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Need to get out of a funk? Here are some things that have helped me stay present and circumvent mental misery in 2011.
Need to get out of a funk? Here are some things that have helped me stay present and circumvent mental misery in 2011.
Toan Lam | Posted 02.25.2012
If you're feeling down this holiday season, here's a surefire pick-me-up to lift your spirits. Just Google "Secret Santa Kmart" and see the brimming n...
Toan Lam | Posted 10.31.2011
What happens after your life has been threatened and in danger and you've successfully run to safety? According to Jonathan Walker and his wife, Philippa Morgan Walker, "Put the kettle on!"
Toan Lam | Posted 08.06.2011
What would the world be like if we viewed all the slow drivers as though they are our aunties, friends, family members or neighbors, who are going through their own battles in life?
Toan Lam | Posted 06.11.2011
Tom Shadyac's nonfiction documentary "I Am" is a powerful and eyeopening look into our world. It raises two simple questions: "What's wrong with our world?" and "How can we all can make it better?"
Toan Lam | Posted 05.25.2011
Jordan is a business graduate-turned-vagabond who hopes his wanderlust inspires you to change by putting down your gizmos, gear and gadgets to engage with one another.
Toan Lam | Posted 05.25.2011
Karma Kitchen is cooking up kindness and generosity across the San Francisco Bay Area. It's a volunteer-run experiment in generosity that is growing.
Toan Lam | Posted 05.25.2011
Think about what you, your friends and -- your children could do to help save someone's dignity -- to save someone's life.
Toan Lam | Posted 05.25.2011
Nancy Siegler started planting sunflowers last year after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She believes it helped her get through some very scary times.
Toan Lam | Posted 05.25.2011
Homeboy Industries needs $5 million dollars to get through the next six months. Father Boyle says due to the bad economy, grants and donations dwindled, so they need the money to bridge the gap.
Toan Lam | Posted 11.17.2011
Amidst the ongoing health care debate in America, one doctor, out of Oakland, Calif. has a simple solution: just give it away. She decided to volunteer her services full-time, so patients don't have to pay for her services.
Toan Lam | Posted 05.25.2011
What do Yoga and Hip Hop have in common? A heck of a lot! Just ask MC Yogi! This yoga inspired artist puts a new and unique spin on rapping, freestyling and yoga.
Toan Lam | Posted 05.25.2011
Amy Rosenthal's "17 Things I Made" video is so simple, so eloquent, that it has the undeniable power to inspire. She created a movement that brought folks together through her creativity and made me smile.
Toan Lam | Posted 05.25.2011
There are so many untold stories that are just now emerging from Haiti. Go Inspire Go hopes to continue shedding light on how inspirational people are helping others in Haiti and beyond.
Toan Lam | Posted 05.25.2011
Though I've had some amazing teachers in my life, I can truly say that six-year-old Phoebe Russell is the best teacher I've ever had, when it comes to the true meaning of "service."
Toan Lam | Posted 05.25.2011
In 1999, Railway Police commander Jarumporn Suramanee started a daily three-hour program in Bangkok's train station to teach homeless children the basic life skills they were never taught.
Toan Lam | Posted 05.25.2011
The need for a junior high school is even more urgent as many children, orphans -- Haiti's future -- are migrating to Rev. Alerte's hometown for refuge, schooling and hope.
Toan Lam | Posted 05.25.2011
I wanted to begin a dialogue, so I asked everyone who has reached out to share their experiences of how they're helping -- so that others would be inspired to act through the actions of others.
Toan Lam | Posted 11.17.2011
I sit and watch in horror -- the destruction and lives ripped apart by the massive devastation from the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that shook Port-au-Pr...
Toan Lam | Posted 11.17.2011
My sister, like many of us who either hate our jobs or are just ready for something new, was afraid to muster up the courage to say, bon voyage, farewell, see ya later (gulp) job.
Toan Lam | Posted 11.17.2011
For the past two years, Lisa has packed more than 20,000 pounds of kids clothes for underprivileged newborns living in and around Oakland, California -- Kids that would otherwise leave the hospital without the baby basics.
Toan Lam | Posted 11.17.2011
Laurence and Florence Spungen and their four children sold their PEER Bearing company last fall and gave the money to employees as bonuses (some bonuses were six figures) based on years of service.
Toan Lam | Posted 11.17.2011
I hopped a flight to New York this weekend to shoot a follow-up on Jorge Munoz's story on GoInspireGo.com. Journalism got really personal and emotiona...
Toan Lam | Posted 11.17.2011
Every single night at 9:30pm, for the past four years, Munoz and his family have been delivering 120 to 140 home cooked meals to those in need, which he calls his "second job" every day.
Toan Lam | Posted 03.19.2012