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Five Decision-Making Lessons From Bugs

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DailyGood: News That Inspires - Sep 04, 2026 DailyGood News That Inspires Sep 04, 2026 "Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain." — Henry David Thoreau Five Decision-Making Lessons From Bugs An ant has a poppy-seed-sized brain and no map, no manager, no meeting -- and yet ant colonies reliably find the shortest path to food every time. This piece explores five surprisingly practical lessons in decision-making drawn from insects, and the wisdom is genuinely humbling. Ants reinforce efficient paths through colle...
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Wendell Berry: The Peace of Wild Things

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This week's inspiring video: Wendell Berry: The Peace of Wild Things Having trouble reading this mail? View it in your browser . Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe   Video of the Week Sep 03, 2026   Wendell Berry: The Peace of Wild Things   “The Peace of Wild Things” is a beautifully animated film of a poem written and read by Wendell Berry as part of the ...
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She Came Around the Counter

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DailyGood: News That Inspires - Sep 02, 2026 DailyGood News That Inspires Sep 02, 2026 "Death ends a life, but not our relationship, our love, or our hope." — David Kessler She Came Around the Counter On the day of her mother's funeral, with rain splitting open a dry summer sky, Helen walked into an office store in Taree, Australia, to print a eulogy. It was nearing the end of 2015 and the saleswoman who greeted her was the same one who had been gently asking about her ailing mother for months -- through every biweekly flight, every boarding pass printed, every quiet update shared across a counter. Thi...
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What You Don't Have to Carry

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DailyGood: News That Inspires - Sep 01, 2026 DailyGood News That Inspires Sep 01, 2026 "Trust your heart. Trust the process. Trust the path. You have to start with one step — which is to trust yourself." — Patricia Lim What You Don't Have to Carry As a very young mother, Patricia Lim took on great responsibility in the care of her children and household. She took on even more to become a psychologist, and an executive for the UN in Brazil. After learning about HeartMath in a Leadership program, Patricia “felt the energy of the field, and my heart” and began a journey to listen, even leaving her prestig...
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Fifteen Balloons Blocked His Rear Window

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DailyGood: News That Inspires - Aug 31, 2026 DailyGood News That Inspires Aug 31, 2026 "Happy accidents are real gifts, and they can open the door to a future that didn't even exist." — David Lynch Fifteen Balloons Blocked His Rear Window He had a car stuffed with fifteen birthday balloons and was soulfully singing along to a sacred chant when he reversed full-speed into a stranger's brand-new SUV. What Matthias Hombauer did next -- walking slowly toward the furious, shaking man and offering a hug -- wasn't a decision so much as something that moved through him unbidden. "I never say '...
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This Week in DailyGood ...

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DailyGood: News That Inspires - Aug 30, 2026 DailyGood News That Inspires Aug 30, 2026 "Perhaps the first rule of everything we endeavor to do is pay attention." — Ashley Glowiak This Week's DailyGood Digest In this week's daily inspirations, we discovered the power of choices made from love. We explored the profound impact of choosing love over fear through the  story of a principal who risked his career to support a homeless student. Aryae Coopersmith encouraged us to  stay open to the friends who see our potential, while Fernanda Abra reminded us that love for animals must...
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Three Generations, One Food Truck

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DailyGood: News That Inspires - Aug 29, 2026 DailyGood News That Inspires Aug 29, 2026 "You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair." — Ancient Proverb Three Generations, One Food Truck In 1974, Travis Holmes Sr. launched Birmingham, Alabama's first food truck. His son grew up beside him on it, racing to chop onions faster than his father. Then, at 26, that son was killed — leaving behind an infant and a grandfather who had to find a reason to go back to work. What Travis Sr. found, eventually, was that the truck was the o...
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