For Reflection: Before you move on to Mission #3, reflect on yesterday's mission. How did it feel to realize you are a creative genius? Did you feel more confidence in yourself and your gifts? How is it an act of self compassion to nourish your gifts, and how can your gifts be a blessing for others, as well? It felt good to share an idea and see it implemented with aspects of collaborative wonder. I do not know if I will call it creative genius, but it had some originality.  It made me smile when others found it "darling"   Share your reflections on the Compassion Report Map! “[They] who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; [their] eyes are closed."  -Albert Einstein Our third mission, Agents, is to re-cultivate a sense of wonder for the benefit of our lives and the One Human Family.   It is estimated that there are over 100 billion stars in our galaxy, the Milky Way Galaxy. This is an unbelievably VAST number of cosmically giant balls of gas and light, as we could fit 1.3 million Earths into the largeness of our sun alone. Yet there are over an estimated 100 billion galaxies in our universe, each with hundreds of billions of stars within them, too. Each with their own planets, their own mysteries, and potentially, their own life... For some perspective, Agents, this number of stars in the universe dramatically outweighs the total grains of sand spread throughout every beach, ocean, river and lake on our Earth. Every grain in a handful of sand is but a minuscule fraction of real, burning stars somewhere out there in the night sky.   Sit with all of this for a moment… These numbers of awesome scale and vastness are so large that they are incomprehensible to the human mind. We literally cannot wrap our rational, logical minds around something so incredible.   And what we are left with is... wonder. Yet sadly, when we look into the night sky from within a city, we can only see about 100 stars. Why so few? Because the nearby light of the city blocks out the subtle light of countless stars who are so far, far away. And so, our sense of wonder is lost. We forget to look up and fathom how cosmic and wonderful our universe truly is. In the same way, our everyday lives can make us forget to look at the wonder that exists all around us. Because we are so busy, we form habits that allow us to move automatically throughout the day. And as we do, we lose touch with the power of wonder, the mysteries from every turn of life that call our name... In the following video, Agents Oprah Winfrey and Louie Schwartzberg will guide us through the mystery and science behind wonder.   Champions of Compassions   Tune into the Global Unity Telesummit hosted by the Shift Network for the third day of the 11 Days of Global Unity! Today’s Telesummit features JANE GOODALL around the third theme, the Environment! Register to join in on the Telesummit for free here! Tomorrow’s Telesummit features speaker Tavis Smiley around the theme of Economic Justice. Today marks Day 3 of the Compassion Relay! Team Stanford and CCARE (Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education) has received the Compassion Torch from Compassionate Silicon Valley. CCARE at Stanford is a game-changer for the movement to bring a global culture of compassion to life through the power of science and outreach. Read about the incredible work of CCARE at Stanford here! UN's Sustainable Development Goal: Protect Life on Land and In Water   The SDGs aim to conserve and restore the use of terrestrial ecosystems such as forests, wetlands, drylands and mountains by 2020. Halting deforestation is also vital to mitigating the impact of climate change. Urgent action must be taken to reduce the loss of natural habitats and biodiversity which are part of our common heritage.  Protecting Life on Land and In Water is two of 17 Global Goals that make up the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to achieve the global unity that we seek. Learn more about the targets for this Goal here. Agents, It's Your Turn! Agents, our mission is to engender gratitude for our lives by allowing wonder to find us and grab hold of us today. Look at everything with fresh eyes, just like you are seeing a night sky full of stars for the first time. Prevent yourself from trying to rationalize or label your experiences. For example, when you see an animal or plant, don't say its name and move on... observe its life. Imagine what it must be like to be that form of life. You can sit and marvel at the beauty and usefulness of your hands and body, which you can move at will. Literally everything has the power of wonder to enchant your awareness! As you reveal the power of wonder in your life, remember to report your experiences on the Compassion Report Map to inspire others around the world!   Good luck, Agents! P.S. If you wish to do so you can support the work of CCARE at Stanford, our featured Champion of Compassion, to spread their remarkable work toward global unity with others!

For Reflection: Before you move on to Mission #2, reflect on yesterday's mission. What was it like to slow down to allow mindfulness to radiate from your awareness? Did you find that you experienced more wonder and gratitude, or that you were more patient and loving toward others? I did not slow down.  I did not get this mission until 9/13, but when I slow down, I do.  Share your reflections on the Compassion Report Map!

“The creative is the wilderness of your intuition. What you’ll discover is yourself.”  -Alan Alda Our second mission, Agents, is to unleash the power of our creativity for the benefit of our Global Village. What does it take to become a creative genius? It is often believed that people are born geniuses. Einstein, a person whose name we use as synonymous with the idea of genius, is a perfect example. But did you know Einstein couldn’t read until he was 10, had difficulty speaking as a child, and failed his first college entry exam? If you were to know these facts alone, you wouldn’t believe Einstein might grow up to become one of the most influential physicists of all time, right? It may be possible, Agents, that we’ve gotten the idea of genius entirely wrong. Genius may not be the rare quality of a lucky few, but a special quality we each possess… a unique treasure within us we can tap into and unlock if it is nourished and given care and attention. In fact, according to one study, children are naturally born into imaginative, creative geniuses. Conducted by educator Ken Robinson through a method that tested “divergent thinking” (another way of saying creativity), his study found that 98% of kindergarten children were geniuses of creativity. How many uses can you think of for a paperclip? The average adult comes up with about 10-15 answers. Kindergarteners, however, were able to come up with well over 200! As these same children got older, however, most of them gradually lost their creative abilities until, according to this test, they no longer scored as being creative geniuses. What happened? Modern education, says Ken Robinson, which tells you “there’s only one right answer, it’s in the back of the book, and don’t look because that’s cheating.” Essentially, the creative genius is taken out of us and replaced with someone else’s answer. The truth is, Agents, each of us are born with innate interests and unique gifts. If we are able to discover what our gifts are, we can explore them and even master them. If we give them enough time and attention, we can create acts of creative genius! And these acts of genius can change our lives, our communities, and the world. And so Agents, our mission today is to train ourselves to be the best members of the Global Village we can be by unleashing our gift of creativity. In the following video, Agents Oprah Winfrey and Louie Schwartzberg will guide us through the mystery and science behind creativity. Champions of Compassions Tune into the Global Unity Telesummit hosted by the Shift Network for the second day of the 11 Days of Global Unity! Today’s Telesummit features Zoe Wile around the second theme, Interdependence! Register to join in on the Telesummit for free here! Tomorrow’s Telesummit features speaker Jane Goodall around the theme of the Environment. Today marks Day 3 of the Compassion Relay! Team Compassionate Silicon Valley has received the Compassion Torch from 9/11 Day. Compassionate Silicon Valley is a shining role model for compassionate communities everywhere. Read about the incredible work of Compassionate Silicon Valley here! UN's Sustainable Development Goal: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure Investment in infrastructure and innovation are crucial drivers of economic growth and development. With over half the world population now living in cities, mass transport and renewable energy are becoming ever more important, as are the growth of new industries and information and communication technologies. Promoting sustainable industries, and investing in scientific research and innovation, are all important ways to facilitate sustainable development. Investing in Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure is one of 17 Global Goals that make up the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to achieve the global unity that we seek. Learn more about the targets for this Goal here. Agents, It's Your Turn! Agents, your mission today is to take on the role of a creative genius.As a creative genius, question everything - including the obvious - and allow curiosity to be your guide. As you do this, come up with a creative way to be kind or compassionate toward another person. Surprise someone with the creativity of your act by doing something this person maybe hasn't thought of. You may find all it takes to become a creative genius is to be yourself! As you reveal the power of creativity in your life, remember to report your experiences on the Compassion Report Map to inspire others around the world. Good luck, Agents! P.S. If you wish to do so you can support Compassionate Silicon Valley, our featured Champion of Compassion, to spread their remarkable work toward global unity with others! Sponsors of the Global Unity Games! The Global Unity Games are made possible by the incredible support of Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics and Seattle Chocolates!

Global Champions of Compassion kick off a “Compassion Relay” Honors the Fifteenth Anniversary of 9/11 Participating in the Compassion Games boosts and ignites a community’s capabilities to create healthy, vibrant, thriving places of opportunity and compassion. The Games engage people with different backgrounds, cultures, nationalities and belief systems to commit to play, live, learn, and work well together. Over the past four years, over 400 teams, with over 400,000 volunteers, in 35 countries, have served over 1.5 million people in the Compassion Games.   In a remarkable display of cooperation and collaboration people, groups and organizations from all over the world are coming together to participate in a Compassion Games International “coopetition” called the Global Unity Games: Tomorrow Together linking 9/11 with 9/21 the UN International Day of Peace. During the Games, teams and individuals challenge each other to perform acts of kindness and service in support of creating a global expression of hope for a better tomorrow. Learn More and Sign Up for the Global Unity Games here!

#CompassionUnites Compassion Relay As part of the Games a Compassion Relay with a “Dream Team” of “Champions of Compassion” will pass a virtual Compassion Torch highlighting the many ways that compassion unites our communities. The Compassion Relay kicked off on the National Mall in Washington DC on September 10th led by the Points of Light, the largest service organization in the world, starting the Relay and passing the Compassion Torch to 9/11 Day in New York City on September 11th where they will be packing up to 1,000,000 meals. Four time Olympic Gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross was in NYC to help promote participation in the Games. The Compassion Relay and the Compassion Torch passing will continue with Compassionate Silicon Valley, including the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce, Silicon Valley Interreligious Council, Stanford University CCARE, and then to the UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center, Gratitude Revealed - a collaboration between Oprah Winfrey and Louie Schwartzberg, the Peacejam foundation with 13 Nobel Prize Laureates, the Dalai Lama Fellows with Hereditary Chief Phil Lane Jr. and Dr. Jane Goodall, the Parliament of the World Religions will pass the Torch to the United Religions Initiative (representing 750 Global Cooperation Circles) and then to Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, the Muhammad Ali Center, Service For Peace, Global Game Changers, and the rest of Compassionate Louisville, and then to United Nations and the International Day of Peace.   Daily Missions with  Oprah Winfrey and Louie Schwartzberg Daily Missions will feature videos from Gratitude Revealed, a collaboration of Oprah Winfrey and Louie Schwartzberg and will be sent to all “Agents of Compassion” each day of the Games. (Sign up for the missions here.)

Global Unity Compassion Games "Tomorrow Together" 2016 starts today

Secret Agent of Compassion

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“It has been discovered that a powerful antidote exists that can counteract the hate, hurt, and negativity that plagues our global community. This highly potent antidote is called “compassion,” and it exists within you.”

Are you ready to become an Agent of Compassion?

You are just who we need! Join the International Kindness Team (IKT) and prepare to make the world a better place, one act of kindness at a time. Anyone can sign up and join the team! There are many ways to play, but here are some good places to start:

1) Use everyday moments as opportunities to spread the antidote and create a culture of compassion, one act of kindness at a time! Agents can acknowledge and tell the stories of the daily acts of kindness they witness in their lives. Report back to HeartQuarters using the Compassion Report Map to share the stories of compassion in action, elevating your compassion to inspire others!

(Looking for ideas? Check out the list of Ways to Play designed to serve self, others, and the Earth! You can also read reports from other players on the Report Map to find inspiration!)

2) Rally your friends and form a team to organize a service project in your community, and challenge others to join you!

3) Participate in a Compassion Games coopetition to play with others from around the world! These events happen throughout the year… sign up to stay tuned and learn about upcoming coopetitions!

4) Help us grow the International Kindness Team! Use the instructions below to sign up to become an Agent of Compassion, and then recruit your friends to become Agents as well!

Sign Up to Play and Invite Your Friends

Using the form below, sign yourself up to become a Secret Agent of Compassion! After you sign up, you will also be able to invite your friends to join you as a member of the International Kindness Team, too!

After you sign in, you are offered sharing tools to reach out to your friends that are simple, safe, and effective. It connects to your address books and friend lists, and lets you choose who you invite in a secure way.  Still have a question? Watch this tutorial video to learn more. Read the email that is sent with your personalized message here.

Secret Missions During the Upcoming Giving Games!

IKT Director Andy Smallman will be sending daily mission briefings for 11 days to all Agents with inspirations for compassionate action in the Giving Games, beginning on December 1st and going through December 11th.  Use your creativity and adaptability to find a way to fulfill your mission… No kind act is too small to have a huge impact! Your mission briefings will help you practice an attitude of compassion, and discover that even the simple actions of Secret Agents can be profoundly world-changing.

If you choose to, you can adopt a new identity online during the Giving Games by changing your profile photo. Click on the photo below to link to an album of avatars you can choose from.

To access the archive of previous missions you can visit theInternational Kindness Team Headquarters.

To find out more about the history and origins of the Secret Agents of Compassion, check out Andy Smallman’s Kindness Classes at kindliving.net.  You can also read about the International Kindness Team in the following story “Secrets Revealed: Anonymous Agent Spills the Beans on the Secret Agents of Compassion”.

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Global Unity Compassion Games, "Together Tomorrow" Starts Sunday, September 11, 2016

11 Days of Global Unity — Starts TOMORROW! This deep and meaningful program was created after 9/11 by a peace visionary and now our dear friend, Rick Ulfik, summit host and founder of We, The World, the WE Campaign and WE.net.

There’s no better way to transcend darkness and fear than by highlighting the light and love-filled efforts that are working to bring more unity to our planet...

Join us!
The 11 Days of Global Unity Summit — Starts TOMORROW!
September 11-21
Hosted by Rick Ulfik of We, The World

During 11 Days of Global Unity, leading changemakers from around the globe will be gathering for this powerful event — sharing a comprehensive blueprint of practical evolution for a peaceful, sustainable, transformed world.

We invite you to join us each day as we discuss and celebrate 11 Campaigns for Change:

September 11 - Unity
September 12 - Interdependence
September 13 - Environment
September 14 - Economic Justice
September 15 - Health
September 16 - Children And Youth
September 17 - Women
September 18 - Human Rights
September 19 - Freedom
September 20 - Disarmament
September 21 - Peace

Gather with us and join a worldwide community of proactive peacebuilders who are discovering how to BE peace while promoting peace.

With love and gratitude,

Philip M. Hellmich Director of Peace The Shift Network

Emily Hine Host, The Global Compassion Summit CEO, HineSight Consulting