Lemons to Lemonade

                      According to the National Post, if Al Gore and Elle McPherson had a child together, she’d probably turn out like Summer Rayne Oakes. She’s totally fashionable and, at the same times, cares for the environment (she sports degrees in Environmental Science and Entomology in…

  In 1999, Saranne Rothberg was diagnosed with early stage IV cancer. And while getting chemotherapy one day at the hospital, she had a revelation: laughter truly is the best medicine! Laughter makes coping with trauma easier. And laughter can be shared with everyone. That very year, Saranne launched the ComedyCures Foundation, a national non-profit…

If everyone could see beyond just black and white we would all be better off!        

I once heard a story about a comedian who was ticked off because a woman sitting in the front row at his show had her head resting on your husband’s shoulder the whole time, almost like she was nodding off. She left it there for the entire show, which drove the comic crazy It got…

Ever wanted an easy way to tell others about your favorite charitable organization? We found that a lot of great organizations offer tee shirts for purchase that let supporters literally wear their hearts on their sleeves. Check out some of our favorites below, and feel free to share your favorites in the comments section! Citta…

I met my husband the summer before my senior year in college. It was love at first sight. He was a few years out of college and I had senior year hanging over my head. By that point in my academic career, I was both entitled (the privilidge of a fine education was something I…

In April 2010 Lily Leung, a 29-year-old Toronto native, quit her full-time 9-5 job, ended her long-term relationship, and set out to learn what it would feel like to travel solo for the first time. She ventured around the globe for 13 months learning how to survive, support herself, and be her own companion as…

“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King lived and died for everyone’s children. He was willing to put his life on…

The two most important days in your life are said to be: The Day You Were Born and  The Day You Realized Why You Were Born –Mark Twain Viola Davis cited Twain at the Critics Choice Awards last Thursday night when accepting her award. A wonderful inspiration for a Sunday morning. xoxo Amy  

If you ran the world, what would you do? Is there something about your community you think could be improved? With the new website, IfWeRanTheWorld.com, all you need to get started is that seed of an idea. Describing the world’s largest untapped resource “human good intentions that never translate into actions,” the website allows its…

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