Gus: A Story of Loss and Love

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May 9, 2019 a project of ServiceSpace After all, nothing depends on how things turn out--only on how you see them when they happen - Gregory Boyle - Gus: A Story of Loss and Love There is a saying that when we know better, we do better. Such was the case for Gus Mojica, a former gang member. As a young teen, he did what others in his neighborhood were doing without seeing or knowing a better way to live. He recalls vividly the night that changed everything for him. After being in a gang for almost 20 years, he suffered a loss that showed him he had to change. What he has done with his life since then shows how healing deep wounds can lead to a life of meaning and love. { read more } Be The Change What needs to be healed in your life ? Or in someone else's life who is near and dear to you? Reach out with compassion to yourself and to those who are hurting so that radical kinship can free you. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Anne Lamott Writes Down Every Single Thing She Knows Moshe Feldenkrais: Learn to Learn Dying to Be Me Pushing Through: A Poem for Grieving Hearts To Keep Company With Oneself Mary Oliver: Instructions for Living A Life The Joy of Being a Woman in Her Seventies 12 Truths I Learned from Life and Writing DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 245,217 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More