Surviving a Shotgun Blast to the Face

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InspiredON by Perseverance —According to Chrissy Steltz, the survivor of an accidental shotgun blast to the face as quoted in a special report done by the Portland Oregonian, “When anybody finds out how I went blind, their first comment 99 percent of the time is, ‘I’m sorry.’ And my response to that is: I’m not. I lived. There’s nothing to be sorry about living through something like that. Don’t be sorry for me. Be happy for me. Be proud of the fact that I have gone on with my life.”

Police officer, Bob Baxter, who responded to the scene of the shooting also was quoted in the Oregonian story: “Most of her face was gone. There was just this gaping hole in her face where her eyes and nose and most of her mouth had been. I thought she was dead. I just figured this was going to be another homicide scene.

“Then I saw her fingers start to move — ever so slightly. And it looked like she was trying Continue reading “Surviving a Shotgun Blast to the Face” →

‘I Dreamed a Dream’

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InspiredON by Music — A year ago, a woman walked onto the stage of the British TV show, ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ and was laughed at by the audience, their eyes rolling when she said she wanted to be as big a singer as Elaine Paige, who has been called the First Lady of British Musical Theatre.

But when she sang, the audience’s collective jaws dropped, people gave her a standing ovation throughout much of the song, and she humbled the three judges, including the often cynical Simon Cowell.

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Susan Boyle’s rendition of ‘I Dreamed a Dream’ from Les Miserables, captivated the Continue reading “‘I Dreamed a Dream’” →

Today’s Quote

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“I’ve missed over 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot … and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”

– Michael Jordan

‘Temporary Home’

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InspiredON by Music — Carrie Underwood’s evocative song, ‘Temporary Home‘ is a story that talks about wherever we are in life, we have to remember that the place we’re in is just temporary — we’re just passing through. She wrote the song after reading Pastor Rick Warren’s book, ‘A Purpose-Driven Life.’ The song threads the temporary home theme through the experiences Continue reading “‘Temporary Home’” →

John Cappelletti’s Heisman Trophy Speech

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InspiredON by Family — Usually it’s the top athletes who inspire boys to dream big dreams of being the star on the field and doing great things. This story flips that notion upside down. This time it’s an 11-year-old boy, stricken with cancer, who inspired his older brother, Heisman Trophy winner John Cappelletti. In 1973, in one of the most moving speeches in the history of college football’s top award, the Penn State running back dedicated the trophy to his 11-year-old brother, Joey, who was battling leukemia. What follows are some excerpts from his acceptance speech that night, and a video highlight of the evening.

John Cappelletti, from direct transcripts of the speech:

“My mother and my father, there isn’t a greater couple around. Continue reading “John Cappelletti’s Heisman Trophy Speech” →

A Gift of Life

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InspiredON by Family — On a day in which star San Diego Chargers running back Ladainian Tomlinson scored two rushing touchdowns to move into third place on the all-time TD list, and on the same day surpass Pittsburgh’s Franco Harris and Buffalo’s Thurman Thomas to move into 12th place on the NFL’s all-time rushing list, something interesting happened before Tomlinson set foot on the field. It was a gift from his wife, LaTorsha, that served as a source of inspiration. Read all the details in Fanhouse senior NFL writer Nancy Gay’s captivating story: Unexpected Gift Rejuvenates Tomlinson.

Our Mission, Explained

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InspiredON’s mission really is quite simple: Deliver inspiring stories to the world.

We look for stories that will help people focus not on the negativity of life — there certainly are enough venues and outlets for that in the mainstream media — but on stories that will uplift and inspire.

Those stories are out there; they are all around us. But they hide in plain sight. Every now and then they’re featured prominently in the media somewhere. They may come at the tail-end of some newscast — something positive or happy that the broadcast company feels they have to air so they can end an almost entirely negative show on an up note. Well, it’s those “up notes” that we want to focus on. It’s those stories that capture our attention when someone moves forward with a determination to break through the obstacles that confront him or her in life.

In a modern media landscape that bombards you with a constant barrage of meaningless celebrity news, politically slanted reportage, and an onslaught of commentary that serves to attack and degrade, InspiredON exists to separate itself with compelling stories that uplift the human spirit. Continue reading “Our Mission, Explained” →