by Kim Ort | Jan 24, 2011 | Inspiration, People, Videos
It is Sunday as I write this, before the big football games have started. The most inspiring moment of my day so far, besides the beautiful sunshine, blue sky, and snow, was a piece on one of my favorite shows, Sunday Morning. It was the story of Simone Dinnerstein,...
by Kim Ort | Jan 19, 2011 | People
More than ten years ago, I was fortunate to be in the room when a young woman voiced concerns for her ailing father and her inability to find proper care for him. She had a vision for a place that would care for adults with disabilities, who were too young or not...
by Kim Ort | Jan 17, 2011 | Books, Inspiration, People
Nestled two hours north of New York City is a little town called Warwick. There you’ll find a trans-religious sanctuary and art museum of peace and understanding called Pacem in Terris (Peace on Earth). This was the home of Frederick and Claske Franck, who are...
by Kim Ort | Jan 14, 2011 | Inspiration, People
Compassion was a word I thought deeply about last year. I wrote articles about what it meant and how important it was to teach kids compassion. I read some fabulous books about the topic and even saw the Dalai Lama in person. I tried to apply it to my personal life,...
by Kim Ort | Jan 12, 2011 | Books, People
This post is about questions, but it’s really about dealing with fear and criticism. Last week, two phrases came up separately that had to do with questions. In a way, these phrases are like zen koans – little mysteries that need to sit with you for awhile...
by Kim Ort | Jan 5, 2011 | People, Videos
The movie, The King’s Speech, has everything a good movie should have – a compelling story, incredible acting, and an underlying message. The Story Many people I talked to after seeing this movie had never heard of it, despite the fact that it is pretty...
by Kim Ort | Dec 31, 2010 | Contemplation, Photography
If you love photographing like I do, it’s fun to look back at your pictures from the year, and whittle them down to a representative few. Here, I picked one image from each month, beginning with January in the upper left. Overall, it gives a pretty good picture...
by Kim Ort | Dec 29, 2010 | Inspiration, People
In my last post, I asked you to make a list of things that inspire you and things that don’t. Sometimes, you can determine what does inspire you by looking at your list of things that don’t; just figure out its opposite. Here’s my list of uninspiring...
by Kim Ort | Dec 27, 2010 | Inspiration, People
I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions. They tend to go by the wayside very quickly. However, it is natural at this time of the year to look back at the year and assess. What went well, what didn’t, and where should we be re-focusing our efforts?...
by Kim Ort | Dec 22, 2010 | Inspiration, People
Some of the most inspiring or thought-provoking articles I’ve read over the past week, have had to do with the ways we communicate with each other and how well we are understood. Unfortunately, real dialogue is often missing in action these days. One of my...
