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When the Brain Suddenly Sees

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DailyGood: News That Inspires - May 19, 2026 DailyGood News That Inspires May 19, 2026 "Because when the mind learns to see clearly -- even for a moment -- new possibilities for human flourishing begin to open. When perception changes, the world you inhabit changes." — Dr. Richard J. Davidson When the Brain Suddenly Sees In an exploration of the intersection of science and contemplative wisdom, Dr. Richard J. Davidson relates how extraordinary brain activity occurred while conducting an EEG on Tibetan Buddhist monk and teacher Mingyur Rinpoche while in a deep meditative state. His brain almost immediately ...
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The Story Only You Can Tell (+ June 7th!)

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A 21-day story challenge starts June 7 — plus Story Booth, KarmaTube Theatre, and ripples from the Flourish Pod  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ View in Browser Podmates on last month’s Born to Flourish orientation call The Story Only You Can Tell Every culture has a story. What’s the new one trying to emerge through yours? In 1953, a woman stepped onto an American highway with no money, no organizational backing, and no map. For the next twenty-eight years, she walked over 25,000 m...
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At 73, She Fulfills Life-Long Dream to Become a Doctor

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DailyGood: News That Inspires - May 18, 2026 DailyGood News That Inspires May 18, 2026 "Don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them." — Madam C. J. Walker At 73, She Fulfills Life-Long Dream to Become a Doctor When a near-fatal brain hemorrhage prompted Dawn Zuidgeest-Craft and her husband to revisit their bucket list, she spoke aloud the dream she'd been postponing for decades: medical school. Through two marriages, four children, and a fulfilling career as a nurse practitioner, the aspiration had quietly persisted, waiting for its moment. At 72, she became the olde...
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This Week in DailyGood ...

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DailyGood: News That Inspires - May 17, 2026 DailyGood News That Inspires May 17, 2026 "The greatest gift you can give someone is the purity of your attention." — Richard Moss This Week's DailyGood Digest In our daily inspirations this week, we explored the deep impact of mindful presence and shared humanity. This week, we explored the profound impact of presence, beginning with a Grandma Stand in Central Park, where the simple gift of attention transformed strangers. A displaced woman reminded us that by recognizing our shared humanity, we find  compassion in unexpected places , ...
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Crafting Closure: One Unfinished Project at a Time

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DailyGood: News That Inspires - May 17, 2026 DailyGood News That Inspires May 17, 2026 "Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time." — Thomas Merton Crafting Closure: One Unfinished Project at a Time When Michelle Rudy discovered an unfinished sock monkey her late mother had begun sewing, she wanted her three-year-old nephew to hold something made with his grandmother's hands, even though they'd never meet. That experience inspired her to turn to Loose Ends, a nonprofit started in 2023 by two avid knitters that matches unfinished crafts with volunteer "finishers"...
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Commencement Speaker Pays Off Graduates' Senior Year Loans

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DailyGood: News That Inspires - May 16, 2026 DailyGood News That Inspires May 16, 2026 "So long as you can sweeten another’s pain, life is not in vain." — Helen Keller Commencement Speaker Pays Off Graduates' Senior Year Loans When commencement speaker Anil Kochhar told graduating students of North Carolina State University's Wilson College of Textiles that he and his wife, Marilyn, would pay off all their final year student loans, the crowd erupted in applause and tears. The gift honored Kochhar's father, who traveled from Punjab, India in 1946 to study at North Carolina State as the second In...
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