Inspiration Report

Guest Post by Dale Colton   Some of the most well-known best-selling authors,  beloved teachers and speakers are banding together to do their part to help change the world. They want you to join them.   On August 31st, 2010,  “A Call to Conscious Evolution” will  be presented at Royce Hall on the UCLA campus.  Get tickets here or…

When a beloved pet dies, the grief that often follows can be overwhelming. Father Paul Keenan know that all too well when he lost his beloved Teddy–and many cats before him.   So he wrote a book to help comfort those who grieve from the loss of a beloved pet. It would turn out to be…

President Barack Obama turns 49 today. We share this great photo of him in Metrolpolis, Illinois, in front of the town’s Superman statue. Photo taken by Clyde Wills, former editor of the Metropolis Planet.

Each year, the White House honors U.S. citizens “who have performed exemplary deeds of service outside of their regular jobs.” This year, it turned the task of choosing nominees over to the public. The White House issued the following write-up on the winners: Roberta Diaz BrintonLos Angeles, CARoberta Diaz Brinton has devoted her time and talents to improving…

Guest Post by Rona Cherry It was a Sunday afternoon in July, a perfect day to be outdoors. Instead, 25 volunteers had chosen to participate in an Afternoon of Pampering for residents of a 520-bed nursing home and rehabilitation facility in New York. The event was the brainchild of one of my former neighbors, Valerie…

Whether it means reinventing yourself within your field or changing career paths entirely, don’t you deserve to find a job that makes you happy?    Dr. Michael Finkelstein has guided countless people to more balanced lives through his celebrated Skillful Living concept, and he emphasizes the importance of applying its principles to our work lives…

By Bob Braun PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (RNS): Wearing a bright, floral blouse and pink shorts, Mita Jean Louis stares into a mirror, unmindful of the people around her. She is smiling, and someone asks if she’s smiling because she sees the reflection of such a beautiful young woman.    The smile vanishes.    “I don’t know,” says the…

Guest Blog by Andrea D. Lyon A few weeks ago, my mother died. This is a life altering event for me, but that isn’t why I am writing this — I am writing this to celebrate her life. Mom’s name was Yolanda Lyon Miller. She was eighty years old. She was the chair of the…

The unimaginable Gulf Oil Spill has left us all with an intense combination of emotions, from sadness to anger to helplessness. How could this happen? And now that the leak has been stopped–or seems to be–what can we do as individuals to help fix this horrific environmental disaster? Musical duo Wilderland answers the call by…

Guest Blog By Rona Cherry Lazy days of summer, indeed! Roses may be blooming, but who has time to smell them? You’re off to the mall to outfit the kids for camp. You’re frantically cleaning for summer house guests. On the job, it’s vacation season (but not your turn yet), so the work of others…

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