Inspiration stories

To be the best version of yourself

That phrase has come to me recently…I recalled my eighteenth when I felt myself the most confident. I was in a good shape, involved into the students’ activities, my grades were high....

Citadin du Monde
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Before I die I want to…

On a flight to Brisbane I watched a number of TED Talks, including the inspiring Candy Chang who shared her story of converting an abandoned house in...

Bill Jarrard
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Beach Bounty

I am greeted by a million twinkling stars glistening on the sunlit sea. Blue sky above me, ocean before me, coastal forest behind me, beach sand bene...

Deb Williams
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Brighten the corner where you are

Huddled haphazardly on the outskirts of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, there is a sprawling slum where about 55 000 people squash into 5000 mostly one-room "houses"....

Deb Williams
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How Lucky is She? It's only a tumour!

You know the scenario. The 'inspirational' speaker is introduced. She has survived a plane crash, he’s lost 90 KGs and has now climbed Everest, he’s...

Bill Jarrard
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Catching Up

They sit across from each other, both visibly uncomfortable. In the silence all the stories they wanted to tell each other could be heard; that quiet scream beneath the hum that nothingness makes....

Louie
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