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The Law Of Attraction  A father said to his daughter “You have graduated with honors, here is a Jeep I bought many years ago. It is pretty old now. But before I give it to you, take it to the used car lot downtown and tell them I want to sell it and see how much they offer you for it.” The daughter went to the used car lot, returned to her father and said, “They offered me $1,000 because they said it looks pretty worn out.” The father said, […]

MORE KINDNESS NEWS: The Top 10 Acts of Kindness in 2022 Warmed Our Hearts and Restored Our Faith in Strangers and Neighbors “Only 2.5% of all help signals were denied without explanation….While cultural variation comes into play for special occasions and high-cost exchange, when we zoom in on the micro level of social interaction, cultural difference mostly goes away, and our species’ tendency to give help when needed becomes universally visible.” —– The focus of my Daily Positive Impact posts is to provide readers with sites that provide resources focused […]

The focus of Daily Positive Impact is to provide readers with positive stories from around the world, sites that provide resources focused on creating positive impact in our world, and very practical examples of actions you can take  to make our world a better place. Site for this article: Weird, Fantastic and Odd Things  · Lahiru Perera  ·   · In 1976, Shavarsh Karapetyan, an Armenian Olympic swimmer, had just completed a 12-mile run with his brother when they saw a trolley bus crash into a dam reservoir. The trolley […]

The HR Diary Finding Happiness … “A beautiful woman in an expensive dress came to her psychiatrist, saying that she was depressed and her life was meaningless. ‘I’m going to ask Mary here to tell you how she found happiness. All I want you to do is listen to her’ The psychiatrist called the old lady who cleaned the office floors and ask her to share her story with his client. So the old lady put down her broom, sat on a chair and told her story… ‘My husband died […]

I have published a number of  articles on the positive impact of random acts of kindness.  A Summa Health study in 2022 titled How Random Acts of Kindness Can Benefit Your Health stated: “Witnessing acts of kindness produces Oxytocin, which aids in lowering blood pressure and improving our overall heart-health. Oxytocin also increases self-esteem and optimism.” THAT CHILD WILL NEVER, EVER FORGET THAT HAPPY STUMP  GREETING HE EXCHANGED  WITH THE  LADY ATHLETE. From: Jeff Lem A top contributor – Weird and Beautiful  Things – Facebook – “Weird & Beautiful Things […]

Good Thinking  ”The Girl in Blue is the True Epitome of what a Queen Truly Is! She was crowned Homecoming Queen By her Senior class….but took the crown off her head and placed it on the Girl in Pink (escorted by her Daddy) who lost her Mama to Cancer the Morning of Homecoming! It showed Marvelous Grace, Humbleness, Friendship, Beauty & Love!!! Way To Go Sweet Girl…..we could all take a lesson in “Loving Thy Neighbor” through you! .” Rick Karle WVTM 13 / Eleanor ONeil —— Have a healthy, […]

David Byrne is a singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, actor, writer, music theorist, visual artist, and filmmaker. He was a founding member, principal songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist of the American band Talking Heads. He has received an Academy Award, Grammy Award, Special Tony Award and a Golden Globe Award and been  inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He is obviously a very talented guy who  has used his multiple skills to have a positive impact his whole life.  Click the link that follows and you will […]

DAILY POSITIVE IMPACT As you know, nurses help save many lives every day and care not only for their patients but for their family and other people they know who have questions about health issues and reach out to them for assistance. Much love and respect to all nurses. Have a healthy and  positive year, Peter -WEBSITE/BLOG – https://havepositiveimpact.com/

On May 2nd and  3rd I  posted articles about developing one’s  resilience, the first describing J.K. Rowling’s amazing resilience  story and  the second showing readers how to identify their twelve resilience qualities.  Today I am going to provide information on how to identify your three unconscious motives, knowledge of which ties in nicely with maximizing the positive impact you can  create through use of your resilience strengths. What follows are descriptions of three motives that are indicators of what energizes you. Read each descriptor that explains the need inherent in […]

Yesterday I  provided an article about the  author J.K. Rowling and  how  she  had overcome numerous negative events that led her  to thinking of suicide. She  then focused on her  writing  that saved her life. Dr. Al Siebert is an acknowledged expert regarding the science of resilience – “The ability to bounce back from life developments that may feel totally overwhelming at first.” What follows is an exercise of his that I used with  hundreds of people when  I used to do career and  leadership consulting. If you are interested […]