Today’s post concludes our two-week Q&A with Susyn Reeve, co-author of The Inspired Life. Each post has detailed another aspect of inspiration and offered try-it-yourself exercises to help you tap into your own source to live a more inspired life. Here are some final thoughts from Susyn on the topic. IS:. What is one thing [...]
We are all powerful and just by being all of who we are we can change the lives of others — often without our even knowing it. Leadership Development coordinator at the University of Toronto, Scarborough, Drew Dudley shares this story about his “Lollipop Moment.” Makes you think.
About 12 years ago I reconnected with a professor who’d made an impact on me while in college. She was a real writer. One who actually wrote magazine articles and made money doing so. She was what I wanted to become. One of the best moments of my college experience was when she invited our [...]
Compassion is a kind of the one-size-fits-all quality. It’s good for everyone, available to anyone, and soothes your mood without any unnecessary calories. Yet sometimes we forget. We think that people have to act a certain way to be worthy of our kindness. Baloney. Compassion is a choice. Your choice. Will you live a life [...]
Feeling low? Go do something for someone else. Not kidding. I’ve written before about the importance of giving and serving. It’s a biggie. Not only does it make others feel good, but it is actually healing for you. Generosity reduces stress, improves immune system response and helps the heart and improves mental health, says Dr. [...]
Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you. ~Mother Teresa One person, then the next, then the next. Making a difference in the world seems doable this way. So often we get overwhelmed by the problems facing the world. We feel like we can’t do [...]
When looking at the growth rings of ancient trees Bigwigs can tell a lot about their history. Times of drought and war and volcanic activity and storms are all reflected in those delicate rings and the spaces between them. Abundance too is obvious and reflected by the tree’s growth. Each ring – the year of [...]
“This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in [...]
I always tried to dump the beets. As a child the annual Christmas canned food drive was a prime opportunity to rid the pantry of the limas and the beets by tossing them into the sack for another unsuspecting family. I was about 10 when my Mom caught me adding the items I considered “bad [...]
I once interviewed a man, who in his retirement, established orphanages in Russia and later an international adoption agency. He spoke softly, without bravado, about the work his “team” had done to help these orphaned kids, who called him “Papa” and the parents who desperately wanted to raise a child. Instead of feeling uplifted when [...]
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