May 15, 2022 •
Wow- it’s already May. Just going to jump right in- some truly inspiring stuff happening here. Teresa starts off with an amazing tale of survival that ends up a love story. Then Teresa deep dives into the incredible and inspiring life of Jane Goodall, known for living with the chimps,…
I picked Radical Kindness The Life-Changing Power of Giving and Receiving by Angela C. Santomero for three reasons. I liked the title, I loved the bright, happy paper flowers on the cover and the forward was written by Deepak Chopra. It was like the book was written for me. Santomero opens with her love of…
Read MoreMy hair has been driving me absolutely nuts. It’s completely out of control and I still have about a week until I can remedy it. The woman who does my hair has been out for a minor medical procedure and when I booked the appointment it didn’t seem like that big of a deal to…
Read MoreWhen I tell people that my house is fully consumed with plants, there’s no way they can grasp the extent. I know I don’t have Seymour, but I do have my own version of Little Shop of Horrors. My house, my garage, and my front porch are completely overflowing with plants. Last week when I…
Read Morevision board (noun) a collage of pictures, text, and other items that represent and affirm one’s dreams and ambitions, created to help visualize and focus on one or more specific aspirations: Everything on her vision board points to a career in pediatric medicine. One of my girlfriends had made a post on Facebook years ago…
Read MoreI read Trevor Noah’s book “Born a Crime’ months ago and it only made me love him more. I already knew that he was an extremely talented comic, but I didn’t know how much he loves and respects his mom. Even feared her at times, because she was a tough lady and held him to…
Read MoreYears ago my family got to celebrate Thanksgiving at the Disney resort on Oahu. It was every bit as magical as expected, but likely my favorite souvenir was a re-usable bag my mom had found for me at the Pearl Harbor souvenir store. It was Rosie the Riveter with the We Can Do It at…
Read MoreHaving three boys, I make a lot of trips to Costco. On my latest trip I was picking up stuff for my son before he heads back to school. Those noodles in a cup were on his list. I intended to get the noodles. After all, he is a college student and ramen is pretty…
Read MoreIt’s a given that volunteering makes a difference in the lives of others, but we don’t always consider the benefits of volunteering. It has been shown to lower stress, help keep us physically and mentally active and possibly lower our mortality rate. The health benefits of volunteering regardless of the type of volunteer job are…
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June is Pride Month, where the LGBTQ community celebrates each other and the diversity of their community. It is “Pride Month” because it is a time where people should celebrate their uniqueness rather than feel shame for what some elements of society believe is immoral. It is a time to stand together. It is a…
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Military veterans sacrifice a lot to serve our country. They not only fulfill combat roles, defending our country, but they play roles in disaster relief and humanitarian aid. They are away from their families, often in less than ideal conditions, not to mention the dangers that their service may expose them to. Our military personnel…
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Shane Jones is a sixteen-year-old Sophomore in Rhode Island. Like many other teens, Shane’s hobby is collecting things. He likes to collect coins, bottles, and small metal trinkets. Shane frequented garage and yard sales, looking for small antiques to add to his collection. For him, it was a treasure hunt. When the pandemic struck, yard…
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I hear people say Happy Memorial Day here in the US, and I kind of get why. For many, Memorial Day is a day off work to hang out with friends, maybe have a barbeque (hopefully with vaccines, masks and social distancing), and that in itself is important. For many, it is the unofficial kick-off…
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So in Episode 30, Amy shared with us about Vindon Vineyard in Newberg, Oregon, and its new President Tiquette Bramlett, the first Black woman to be president of a winery in a major US wine region. Set up on a hillside right in the middle of Oregon Wine Country, this boutique winery and tasting room…
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I am not a chess player. In fact, I find chess pretty boring. My sons have all played chess, but never on a competitive level. I know it is a very intellectual game and requires a tremendous amount of strategy. Me, I’d rather play a party game like Telestrations or Codenames, where without fail, everyone…
Read MoreOk, the focus of this podcast is about inspiring people. It’s about finding that something that makes you want to do your part in making the world a better place. However, one of the points that we try to make, time and time again, is that it doesn’t always have to be some grand plan…
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My husband’s favorite author is Jim Butcher. He is an urban fantasy writer, so not my thing at all. Butcher has a couple of series and my husband has read them all, several times. He even got my oldest to read both series. His favorite series by Jim Butcher is called the Dresden Files. From…
Read MoreAs I have talked about on the podcast and in another post, I am trying to do my Be Kind 21 list in April. I was inspired by Lady Gaga’s (Episode 16) Be Kind campaign, as just little ways that you can make the world better. Lady Gaga’s official 21-day campaign is in September each…
Read MoreOur podcast throws around the word “inspire” and “inspiration” a lot. Like really a whole lot. All the time. What does it really mean? If you look at the dictionary definitions you will get something like this: To spur on or exert influence. His passion for reading made me pick up a book and read…
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So you may have heard Amy and I talking about “plogging”. We talked a bit more about this in Episode 18, but we have mentioned it enough in April that I thought I would define it a bit more and share some pictures. Plogging is a combination of jogging and picking up garbage. The word…
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Inspired by Lady Gaga’s Be Kind 21 campaign, I was impatient and decided to get a jump start on this in April, rather than wait until September. In all honesty, I will probably do it in September with Lady Gaga, too. Here is my list for this month. I have done a few of these…
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In Episode 10, I talked about the spitfire of kindness that is Dolly Parton. In Episode 15, I followed up with a story about how Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream was making a Dolly Parton created flavor, Strawberry Pretzel Pie, to help support Dolly’s book charity Imagination Library. Imagination Library mails out books each month for…
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We are happy to announce we have launched a Feature Book section on our website. During our inspirational searches, we read a lot. . . A LOT. . . of books. Often we talk about these books during the podcast. Our Featured Book section makes it easy to find these books. You can even preview…
Read MoreEpisode 17: Gretta Thunberg and Episode 18: The Kindness Diaries have been posted and we are very excited about them. Its April and we are celebrating Earth Month, so some of our stories of inspiration have an environmental theme. We love nature and believe that it is absolutely vital that we act now to help…
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