Truly a Powerful and Inspiring moment in time when Anne Mahlum started
"Back on My Feet" in Philadelphia. The program has helped close to 1,000 homeless get jobs, a place to live and has given them their health and self respect back to them.

When the big moment arrived I decided to shoot the announcement... Inspiring

Recently was up for an Emmy for Outstanding Lifestyle Program with a great team of production people for a show called Home Made Simple for OWN. It was truly an amazing experience. We did not win and it's natural to feel bad about it. But a funny and inspiring thing was happening to me while at the ceremony before and after they announced the winner in our category. Watching all the different award winners accept their Emmy I started to getting motivated.

Usually when I listen to accepting speeches I sort of tune out unless the person says something funny or really starts crying. But being in the audience and up for an award,  I found myself really listening to the speeches. Through all the normal
"I want to thank..." stuff I started to hear pure passion from the winners and recognized  that I am also that passionate about what I do. I felt a strong connection to each winner and totally inspired and motivated to continue to do great work.

I am a very very competitive person, I want to win at everything I do and I am not going to lie about this, I wanted to win this thing but I can honestly say that it did not bother me that a show I had never heard of (Elbow Room) won. This surprised me a little bit, and I never thought I would say "It's an honor to just be nominated" but the truth is it is an honor to be nominated and turns out it is also very inspiring.

#HomeMadeSimple #own #emmyawards

MOVE Rick Mereki spent 44 days, traveling 38,000 miles, across 11 countries, just to film this one-minute video. The concept is simple, what a video. Don’t blink at 0:28. Inspiring...

Everywhere we (People) go you will find beauty, you just have to look.
Enjoy these inspiring photographs I took all set to inspiring music. #inspire #Photomovie #beauty From Chris Bavelles

Inspiring positive energy flowing from New York City...

PLAYING FOR CHANGE  | Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay
Inspiring street performers work on changing the world with music...

This is from the documentary and multimedia movement created to Inspire, Connect and bring peace to the world through music. Check out this medley  of Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay by different street performers from around the world as they make this song their own. #playingforchange #streetperformers

PLAYING FOR CHANGE  | Gimme Shelter
From the documentary & Multimedia movement created to Inspire & Connect... Rolling Stones 'Gimme Shelter' performed by different street artists from around the world making this song their own. #playingforchange

Brandon Stanton moved to New York in 2010. As an amateur photographer, he was fascinated by the crowds of characters throughout the city. He began to take street portraits of the people he met and share them in an album on his timeline named, Humans of New York.


As his photos started to gain a following, he created a Facebook Page that started a movement. There are “Humans of …” Facebook Pages for nearly every major city in the world, while the Humans of NY photographer himself is something of a celebrity on the streets of New York.

Brandon’s Facebook community of more than 2.3 million people is more than just an audience. Together, they have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity and have propelled Brandon to become a New York Times bestselling author after he published a book of his work in 2013.

Browse through past Humans of New York photos on Facebook and like the Page to see more in the future: facebook.com/humansofnewyork  #humansofnewyork

"Your gender shouldn't determine whether you get an education"
                                                                                   Tirunesh, 15 Ethiopia
Girl Rising will inform you and it Inspire you.

Girl Rising is a global campaign for girls education. The movie tells the stories of nine girls from different parts of the world who face arranged marriages, child slavery, and other heartbreaking injustices. Despite these obstacles, the brave girls offer hope and inspiration. Each girl's story was written by a renowned writer from her native country.

By getting an education, they're able to break barriers and create change. Using the power of storytelling, leveraged through partnerships, to share the simple truth that educating girls can transform societies.

From Academy Award-nominated director Richard E. Robbins, Girl Rising journeys around the globe to witness the strength of the human spirit and the power of education to change the world. These stories are told with the help of celebrated writers and renowned actresses such as Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett and Selena Gomez.

 If you want to get involved with Girl Rising go to: http://girlrising.com/
                                                                                                           
                                                                                                        Credits: GirlRising.com CNN.com

Here is a link to Girl Rising Blog -  http://girlrising.com/blog/ #girlrising

I stumbled across this story first on the internet, then of all places on Good Morning America - Linsday Bottos is 21 years old and a senior at Maryland College of Art. Even though in this story she focuses on the incredibly rude and hateful comments people post about her selfie's  online, this story is about so much more and at it's heart is truly inspiring.        

                        "Stark illustration of the contrast between
                                        cowardice and bravery"

She's the young woman turning cyber-bullying on its head.
Maryland College of Art senior Lindsay Bottos, 21, was so sick of the cruel anonymous comments about her selfies, that she decided to fight back.
Instead of hiding from the hateful messages, the photography student gathered them – and turned them back against her tormenters. In a compelling and artistic plea for change, she's layered images of herself with the devastating words. "I've always gotten anonymous messages that were really hateful, especially comments about my appearance," Bottos said. "I've basically been screen-grabbing them and saving them for something, and decided to do a project."

The project serves as a stark illustration of the contrast between cowardice and bravery. Appropriately, she called her creation, "Anonymous." Bottos' decision to put a spotlight on those ugly comments – even at the risk of public humiliation – has generated a rush of positive commentary. She hopes her project will help girls maintain their self-esteem, especially given online attacks.

"I think that we really should be concerned with women's self-esteem, especially girls and women online," she said. "I think it's so important, and if this project can help the way girls are treated online and help anyone with their self-esteem at all, I think that's amazing."

Clinical psychologist Dr. Jeffrey Gardere said the Internet exposes peoples' dark sides. "More than anything, there's really no consequences to the things that are said. You can be ugly, you can be very inappropriate, you can say the rudest, most horrible things and you don't have to pay the price. You have the cloak of invisibility," Gardere said.
http://lindsaybottos.com/anonymous

By ABC News | Good Morning America