Steve Goodier Wisdom: The Only Answer That Really Matters

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom about courage. Enjoy!

It’s said that we begin to cut our wisdom teeth the moment we bite off more than we can chew. But do we ever feel as if we have enough wisdom? That we have arrived; that we are wise?

Jeff Hull writes about his great aunt, called Momma J. At 96, she was the last of her generation. As the family was gathered at her sister’s funeral, a cousin remarked to Jeff that they were soon to be moving into the family’s oldest generation. Jeff looked at his cousin and said plaintively, “But Mary, I don’t feel like I know the answers  yet.” Read more

How to escape education’s death valley (education video)

From the TED.com YouTube channel: Sir Ken Robinson outlines 3 principles crucial for the human mind to flourish — and how current education culture works against them. In a funny, stirring talk he tells us how to get out of the educational “death valley” we now face, and how to nurture our youngest generations with a climate of possibility.

Steve Goodier Wisdom: Wiser Than You Know!

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom about wisdom. Enjoy!

In many areas you are knowledgeable. But do you know that you are wise, too? Perhaps far wiser than you realize.

Wisdom is more than knowledge. Wisdom is the product of lessons learned in the school of life. Wisdom can be hard won; for it is often birthed in the ashes of failure. Read more

Forgiveness Requires Gratitude (inspirational video)

Simple ‘happiness’ advice from the the Director of Stanford Forgiveness Projects, Fred Luskin.

Freedom from the money culture (inspirational video)

From the TEDx YouTube channel: Lynne Twist delves into the motivations behind actions that outwardly appear as charitable and altruistic, emphasizing the importance of evaluating the morality of money and its uses. The intentions behind the dollar may be worth more than the dollar itself, and it is through a retelling of a powerful memory in garnering donations for hunger alleviation that she shows how money can be used to either help oneself or others.

For more than 40 years, Lynne Twist has been a recognized global visionary committed to alleviating poverty and hunger and supporting social justice and environmental sustainability. From working with Mother Teresa in Calcutta, to the refugee camps in Ethiopia and the threatened rainforests of the Amazon, Lynne’s on-the-ground work has brought her a deep understanding of the social tapestry of the world and the historical landscape of the times we are living in. Read more

Steve Goodier Wisdom: Touch of Wonder

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom about wonderment. Enjoy!

Two little children, a boy and a girl, walked hand-in-hand to their neighbor’s house. Standing on her tiptoes, the little girl was just able to reach the doorbell. A woman greeted them and asked what they wanted. “We’re playing house,” the little girl answered. “This is my husband and I am his wife. May we come in?”

Thoroughly enchanted by the scene confronting her, the lady said, “By all means, do come in.” Read more

How to Be Happy Every Day: It Will Change the World

From the TEDx YouTube channel: The World Happiness Report states “Over 1 billion adults suffer from anxiety and depression.” How do we get to happy? Jacqueline Way, Founder of www.365give.ca shares a secret to happiness so simple a 3 – year old can do it. Jacqueline is a mother of three boys and social good activist dedicated to changing the world 1 give, 1 day at a time. You will learn through her powerful story how your body is hard-wired for giving. Researchers from all over the world have been studying the science and physiological of giving for decades. They’ve discovered giving makes you happy, makes you high, is our bodies natural “Fountain of Youth” and reduces stress. Her inspirational journey with her son and thousands of children will inspire you start a daily giving habit that will make you happy and change the world.

Jacqueline Way is the founder of www.365give.ca a charitable organization dedicated to educating, empowering, and inspiring children to change the world “one give, one day at a time.” Read more

The strange tale of the Norden bombsight (inspirational video)

Although master storyteller, Malcom Gladwell, recounts a story about the development of expensive World War II technology, his conclusion makes a very compelling point.

Steve Goodier Wisdom: Making Those Obstacles Vanish

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom about perseverance. Enjoy!

American President John Quincy Adams once said, “Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.” It’s true!

Look what happened recently to a North Carolina church that wanted to purchase some property. The church regularly suffered from high tide flooding. But when the church was built over a hundred years ago, they couldn’t afford better property. Read more

Steve Goodier Wisdom: Everything Counts

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom about our influence. Enjoy!

African-American poet Countee Cullen spent the summer of his eighth year in Baltimore, Maryland. Shortly after he arrived he noticed a little white boy staring at him. Countee smiled, but the little boy did not smile back. Instead, he stuck out his tongue and called him a “n*****.”

Cullen later wrote a poem that included his recollection of the summer when he was eight. In it, he says this: Read more

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