The Island's Only Taxi

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March 3, 2020 a project of ServiceSpace Connection and connectedness are other words for community and communion. - Parker Palmer - The Island's Only Taxi Eigg is one of four small islands off the coast of Scotland, populated by sheep, dogs, and 109 local residents. Charlie Galli drives the only taxi on the island. He moved here looking to find a slower way of life, and a community who place greater value on relationships and conversation than they do on their mobile phones. "Sometimes I think there's too much technology involved in life," he says. "It's not real --you're not meeting people, you're not grabbing their hand and shaking it. We're losing that power - the art of conversation." More in this engaging video. { read more } Be The Change Charlie finds meaning in doing favors to help people, saying that it might be a little thing for you to do, but big for the person you are doing it for. See if he's right by doing one little favor a day for a week. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News What It Means to Hold Space & 8 Tips to Do it Well Turning Rain, Ice and Trees into Ephemeral Works 6 Habits of Hope The Joy of Being a Woman in Her Seventies I Wish My Teacher Knew... Last Lecture Mark Nepo: Where To Now? 9 Scientists Share Their Favorite Happiness Practices DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 247,484 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More