Each day we are challenged with finding a moment to make a difference and to be kind, sometimes to a complete stranger. Each day we have the opportunity to be the change and make a difference. Sometimes these moments are found in the most unlikely ways and often with a few challenges along the way.…
Podcasts, articles, media and me? Well there is a first time for everything right? I am beyond excited to see what becomes of one of my favorite hobbies. Writing has always been an outlet to work through things in this journey of life. I have written quite a few things, I’ve just never had the…
It seems that with a new blog and podcast, a little introduction is in order. In order to understand me, let me introduce you to my Grandfathers, Pawpaw and Granddaddy. They are the men who made me who I am, who set the course of my early life, and my greatest heroes. Granddaddy was…
I am 24 years old, I grew up in a middle class family, I graduated from high school with pretty good grades in a 500.000 people city, the industrial heart of Germany. Many of my friends study law, medicine or engineering. I work in a hotel. Before a certain law was published last year,…
Hi! Today I want to chat to you about my day. Sounding mundane? Not when you can spot miracles everywhere! I am a part time art teacher at a school for special needs children – Aspergers, Autism and Down Syndrome, but also abused kids who struggle to adapt in main stream schools. I LOVE…
As a former classroom teacher, I focused a lot of my efforts on building relationships with students and preparing them for life. Every day we would start our class with a character education quote. I would have the students copy the quote. As they copied the quote, I would share some thoughts about the…
Please, allow me to introduce myself. I’ve grown up in Brazil listening to the popular saying mentioned above all the time: “Tell me whom you hangout with and I will tell you who you are”, I’ve been told over and over again. It took me 28 years of life to see it crystal-clear and…