#Inspiration

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

Short Story in Poem Form For Fun & Inspiration:) | LynneCurryAuthor.com

Lonely: short story in poem form for fun & inspiration: an editor's challenge & published in Writing from the Cabin

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

Real-life Writing | Workplace Coach Blog

Real-life writing: a new site promising inspiration and stories not found elsewhere; I hope you'll join the journey

News | Interesting Links

Teen with rare disorder who wasn't expected to live beyond 18 months graduates from high school

A teen from Owensboro, Kentucky, was born with a rare genetic disorder, and doctors never expected him to ...

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

The First Hanukkah Light in Bergen Belsen - Chanukah

A wooden clog became a hanukkiah; strings from a uniform, a wick; and shoe polish, pure oil.

Style & Fashion | Style & Fashion

Christian Louboutin Makes a Case for Cultural Appreciation – WWD

French footwear designer Christian Louboutin speaks about the differences between cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation.

Business & Finance | Business & Finance

Inspiring a Sense of Urgency in Your Team | Inc.

If your business is doing well during Covid, challenge the team to maintain a sense of urgency and see if you can grow your business even more.

Advice & Self-Help | Meditation and Other Practices

Try This Short Meditation to Boost Your Mood When You're Feeling Down

It can help you shift gears, and let go of something from yesterday that you don't need to carry.

Business & Finance | Business

Richard Branson isn't motivated by money

"I know in America, people are fairly fixated on money, billionaires, millionaires and so on. I'm not," Branson tells CNBC Make It.

News | Jewish Community

A Young Girl's Yom Kippur Under Nazi Rule - Contemporary Voices

Slowly the shelter came to life. My mother got up and prepared breakfast—a few crackers with some jam we still had left. But neither my two sisters nor my mother touched the food . . .

News | Good News!

Photo of final 2 Pittsburgh marathon finishers goes viral

Two strangers found strength in each other about halfway through Sunday’s Pittsburgh Marathon when they realized they would be the last to finish. Coming in at 7 hours, 22 minutes and 56 seconds, Jessica Robertson of Braddock and Laura Mazur of Ohio, who

Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information

These 10 Steve Jobs Quotes Will Inspire You to Follow Your Dreams

The Apple co-founder’s creativity, passion, and attention to detail might just ignite yours.

Advice & Self-Help | Addiction & Recovery

How to Change Without Willpower

A personal essay about how to change behavior by first changing root beliefs (about anything, but the author writes about drinking and alcohol in particular).

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links!

John McCain's mother, now 106, a maverick in her own way

WASHINGTON (AP) — John McCain's rebellious streak didn't come out of nowhere. His mother, Roberta, had a habit of speeding behind the wheel and racking up tickets. When told durin

Advice & Self-Help | Creativity

15 Netflix Documentaries to Inspire You to Be More Creative

Here are 15 documentaries on Netflix that might inspire you with their visions of compelling artistry, incredible design and bursting creativity.

Visual Arts | Art & Design

Famous artists who didn’t make it until later in life | Dazed

Artists such as Ai Weiwei and Marina Abramović prove that there’s no age limit on when you can find success

Miscellaneous | Other Stuff

Living in the White Space – Audrey Jacobs – Medium

“Mommy, please can you paint the walls white?” his sweet eyes pleading with pain.

Business & Finance | Startups

Want Proof That Patience Pays Off? Ask the Founders of This 17-Year-Old $525 Million Email Empire | Inc.com

Ben Chestnut and his team at MailChimp built an amazing business and became Inc. 's Company of the Year. It only took them 17 years.

Visual Arts | Visual Arts

3 creatives reveal the inspiration behind their extraordinary creations

‘The great doesn’t happen through impulse alone, but is a succession of little things that are brought together,’ Vincent van Gogh wrote in 1882.

Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information

How Self-Help Really Works

At the beginning of last year, I inadvertently found myself listening to an interview with self-help guru Tony Robbins. That interview made me curious, and pretty soon I had listened to several…

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

Rebel Against Age: Your Dose of December's Age-spiration

Sick of "cliche" sayings about how age is just a number? Hate to break it to you, they're true! Here's your monthly dose of AGE-spiration as proof!

News | News Items

Patty Griffin - Up To The Mountain (MLK Tribute)

Lyrics: [ Up To The Mountain ] I went up to the mountain Because you asked me to Up over the clouds To where the sky was blue I could see all around me Every...

Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness

How to Get Back on Track When You’ve Lost Your Motivation

Motivation can be fleeting, and it's OK to simply give it a rest. But when you need to get unstuck and get moving again, these two simple things can help.

Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness

How to Get Back on Track When You’ve Lost Your Motivation

Motivation can be fleeting, and it's OK to simply give it a rest. But when you need to get unstuck and get moving again, these two simple things can help.

Miscellaneous | This is stuff I like

Blogging Is the New Black (5 Reasons to Blog + 5 Steps to Begin)

I'm a blogger. It's part of my identity, as much as being a mom, wife and friend are parts of my existence. It's part of my past, and hopefully will continue to be a part of my future.

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Psychology | Relationships

Beauty Queen Walks Out In Nursing Scrubs—Then Looks Up And STUNS Everyone

Last week, Miss America hosted its second night of preliminaries in Atlantic City. For the talent competition, most contestants showcased their singing, dancing, and musical talents while donning their sparkly, glittery costumes — but Kelley Johnson wa

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

In this life, you have been given a beautiful gift, a talent that nobody else…

In this life, you have been given a beautiful gift, a talent that nobody else has. If you are reading this and think that you don't, that is not the… - Carly Pepin - Google+

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

Is it possible that there is something that we don't fully understand about…

Is it possible that there is something that we don't fully understand about love, the understanding of which would change everything? Yes, there… - Carly Pepin - Google+

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

What are you waiting for?

What are you waiting for? The perfect time? There is no such thing as a perfect time in the future, it is always right now. Are you waiting to have the… - Carly Pepin - Google+

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

Live a Life That Reflects Your True Self & Not Another's Expectations

Bronnie Ware worked as a home care nurse, helping those who had gone home to die in their final stages of life. During this time, she noticed that people… - Carly Pepin - Google+

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

What is the Difference Between Transformation and Change

What is the difference between change and transformation? Well when you hit a challenge now with a person you change it by finding a way to either remove… - Carly Pepin - Google+

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

Why Judgements Hurt You More Than The Other Person

Any judgment you hold against another person will block in your life. For example, lets say your Mom or Dad had a high value of attention but got it in an… - Carly Pepin - Google+

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

Remove Expectations from Relationships to Let it Be an Experience

I had a fun conversation recently with someone who asked me if I agreed with the movie Hitch on it's relationship advice. That when you are courting a… - Carly Pepin - Google+

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

Working Through The Loss of Loved Ones

Experiencing the loss of a loved one is never an easy experience. They bring so much light into our lives and we miss their vibrant energies when they… - Carly Pepin - Google+

News | News

When You Do Your Very Best | Nurit Greenger | The Blogs | The Times of Israel

Special Olympics World Games are coming to Los Angeles this 2015 summer. Lucy Meyer is fifteen year old. At birth......

Entertainment | Entertainment

Matt Weiner's Years of Pre-'Mad Men' Failure and Humiliation Will Inspire You to Persevere

As someone who spent a significant chunk of my 20s floundering around in different directions, attempting to figure out how to find meaning and success in adult life, nothing makes me happier than ...

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links!

Itzhak Perlman and Other Classical Musicians on Navigating the Stage With a Disability - WSJ

Itzhak Perlman is one of a handful of New York-based classical musicians with coming concerts who have navigated substantial careers amid significant health challenges.