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Jan Shepherd has a powerful blog entry in the Huffington Post this week that will inspire anyone who knows about negative self image and yo-yo dieting. In a post titled “My Relationship with Food: A Reflection of Self,” she talks about how she gave up self-hatred for being fat, got off the dieting treadmill and found inspiration for living a richer life. “Instead of…

The extraordinary thing about Emily Dickinson is that she wrote about 1,800 poems during her lifetime, but only a handful were published.  Almost all of her poems were published posthumously, when they were discovered by her sister, and Dickinson was finally regarded as an innovator who introduced a different way of writing poetry.   Dickinson didn’t conform to traditional…

The 16th president of America will always be known for altering our nation’s history forever when he signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 to abolish slavery.   As the Civil War ended, Lincoln helped pass the 13th Amendment which legally ended slavery in the United States. Affectionately known as Honest Abe, Lincoln was known for being tought but fair.  He was…

In an article called “Glitter Goddess,” posted on Divine Caroline, author Edie Weinstein-Moser tells the story about a women who came up with a wonderful way to care for her aging mother, keep her active and bring in some cash–she creates greeting cards crafted with a special glitter and other items that can be sold.…

While other teens are browsing stores to buy the perfect prom dress, a teen from Garner, Iowa has already made hers–out of gum wrappers. Elizabeth Rasmuson, a high school junior, was inspired to be unique and create her own dress from scratch when she read about a dress made from duct tape.  Drawn to the blue colors…

Like Judy Danchura of Winnipeg, Canada, Kathy Minton of Franklin, Tennessee was diagnosed with breast cancer by her cat. While sitting in Minton’s lap last fall, one of her cats–named Honey–began pawing at an area on Minton’s left breast.  The day after, Minton noticed a bruise that didn’t go away aftter a few days.  When Minton…

Can cats diagnose you with breast cancer?When a stray cat appeared in the backyard of Judy Danchura’s home in Winnipeg, Canada last June at 3 am, Danchura and her husband heard the cat’s meows and welcomed it into their home. As 58-year-old Danchura slept, the cat jumped onto the bed, walked to her right side,…

“My view of our planet was a glimpse of divinity.” – Edgar Mitchell On April 12, 1981, the first space shuttle was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to orbit the earth for the first time. The Space Shuttle Columbia was the first modern space shuttle of its kind; it orbited the earth 37 times before…

Happy Birthday, Mr. President!  Thomas Jefferson, born April 13, 1743, was the third President of the United States. He is one of the key creators of the Declaration of Independence, and, you may also recognize him from that two dollar bill you keep in your wallet for good luck. Jefferson was considered one of America’s first ‘renaissance men,’ brimming…

When 16-year-old Mackenzie Bearup from Alpharetta, Georgia was diagnosed with the disease Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (or Complex Regional Pain Syndrome) about six years ago, she escaped the terrible pain she felt in her knee by reading books. Bearup had been jumping on her bed while watching the TV show “American Idol” when unbearable pain shot through her knee.  Within a week, her…
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