Posted by Howard Behar, former president of Starbucks, emphasized a “people-centric” culture among the company’s employees. When he was asked in an interview for an example of that playing out, he told the following story: One of our stores was across the street from a nursing home. And in this nursing home, there was a guy they…Read more »
Posted by During the pandemic, it has been difficult for many of us to cope. Tap dancer and jazz singer, Jenny Herzog, found a way to bring people together and to bring them a sense of joy. How? By tap dancing! As she said, it is “impossible to be unhappy while you tap dance.” Click on the…Read more »
Posted by What’s ferrofluid? Ask Fionn Ferreira. He won the 2019 Google Science Fair, and he used the $50,000 he won to study chemistry at the University of Gronngen in the Netherlands. He is working on a way to clean microplastic pollution from our oceans using ferrofluid, a kind of magnetic water. It’s incredible! Click the link…Read more »
Posted by If you’ve been to a wedding reception with dancing, you’ve probably done it. Yep, the Hokey Pokey! Most of us reluctantly drag ourselves on the dance floor for the silly song, but Phyllis Brinkerhoff LOVES the Hokey Pokey. She actually gives recordings of the song to her neighbors and friends! Her neighbors decided to give…Read more »
Posted by The family of a 5 year old receiving cancer treatments in the hospital wanted to brighten his spirits, so they put a post-it note smiley face in his window. Someone in the building across from his window saw it and responded back with a post-it note picture as well. They became Window Buddies! Not knowing who was…Read more »
Posted by Tia Jensen feels blessed. Gage Tappe feels grateful. The two met face-to-face recently after a long wait, but they had an impact on each before the meeting. Tia has multiple sclerosis and was diagnosed with leukemia. She needed a bone marrow transplant. Gage had his own struggles but was taught you “help people when they…Read more »
Posted by Sometimes we can derive joy from others’ accomplishments. When you see the pictures of “Little Man”–aka Harvey Sutton–your heart will be filled with joy! When you see his smile, you’ll smile too! Harvey turned five while hiking the Appalachian Trail with his parents. It was a time of great joy and strong bonding for the…Read more »
Posted by In 2013, after his grandpa passed away, Jacob Cramer founded the nonprofit Love for Our Elders. He saw the great impact a handwritten letter had on isolated elders. Since starting the nonprofit, Jacob has “been on a mission to alleviate a growing loneliness epidemic.” ABC 15 in Phoenix, AZ recently published an article and news…Read more »
Posted by They say there’s a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. While paralympian veteran Melissa Stockwell didn’t win a gold medal in Tokyo, she did show us how to bring joy out of tragedy. Be inspired by Melissa Stockwell as she teaches us about using adversity to follow her dreams. As she finished…Read more »
Posted by What does hope look like? For Dion Dawson it looks like a van filled with fresh fruits and vegetables for his neighbors. Dawson started a non-profit in his hometown of Englewood, a Chicago neighborhood, called Dion’s Chicago Dream. Instead of people coming to a facility and waiting in a long line to pick up food, Dawson brings his…Read more »
Stories of Joy 