Gift Ecology: A Conversation with Nipun Mehta

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July 5, 2019 a project of ServiceSpace When gifts circulate within a group, their commerce leaves a series of interconnected relationships in its wake, and a kind of decentralized cohesiveness emerges. - Lewis Hyde - Gift Ecology: A Conversation with Nipun Mehta "The path from transaction to trust goes through relationships. So if we cultivate such a field of deep relationships, trust will naturally arise. Then the question is: How do we cultivate such a field? I think it starts with small acts of service. Its the small acts of service that create an affinity between us, and that connection over time creates deeper bonds. Thats the home for virtue to grow." Nipun Mehta explores the power of Gift Ecologies in this interview. { read more } Be The Change Practice small acts of service this week and notice the subtle ways in which your field of relationships is nurtured through these acts. For more inspiration, read part 2 of the above interview here. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News One Teacher's Brilliant response to Columbine Moshe Feldenkrais: Learn to Learn People Helped You Whether You Knew It Or Not To Keep Company With Oneself The Life of Death The Joy of Being a Woman in Her Seventies 12 Truths I Learned from Life and Writing 5 Core Practices for More Meaningful Conversations DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 245,037 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More