Magic act sure to bring tears to your eyes (inspirational video)

We don’t normally post talent show videos but this one, from Britain’s Got Talent, has elements that will both amaze you and touch your heart. Allow magician Marc Spelmann to put you under his spell. Kleenex warning:-)

Deaf Singer Songwriter Inspires Simon on America’s Got Talent (inspirational video)

This heartwarming video needs no explaining. Kleenex warning

What you didn’t know about Audrey Hepburn (inspirational video)

Before becoming one of Hollywood’s most iconic female actresses, Audrey Hepburn led a life of secret ballets, note-stuffed socks and tulips during the height of Nazi terror.

Teach girls bravery, not perfection (inspirational video)

From the TED.com YouTube channel: We’re raising our girls to be perfect, and we’re raising our boys to be brave, says Reshma Saujani, the founder of Girls Who Code. Saujani has taken up the charge to socialize young girls to take risks and learn to program — two skills they need to move society forward. To truly innovate, we cannot leave behind half of our population, she says. “I need each of you to tell every young woman you know to be comfortable with imperfection.”
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Bring the baby to class (inspirational video)

Zambia-born Dr. Henry Musoma, a professor at Texas A&M University, has the right idea about not only education, but life! Watch his random act of kindness.

Get comfortable with being uncomfortable (inspirational video)

From the TED.com YouTube channel: Luvvie Ajayi isn’t afraid to speak her mind or to be the one dissenting voice in a crowd, and neither should you. “Your silence serves no one,” says the writer, activist and self-proclaimed professional troublemaker. In this bright, uplifting talk, Ajayi shares three questions to ask yourself if you’re teetering on the edge of speaking up or quieting down — and encourages all of us to get a little more comfortable with being uncomfortable.
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Refugees want empowerment, not handouts (inspirational video)

From the TED.com YouTube channel: The prevailing image of where refugees live is of temporary camps in isolated areas — but in reality, nearly 60 percent of them worldwide end up in urban areas. TED Fellow Robert Hakiza takes us inside the lives of urban refugees — and shows us how organizations like the one that he started can provide them with the skills they need to ultimately become self-sufficient.
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The story of Elizabeth Smart (inspirational video)

From the TEDx.com YouTube channel: The abduction of Elizabeth Smart was one of the most followed child abduction cases of our time. In this riveting talk she discusses her abduction and encourages you that when you are faced with a trial, don’t give up, don’t surrender, move forward, because you never know the lives you will be able to touch.

I witnessed a suicide (inspirational video)

From the TEDx.com YouTube channel: Joseph Keogh gave this talk as a nineteen-year-old freshman at Penn State Behrend. He is from Stafford, Virginia where he graduated in 2016 from Mountain View High School. For his talk, Joseph tells the story of how he witnessed the shotgun suicide of one his classmates. This experience was traumatic and life altering. His story however will not be focused on the pain or hardships this moment had on his life, but rather the good that has come out of it. Joseph hopes to share his moment in time with the world in order to raise awareness about the reality of mentally based hindrances, and spread the word about EMDR therapy. As well as help the world look at themselves deeply and evaluate what they hold dear.
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Lessons from death row inmates (inspirational video)

From the TED.com YouTube channel: What happens before a murder? In looking for ways to reduce death penalty cases, David R. Dow realized that a surprising number of death row inmates had similar biographies. In this talk he proposes a bold plan, one that prevents murders in the first place.

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