Slow Down, Slow Food, Slow Science

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July 10, 2017 a project of ServiceSpace The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness. Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing. - Jon Kabat-Zinn - Slow Down, Slow Food, Slow Science Human beings move too fast. In 2008, a grassroots community-builder, best-known simply as, "Pancho" penned an essay detailing his reasons for leaving his graduate program, in part because of realities at the university that he perceived to be misaligned with the principles of non-violence. Pancho believes that when we slow down our processes and practice mindfulness our lives, and the lives of those around us begin to improve and we make this world a better place. Among a slew of benefits, slowing down can help undo the negative effects violence has on our minds and can enable us to make more wholesome choices. Choosing to be kind in Pancho's book makes you a rebel in your own right. { read more } Be The Change Take at least fifteen minutes today to slow down and bring more mindfulness into the present moment. For more inspiration read this interview with Pancho: "An Atheist on the Spiritual Transformation of the World". { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The Dogs that Protect Little Penguins Bhutan's Dark Secret to Happiness How Nature Resets Our Minds and Bodies 10 Ways to Have A Better Conversation Teen Creates App So Bullied Kids Never Have to Eat Alone The End of Solitude Perseverance is Willingness, Not Will 5 Habits to Heal the Heart of Democracy DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 243,643 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More