Editor's Note: We've had lots of inspiring tidbits last month.  Zilong spoke about his biking pilgrimage in Ahmedabad, Nipun shared his most in-depth vision of Gandhi 3.0, and the History Channel's video on Seva Cafe went super viral and spread the idea to millions.  Yet the big story this month is Startup Service.  See more stories below. --Ashima and Shaalini

Most startups start with a group of passionate people with an idea to change the world. But sooner or later it becomes difficult to think of the startup without thinking of it as a business. At the recent Startup Service retreat 30 soulpreneures came together to challenge this narrative and explore startups from a space of love than commerce. Instead of big, fast and scalable; these labour of love projects work with the power of small.

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Startup Service ripples out as Rupali hosted her first heART circle after coming back from the retreat. 20 people attended, 20 people connected with their hearts as they painted and many teared up during the reflection circle. Tanaz shares the magic that unfolded in that space.

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At the Laddership retreat, Sachi shares from a deep space about one key shift that she experienced in the past year. In her journey with Ashiyana and Shunya, she reflects about deepening her values and learning to let go and surrender to the higher design.

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Psssst ...

Tracy Cochran is a past retreat attendee, and editor of Parabola Magazine. In this poignant post, she reminds us of a profoundly simple yet overlooked soul-soother: forgiveness.