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 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 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…
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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…
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 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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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…
Read MoreIt’s February and Black History Month on Tangential Inspiration. Here’s what’s in Episode 5: Do you ever wonder what baked goods have to do with the Civil Rights Movement? Well, wonder no longer, as Amy tells the tale of how pie sales helped fund the Civil Rights Movement, particularly raising money to help with the…
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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 MoreThis show was done in February of 2021, during Black History Month. No Black History Month can be complete without discussing the civil rights powerhouse, John Lewis. We had to cover Senator Lewis and his many accomplishments. We are still “finding our sound” in this one, but the heart of John Lewis will inspire you….
Read MoreOur first episode, and it shows. We were very nervous. Neither of us had ever done a podcast, let alone much public speaking. The audio is a bit wonky on this, our nerves are showing, but we get better over time. Thankfully we have gotten better. Its still worth a listen. In this show, we…
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Our Inspiration Links page is up and running. Take a look at links featured in our podcasts to find some fantastic organizations and ways to help others. It’s a great way to learn about how you can get involved with some great causes or donate as a powerful and important way to impact change. Maybe…
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April is Earth Month, where we turn our focus on stories about people and groups helping the natural world. Whether it is cleaning up garbage, planting a forest, or highlighting the danger of climate change, we will be featuring planet earth heroes. Everybody can do their part. Get educated, get a plan, and get out…
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…
Read MoreThis week we are taking a look at not only a story about one man’s struggle against plastic garbage in India and figuring out what the heck “plogging” is, but we are focusing on kindness.Our deep dive is about Leon Logothetis and his trip around the world relying only on the kindness of strangers, and…
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Welcome to April, Earth Month. This month we are focusing on inspiring stories of people and organizations that help nature and our environment or put focus on the critical issues that impact our planet. Big and small- everyone can do something. This week our main story is the Swedish firecracker that is Greta Thunberg, a…
Read MoreLet’s face it, with all that is going on in the world, it is sometimes hard to find something to inspire us. There is such a constant bombardment of negative news, finding the light in all that darkness can be difficult. We created this podcast as our little project to find the light, to find…
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