Hospital's Help to Dying Man Prompts Flood of Messages
A Boston Globe reporter was swamped with notes from people reacting to his story on Patrick Conway, a dying homeless man taken in by a hospital.
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College Grads Travel in RV Interviewing People Who Love Their Jobs (Video by WS-i)
College Grads traveled across the country interviewing people who love their jobs. This video finds them in Washington, D.C mid-way through their cross-country pursuit of people who have passion for their work...
In Africa, a Papercraft Path Out of Poverty
Poor Ugandan women who were living on the streets begging for food, have now turned their lives around after joining BeadForLife, a small Colorado-based nonprofit group dedicated to eliminating poverty through handcrafts.
Elephant-Man Disease and Possible Amputation Won't Stop 32 Year-Old From Seeing Adventure in Life
This story would be really sad if it weren't for the inspired attitude ringing from this young woman's lips. She is one of only 126 people in the world to have a rare deforming disease that, in her case, has enlarged her legs to beyond imaginable proportions and might lead to amputation. Instead of dwelling […]
Random Act of Kindness Repaid by Stranger
Sometimes something will happen so unexpected that the event leaves us in such a state of awe that we are incapable of saying anything more than a simple thank you. We never know the depth of impact it will have on another when we practice random acts of kindness. This is what happened to me […]
Family of 10 Homeless No Longer After Husband's Death, Thanks to Businessman
Nine children and their mother were saved from homelessness after local business owner Brent Burger. He says he doesn't know why he was so moved by a story in the newspaper, but decided he had to help.
New 'Great Mentors' Audio Series: WS-i Presents Free Access to Leaders in Fields of Success
WS-i is launching the new Great Mentors audio series this weekend with a free tele-seminar featuring Tal Ben-Shahar, happiness mentor to hundreds of students taking his popular Harvard University class in positive psychology. T
Rapidly Dying 47-Year-Old Professor Gives Exuberant 'Last Lecture' (Video)
If you had one message to give the world, what would it be? A dying professor gives an inspirational farewell lecture.
City Parking Spaces Transformed into Mini-Parks
Artists, activists, and citizens will transform metered parking spaces around San Francisco into parks, playgrounds, and social "PARK(ing)spaces" on the first official Park(ing) Day.
Bringing Back Thank-You With $20,000 Kindness Prize
The first annual National Thank You Day launches this month with a contest to search for one small deed that deserves one big thank you with a prize of $20,000 from merci® European Chocolates and etiquette expert, Peggy Post.
Boomers Answer Call to Service, in Legislatures and Classrooms
In the last four years, a growing number of baby boomers are showing up in the freshman class of state legislatures, eschewing retirement in favor of meaningful second careers.
Historic Healing for Native Americans and Whites Near Wounded Knee
While some South Dakota whites will always be bitter about the modern Wounded Knee standoff three decades ago, a Native American national newspaper reporter says a recent benefit concert symbolized the recent healing of race relations between the Lakota people and their neighbors.
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