Watch as armless musician, Tony Melendez plays and sings a beautiful, stirring rendition of “Let It Be” by The Beatles.

This is an awesome reminder that we are capable of so much more.

On September 15, 1987, he played his guitar for Pope John Paul II in Los Angeles.
Born without arms, he performed a touching song entitled Never Be The Same. When the Pope approached him from the stage to kiss him in appreciation, it seemed to reflect the sentiments of the entire country.

Love to you all on this terrific day!

Susan

Did you give or receive a Hug today?  Experts say that “four hugs a day keep the doctor away”.  Let’s see … Life’s essentials are:  air, food, water, Hugging, clothing and shelter. Continue Reading »

This is astounding….A series of images to show us the wonder of our world from space.

From the Endeavor space shuttle. Thank you to NASA for your endless pursuit of exploration. Oh and happy 50th Birthday!

http://www.ecocover-america.com/media/planet-earth-nasa-slideshow.html

If you haven’t seen it before..enjoy. Susan

To my dear associates, friends and families,

I’d like to share a really cool website with you. I stumbled across it a week ago and the concept inspired me to forward it to you because I think you’ll appreciate its simplicity and meaning.

It’s called The Encouragement Foundation and it was launched this month (www.theencouragementfoundation.com.au). Its purpose is to do just that, encourage people. The simple concept is that you receive encouragement from them, together you encourage others through you and excite people about furthering their life long learning skills. Continue Reading »

An inspiring story of a man giving his all to the very last moment.

A family man and teacher, his battle with Pancreatic Cancer even though ultimately lost, gave us this awesome example of courage and wisdom.

Randy Pausch: Life. Lessons. Legacy.

Public service announcement of The Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research featuring Dr. Randy Pausch. http://www.lustgarten.org/ – Leaders in Pancreatic Cancer research.

[youtube]http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=YDfuHQBgFZ0[/youtube]

Click the read more tag to see the full lecture – over an hour

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Check out this little Korean baby singing Hey Jude with his guitar and accent to boot. So cute!
korean baby singing hey jude

There’s no sound, but look at the picture first, which is “baby lion” and then watch the video.

These two guys reared this lion from a baby in England but the authorities would not allow them to keep it once it reached maturity so they were forced to give it up, they took it back to Africa and placed it in a wildlife sanctuary, a year later they went to see it and were told it would not remember them, true love never dies, how gorgeous.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fblFW31tAiQ[/youtube]

A 1st grade school teacher had twenty-six students in her class. She presented each child in her classroom the 1st half of a well-known proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb.

It’s hard to believe these were actually done by first graders. Their insight may surprise you. While reading, keep in mind that these are first-graders, 6-year-olds, because the last one is a classic! Continue Reading »

These days there is a lot of bad news out there. This news story shows us that good things happen in the middle of the bad too.

The Iraq war is fast becoming a Human Rights issue that evokes strong reactions from everyone.

This is a reminder that soldiers and civilians are the victims of war. 

Feel free to download this image as a PDF and send it on to your friends.

May this madness end soon and the soldiers and civilians be in peace with their loved ones.

Download comforting-embrace.pdf now.

Click on the image to see a larger version.