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Take Inventory of What (and Who) Actually Matters "May you never forget what is worth remembering; And always leave behind what is best forgotten." – Irish Blessing On a family...

Poet Najwa Zebian on sharing your voice and feeling your feelings Najwa Zebian, poet, advocate, author of the book Mind Platter and Lebanese Canadian, was recently thrown into...

Earlier this week, I promised my three boys- Jack, Patrick, and Henry- that if they were good for their mom all day, I”d take them to a Cardinals baseball game that night. When...

New Ark Farms Reimagines What's Possible in Business, Community and Life "Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat." -F. Scott Fitzgerald [Tweet this.] | [Share on...

Ex-Felons to Farmers Charles Rosen started Ironbound Hard Cider to rekindle the Newark economy by hiring it’s chronically unemployed, formerly incarcerated population. James...

Extending Support to Those Dealing with Trauma This past weekend, I had the opportunity to speak at NubAbility, a sports camps for limb-different youth ages 4-17. At the closing...

Choosing How to Respond to Trauma The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire. -Marshal Ferdinand Foch [Tweet this.] | [Share on Facebook.] Yes. It was a simple...

Dr. Laurie Nadel, a psychologist specializing in overcoming trauma, has helped people impacted by the 9/11 attacks, Hurricane Sandy and, most recently, the mass shooting in...

IN STUDIO – Webcast #15: Bursting with Creativity – Igniting Your Inner Genius Live Inspired IN STUDIO Webcasts are LIVE every third Monday of the month at 10:30 AM CST. If you...

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness "Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams." -Ralph Waldo Emerson [Tweet this.] | [Share on Facebook.] While watching...

Captain Jim Lovell was the Spacecraft Commander of Apollo 13. The mission was meant to be the third moon landing attempt, but infamously was cut short when a tank...

An Iowa Community Reminds Us to 'Live Like Line' "As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them." -...