Giving people a second chance
October 5, 2015 | 16 comments
Here’s an inspiring story of a bakery in Yonkers, NY, that gives people a second chance. There are many spiritual lessons here to glean…
Category: perseverance
What are you contributing?
August 26, 2015 | 12 comments
I often ask myself, “Am I doing something with my life that will make a difference in the long run?” It seems too easy to get caught up into selfish activity that makes you feel good in the moment you’re
Don’t let others define you
August 10, 2015 | 13 comments
Ronald McNair was the second African-American to enter space. His life ended in tragedy when the NASA Challenger spaceship exploded after launch in 1986. But he has an interesting history we can all learn from. This short video chronicles a
Knowledge does not equal understanding
June 29, 2015 | 8 comments
Now here’s a fascinating video that a reader sent me a link to illustrating that just because you know something doesn’t mean you understand it. There’s a difference between knowledge and understanding. You’ve heard the saying, “One never forgets how
Overcoming the odds
May 28, 2015 | 4 comments
When I watch this short video about Noe Rueda growing up poor in Little Village, a neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side, I can’t help but feel hope for all of humanity. The social, environmental and economic odds were all stacked