Tag: Inspiration
For Freedom is a Sunrise
For Freedom is a Sunrise Freedom is a dance, a rhythmic song Fluttering and racing through fields of gold, of mysterious stories, of legends untold. Like a butterfly flying to the sky so high, I can feel the wind calling me from the depth of the night. Twinkling in the darkness the stars of dreams, One thousand gleaming lights,
The Red Sunset of Wadi Rum, Jordan
I am sitting on the untouched red sand dunes as the sun sets and the wind blows gently. A red and white Bedouin scarf is wrapped loosely around my head. Little plants sprout out of the desert sand, showing how there can be life in a desolate land, and how there can be hope in a hopeless situation. Hundreds of
Empathy Is the Most Important Thing – A Conversation With Lin-Manuel Miranda
The most important thing you can give your children is empathy. It is the most important tool in your tool box as an actor…” Lin-Manuel Miranda, actor, writer, and creator of the musicals Hamilton and In the Heights, talks to Oprah about how empathy is the most important thing you can give your kids. In this day and age, so
8 Ways I Have Changed Since I Started Volunteering
Volunteering and meeting refugees was one of the most life-changing experiences for me. I learned so much about the world and myself than I ever thought I could. Here are 8 ways that I have been changed since I started my volunteer work: I appreciate everything that I have Growing up more privileged than most, I never knew the feelings
How We Can Learn From Our Past to Create a Better Future
We don’t inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. -Native American proverb Every single day we are writing the stories of our lives and contributing our part to the great story of our world. All of history, ancient and modern, can teach us lessons about our own lives and why our cultures are shaped the
The True Meaning of Kindness and Friendship – A Memory of Volunteering With Syrian Refugees
Kindness is love manifested in its simplest form. It is the smallest of acts that can sometimes create the biggest ripples in our very being. Humanity as a whole depends on these acts to survive, it is what gets us through our darkest days when we can’t see a way out. I once knew a little Syrian girl who had
How We Can Bring Understanding and Compassion to the World – Inspirations from Neal Donald Walsch
“Every act is an act of love” Neal Donald Walsch once said. Every action we take, right or wrong, is an act of love for something, someone, or somebody. Love is the foundation of all of our human experiences, even though some people can have a distorted view of that love. He explains that even people that commit crimes or make
Words of Wisdom – A Reminder To Always Have Hope For Humanity
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. “ This quote is one of my favorite sentences in the world, putting our entire human existence into perspective. Originally stated by the abolitionist minister Theodore Parker and later Martin Luther King Jr., it reminds us of the long journey we have come from and the hope
