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With a constant stream of lightning-fast news, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and fearful these days. The fear that grips me most is for the…

Spring 2025 Inspire(d) Tulips continue to grow, even after they’re cut. Did you know that?!  I love this about tulips. I love that something that’s…

Looking Back on 2024. Looking Forward to 2025. If I write a retrospective and it’s still January, it counts, right? It is still the first…

When the world feels full of darkness – both literally and figuratively – it’s easy to want to run away from it all. To cut…

Winter 2024-25 Inspire(d) We’re all in this together.  And despite all our differences – or perhaps in celebration of them – I’d like to remind…

17 Years of Inspire(d) Magazine! Thank you to our readers and advertisers for making Inspire(d) Magazine a possibility. We appreciate your support over the years!…

It’s taken resilience to promote positive news for 17 years. Negative news tends to take top billing in mainstream media, and this can lead us…

Fall 2024 Inspire(d)! Welcome to the 78th issue of Inspire(d) Magazine! We’ve been making this publication for 17 years, y’all! That’s bananas. It’s been a joy…

One act of compassion has the ability to shift your entire day. Maybe even week. Month. Year. Hey, I know it sounds ridiculous, but maybe…

Summer 2024 Inspire(d)! Ah summer. Throughout life, it’s meant different things for me. In my younger years it was a welcome break from school. Pool…

Eighteen years. It had been 18 years since I traveled off this continent, and got fresh perspectives and new inspiration from seeing the world. But…

Patience in Bloom: Build your patience with these tips I don’t know how many times over the last 16-and-a-half years (that’s how long we’ve been making…