Inspiration

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Inspiration comes in all shapes, sizes, and forms. When trying to change your life for the better, inspiration can help draw out what your heart is already telling you. Find the stories that can help inspire you below!

What’s Holding You Back? No Legs, No Problem

January 19, 2013

You’re young, full of energy, full of dreams. Your dream is to travel the world and you can sustain yourself with your skills as a masseuse. You wanted to live in a place that snows and moved to such a place the day after graduating from high school. Life is going well until… You wake [...]

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Coming Alive Through Music

January 5, 2013

There are many fuels that propel us through our days and through life. There’s knowledge/learning for our minds, food for our bodies, and love for our souls. Another fuel, though, is music. I’ve shared my own anthems and the anthems for the Happy Nomad Tour. The more I travel, the more I see how central [...]

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This Year’s Christmas Gift

December 25, 2012

Last year I gave away my e-book as my Christmas gift. This year I offer something else. Here is a video I recently watched. Once it loads, skip to the 12:25 mark and watch. As is said in the video, “What’s the point? The point is what science does for us. We normally walk through [...]

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Photo Friday – The True Meaning Of Life From The Dalai Lama – McLeodganj, Dharamsala, India

November 30, 2012

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Visiting Kids With Cancer In The Hospital

November 26, 2012

What is one of the benefits of couchsurfing with a girl whose mom is a nurse at a hospital? Well, upon telling her about The Crazy Hair Fundraiser she invites you to her hospital to brighten up the kids in the cancer ward. It’s hard to believe that I haven’t tried doing this yet. I [...]

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What I’m Thankful For Today

November 22, 2012

This post was an afterthought. I wasn’t planning to write anything for Thanksgiving. Last night I realized how crazy it was that last year I was rescued from homelessness by Indians in Costa Rica, this year I’m in India. But as I sit here in India, about to dive into a 3-day wedding festival of [...]

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Photo Friday – Tools Needed To Change The World – Gandhi Smriti, Delhi, India

November 9, 2012

Mahatama Gandhi’s worldly possessions at the time of his assassination 30-Jan-1948. Not pictured: courage, strength, and determination.

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Some Inspirational Advice For Whoever Wins The Election Today

November 6, 2012

In Cebu, Philippines I came upon a school on the city’s main road. It has dozens of inspirational quotes from historical figures and proverbs from various sources. Most get at the heart of humanity, from courage to love to purpose. So, no matter who wins the presidential election today, I hope the next four years [...]

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Fulfilling My Dream Of Flying

October 29, 2012

Ohio is the birthplace of aviation. It says so on our license plates. Yes, the Wright Brothers were born in Ohio. Now my parents live in North Carolina where the Wright Brothers did their first flight. I guess we have a thing for flying. I’ve done my fair share of flying, but always as a [...]

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