When Judy is forced to flee Iraq with her family, the trauma she carries and the challenges she must face are so great, she is left with zero hope.Judy’s story takes us on an inspiring journey from hopelessness to healing – not just her own healing, but the healing of others too. We left Baghdad […]
One evening while enjoying a ride, Brad Johnson’s world is torn apart by a serious motorcycle accident. Two weeks after being released from the hospital, and still recovering, a deadly fire rages through his town. Brad is lucky to escape alive, with literally the shirt on his back, and his faithful dog Bella.
Rather than being defined by tragedy, Brad’s story is about his choice to celebrate life by giving back to others.
Newly divorced, with no prospects for a 57 year old woman living in a foreign country, Cynthia thought her life was over.That was until a chance meeting with an older woman on her flight back to the USA changed her perspective about life and starting over. The marriage is officially over. I can’t say that I’m […]
Photograph by Mohd Aram, UnsplashInspirational story about an ordinary village boy from India who grew up on a cashew farm. His parents were illiterate, he’d skip school, and there was little hope for his future …Until one day, something unimaginable happened (almost a miracle) that changed his whole life around. He ended up with a […]
The first time Jake enters Marjorie’s classroom he calls himself stupid. He has zero hope of achieving his GED… That is until Marjorie recognizes he has dyslexia and introduces him to unique teaching methods, that take him from Jake the inmate to class valedictorian. My students were plagued by inner demons. I didn’t know what crime Jake […]
Now legally blind, Amy teaches us a beautiful life lesson …
What may seem mundane, what we may consider unremarkable, when given conscious attention, can give us our most treasured memories and exquisite gifts in life.
Born in China with a cleft lip, orphaned, then living in foster homes until she was seven, Ashleigh wished her life might be different. She constantly sought approval from others and got in with the wrong crowd. Deep inside, she knew something had to change. But how?Be inspired by Ashleigh’s story as she shares […]
Found in a trash-can in the backstreets of South Korea to becoming an international empowerment coach and motivational speaker; Sasha takes you on a powerful journey of reframing her story. I am not the words spoken “to” me. I am the words “I” speak to me.20 December 1957, Seoul Korea; the only sound breaking the […]
How do you get up and face each day while coping with incredible loss? Where can you go, what can you do to draw hope and courage to just keep going?Be inspired by Tom’s story … A long tube arrived, postmarked British Columbia. In it, a black and white poster of a police car lighting the […]
A confronting story about the deep hurt inflicted by prejudice and the wise words that brought healing into a young woman’s troubled life. In my seventeenth year of life, I was privileged to visit a woman who lived in a shanty that was supported on stilts above a swamp, with dirt-packed floors and a thatched […]
Linda Strader, one of the U.S. Forest Service’s first female firefighters in the 70’s, shares an inspiring piece about overcoming life’s challenges against insurmountable odds.I left early. A little snow and ice challenged me on this cold and blustery day. I reached the summit, my knees trembling from the precarious exposure. It’d been years since […]
I was just forty years old. A few weeks earlier, I had booked an appointment with my doctor for a “routine” breast examination ..
