John Simmons, Awesome Stories

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This week Awesome Stories brings you healthy writing, bright futures, grandfatherly lessons, the Pollination Project and beautiful animation. 20 Life Lessons Here are 20 life lessons for his grandson from John Simmons. I don’t agree with him on politics, but there is a lot of wisdom and common sense in his article. I definitely agree with…

ordinary heroes, courage, compassion

The Return of Everyday Heroes

Today is a good day to remember everyday heroes. While many people want us to remember the tragedy of September 11, 2001, I choose to remember the everyday heroes. The firefighters, police officers and ordinary citizens who found an inner strength that day to dig deeper, literally and figuratively, to help others. Lives were saved…

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This week Amazing Stories brings you grace, beauty, airships, passion, creative healing and communion with nature. Amazing Grace To me, Keshia Thomas was and is an everyday hero. She walks the talk of kindness and compassion. She made headlines as a teenager, during a KKK rally in Ann Arbor Michigan. Things started to get out…

Choose Love

Upgrade Your Life with Love and Choice

Are you tired of feeling bad and reacting to circumstances that you don’t like? Here are some tips to upgrade your life with love and choice. With the slew of news on terrorism, environmental disaster and political mischief, it is very easy to start feeling fear, judgment or hate. These situations may seem far from…

Superheroes

Superheroes

Do you know any superheroes? I don’t really mean Iron Man or the Avengers! For me, superheroes are those special people who give more, do more, and shine their bright light into the dark places of this world. They go boldly forward, where many of us turn in fear, pause to analyze, or distract ourselves with entertainment.…

everyday heroes, inspiration, helping others

Everyday Heroes

Are you a hero? Many people would cringe at the idea, but I consider anyone who is willing to reach for a better life for themselves, family or the planet to be an everyday hero. From Collin of No Impact Man, My friend Julia Butterfly Hill says that extraordinary people are just “extra ordinary.” They…