Inspiration Report

I’ve been going through a rough patch lately. Yes, even your fearless Inspiration Editor has hard times sometimes. In small efforts to feel better, last week, I took a long walk home for lunch and then had a good cry – two highly recommended activities to do if you’re feeling down, by the way. When…

No matter what your biggest fear is, the One who watches over you is bigger… Enjoy this video.

Remember the original Nintendo gaming consoles? They were a bulky gray box with an opening for the cartridges and two buttons: one for power, one for reset. If you hit reset, the game would stop wherever it was and automatically go back to the beginning. Nothing would be saved and in a blink you were…

The father-daughter dance at a wedding is usually a tender moment. After the bride and groom have their first dance, the father of the bride comes up, cuts in and spends on last moment on the dance floor with his little girl. I’ve seen ones so wonderfully sweet that it could almost make you cry.…

“Be kind to me or treat me mean / I’ll make the most of it / I’m an extraordinary machine” – Fiona Apple I ran the Marine Corps Marathon last Sunday. I lined up with 30,000 other runners in our nation’s capital to blaze through 26.2 miles. It was by far the coolest thing I’ve…

I enjoy video blogs from New York City yoga instructor and author Tara Stiles. She wrote the book Slim Calm Sexy Yoga: 210 Proven Yoga Moves for Mind/Body Bliss and has a great website dedicated to yoga and feeling your best inside and out. I thought you’d enjoy a video from her “Try It Out…

This time of year, I enjoy a few a scary movies with friends and definitely over indulge my sweet tooth. But generally I’ve never made a big fuss about Halloween. It was neutral in my book. I was tempted to not even write about it today, but that said, I recognize that people get really…

I’ve never been to New York City. Wait, that’s not entirely true. I’ve never experienced New York City. You know what I mean: gone to a Broadway play, danced in Central Park, seen the bright lights of Times Square… I’ve driven through New York City. I’ve stopped off at Grand Central Station and walked around…

I can’t lie. It’s been a little stressful lately. As I mentioned before, seasons changing bring about a lot of things to get adjusted to. Some good, some bad and a lot that is still to be determined. And I’m not the only one. I know of a few people right now getting use to…

“Are you happy?” My dining companion was in between nachos when I asked the question. At first he looked perplexed and, after a bite he responded, “You mean, right now?” “Yeah,” I said. “In your life, right now, are you happy?” He frowned for a moment, gave a shrug and said, “I guess so. I…

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