Archive for the 'Inspiration' Category

Steal This Book: How a Librarian Helped a Book Thief Become a Judge

Retired Arkansas judge and civil rights movement veteran Judge Olly Neal tells a heartwarming story on Storycorps about how a high school librarian helped him succeed in life. Listen to Judge Neal’s story Just imagine, we have no idea how much a small, anonymous kindness may impact someone else’s life in a positive way. When [...]

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When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade

When life throws bad things at you that are beyond your control, how do you reach some kind of acceptance? This is a question I am still pondering regarding my recently diagnosed chronic illness. I found some excellent insight in the book Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor E. Frankl. All quotations are from the [...]

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Be the Pig of Happiness

This is so cute, I had to share. Be the Pig of Happiness, learn to dance in the rain, and leak happiness onto all your friends. Watch the animated YouTube video from Edward Monkton below. Perhaps this pig seems a wee bit manic, but I couldn’t resist smiling at him anyway, so he is actually [...]

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Perfect Is the Enemy of Done

imperfect: photo by Flickr user Will Scullin under Creative Commons license Have you ever wanted to start a big project, but found yourself putting it off until you had more time, more money, more knowledge, more help, more something? Waiting until the conditions are perfect and you have planned every detail can turn into a [...]

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Juggling With One Arm

Do you ever feel so busy and overwhelmed with your life that it’s like trying to juggle with only one arm? Here’s some inspiration and amusement for you from an amazing person–Jason Quick, One-Armed Juggler. Yes, he really does have only one arm.

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