Recently, I came across Mother Teresa’s Humility List. My oh my oh my. Despite being a humongous fan of Mother Teresa’s, this is the first time that I’ve seen this list. Honest to goodness, this was a goosebump-inducing stroke of inspiration that was divinely delivered today. Seriously. Just this week, we have been teaching Suddenly… Continue reading Inspired Living: Mother Teresa's Humility List
Inspiring People
Philip Zimbardo's Seven Paths to a Meaningful Life
Recently, I came across the most inspiring commencement address, Seven Paths to a Meaningful Life given by Philip Zimbardo. Have I ever told you that I loooooove commencement addresses? Well, I do. I find them to be incredibly inspiring and motivating and goose bump inducing. Anyhoo, after 55 years of teaching psychology, he said that… Continue reading Philip Zimbardo's Seven Paths to a Meaningful Life
Malala Yousafzai United Nations Youth Assembly Speech
Happy Monday! Ready for some serious inspiration? Most people get their driver’s license on their 16th birthday. Not Malala Yousafzai. Rather, on her sixteenth birthday, a mere nine months after being shot in the head in an assassination attempt by a Taliban gunman in northwest Pakistan, Malala Yousafzai addressed the United Nations Youth Assembly… Continue reading Malala Yousafzai United Nations Youth Assembly Speech
Missing and Remembering Joe Nye
While we were on vacation, I received an email from a friend saying, “I’m so sorry to have to tell you this, but our beloved Joe Nye died.” I can’t begin to tell you how hard I have taken his death. He was one of my all-time favorite people. To say that he had a… Continue reading Missing and Remembering Joe Nye
Lilly Pulitzer
It is with a heavy heart that I heard about the death of Lilly Pulitzer. What an incredible, inspiring woman. In 1959, as a housewife with a whole lot of creativity and time on her hands, she opened a juice stand. To camouflage the fruit stains, she commissioned dresses in colorful prints. Very shortly thereafter,… Continue reading Lilly Pulitzer
Inspiring People: Marissa Kraxberger
You all know how much I love Oscar de la Renta, right? When I say love, I mean loooove! I have had had the opportunity to spend time with him (MAJOR Silver Lining)…and yes, he is as wonderful as he appears to be! A perfect example of his wonderfulness (I wish that were a real… Continue reading Inspiring People: Marissa Kraxberger
Inspiring People: Cranston F. Jones
Recently I was introduced to an incredibly inspiring man, Cranston F. Jones. I learned about Mr. Jones after he died. Yet, I am no less inspired by him. Mr. Jones was a war hero of epic proportions. During WWII, he was part of the front line of infantry in the European Theater where 2 out of… Continue reading Inspiring People: Cranston F. Jones
Inspiring People: Roz Savage
Recently I had the Silver Lined opportunity to meet Roz Savage, an ocean rower and environmentalist who is changing the world…one plastic bag at a time. I can’t begin to tell you what an inspiration she is. Truly. Amazing. Oh, and by the way, she holds four world records for ocean rowing, including first woman to row… Continue reading Inspiring People: Roz Savage
Inspiring People: 12 Year-Old Talia Joy Castellano
Inspiring People: Tariq Johnson
Today, I am honored and delighted to introduce you to an incredibly inspiring adolescent boy, Tariq Johnson. Despite endless amounts of hospitalizations, medical treatments, central line placements, and a life long illness of Wiskott Aldrich Syndrome (a rare recessive immunodeficiency disorder characterized by recurrent bacterial infections, eczema, and bleeding diarrhea caused by thrombocytopenia and platelet dysfunction),… Continue reading Inspiring People: Tariq Johnson