The Get Inspired! Project

Day 178: Susan Barry

March 27, 2010 at 12:01 am, Category: Inspiration, 1 Comment

“As I got older, in my thirties, I noticed that it was getting harder and harder to see, particularly at a distance, because when I looked at things at a distance, everything would jitter, would appear to be jittery, unstable.” . . right...

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Day 177: Jamie O’Reilly

March 26, 2010 at 12:01 am, Category: Inspiration, No Comments

“I thought emotions were supposed to lead the day. Like ‘Go with how you feel,’ which is part of our generation. And what I discovered was that practical things, thinking, intellectualizing things, trying things out, the nonlinear part of the...

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Day 176: Scott Lewis

March 25, 2010 at 12:01 am, Category: Inspiration, No Comments

“I think the thing that surprised me, though, was realizing how valid hypnosis is; how many medical research studies have proven the efficacy for so many things, and I’ve been able to use the performance aspect to show people what’s...

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Day 175: Rebecca Stees

March 24, 2010 at 12:01 am, Category: Inspiration, 1 Comment

“I don’t really like to think of my purpose as just doing things for others, because I have burned out on that before, and I found that it didn’t really come from my own happiness. So I would say now...

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Day 174: Grace Fraga

March 23, 2010 at 12:01 am, Category: Inspiration, 1 Comment

“I believe in comedy, because comedy really lightens up the load of life itself. So I think that by doing comedy and showing people that my problems can be made light of, then that inspires them to do the same...

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Day 173: Donna Reed

March 22, 2010 at 12:01 am, Category: Inspiration, No Comments

“… right now what I like to do is I love to connect with people … just reaching out to people and continuously working on getting our young people to where they can do and then realizing that the sky...

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Day 172: Cheryl Martinson

March 21, 2010 at 12:01 am, Category: Inspiration, 1 Comment

“… first and foremost, my own belief is in myself. We cannot become truly inspired if we do not believe in our ability to achieve greatness. Also, it’s critical to surround yourself with like-minded and empowering individuals … they will...

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Day 171: Jennifer Hofmann

March 20, 2010 at 12:01 am, Category: Inspiration, No Comments

“I actually write a to-do list with two columns, and at the top of the left-hand list is my name, and at the top of the right-hand list is the word God or Universe, depending on whatever people call that...

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Day 170: Sherry Duquet

March 19, 2010 at 12:01 am, Category: Inspiration, No Comments

“I have sidewalk chalk, I have coloring books, I have Play-Doh. You’re not going to believe this, but I just found Shrinky-Dinks. … It really just gets me back to that place where you felt absolutely unlimited … without your...

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Day 169: Sandy Boulton

March 18, 2010 at 12:01 am, Category: Inspiration, No Comments

“I was very fortunate that my parents were the kind of people that … always said ‘You can do anything you want.’ Silly me, I guess I was just willing to believe it, and therefore, I do. I do connect...

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