Stories of Hope

At different times in their lives, people need a reminder, some motivation, a reason to get out of bed and keep going.

They need to know that life is worth living, things get better, and it won’t always feel like the daily grind. The day-to-day existence and the ambivalence, depression, or “what’s-it-all-for-anyway” feeling always passes. But in the moment, people don’t have the foresight that in the end, everything gets better, and it all passes. So I started doing these interviews to show people that everything has a season, and yes, they will get through it - to get different messages of hope. I started interviewing a person a week for their message of strength and ultimately hope. At first it was just for me! But the messages revealed so much, were so amazing, that I had to share them. My hope is that you get what’s really important, and what to focus on. Through humor, transparency and grace, personal stories show change is possible (even at the age of 82), and that perseverance prevails.

Stories
Rudy Tomjanovich: We Don’t Have Any Control Over What Comes Into Our Head, But We Have The Power To Stop It
Rudy Tomjanovich: We Don’t Have Any Control Over What Comes Into Our Head, But We Have The Power To Stop It

Rudy T. -- All Star player. Two time NBA world champion. Gold Medal winning head coach, you’d think he had it all. He worked really hard at being a good student, and a good athlete, a good person. But he had this voice in his head telling him, “Rudy, you really aren’t all that.”

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Angela Davis: You Were Created In Purpose, On Purpose, For a Purpose
Angela Davis: You Were Created In Purpose, On Purpose, For a Purpose

I walk out of her spin class energized and ready to do anything - even if I don't know what it is! I feel like I’ve had the best workout of life and been to a revival at the same time

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Rabbi Ken Chasen: We Can Do This - You Are Not Alone - We’re Going To Get Through This Together
Rabbi Ken Chasen: We Can Do This - You Are Not Alone - We’re Going To Get Through This Together

As I’m writing this, the worst killing of jews on U.S. soil just occurred just a few days ago as a crazed gunman stormed the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, killing 11 jews worshiping on a Saturday morning, injuring many more. Rabbi Chasen, Senior Rabbi at Leo Baeck Temple, led a vigil in Los Angeles along with leaders of many many faiths and community leaders as he has on other occasions.

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Rabbi Jill Zimmerman: We Thrive In Community
Rabbi Jill Zimmerman: We Thrive In Community

I decided to interview a person a week for a year and mentioned it to one of the rabbis who runs my monthly spirituality class. I told her how I believe we connect through our stories and I wanted to talk to different individuals over the course of a year to get their messages: to derive meaning and simply see where it takes me.

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