Posts Tagged ‘inspiration’
Quick update on Margot’s progress (Part 2)
If you’ve been staying updated on my girlfriend Margot’s progress after her breast cancer diagnosis, you may have known we were awaiting the results of her test regarding the BRCA gene (made widely known by Angelina Jolie). If this gene was present, it would forecast future complications and prompt a conversation regarding reproductive organs being affected…
Read MoreQuick update on Margot’s progress
For those of you who have read my previous blog post (http://bit.ly/15QUeSo) you know that my beautiful girlfriend was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. She has decided to pursue treatment at Dana Farber, one of the top cancer treatment centers in the country. Over this past week, they ran multiple tests and got good results.…
Read More(GREAT Video) Kids React to ‘Controversial’ Cheerios Commercial
WOW! The things we can all learn from children. This is an amazing video of mixed reactions from children in response to the “controversial” Cheerio’s commercial that caught a lot of heat for featuring a set of interracial parents and a mixed race daughter. This is an absolute must watch and you’ll be surprised at…
Read MorePut your phone down, and be where you are.
I think it’s safe to say we’re all perpetrators of this travesty. It’s so easy. I mean, each and every one of us is so important that if we don’t respond to an email, text, facebook comment, tweet, snapchat, LinkedIn message, or Instagram comment, it’s scientifically proven that the world will likely end. Don’t worry, I’m…
Read MoreNo excuses – Maybe the most inspirational video you’ll ever see.
Arthur Boorman was a disabled veteran of the Gulf War for 15 years, and was told by his doctors that he would never be able to walk on his own, ever again. He stumbled upon an article about Diamond Dallas Page doing Yoga and decided to give it a try — he couldn’t do traditional,…
Read MoreTo recharge your motivation, get a taste of what you want…
The above video is of a Ferrari F430 Scuderia tearing down the front stretch of New Hampshire Motor Speedway this past weekend – with me behind the wheel. I fully outline this experience (an amazing gift from my girlfriend) in the Cloud 9 Living blog here: https://www.cloud9living.com/blog/ferrari-driving-experience-gift, but I’d like to cover a different, aspect…
Read MoreSam Harris – Death and the Present Moment (Video)
Death is perhaps the most depressing, avoided topic that any of could think of to discuss. In fact, of the hours of Sam Harris talks I’ve listened to, I admit I stayed away from this one for quite awhile, due to the title. However I’m glad I finally took the plunge – you’ll (hopefully, as…
Read MoreThe Importance Of Having The Right People In Your Life
One of the things that makes life so fulfilling, is the people we encounter and build relationships with along the way. Any sort of relationship, from a simple chat with our daily mail carrier – to the first meeting of our future spouse, can give us either a moment or a lifetime of happiness. It…
Read MoreNever give up – Famous failures who turned into successes.
All too often, we are easily discouraged by a few failures. Failed business ventures, failed relationships, failed tests…each of us are faced with these redirections in life, some more often than others. From an emotional level, it’s easy to get discouraged and see a ‘failure’ as the end of the road – but like in…
Read MoreSomething To Think About – The Value Of Time.
Think of this for a second…picture your bank account being credited with $86,400 every single morning. But, at the end of each day, it resets back to zero and you get another $86,400 to start the next morning all over again. What would you do? Would you only use half of it and let the…
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