Each of us has an amazing gift. Gifts are meant to be given to others for their benefit. When we give the gift of our talent, we touch someone in a special way. We may get no recognition for our gift, yet, the person receiving our gift knows we made his or her day better. Today’s video is the inspirational performance of Andrea Bocelli and Katharine Mcphee singing “The Prayer.” Let their gift of song uplift your spirits.
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Why Not Try Something New?
New Year’s Day 2018 is fast approaching. It is the time for new resolutions. It is the time to make changes in our lives. In the following short Ted Talk, the speaker tells us about the 30 day challenge to try something new each day. Why not? Why not push the boundaries? Why not stop procrastinating and challenge ourselves? You and I have a month to plan for our 30 day challenge. Let’s do it.
Quote for Today – November 30, 2017
You might be poor, your shoes might be broken, but your mind is a palace. -Frank McCourt
Quote for Today – November 27, 2017
The desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the human soul. – Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Quote for Today – November 21, 2017
I learn a great deal by merely observing you, and letting you talk as long as you please, and taking note of what you do not say. ~T. S. Eliot
Quote for Today – November 20, 2017
You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore. ~ William Faulkner
Advice To Reach Impossible Goals
How do you and I accomplish a goal? What separates the people who seem to reach impossible goals from those who don’t? Elmore Leonard, the famous mystery fiction writer, gives us a clue. His simple message can be applied to any aspect of life as well as writing. His fantastic advice is offered in under 2 minutes on this YouTube video.
Life – An Awesome Gift
Sometimes life’s problems weigh us down. Sometimes the struggle to go on may overwhelm us. But through it all, life is a gift, it is a wonderful, amazing, awesome gift. It’s beauty is in those we love and in those who love us. It’s in a blue sky, the winter’s first snow, or spring’s first flower. It surrounds us. It never leave us. Today I will open my eyes and my heart to this wonderful gift of life – I hope you do the same.
The Power of A Simple Act of Kindness
It’s simple the way life works. The more we love, the greater we are loved in returned. The more we give of ourselves, the more we receive in many different forms. When we touch another person with a simple act of kindness without expectation of return, our act of kindness ripples far out beyond the person we touched. The following short film beautifully illustrates the power of a simple act of kindness.
Unleashing Our Potential
Hard work, concentrated effort, and a willingness to learn are three cornerstones to achieving our goals. When we apply them consistently we unleash our potential and open doors to what we may have once believed were locked. Go ahead, commit to hard work, concentrated effort and increase your learning curve. It will pay off in the end. The following 2 minute YouTube video will inspire you to apply all three principles over and again.
