journey into inspiration
He is the world’s fastest human calculator who helps children defeat their math phobias. When he was five, Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash fell off his cousin’s scooter when it was hit by a truck, banging his head on the road. Doctors told his parents he could be cognitively impaired the rest of his life. Instead, he… Continue reading He became the world’s fastest human calculator after severe head injury
Twenty-five years ago, Al White was “saving the world one piece of cardboard at a time” as a co-owner of a company that recycled cardboard. Then in a flash his life changed forever. He turned a catastrophic accident into a life of service. White saw a “big opportunity to build a business while doing good… Continue reading he turned a catastrophic accident into a life of service
by Eugene Solomon, Melbourne, Australia “I’d been looking at shadows on a cave wall all my life. Now I saw the sun.” My body was a fiber; an elongated, pinkish thread, stretched out over time, all the way from my birth to the present. It grew out of the fibre above me. I looked up… Continue reading the awakening
Higgins is “excited to go back to work and live a sober life.” In June, Isaac Higgins made a decision that could have altered the course of his life forever. Instead, he feels he is a walking miracle. Higgins, who lives in Vineyard, Massachusetts, suffered a traumatic brain injury after falling off the roof of… Continue reading he feels he is a walking miracle
“She’s still with me, in my memories and my never-ending love for her. She always will be.” From the moment he met her, she changed his life for the better. He told her she gave his life meaning and purpose. And later, when their two daughters were born, his life was complete. She gave him… Continue reading she gave him everything he has and then she died
“To me she was like gold; the more time passed by, the more valuable she became.” For 27 years, he believed she would return to life. Then one day she did. On an ordinary day in 1991, Munira Abdulla went to her four-year-old son’s school to bring him home. Her life, and that of her… Continue reading he believed she would return to life
by Phyllis Reilly A trip the Fourth of July to Coney Island in 1948 has an unexpected turn… We are going to Coney Island to spend the day at the beach and plan to stay late to watch the Fourth of July fireworks. I have been to the beach many times but… Continue reading The Fourth of July at Coney Island 1948
She survived horrors that most people could never imagine. Her true story of abduction, captivity and survival tells the frightening events and the one thing that kept her going – hope. By Elena Nikitina Abduction “The fear settled inside me… It was excruciating… It was rapidly destroying me.” Imagine you are walking home alone one… Continue reading A True Story of Abduction, Captivity, Survival, and Hope
Walking down a New York City street in 2013, Angela Sartin-Hartung was hit by a NYPD traffic enforcement vehicle and suffered from acute traumatic brain injury and amnesia. Not only did she lose 17 years of memories, her husband Jeff Hartung said, she also forgot they were married. And a new journey of love they never thought they… Continue reading she forgot they were married
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
As a girl, she stole fruit so that she could eat. Homelessness and abuse plagued her childhood. She witnessed a murder that traumatized her. Yet…she persisted despite the odds. Now 51, Lorraine Younger is a prominent insurance adviser in Kingston, Jamaica. She is a “top Executive Club insurance agent at Sagicor Life Jamaica, qualifier for… Continue reading she persisted despite the odds
Mother from United Kingdom shares her inspirational story of her premature son’s battle to live. Born too soon but into a global movement, he was one of thousands of babies who have been given a fighting chance. On Nov. 17, the March of Dimes sponsored World Prematurity Day. On that day and throughout the year,… Continue reading born too soon but into a global movement