This week Awesome Stories brings you joy, Metropolis Farms, storytelling, and garden lessons. Metropolis Farms Philidelphia, PA is home to one of the most energy-efficient, cost-effective, and highest producing indoor vertical farming operation in the country called Metropolis Farms. Their goal is to change the way we farm and help spread their technology around the…
Happy 4 Year Anniversary! This is a short and sweet post to express my gratitude for you being part of my writing, blogging, and self-discovery. Along the way, I’ve discovered new joys, new pains, hidden strength and amazing friends on WordPress. Thank You! My blog was started just over 4 years ago as an…
This week Awesome Stories brings you fun, enthusiasm, empowerment, compassion, education, listening and simplicity. Prepare for Awesome! Meet Elias. He’s a delightful bundle of joy! Watch until the end for an amazing treat. Big Heart and Wisdom This spunky young woman offers profound wisdom in her TED Talk. Adora Svitak has been writing and blogging since she…
We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. ~ Epicteus Do you listen to your children (spouse, friends, coworkers)? I used to be a good listener. When I was younger, people would open and share very personal things with me. Then later, they would express…
More Good News from around the world. Enjoy! Most of us know of Matt Damon the actor, but did you know he is a founding partner in Water.org, a NGO created to help everyone access clean water and toilets. Currently almost 1 Billion people do not have this basic access. Water access is one of the…
We grow great by dreams. All big men are dreamers. They see things in the soft haze of a spring day or in the red fire of a long winter’s evening. Some of us let these great dreams die, but others nourish and protect them; nurse them through bad days till they bring them to…
“Here we are, we are alive, alive! And we are fearless. You gotta lose your power to find your heart”. Great lyrics and song by Dala from Canada. Hearing these lyrics sparked a nice thought train for me and the question What does it mean to be alive? For me it means to let connect fully…
In times of great challenge, I like to remember that the chinese character for crisis also means opportunity. I’m see great potential in the Occupy movement started in NY and spreading around the country. And great danger depending on our choices. Therefore, I have a bold suggestion. Start with yourself. Occupy your heart first and remember that…
writing to freedom 