Blog — giving is receiving

Engaging in conversations with the people that have inspired me the most throughout my life, I have noticed several patterns. What was it that inspired them to create, to be the light for someone else, to teach, preach, invent, paint or give in such a way that would make a positive and lasting impression on others’ lives?  So often, the answer is quite simply, they wanted to pay it forward, to give back in a meaningful way. Their lives had been blessed or touched somewhere—somehow along the way and they felt Gratitude. Gratitude was the power behind their dreams, the...