Inspirational Archives

Fauja Singh is known as the “Turbaned Tornado” because he was the world’s oldest marathon runner at 100 years old in October 2011. The record was set after finishing Toronto’s waterfront marathon in 8 hours, 25 minutes, 16 seconds. Singh, a British citizen of Punjabi descent, began running at … Continue reading…

We know an extra 10 minutes can be tough to find during the course of the day, but please make the time to watch this moving video about Jeffrey Wright. He uses wacky experiments to teach students about the universe, but it is his own personal story that teaches … Continue reading…

Football Coach Tommy Bowden understands the peaks and valleys of winning and losing. Listen as he reflects on the challenges of coaching and leading his sons, the Clemson Tigers. We will never have all the answers to life’s trials, but as Coach Bowden shows us, we can always have … Continue reading…

You may remember the story of Butch O’Hare, the military hero we featured a couple months ago.  Well, several of our subscribers pointed us to who Butch’s father was – Edward J. O’Hare. Eddie was a lawyer who began working with Al Capone. Details to the extent of this … Continue reading…

Today is Good Friday. It’s ironic that it’s called good since many are celebrating a death. However, just because something dies doesn’t mean it’s gone forever. Here’s our guess about 10 things that will disappear in our lifetime only to be replaced with something better. On a similar note, … Continue reading…

March Madness is the perfect time to talk about inspirational coaches like we have this week. Whether in basketball (John Wooden) or other sports like football (Vince Lombardi), great coaches not only teach their players, but a nation.  Today, let’s focus on the athletes themselves.  There is so much … Continue reading…

March Madness is underway!  Enjoy the games with your children.  Yesterday we talked about being a transformational coach.  Today, let’s honor one of the greatest NCAA Basketball coaches of all time – John Wooden.  He won 10 NCAA championships at UCLA and was victorious in 88 straight games. No … Continue reading…

One of the greatest inspirational coaches of all time, Vince Lombardi, once said: “I firmly believe that any man’s finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the … Continue reading…

Tomorrow marks the 68th anniversary of U.S. troops completing the capture of Iwo Jima from the Japanese, at the cost of 20,000 American lives.  What unbelievable sacrifices our men made.  But it’s not just American soldiers we want to honor today.  For instance, when Eli Sagir showed her grandfather, … Continue reading…

NASA’s 30-year Space Transportation System (STS) program came to an end on July 21st, 2011. The Space Shuttle fleet delivered the Hubble Space Telescope, the International Space Station, and dozens of satellites, space probes, crew and supplies. This video shows all of them in chronological order.  Watch it with … Continue reading…