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 ..
Barb Geiger and her husband Gene set off on an epic five-month service adventure, paddling down the Mississippi in a twenty-foot kayak they built themselves.
Along the way they encounter countless everyday heroes and river angles who offer compassion, care and opportunity to others. Be inspired by just one of their many encounters …
At only 59 Years of Age Barrie Goes For Her Dream Job as a Flight Attendant. A short story about not giving up on your dreams.Since I was about ten years old, I’ve had the dream of becoming a flight attendant. As I got older, I chose to put that dream on hold. I wanted to […]
“Discovering Happiness is a place to shine light on the little things: like the connections we make … the peace found in nature, the special moments – like my precious memory of George, who inspired my curiosity to explore the world.”I was fascinated with his big eyes, and greenish skin. As a child I would […]
Determined to fulfill her life-long dream to shine in the spotlight, Mara quits her job and runs away with the circus, where she learns the ultimate lesson in vulnerability Secretly I always wanted to be on stage and shine in the spotlight. When I was twenty-six years old, I quit my security job in Switzerland, to run […]
Real life hero story. In one night Mary went from being a shy, unknown volunteer in her community to the “The Lady That Saved Many Lives”When the police car arrived at the clinic with the first survivor, a one-month old baby boy, I had no idea what would lay ahead for myself and the clinic […]
Adam thinks it’s too late to start over. He fears losing his security. But with a gentle prompt from his girlfriend, he discovers that his fears hold the key to unlock his freedom… the key to creating a meaningful life. You’re never too old to take a leap into […]
When her young son is diagnosed with cancer, Ya-el prepares him for the fight of his life. Little did she know that a trip to Walmart would birth an innovative idea that would bring joy to thousands battling childhood cancer across the globe …Upon hearing the words: “Your son has cancer”. My world shattered. My husband […]
A young woman, at sixteen years old, finds the courage to speak-out about a taboo subject in her community, In breaking her silence, she starts a growing movement in Bangladesh …
One year after discovering her husband’s cheating messages, Jessi turns her fears of being a single mom into her own single mom success story.
