I am always amazed at how, when we keep our minds open, we can learn something or other from someone or other. The trick is to be conscious, mindful. We can find mentors and teachers everywhere we look, in the most unexpected places sometimes. Take the guy who collects the garbage…
Posts tagged as “inspiration”
It is true what is said about seeing farther when we stand on the shoulders of giants. Some classic poems are so full of wisdom and life lessons that it is a joy to read them. They inspire. They encourage. They fill us with hope. One of my favorite poems is…
Acclaimed author and poet Maya Angelou died this morning at age 86. Not many people have inspired as many lives as Maya Angelou has. Did you know that at 16, Maya Angelou was the first black streetcar conductor in San Francisco and also the first woman conductor? By the time she…
Today, I am sharing a beautiful book “The World Has Changed: Conversations With Alice Walker“. Alice Walker is an acclaimed American author, poet, feminist and activist, who won the Pulitzer Prize in Literature at the age of thirty-nine. She is considered one of our most extraordinary living writers and known for…
If there is one thing I enjoy doing, it is showing off my favorite people. You know what they say: “Treat your friends like your favorite photographs. Place them in the best light” While my list of favorite bloggers is quite long, today I have the privilege of highlighting five of…
“Letting go isn’t a sign of weakness; it’s a sign of strength.” I have news for you! Yesterday, my friend Alex Blackwell of The Bridgemaker launched his latest book “Letting Go – 25 True Stories of Peace, Hope and Surrender” Letting go is a phrase that always gave me the shivers.…
If there’s one thing my Mother always encouraged me to do, it was taking personal responsibility. Luckily, I absorbed the concept early on and was rewarded with being labeled dependable and trust-worthy both in my family and at work. I have a decent track record of not letting people down. I…