journey into inspiration
grief led her to help people tap into their inner strength With her bold, life-affirming messages of hope, Nicole Leth reaches thousands of people each month on every continent except Antarctica. After the death of her father, grief led her to help people tap into their inner strength. When she was 17, Leth’s father, a… Continue reading grief led her to help people tap into their inner strength
She flew 7,000 kilometre in a paramotor, tracking Bewick swans across 11 countries to help save them. A human swan, she flies the skies to save endangered wildlife and to bring awareness of climate change. Australian biologist Sacha Dench flies the skies to emphasize a “drastic shift is needed in the global economy to save… Continue reading A human swan she flies the skies to save endangered wildlife
Guy Garvey did something that he believes everyone should do. He captured his father’s stories through recordings. And in doing so, he captured the “essence of his father,” he told theguardian.com. “The recordings I made are not just a representation of him. They are an essential part of him – and… Continue reading He captured his father’s stories through recordings
When he brings music to elephants, he brings them peace. Paul Barton, a self-taught pianist and classically trained artist, plays piano for elephants at an elephant sanctuary in Thailand, according to Mother Nature Network (mnn.com), He moved to Thailand to teach piano at a private school for three months. During that time, he met… Continue reading he brings music to elephants
They go into combat to fight for their country. They kill the enemy. Their friends die. Then they come home, putting on a brave face to survive what they cannot bear. Their stories must be told before it is too late. After researching the lives of soldiers who suffered combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or committed… Continue reading their stories must be told before it is too late
A Pennsylvania couple is spreading love by delivering positive energy to other people one message at a time. And that’s where the magic begins. Corrin Madden and Jordan Arnold are “on a mission to spread love by doing something so simple, yet awe-inspiring,” according to WZZM 13, a TV station in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They… Continue reading delivering positive energy to other people one message at a time
She did what doctors told her was impossible. And she did it through a positive mindset. Until a year ago Chantel Sachanna lived with a crippling stammer, making her too embarrassed to participate in a phone interview or even to order food in a restaurant. According to Britain’s top Black weekly newspaper, The Voice, Sachanna,… Continue reading she did what doctors told her was impossible
One young woman is turning her mother’s death from breast cancer into a trip of love across the United States. “Being grateful every day is an attitude one can choose to embrace,” says 29-year-old Mary Latham of New York, who adds that her trip of love across the United States is also a trip of… Continue reading a trip of love across the United States
They are young. They are in love. They think they will be together forever. Statistics tell a different story. Dating violence for high school students is very real. According to the National Institute of Justice, the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, a nationally representative annual survey of youth in grades 9 to 12, found evidence of… Continue reading together forever
Car collisions with motorcycles happen all the time.That doesn’t, however, make things easier for those involved in them. How would you handle the aftermath of a car collision in which a motorcyclist died? One 12-year-old boy from Suffolk County, England, began helping others after this happened to him. He began his own animal hospital for… Continue reading Helping Creatures Great and Small
Sometimes, something wonderful comes from something sad. Going to school, playing with friends, becoming a little more independent, asking for hugs and kisses at home but shunning them in public – that’s what most 10 year old children do. Instead, Jenny Brown lived with pain, debilitating chemotherapy treatments, and the fear that comes with a… Continue reading a childhood of pain led her to help abused animals
Is there a connection between psychological events and recurring health problems? Can you be healed through journal writing? The answer to both questions is yes. Jenny Patton suffered from Crohn’s Disease. Her weight dropped to 90 pounds because she was unable to digest food normally. She found little satisfaction in her job and snapped at… Continue reading Healed Through Journal Writing