Movie of the Day: The Blind Side

If you want to make a difference do it. I find the story of Leigh Anne Tuohy and Michael Oher inspiring. Both characters in the story of life did something inspiring. Leigh Anne did what was right at the right time, helping a homeless student. And Michael overcame a hard childhood and went to college and became a professional football player. Check out the movie! It's well worth your time!

Video of the Day: 5 years to live

What would you do if you have 5 extra years to live? Watch this video and you might get inspired! #inspireone

Quote of the Day: MLK

We are not makers of history. We are made by history.Martin Luther King, Jr.

Inspiring Movie of the Day: Remember the Titans!

Today, I have felt the real love of Friendship! One of the most important messages I learned from Remember the Titans is the value of real friendship.

To have a real friend you need to get over the obvious outward characteristics and look down in the inside. To get to know someone, you have to really talk to them. So much greatness can come from just being a good friend. And I am truly grateful for mine.

RECYCLE and INSPIRE

Baby, You're a FIREWORK!

Sometimes you just need a song to pump you up!

Everyone deserves to know they are a FIREWORK!

I didn't get here by luck

Editors note: I am truly blessed for the opportunities in life I have been given. With the help of family, friends, faith, and hard work, good things have come into my life.

I used to never think of myself as an overachiever, I just thought of myself a doer. Also, by calling myself an overachiever, I thought it gave others the undesired title of underachiever, and I didn’t like that. But, I’ve come to accept the fact and admit that I am an overachiever.

How I got this way

In high school, I was involved in EVERYTHING… You think I’m joking. I am not. (Not every activity was at the same time, but most of the time I had 2-3 activities conflicting every day of my high school career. I participated in band, track, choir, drama, basketball, volleyball, church, youth group, seminary, student council, work, and family obligations. I was busy.

Then, I went to college. I started filling my schedule with classes, snowboarding, church activities, work, volleyball, adventures, exercise, practicum credit, internships, societies, clubs, and friends. Life became very busy.

How did I become this way? I don’t really know. It could be my desire to please everyone. Or not wanting to say no because I know I can help them (although my already over-scheduled schedule says otherwise). It could be the need for more responsibility or the impressive addition to my resume and portfolio. It could be the need to please others. Who knows? But I know I’m not alone in this race to the top of the success ladder.

This one's for you, you overachiever

The following words are written for those people next to me in the library at 11:15 pm on a Friday night. The ones who are working 10+ hours a week and taking 14+ credits. The ones who spend walking in-between class on their phones not texting their friends but checking their email for internship and job opportunities. The ones who would love to read books for pleasure and see movies and watch a TV show once in a while.

The following words are also written for the people who think there are perfect people in the world with perfect grades, perfect relationships, perfect hair (hah), and perfect lives. 

I am not perfect. I get acne from stress, no sleep, and eating poorly—just like every other college student. I get B’s and C’s and D’s. I eat ramen and tuna fish. I get so overwhelmed that I cry, eat, and watch a movie in bed hoping it will all be better in the morning. And you know what, it usually is. I’m not saying cry and watch a movie every night, I’m saying there are ways to overcome stressing out to the max.

How to overcome overachiever syndrome 

First realize your limit. And realize you can only handle so much. (That means taking time for you!) Give yourself a lunch break, time for breakfast, and time for dinner. Also, give yourself some time to read a book, or take a break from the day.

Second, start saying no. That’s right, say no. YOU CANNOT DO EVERYTHING! You only have enough hours in the day. You only can do so much. And if you take on more than you can chew, you will not make it.

Third, you have to make healthy sacrifices. Choose what is most important at the time and strive to do your best with whatever you choose. Everything you want in life worth having takes some sort of sacrifice.

Fourth, do the right things. Someone once told me, “People who do the right things and do it well put themselves in a position for success.” To this it means when in class, be in class; when at work, be at work; and when in conversation, be in that conversation. Devote your whole attention to what is most important at that moment.

It will take time for me to learn how to manage my time most effectively, but I know that if I work everyday at it, it will happen.

Change takes sacrifice: Lean on Me

Have you ever wanted to make a change? Have you ever wondered how much sacrifice it might take? This week's inspirational movie is Lean on Me.

It is about a school's reputation of drugs and gang violence getting completely turned around with the help of a new principal. This principal took many risks, and sacrificed certain things to make his school achieve greatness.

Have you ever thought about sacraficing something now for something better later?

Watch, and be inspired. #inspireone

Tell them how you feel.

OK, OK.

So I haven't gotten too sappy yet. But do you like someone? Maybe you should tell them. I'm not telling you to put everything out on the line. But it doesn't hurt to let the other person know how you admire them.

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Just walk beside me.

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.Albert Camus

Life, is finding a purpose. It is finding who you are, where you have been, and where you want to go. And also, who you will help along the way. A friend will help you do that. Not from behind you, not from in front of you, but beside you.

Be a friend to others. Be a friend to yourself. And let friends stand beside you.

Inspire One.

Beautiful things don't ask for attention: Walter Mitty

Be the person you want to be. That's what Walter Mitty did. He took chances.

This movie has so many amazing aspects of it. One of my favorite quotes out of the movie was, 

"Beautiful things don't ask for attention." 

Take a moment and enjoy the beautiful things.

Imagine.

What one thing in your life or in history would you change if you could?

Now watch this video.





Now, What one thing in your life or in history would you change if you could?

Imagine a world without Hate. What would be different? What friends would you still have? What pains would be forgotten?

Many times we joke, saying "hate." Throwing it around like its just a word. But it's not. Hate can cut into someone's soul. It can change a perspective into a forced reality. It lies. It deceives. And it ruins.

Don't let hate into your life. There is always something good out there.

InspireOne.

What a wonderful world!

No matter the season, our world is always beautiful!

Our inspirational music today is by Louis Armstrong. Because really, What a wonderful world?!

Find Happiness in Ourselves

It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere.  -Agnes Repplier

One of life's greatest blessings is happiness. But sometimes, we get sad, we get angry, we get jealous, and we don't know how to be happy again. It is hard. But we just have to look deep in ourselves and remember the happy things in life.