Inspiration Report

What makes you happy? Share your thoughts in our community about anything that puts a smile on your face, from life’s simple pleasures, special loves and big triumphs.  Post photos, upload videos, share stories in the group forum or reflect in the group journal. Would you like to share your happiness in a book? The folks at…

Gail Brant of Anderson, Indiana proved that it’s never too late to go back to school. At 87-years-old, Brant recently graduated from Anderson University with a bachelor’s degree in English literature. When Brant graduated from high school, she didn’t get a chance to attend college, and even though she took night classes for a while, the demands…

If you lost your job, would you dress up in a suit, put on a poster board, stand on a street, and hand out your resume to strangers? If you are 60-year-old Paul Nawrocki, you would.  In fact, when Nawrocki was laid off in February 2008 as a toy company executive, he did exactly that–standing on…

Madonna? Reese Witherspoon? Angelina Jolie?   Who would you be most likely to send a Mother’s Day 2010 card to?   See our gallery of photos of celebrity moms and their children.   http://www.beliefnet.com/Entertainment/2010/05/Celebrity-Moms.aspx

Good news for New York and for all the world. Another sigh of relief.   Times Square was evacuated briefly Friday afternoon after a suspicious package was found a few blocks from where the failed SUV bomb was parked on Saturday night.  According to local reports, the package was a small white cooler which contained…

We love our moms because they encourage, guide, and love us so we may have the courage and perseverance to reach our potential. This Mother’s Day, remember why we love moms with these inspiring quotes from famous admirers from Abraham Lincoln to Oprah Winfrey to Michael Jordan.   My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted…

These Mother’s Day poems are dedicated to my mom, Shirley Brockway, our family matriarch. She was an only child but has three daughters, who have given her 12 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. The grandkids call her Dee-Dee. My mom has always been a powerhouse of energy and wisdom.  She is an amazing humanitarian and for…

When is Mother’s Day 2010? It is May 9th, this weekend. Still wondering what to get your mother, wife, sister, friend?In this video, author Barbara Biziou offers a brief history of mothers day and gives you tips on how to celebrate mom with a special Mother’s Day basket of goodies and a Mother’s Day poem.Barbara…

An amazing video is making the rounds on YouTube.  A dog in Santiago, Chile is shown risking his life by running into the middle of a highway to rescue another dog hit by a car.  The hero dog is shown dragging the other dog by the neck.  Eventually, highway workers spotted the two dogs and helped them…

Saw “Our Family Wedding” last weekend and loved it. While it is an exaggerated version of a true interfaith-intercultural-and interracial wedding, it shines a light on some of the real challenges real couples face when planning a wedding that merges families and cultures. Yes, it had a slew of ethnic cliches, but in the end,…

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