Inspiration

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Many of you know how much I enjoy listening to TED talks. It’s been quite a long time since I’ve shared one with you, so today I’m posting one of my favorites. This story is truly amazing!

Are you familiar with TED Talks? They’re videos of brief talks presented at TED (technology, entertainment, design) conferences in locations around the world.

TED Talks cover just about any topic you can imagine, and they tend to be very positive and inspiring. Sometimes when the TV news becomes too negative and discouraging I’ll tune in to a TED Talk instead.

I hope you’ll take a mere 15 minutes out of your day and watch this incredible video. Please share it with your residents, too. I know they’ll enjoy it, especially those with an interest in music.

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Aging is not lost youth, but a new stage of opportunity and strength. (Betty Friedan)

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At age 20, we worry about what others think of us. At age 40, we don’t care what they think of us. At age 60, we discover they haven’t been thinking of us at all. (Ann Landers)

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A few days ago, I came across a fascinating article shared by Nicole Phillips on Twitter. I’ll briefly summarize the story.

This true event recently took place at Severna Park United Methodist Church, near Baltimore. An anonymous donor gave the church a stack of $100 bills totaling $10,000. The donor invited each congregant to take a $100 bill and go out into the community and use the money to perform acts of kindness.

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A few months ago, I shared my favorite quotes about volunteering. I was pleasantly surprised to find out how many of you enjoy reading quotes as I do. So in honor of Thanksgiving, I’m sharing my favorite quotes about giving thanks.

 

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. (John F. Kennedy)

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What happened to Thanksgiving? When I was growing up, Thanksgiving was a major holiday. We studied it in school and heard sermons about it at church. Stores were closed, and hardly anybody had to go to work. In addition, we looked forward to getting together with family and friends over a delicious meal on Thanksgiving Day.

Today it seems as if the minute trick-or-treating ends, we turn our attention to Christmas. The new major holiday in November appears to be Black Friday.

I think this is all rather sad because we miss out on so much by ignoring the true meaning of Thanksgiving: gratitude. As I explained in this previous post, gratitude brings us so many benefits.

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