fire, Mali Uses AI To Bring Local Language To Students As tensions grow between Mali and its former colonial ruler, France, efforts to elevate native languages like Bambara, are growing. One start-up, RobotsMali, has used AI to create nearly 150 children's books in Bambara in the last year. Rather than simply translate existing books, the team takes care to ensure the books reflect the lives of Malians. There is also the potential for a wider benefit through these tech advancements. Asmelash Teka Hadgu, co-founder of technology start-up Lesan, said, “If it is done right, the potential in terms of democratizing access to education is enormous”. Read the full story here.
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Karma Kitchen, a global volunteer-driven experiment in generosity, recently made its debut in Madrid and featured a multicultural feast of flavors from Equatorial Guinea, the Middle East, Colombia, Spain, India, Chile and Morocco. The generosity of heart-centered volunteers and diners alike created feelings of happiness and gratitude. Read the full article here. |
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Insights from YodaBot Listen to her full reflection in the video clip here.
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A community of people walking together on a spiritual path has a great deal of strength; its members are able to protect each other, to help each other in every aspect of the practice, and to build the strength of the community. There are many things that are very difficult for us to do on our own, but when we live together as community, they become easy and natural. We do them without growing tired or making a strenuous effort. The community has a collective energy. Without this energy, the practice of individual transformation is not easy. When we live together in community it becomes a body, and each one of us is a cell in that body. If we are not part of the community body, we will be isolated, hungry, and needy, and we will not have a suitable environment for practice. We can visualize the community body as ... [Read more] Seed questions for reflection: How do you relate to the notion that community building is the most precious work a monk, nun or layperson can do? Can you share a personal story of a time you were able to appreciate the insight and vision of the collective body of the community? What helps you build awareness that you are a cell in the community body? |
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A Celebration + Smile Cards A couple friends of ServiceSpace recently shared news of their joyful wedding celebration. During the reception, the service-hearted couple offered their loved ones Smile Cards with the inspiring intention to "spread the gift that keeps on giving".
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RSVP here for the Awakin Call with Lucy on April 27. |
In a recent essay, technologists Maria Farrell and Robin Berjon describe the “extractive and fragile monoculture” of the modern-day internet. Drawing a line from 18th century forestry practices to equivalencies in technology today, the authors noted, "When we simplify complex systems, we destroy them, and the devastating consequences sometimes aren’t obvious until it’s too late”.
