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The Barber Taking His Talent to the Streets to Change Lives

Could a haircut really change somebody’s life? We've all felt that boost of confidence after a great haircut before. But for the clients of The Streets Barber, a fresh haircut has a much bigger meaning. Click in to see how we can all use our talents and passions for good.

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The Bright Side Jan 25

What can anyone do? Every person has a gift—surfing, chair-making, music—that can help others.

Ripples and chain reactions start somewhere.

See examples: Healing Meals Community Project, Shari Kadar’s painted eggs, and busker Will Boyajian at Goodness Exchange.

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” — Theodore Roosevelt #ActNow #Community #GoodnessExchange

The Bright Side Jan 25

How impactful can a haircut really be? For the people who meet The Streets Barber, it’s life-changing.

Cutting hair in alleyways and on sidewalks, Nasir Sobhani gives a fresh cut and a fresh start—no money required, just a skill shared.

#Kindness #Barber #SocialGood #Australia #GoodnessExchange

The Bright Side Jan 25

The plastic problem can also be the solution.

Hand‑made Ecobricks reduce industrial waste, deepen awareness, and give communities agency.

What to build: a backyard she‑shed, raised garden beds, playground benches.

Start collecting — one jam‑packed bottle at a time.

#TakeAction #GoodnessExchange #Sustainability

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The Bright Side Jan 24

Even masters keep discovering.

Emmi got her first skates at 2, yet this film shows something she had never done before.

Falls happened — mistakes repeated — and those imperfections made the work more beautiful.

Try new ways to love what you love.

Where is your Arctic Circle? #Growth #Creativity #TryNewThings #GoodnessExchange

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Pushing the Limits of Our Passions: Figure Skating in the Arctic Circle

Want to reignite a passion of yours? There's always something new to learn, even with something we've been mastering for decades. We're heading to the Arctic Circle to discover how one master tested her limits, skating into entirely unknown territory and creating one of the most beautiful performances we've seen.

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The Bright Side Jan 24

Even when you've been doing something for decades, there is always something new to learn.

A trip to the middle of nowhere in the Arctic Circle with an award-winning figure skater tests limits and finds new facets in passions thought known.

#FigureSkating #Arctic #Inspiration #GoodnessExchange

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The Bright Side Jan 24

The Golden Record was intentionally hopeful—focused on the best of humanity.

It can evoke the Overview Effect: feeling both small and part of something vast.

“The launching of this bottle into the cosmic ocean says something very hopeful about life on this planet.” —Carl Sagan #OverviewEffect #Hope #CarlSagan #GoodnessExchange

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The Bright Side Jan 24

Much has changed since 1977: technology, biomimicry, social innovation, and countless people quietly doing good.

Examples to inspire a modern Golden Record: 60 Second Docs, free food fridges, Tokyo’s lost-and-found kindness, asparagus spinal-cord research, Charity: Water, TurtleCams.

What would belong on a new Golden Record? #SocialGood #Innovation #GoodnessExchange #AskFedi

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The Bright Side Jan 24

Ever had a late-night conversation about alien life and what they might think of humanity? Travel back 45 years to a little-known time capsule called the Golden Record—built to show intelligent life in outer space what humans on Earth are all about.

#Space #GoldenRecord #NASA #GoodnessExchange