The story of Anna Pesce is remarkable by any standard. When visiting her children in Wagener, SC, in November 2014, Anna, then 85 years old, had developed severe scoliosis and struggled to walk, yet alone climb stairs. Then she...
You might expect to see some of these things in a Marvel comic book. But, the stories in this video reveal that fact is often stranger than fiction. Here we see seven people who were literally transformed, finding new...
Watching this video, I felt complete awe, admiration and respect for such extraordinary people. They really are super humans and they don't inspire you, nothing will!
It's been a very long time since I have posted anything new to this blog but I thought I'd start sharing my thoughts on things that are of interest and matter to me. Things like the environment, religion, healthcare and...
How do we thrive on challenges that others avoid
This is a a rare video of one of my favourite motivational speakers, Art Mortell. Only 12 minutes long but well worth a watch. Enjoy!
how the worst moments in our lives make us what we are
I just came across this wonderful talk from Andrew Solomon on why adversity can change us for the better. As discussed in The Flipside, it all comes down to finding meaning in life’s experiences. Enjoy!
It is life’s limitations that make us limitless
This morning I came upon this beautiful presentation by artist Phil Hansen revealing how our limitations can actually free us to become limitless. When his art was destroyed by nerve damage in his hand, Phil’s neurosurgeon advised him to ‘Embrace the shake’. It was only then that something incredible happened! Enjoy! Learning to be creative within the confines […]
Connecting the dots
I just re-watched Steve Jobs wonderful speech at Stanford University in 2005 (below). What is particularly interesting is Steve’s reference to ‘connecting the dots’ in life. We can’t connect the dots forward, they can only be connected looking backward on events. It was ten years AFTER dropping out of College that he discovered why dropping […]
Motor Neurone Disease Good?
A report today in the Daily Mail reveals why Stephen Hawkings believes that he is happier with Motor Neurone Disease than he was before the illness struck nearly 50 years ago. Hawkings said: it taught me not to pity myself because others were worse off, and to get on with what I could still do. […]
Starbucks & a Flipside story
Just finished reading ‘How Starbucks Saved My Life’ by Michael Gill. Very enjoyable and easy read. It is a poignant, true story of how a man lost everything – his job, his marriage, his home – and this led him to a new, in many ways, more meaningful and personally satisfying life…working as a Barista […]