| I have learned a great many things over the course | | | | are a steel fabricator living in Minnesota stop you. Paul |
| of one hundred fifty plus interviews on inspiration. | | | | Reth is doing just that. Having survived the killing |
| First that inspiration means very different things to | | | | fields during the time of the Khmer Rouge, he moved |
| different people and second that there are many | | | | to the United States, but never forgot the lessons |
| people doing work that brings them joy, but that also | | | | he learned in his native land, and he vowed to do |
| is for the greater good. Most of this work has been | | | | something to shed light on the situation still there. |
| anonymous and there truly is a spirit of giving that is | | | | Saving money the best he can and becoming a film |
| alive in the world which gets little or no recognition | | | | producer. Yet, not for fame or glory, but because he |
| from the media. | | | | felt it was a message that needed to be broadcast. |
| Whether it's doctors in India running a clinic to help | | | | How about a gifted young athlete who finds out he |
| the chronically poor people who have illness there, or | | | | is going blind and will never be able to pursue his |
| a woman who has set up a foundation to help | | | | dream of a professional football career. He could |
| people who are mourning the loss of a loved one; | | | | have given up and hung his head low, but instead |
| there are stories that touch your heart. A recurring | | | | moved into a sport that didn't require vision - power |
| theme though is people who are "living in the now." | | | | lifting - and he went on to win an Olympic medal. Jim |
| Living in the now carries the connotation of doing | | | | Stovall's dream didn't end there. He went on to write |
| what you think is best in the very situation you are | | | | a book, The Greatest Gift, and to give motivational |
| in. This seems to be very much a key to living a life | | | | speeches inspiring millions. |
| that has meaning. You must appreciate those who | | | | The point of all this is that you, no matter your |
| are around you and the situation that you are in for | | | | situation, or whatever is holding you down, you can |
| what they are. This isn't to say that you don't want | | | | succeed. Take the time to learn from people who |
| to improve things or that you don't strive to make | | | | have overcome incredible odds to make a huge |
| tomorrow better for yourself and those around you, | | | | difference in the world. Don't worry about failing or |
| but that you treat each moment as a gift. | | | | measuring your success in dollars, because that's not |
| This seems to be so pivotal in the lives of people | | | | the measure of a man or woman. How you live this |
| who are making a real difference in the world. Do | | | | moment and how you help those around you, is the |
| you want to make a movie about the human | | | | true measure of success. |
| conditions in Cambodia? Don't let the fact that you | | | | |