I am continually amazed and humbled by my brothers and sisters in our global community and their generous hearts. The cable news channels provide us with ample evidence of what is wrong, I assert that good abounds, overflowing, making our world a better place. It doesn’t receive the same publicity as negative news. Mona Purdy [...]
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Young People Are Difference Makers
Students from a Jewish private school in Salt Lake City are difference makers. The students and their teachers understand “the importance of repairing the earth and being an active part of a neighborhood through serving others.” These students and their teachers are growing together, integrating what is learned in the classroom and [...]
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I sometimes feel that I am traveling at the speed of light. I jump out of bed excited about my day. I check my calendar to see my schedule. There are meetings with colleagues and students, workout, a class to teach, and paper to write. Unanticipated events add to my day, I run faster and [...]
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Difference Makers are Grounded
A difference maker is grounded in a set of trusted beliefs, uplifting values, and a firm hope that the future will burst forth like a glorious spring after a long, hard winter. By being grounded, a difference maker expresses a consistent message that echoes his/her beliefs, values, and hope in the future. The message is [...]
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Are You in Charge of Your Stress? Or, Is Your Stress in Charge of You?
To be alive is to experience stress. Stress comes at us in a myriad of ways. Some of us become paralyzed by stress, unable to move, and we watch our lives spin out of control. Others, see stress for what it [...]
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It’s World Series Time in the U.S.
Although my team the Red Sox is not in the series this year, I find the on field drama exciting. During the second game of this year’s series, with the Yanks down one game to zero. Hideki Matsu stepped to the plate and hit a home run. Many are [...]
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Real Difference Makers Push the Edge of the Envelop
Scott Mendelssohn and James Corral created a fitness lab in their middle school that pushes the edge of the envelop for the way physical education is taught in schools. These two men recognized the importance of creating a mental attitude of lifetime fitness for young people. School [...]
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