Your Positive Imprint: Recent Episodes
Catherine Praiswater
Your Positive Imprint variety show features people all over the world whose positive achievements are inspiring positive actions. Exceptional people rise to the challenge. Learn how their efforts can affect and inspire you! Your Positive Imprint. What’s YOUR P.I.?
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Honeybee beekeeper Philip Atkinson studies the busy bee hive and the bees diverse responsibilities. What can we learn from bees to improve our own interactions with each other? As an executive coach and leadership expert Philip shares how to “Bee Wise.” Proceeds from the book go to, beesfordevelopment.org
Honeybee beekeeper, executive coach and leadership team expert, Philip Atkinson, studies the busy bee hive and the bees responsibilities. He suggests that understanding honeybee behavior can improve our own interactions with one another. Embrace the wisdom of honeybees—“Bee Wise”. Proceeds from the book go to, beesfordevelopment.org.
In this diverse world it's not about who you are. It's about who you are helping. Author Brad Sedillo emphasizes humility and shared humanity. He shifted from pessimism to positivity through friendship and travel. “Friendboats” illustrates two converging paths. A unique perspective on diversity and differing views.
Bodybuilder Brad Sedillo shares what it is like to compete. He placed third at the Natural Atlas competition in his category. Reminiscing with his favorite elementary school educator, he once was interested in politics but now embraces bodybuilding & transforming his physique with ways for you to transform yours.
Michael Colon's journey to create the greatest science fiction comic book reflects his passion for fantasy and science fiction, blending elements of drama and psychological fiction. Michael’s quest for validation and growth fueled his fearless pursuit of publication. What inspired him, and how did he achieve this remarkable journey? “The greatest comic book tale ever told” and “The Gift From Aelius” by Michael Colon.
Do you suffer from vertigo? Gerald J. Leonard suffers from vertigo. Through neuroscience, music and holistic approach he 'rewired' his brain. Plus, one sure way to reach your goals.
The bass is essential to the orchestra just as strong leadership is crucial for a clear organizational vision and positive culture. Bass player and project management expert, Gerald J. Leonard highlights that vision shapes values and those values should be embedded in practice. Gerald explains how.
Experts in the field share their research and insights related to climate change. Climate change. Human caused global warming. Our planet in a state of urgency. 'Inspiration Monday' is a collection of audio segments pulled together from various episodes of the podcast.
Sustainable honey bee beekeepers Melanie Margarita Kirby, Mmabatho Portia Morudi, and Andy Friedrichs highlight the essential role of bees as crucial pollinators for crops and flowers. Honey bees are declining and the challenge lies in creating a sustainable earth for future generations.
Don Weatherbee, CEO of REGENX is committed to promoting environmentally responsible practices for recovering and regenerating platinum group metals back into raw materials from end-of-life catalytic converters. What is this process? (PGMs are-Platinum, Rhodium, Palladium, Osmium, Iridium, Ruthenium)
Douglas Greenlaw is a veteran with a notable career in the entertainment industry having been the former President of sales and promotional marketing for MTV Networks He reflects on some of the standout moments of his career including encounters with Bruce Springsteen, Yoko Ono, Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson.
Anti-war combat veteran Douglas Greenlaw recounts his catastrophic injuries and ground battle experiences in Vietnam exemplifying what happens to young soldiers in war.
Vietnam War veteran and Purple Heart recipient Douglas Greenlaw returned from the conflict after a catastrophic injury. He earned a business degree and eventually became president of MTV Network Sales and Marketing. In part one Doug shares his experience of being hit by lightning as well as being on the ground in direct combat during the war.
Dr. Michael Gerharz. Master the art of communication and create messages that inspire action and foster progress. Effective leaders illuminate the PATH.
Sandy Gray's great uncle, Hugh Gray, captured the initial photograph evidencing the Loch Ness Monster in November 1933, linking the creature to Sandy's family heritage. Decades later Sandy and his police partner witnessed something in the Loch. Could this be the mysterious creature his uncle photographed decades earlier?
Former Inspector Sandy Gray from Isle of Skye, Scotland, is Portree's practical joker and taxi driver with a family tie to the first photograph of the Loch Ness Monster.
Heather Johnson, Ingenium's CEO, oversees waste management certification by assisting businesses in achieving zero waste and promoting sustainable practices. Businesses have a significant effect on society as they shape the quality of their products and the environmental impact of the waste produced by these products.
Hadrian built a wall to fortify the Roman Empire. Explore the remains of Hadrian’s Wall and Vindolanda in United Kingdom where intriguing stories are revealed through structures, clothing, letters and tablets unearthed. Storyteller Hellen Charlie Nellist, Roman Army Museum.
Discover the Vindolanda Fort, Hadrian’s Wall, and Roman Army Museum in the United Kingdom to uncover the legacy of the Roman Empire. The Vindolanda Charitable Trust is revealing artifacts and stories left behind by the Romans. Experience the wonders of history with tour guide and storyteller Helen Charlie Nellist.
Victoria Sanchez honors her cousin Laverne who served during WWII, and other Memorial Day remembrances.
Earth’s common earthworms live deep under soil while red wiggler worms prosper just under topsoil beneath decomposing organic matter. Robert, Olivia, Elliott, and Caris share what life is like in the 4th grade caring for worm buckets and how they use nutrients made from compost tea or castings.
Mmabatho Portia Morudi, a sustainable honey beekeeper in South Africa, provides solutions and alternatives for rural villagers to stop the practice of insecticides and deforestation in order to save Africa’s honey bees.
Jillian Maclennan hosted my whisky and gin tasting at the Isle of Harris Distillery on the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. She shares two spirits and one purpose. Isle of Harris’s Hearach (Hearadh) Scotch whisky and gin and sustainable employment. Sit back, relax and find your sense of ceremony.
Max Maartense is a guide at Scotland’s 'The Whisky Experience’ located on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh. Max takes you on a journey from his origins in Netherlands to Scotland, home of the Scottish whisky and brilliant distilleries.
Father Ray Kelly is a world renowned singing Catholic priest from Ireland. Father has inspired millions with his vocal arrangement of REM’s song, “Everybody Hurts. His “Hallelujah” wedding rendition continues to grow with more than 90 million views on You Tube. Father shares a Christmas message of hope. “Oh Holy Night” composed by Adolphe Adam and arranged and performed by Chris Nole on the piano. Merry Christmas!
Alessandro Tronco was born in Sicily. At fourteen his mother sent him to New York with five dollars in his pocket. With little experience and lack of financial means Alessandro invested in himself and became a successful entrepreneur. Along the journey he found that material possessions cannot fill the void. Listen how the creator of Spirit Water transformed his life finding his authentic self through sustainable actions.
Twelve year old Connor and ten year old Cameron love their pets. They open up about the responsibilities and the joys of living and caring for seven pets.
What should children leave childhood equipped with? Self-discipline? Confidence? The number 6570 has everything to do with answering this question with guest Nellie Harden.
The constellations and other stories are used to teach life lessons and the circle of life. Rozier Sanchez.
I love my dog Maka! I know you have fun, awesome, fabulous stories about your own family pet. Share your stories about your family pet dog, cat, bird, turtle, snake, horse, etc.! Pet story contest!
Brad Pedersen of Lomi explains that the missing link to a more sustainable planet is for us to be able to build a compostable clean economy. We need to change the habits that are creating disruption. Take your food waste and turn it into a regenerative soil supplement.
Brad Pedersen is a Canadian entrepreneur who generated more than $100 million in annual revenue in his toy manufacturing business. He shares wounds of wisdom and financial gains; all part of his journey to combatting food waste while still reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Lomi composts your food scraps and compostable plastics. Use code YPIpodcast for your Lomi discount.
Boris Belchev left Bulgaria for Lithuania to study birds and work as a professional bird guide. Boris Belchev shares his journey to becoming a global guide for birdwatching.
Boris Belchev left Bulgaria to work elsewhere so he could earn enough money to purchase a camera. Today he is one of Lithuania’s bird guides and wildlife photographers. Take a journey with Boris and learn where he earned money to purchase camera equipment and what he learned along the way.
Inspiring words and quotes regarding human rights and the dignity of life from a menagerie of podcast episode guests.
Author of Escapegoat Daughter, Misty Compton shares her heart-wrenching journey about cutting ties with her mother and sister, whom she believes have narcissistic personality disorders. With the support of her fiancé, she begins to heal from decades of trauma, denial, and self-doubt. She continues to heal from her depression and anxiety. Misty gains self-love through the process of finding who she is and growing into the authentic woman she's always wanted to be.
Chris Hovorka, Midwestern University, transforms clinical practice for people with orthoses, prosthesis to a client-centric approach improving quality of life. Chris’s goal is to graduate evidence-based practitioners (clinician scholars) by transforming university school curricula worldwide and moving towards client-centered approaches. It’s about valuing the client’s lifestyle, medical conditions, needs, as part of a personalized plan of care.
Skeletal muscles are the most prevalent in our bodies and what we rely on every day to move. Dr. Chris Hovorka, orthotist and prosthetist, trains people to exercise with a goal of providing stability without limiting mobility. Chris’s research at Midwestern University is to transform clinical practices for people with external orthoses, prosthesis to a client-centric approach to improve quality of life.
To close the 2022 season is legendary songwriter piano player, Chris Nole. Being alive is really about having hope and purpose.
The dynamics in music aren’t about volume alone but how that volume is used by musicians to express themselves through their instrument. Songwriter Chris Nole plays dynamically and with passion. Musically talented, Chris composes jazz, country, pop, rock, the blues…whatever the mood! On Part 2 he shares what he learned from being a member of John Denver’s band and how that experience grew his extraordinary talent to becoming one of the top piano artists today.
Chris Nole mesmerizes audiences worldwide with his piano melodies of jazz, country, pop, the blues…whatever the mood! He’s best known as John Denver’s piano player in the 1990s as well as tours and recordings with Faith Hill, Travis Tritt, the Oak Ridge Boys, Don Williams, Shelby Lynne, Emmylou Harris, and others. Chris Nole’s quest is to entertain you with music that makes you feel good.
Physical Oceanographer Nathan Bindoff is director of the Australian Antarctic Program Partnership whose focus is on the role of Antarctica in the global climate system, and the consequences for marine life in ecosystems. Professor Bindoff of the University of Tasmania's Institute for Marine and Antarctic studies shares updates on recent climate change research.
Reclaim your roots! Our names can share much about where we came from, our culture, our family. Creative writer and podcast host Juliana Ogechi celebrates the stories behind names and how those stories help to transform lives.
The Sea Monkey Project educates the world on how to clean ocean plastic pollution. But what do you do with plastics then? Spokesperson Sydney Steenland shares ocean plastic solutions. End plastic pollution and the overproduction of single-use plastics.
International artist Sayaka Ganz is creating energy and harmony from discarded plastic objects, transmitting a message of hope through her Reclaimed Creations while being guided by Shinto religion.
The world is embarking on one of the most important projects in its history—the transition away from fossil fuels toward renewable energy such as local-Scale solar and batteries. Bill Nussey founded the Freeing Energy Project. It is a mobilization plan to move us towards a cleaner, cheaper, and more resilient local energy future. The electricity industry is being reinvented. Join the search for energy freedom in disrupting the global energy industry and moving towards more affordable energy. Part 2 with Bill Nussey.
The world is embarking on one of the most important projects in its history—the transition away from fossil fuels toward renewable energy such as local-Scale solar and batteries. Bill Nussey founded the Freeing Energy Project. It is a mobilization plan to move us towards a cleaner, cheaper, and more resilient local energy future. The electricity industry is being reinvented. Join the search for energy freedom.
Inspiration Monday!! Social media community manager Michael Pereira explains if we choose to learn lessons, then that is how we uplift and shift our lives and the lives of people around us. Transformation is bigger than change. Stay connected and inspired!
S. L. Aditya opens up about discrimination based on India’s Caste system. He also explains the art of Rangoli. He's committed to making a difference through design. Fashion is the most instant way to express oneself.
A design fashioner creates for the people. Fashion accessories don’t have a gender. Nineteen year old digital graphic designer S. L. Aditya shares the expression of his winning entry as well as the misconception of designers in India.
What does theYour Positive Imprint podcast social media graphics specialist do? Daphne Gariety shares her YPI insights.
In Part 2, Sergio Troncoso explores answers to his question, What is the basis of morality within your community? Sergio’s characters from his most recent book, “Nobody’s Pilgrims,” work at building their own community, discovering that because they are different they are set aside by society when they actually have much to contribute. This novel is not a beach read. It addresses societal issues through adventures; some violent, some not as much. The drug trade is not about Latin American immigrants. It’s about criminals making money off of contraband. This kid from the border, now renown international author Sergio Troncoso demystifies, What is a Mexican immigrant?
International renown author, Sergio Troncoso, is the son of Mexican immigrants. Raised by parents who had little money, they instilled hard-working values into Sergio. Through hard work he was accepted into Yale and Harvard universities. At first he had a hard time because of his Mexican background, but his voice became prominent and accepted. Sergio questions the basis of morality both in his fiction and non-fiction works, realizing that immigrant values are important to the success of this country. Plus the winner of the t-shirt design contest is announced!!
Designers from all over the world entered the Your Positive Imprint t-shirt design contest. The top five are displayed and ready for your vote. http://YourPositiveImprint.com (YourPositiveImprint.com). Please participate in the voting and show these designers your appreciation. World-wide voting ends Saturday, July 9, at midnight USA Mountain time. The winner and more about the designers will be announced during the upcoming episode on July 11.
Alternative Rock musicians and climate change scientists bring science to the Alternative Rock stage. Vocalist/Guitarist Matt Palmer and drummer Niall Robinson compose music exploring causality of sea-level rise, political propaganda, and human relationships. They are the Matt Palmer Band.
Jerry the Bear was Dad’s imagination. His imaginative bear was used to weave lessons through storytelling. My teachings began when Jerry was born in a cave and started living his adventures. Later Dad turned to philosophical lessons using navigation and constellations to teach the circle of life. Happy Father’s Day week to everybody especially my Dad, Rozier Sanchez. PLUS A TSHIRT DESIGN CONTEST! LISTEN FOR DETAILS ON HOW TO ENTER AND WIN!
Professor Nathan Bindoff is a world renown physical oceanographer at the University of Tasmania’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies. His research takes him on voyages of discovery where he documented the first evidence of changes in the Indian, North Pacific, South Pacific and Southern Oceans, and the earth's hydrological cycle from ocean salinity. He predicted fire catastrophes. His most recent work is studying the decline in oxygen content of the oceans. All of these global climate changes have been attributed to human activity.
“We’re risk takers so there's an anxiety. You know what you're training for.” Milton Herman is a career Air Force pilot, consequently a war vet. In part 2 he shares his positive imprints as a singing pilot. Singing and performing inspired him with positivity during war time.
Our elders are part of our history and Milton Herman is part of that history. He lived through the Great Depression and several wars. He is a a career Air Force pilot instructor. He says, “we’re risk takers so there's an anxiety. You know what you're training for.” Also Victoria Sanchez shares a WWII Memorial Day remembrance.
Enter to win! This week Your Positive Imprint is having a drawing for any item in the http://YourPositiveImprint.com (YourPositiveImprint.com) store. You can enter and win! It's so easy. Listen to this episode for details. Good luck!!
Podiatrist Dr. Stephanie Parks, her husband and four children are involved in animal rescue. Stephanie believes that their children are not only rescuing animals from bad situations but through their actions they are learning about respect and relationships in the process. Animal interactions can mirror our relationships with humans. If we're able to look at their body language and respect what they're telling us, then that can translate into human connections like consent and establishing ground rules. There’s so much you can do with your actions and the way you live your life.
Victoria Sánchez is an industrial chemist, a scientist in the day when they didn't have their conscience raised because there was no legislation protecting women. A woman ahead of her time with regard to women's rights. Victoria reflects on her philosophies, accomplishments, legacy and motherhood. A woman of integrity. She will pass this way but once and if there is any good she can do she will do it.
Jean-Paul Ventère shares his government role in France’s repairability index and the Right To Repair mandates in France. Jean-Paul was responsible for the labeling of eco products and their life cycle assessments. Today France leads the way in the promotion of repairability, which in turn contributes to the reduction of CO2 emissions. Legislation in France mandates companies to display information to consumers, thus paving the way so that they can choose repairable, reliable and more robust products. Jean-Paul shares the right to repair legislation in France and his role in moving eco-design forward.
Eighteen year old Daphne Gariety is a social media marketer and vocal artist who recently provided humanitarian aid to Zimbabwe. Daphne learned the trade of laying mortar and other construction skills to assist in the building of a medical clinic. This clinic will serve over 100,000 Zimbabweans. The experience solidified her next steps of inspiring others and continuing serving where she is needed and able.
Saving the life of an individual orangutan is a lifetime positive achievement of immeasurable value. Biologist Leif Cocks began observing and interacting with orangutans as a zookeeper with the Perth Zoo. Today he studies and interrelates with orangutans in the wild within their own habitat in the rainforest. Journey with Leif as he recounts his own actions of saving orangutans back into the wild.
Music composer, Rayko, (“Until We Meet Again,” The Man In the High Castle) is actively involved in lobbying efforts to pass California Assembly Bill 2764. This Bill will stop all new factory farms from being built. Factory farms or industrial livestock productions maximize agribusiness profits at the expense of animals, the environment, social justice, and public health. Rayko shares philosophies, data and why it’s time to replace our factory farm food system with something sustainable and humane.
Biologist Leif Cocks began observing and interacting with animals as a zookeeper with the Perth Zoo. Today he studies and interrelates with orangutans in the wild within their own habitat. Adventure with Leif on a journey of his research and saving the critically endangered orangutan.
This Inspiration Monday episode is inspired by Your Positive Imprint oceanographers, enviro capitalists, and climate change scientists. Climate change is rapid and it is human caused global warming. A planet in a state of urgency. Guests: Helen Phillips, Nathan Bindoff, Josh Willis, Inna Braverman, Mike Silvestrini, Terry Lilley, Andrew Bracken, Ray Schmitt, Kurt Polzin
Beaches are eroding. Trade winds are changing. Coastal properties are falling into the ocean, most recently in Hawai’i on the island of O’ahu. Oceans are public property so who is liable for the clean-up caused by climate change? Climate change is already affecting tax payers. Marine biologist Terry Lilley provides information regarding coastal homes in Hawaii.
During this pandemic consumers have seen the human costs of what it takes to keep factories open. There’s a price for the fast world we live in. Lars Noah Balderskilde and David Singh refurbish vintage Danish furniture. It’s about values, sustainability, and honoring the workers who built the furniture by hand.
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Ahoy! Vintage Danish furniture takes a voyage across the Atlantic. Lars Noah Balderskilde and his husband David Singh are concerned about the world's landfill problems. Shifting away from the throw away society they refurbish and resell discarded mid-century Danish furniture. But they go BEYOND refurbishing and reselling. It’s about Hygge, second chances and changing the world one table at a time.
While conducting underwater studies of electromagnetic discharge into the coral reef from a nearby ship, marine biologist Terry Lilley almost lost his life. There should be no electromagnetic energy naturally underwater on a coral reef. Terry describes his experience and how his accident just might have saved the very same coral reef he was studying. After the accident Terry continued with his path in life as a marine biologist and educator.
Where is electromagnetic energy coming from that’s killing the reef? Marine biologist Terry Lilley shares his ocean studies of coral reefs globally, especially off the shores of Hawai’i - the islands of Kaua’i and O’ahu. Why are some reefs living while others are struggling, even dying?
As a consumer, how do sustainable products and the right to repair affect you? Manufacturers have a responsibility to ensure their product has a reasonable life span and designed in a way that enables consumers to get it repaired and continue using it. Prof. Leanne Wiseman from University of Griffith, Australia, explains the legal and regulatory responses to the international right to repair movement while Kaz and Dan of “Mend It Australia” share their roles in the international movement.
Renewable energy global enviro-capitalist Mike Silvestrini provides a business perspective on renewable energy worldwide. Fight climate change. Invest in and accelerate renewable energy so that we can turn off the carbon emitting, fossil burning infrastructure that we currently rely on.
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Is mitigation between humans and wildlife enough to preserve habitats, elephants, rhinos, lions, cheetahs, giraffes, and other African wildlife on the Massai land culture? Conservationist Mike Silvestrini of Big Life Foundation shares critical conservation efforts for 1.6 million acres of Africa’s remaining natural habitat and wildlife migration corridor in Amboseli-Tsavo-Kilimanjaro ecosystem. (Photos: Art Tower, Theuns, LeeShyPooh, Gærtringen.)
Can endangered reptile species be saved through captive breeding? Biologist Terry Lilley began one of the first captive breeding and release programs for reptiles in the world. Today many of those species are reaching a more sustainable population in the wild. The USA’s Endangered Species Act outlined how Terry approached his work.
Tudor World is a 16th Century living history museum located in the town of Stratford-Upon-Avon, England. Ernie Boxall, AKA Santa Claus, shares the Lord of Misrule of the past, to the modern day Santa Claus. The Abbot of Unreason, or Lord of Misrule, arranged Christmas joy, presents but also drunkenness and wild parties. Today, Santa Claus brings joy around the world with his smile, laughter, and presents.
Terry Lilley IS everything wild. As a biologist, endangered species manager, cinematographer, diver, activist, and wildlife advocate, Terry reflects philosophically about the interconnections of humans, animals, and nature.
A zookeeper’s story: Carnivore zookeeper Casey Taylor of Albuquerque Bio Park shares information on African Painted Dogs, shigella virus, primates, wolves and more.
How do you deal with your reality? Where do you pull your inspiration from? This is a journey of inspiration and positive imprints with Gaelin DeVisser, a mother, and Christian, her son, who at 19 was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a brain tumor. The two share how they remain positive and hopeful.
Grow your food and become sustainable. Amy Grisak explains how to build and maintain raised gardens. Raised gardens and compost have numerous sustainability benefits including improved soil conditions. What’s in your garden?
Stay in touch with the natural world. Freelance author and photographer, Amy Grisak, helps to understand the outback in Waterton Lakes, Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks and BEYOND. Everything nature!
Why does music bring on certain emotions? Is it the beat? Instruments? Memories? Fantasies? Words? Rayko and Frank Kilpatrick create a mood through their music. Their compositions are a path to relaxation and meditation. As suicide prevention advocates Frank co-produced and Rayko appeared in the Stay Alive documentary for the purpose of helping those to find their way out of despair. Sometimes the questions are more important than the answers.
Inspiration Monday! We are in a state of learned helplessness with our evolving throw-away society. When something breaks and needs repair, manufacturers often require us to pay exorbitant prices. There’s a reason for that. Stand up and fight for your right to repair. It is unsustainable for the earth for us to continue throwing things away when there are alternatives. Get inspired with The Right to Repair and Repair Cafe.
The common mindset is to throw it away if it doesn’t work. That causes problems for the environment as this practice is unsustainable for the earth. Sustainability of your belongings and of the earth is exceedingly necessary. Repair Cafe is interactive and anybody anywhere in the world can start one. Jackie Carter explains how it works. Repair Cafe. Fix it. Don't throw it away.
Climate change is a massive shift of our planet. Our civilization is built on the climate we've had for thousands of years. Principal Investigator Josh Willis of Nasa’s Ocean’s Melting Greenland (OMG) shares his studies and research measuring the oceans and ice and how they change over time.
Misty Compton left the criminal justice field to express herself through writing. She's a freelance writer who also runs a TikTok channel for anybody, but especially for those who are feeling vulnerable or who are living with anxiety. Misty says to be true to yourself and be authentic. Today she provides positivity, worldwide.
For over thirty years Costa Rica has preserved and conserved their natural lands, resources, and wildlife resulting in a healthy ecosystem. Nature is valuable but its status is fragile and threatened even in Costa Rica. Species like the jaguar are at risk. Justice for Nature with Alena Bendová
We cannot turn back time but we can move forward with conservation and preservation. Alena Bendová is from Czech Republic where her work with Justice for Nature is rooted. One of her main projects is saving the critically endangered Sumatran Tiger in Indonesia. Due to the pandemic, conservation efforts are becoming more difficult for wildlife.
Opportunities abound! Fill your life with action and endeavor! Dr. Bob Parks transitioned from his precision and accuracy of sports medicine to creative art using a paintbrush. This talented and professional artist started with zero experience and is now legendary! How did he do it? For Bob it’s the art of retirement.
Sports medicine and podiatry are two medical practices that have evolved in a very short time. Only decades really. Bob Parks was on the initial groundwork of lower extremity sports medicine. As a podiatrist he was part of the research and discovery in treating sports injuries, but also shared input for modifications being made to running shoes. A legend of biomechanics in his own time.
David Royce and Michael Boyd were mesmerized with the authentic and romantic art of glassblowing from an early age. It is the water, fire and breath of the glassblower that drew them in. A pot where molten melted glass awaited the artisan to transform it into a breathtaking piece of art. The two share their stories of what it means to be a glassblower and what it means to be sustainable in a world where lowering the carbon footprint is crucial.
Traffic. Oh, what do you do? Will somebody please tell me about an alternate route? For decades, during the commute back and forth to work, drivers turn to local reporters on the radio to assist. Reporters know the local roads. Traffic reporter Débora Mendonça of São Paulo, Brasil assists thousands of drivers each day in getting to work safely and perhaps on time.
Danish furniture craftsman, Hans Jørgen Wiberg had a vision, an idea that became reality for millions around the world - ‘Be my eyes’. Hans sees the world with no land borders and he presented an idea that would bring the world together with helping eyes.
Inspiration Monday! Human rights activists share their global work with hi-lites and quotes from their full Your Positive Imprint episodes. “Human rights. What if…?” Victoria Sanchez, always rising to the challenge as my mom, an educator, scientist, mentor, outdoor trail volunteer, and, well, she’s my mom and she is exceptional. Episodes 23, 77, 124 Musician and humanitarian Tony Escoto recounts his mom’s escape from El Salvador. Ep. 106. “Nunca se deje por vencido. Siempre sea luchador y soñador.” Never give up. Always be a fighter and a dreamer. Human rights activist Shelley White is professor at Simmons university, in boston and director of the master of health and health equity. Ep. 34 Hans Jørgen Wiberg of Denmark created the app Be My eyes which assists visually impaired citizens of our world. Upcoming episode. Larry Grummer-Strawn promotes health and wellness by serving the vulnerable worldwide. Larry is with the World Health Organization. Ep. 59 Cody Unser is a Paralyzed Advocate for women with disabilities across the continents. Cody also provides scuba diving programs and training for paralyzed citizens. Eps. 94-95. Javier Robles professor of Rutgers University lobbies for better laws and health coverage for people with disabilities. Ep. 112 Humanitarian and World renown singing Irish priest, Fr. Ray Kelley, spreads hope as he advocates for human rights and justice. Eps. 19, 110 and the 2020 Christmas end-of-the-year message of hope.
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Move away from your electronic devices and gather around the playing table to engage in Alex Lu’s board game, Dogs Bond. Alex Lu created Dogs Bond for several reasons. One, is for the multi-cultural experience, while another reason is to change the conversation we have regarding animal shelters and animal adoptions. But his ultimate goal and mission is to provide a positive outcome for dogs in animal shelters to find their forever happy home. Adopt Dogs Bond to your family playing table and save a dog.
"Always stand up before you flush.” Humanitarian Danny Brown promotes the welfare of non-profits. His work is known worldwide. While observing an older woman in a cafe a spark was lit within his soul. Danny says that ‘we forget human connections offline.’ What do you observe when you are out and about ‘offline’? Be still and let your soul catch up.
With the rising temperatures around the world due to climate change, agriculture must evolve. But how? Today is Inspiration Monday - “Sustainable Agriculture Across the World and for the World.” Your Positive Imprint Inspirations. Guests: Master gardener and composter Marion Owen who's also a gardening author, blog writer and gardening columnist. Ep. 4. Andrew Bracken creates public and private partnerships to invest in sustainable agriculture for small farmers across the globe. Eps. 50 and 88. Sigrid Drage of Ep. 52 is a permaculture farmer in Austria. She applies ecological principles found in nature. Christine Deck of Deck family farms- Deck Family Farms practices a long-term approach in developing a sustainable livestock operation. Ep. 53. This is global food security on a planet where climate change is affecting food supplies. Sustainable agriculture across the world and for the world.
Which bee will be the chosen one, the queen bee, mother of the hive? How do bees choose their queen bee? What is royal jelly? Isn't a queen bee any other ordinary bee that produces young? What really happens to honey bees and the plants when only one blooming plant is available? Bee researcher and beekeeper Melanie Margarita Kirby shares her connection with honey bees. Stewards of flowers, trees, and other plants, honey bees have been general pollinators before humans ever walked the earth. Melanie’s mission is to help sustain the continuity of pollination through queen bee breeding. For her, an indigenous person, she wants to reconnect with where our food comes from and the energy that goes into producing it, including the seed itself. Part 2.
Melanie Margarita Kirby joined the Peace Corps. While filling out the application she checked YES in the box for “will work with stinging insects.” In this part 1 episode Melanie provides information on honey bees and the history of the species. She also shares her own journey in Paraguay to becoming a conscientious and sustainable beekeeper.
Jerry the Bear was Dad’s imagination. His imaginative bear was used to weave lessons through storytelling. My teachings began when Jerry was born in a cave and started living his adventures. Later Dad turned to philosophical lessons using navigation and constellations to teach the circle of life. Happy Father’s Day week to everybody especially my Dad, Rozier Sanchez.
Jennifer Hunter is a nationally recognized award winning artist known for her sensitive storytelling with the use of her paintbrush. Her artwork comes to life telling a story the viewer finds interesting but also realistic. Recently she found herself facing one of her greatest fears. Surgery. She might never paint again due to a spinal cord injury.
Rhythm and blues pop singer and songwriter Christopher Marciano inspires the world to reach out to others and be the reason. “Runaway” written and sung by Marciano is proving to make universal life changes. Through his emotional lyrics he brings topics to the forefront that need to be discussed. Writing songs and poetry helps Christopher heal and recover from stressful situations and his hope is that his songs will bring healing and recovery because if he can do it so can you! As an educator he uses songwriting to teach the students about the world and to build self-confidence. Christopher Marciano creates positive change through lyrics and music.
Imagine infinity through songwriting!! Episode from the LIVE show, “Mental Health Awareness: Recovery and Healing Using Lyrics" with R&B artist Rawiri James and Pop R&B artist Christopher Marciano. Rawiri believes that sharing your own story has great value and his is Lost Boy. Rawiri describes himself as an addict, advocate, author, artist. As he continues healing and recovering from years of substance abuse he can now imagine infinity. Christopher Marciano sings and writes his pain and his happiness. Through his emotional lyrics he brings topics to the forefront that need to be discussed. He moves forward each day with positivity and with every word he writes in his songs.
Education is a never ending platform of agendas and disagreements of how to instruct students within schools. But where do parents fit in? With a background in special education Punam Saxena found that all parents need a better understanding of the academic needs of their child. A paradigm shift is needed in education. This shift is to empower parents to become partners in their child’s instructional development.
As host of this podcast it is so thrilling to have my mom share her positive imprints on the show which are our family values. My mom, Victoria Sanchez, reflects on family togetherness and the values that have kept us together.
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What is your reality? Our realities change throughout life. People are rising to the challenge.
Mmabatho Portia Morudi is a sustainable honey farmer in South Africa. She creates spaces for honey bees to thrive and survive in Africa’s forests. Africa’s forests are being burned which destroys habitat. Insecticides and pesticides used in agriculture devastate the honey bee population and other wildlife. Known as ‘The Change Maker’ beekeeper Portia provides an alternative and solutions for villagers to stop these practices. Her positive imprints are saving the honey bees, village crops, Africa’s forests, and remarkably, elephants.
Twin Peaks 'Ike the Spike' actor, Christophe Zajac-Denek, thrives to entertain. He lives life fully but he doesn't take his mobility for granted. Through his experiences he has incredible stories to tell and when he tells his stories people stare. Sometimes for the wrong reasons. Christophe also educates through his own podcast about the lives of little people. Look beyond his physicality and into his heart, mind, and positive imprints.
Two female athletes from two different generations meet together to share their tales of sled dog mushing, training and racing. Meet Mary Shields of Alaska and Kine Leines Skår of Norway. Mary is the first woman to complete the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska. Kine trains dogs for recreational sled dog teams as well as for professional sled dog races. From two different eras these inspiring women share their perspectives of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and other races and also share their positive imprints. Both ladies are advocates for humane animal training. Joining in on the conversation for this LIVE show is co-host Brad Sedillo. This show is a direct recording from the LIVE show on March 27.
Keep your heart rate moving and grooving!! Get in Shape. Purely You, Purely Strong. Even at twenty-eight, fitness trainer and power lifter Kila Duncan has battled with her body. She hasn’t always loved it. Describing herself as a stress-eater she says that the bodies we are in have technically survived incredible events. As a trainer she is realistic with setting goals for herself and her clients based on their realities. It’s about being real with commitments. Commit to a purely stronger you! Body trainer and power lifter Kila Duncan shares her struggles and positive imprints on building a better self.
Mary Shields is the first woman to complete the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Ignoring shouts from some spectators that SHE would never make it, Mary mushed on finishing at a respectable 22nd out of 49 racers. Hear her tales of her life in Alaska. Join in on the laughter as you listen to “tails of the trail” and how she acquired her first dog team. Happy Trails and Happy Tales from Iditarod racer, author, adventurer and storyteller, Mary Shields. A video of Kine Leines Skår may be seen on my YouTube Channel. She is an Iditarod Sled Dog Race trainer. https://youtu.be/6KB2ZdYJ2GY
Beekeeper Andy Friedrichs introduced beehives in the deep mystic forest of Norway beating the odds for raising honey bees in this specific area. Honey bees are essential insects responsible for pollinating most of the world’s fruits and vegetables. He advocates for the preservation and safety of our planet’s honey bees. When not tending to the bees he is the general manager of the Kleivstua Hotell.
Your Positive Imprint Rise to the Challenge t-shirt campaign runs from February 21-March 04! Order your item now. When you purchase an item I know you will wear it with pride as you consider your own positive imprints as you rise to the challenge.
Casual Birder Suzy Buttress of the UK shares how you can help the natural world by turning a garden into an oasis for birds and other wildlife. It's not just about seeing the natural world but also observing the birds and understanding their behavior. Birds are nature's music. Be silent as you become witness to the drama in the garden. This episode is also available as a video with some bird calls, videos and photos. Your Positive Imprint YouTube channel link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0_QYluV_2Q&t=1015s
Bob Gould’s research on the myelin sheath, the nervous system and its communication with our bodies is now being applied in recovery models for spinal injuries and disease. Bob Gould also reflects on his role as researcher and now patient. His life was turned around by a bicycle accident leaving his spinal cord damaged. The myelin sheath is the protective coating surrounding nerve fibers. This coating enables communication through electrical impulses between nerve cells. But when myelin becomes damaged then there is an interruption. This interruption may be from an injury, stroke, disease such as multiple sclerosis or transverse myelitis and many other types of interruptions. In the worst cases the electrical impulses can stop completely.
Pre-COVID, people with disabilities fight an uphill battle, lead by advocates like Javier Robles. And then COVID-19 hit. How are people with disabilities getting along during the pandemic? Javier Robles, professor at Rutgers University and a team of advocates expose cracks in the system during COVID-19. What happened to the services they need including medical help, PPE, transportation, health care? Disabilities cuts across race, ethnicity, religion, age. Anybody can be disabled at any time. Javier became disabled at an early age and has been advocating for services for the disabled ever since. But during this pandemic the voices of the disabled are not being heard. He and his team are changing that. A YouTube video is available for this episode: https://youtu.be/wokhiybn2vU https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_3017-e1612125467352.jpg ()https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_7630.jpg ()https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_9361.jpg () https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_5152.jpg ()https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/D92A3252.jpg ()
It’s 2021 and I am back with the podcast and new episodes. This episode provides Your Positive Imprint Podcast's 2021 updates.
Fr. Ray Kelly humanizes his journey into the priesthood. He had a great Civil Service job and money in his pocket. What inspired him to give it all up? Later in life Fr. would be scouted to audition on Britain’s Got Talent. REM's song, 'Everybody Hurts' was a memorable audition bringing not just the house to tears and a standing ovation but Simon Cowell as well. To close out 2020 Fr. Ray Kelly shares this inspiring song, 'Everybody Hurts'.
“Everybody Hurts” is a song of hope, love and peace. Fr. Ray Kelly from Ireland sings it with passion and that passion is felt across the globe. On this special Christmas episode he shares this song as well as his own uplifting Christmas message. He is the world renown singing priest famous for his “Hallelujah” wedding rendition and also for his performance on Britain’s Got Talent. Fr. sang “Everybody Hurts” which brought tears to all, including Simon Cowell. Little did Fr. Ray know how important this song would become in 2020. Fr. Ray’s own Christmas message is accompanied in part by Chris Nole, legendary pianist and his arrangement of Oh Holy Night.
We are citizens of the world. This last year is evidence of this. With a little more than two weeks remaining of 2020, the citizens of the world, like you, look to 2021 with aspirations. Michael Pereira of France is rising to the challenge during this COVID pandemic. His attitude and positivity are being felt globally. "The universe can dream a bigger dream for you than the dream you dream for yourself." Prepare and get inspired by Michael as your own journey of a different kind of hope begins as 2021 nears.
Merle Powell helped students develop baking and home economic skills. She engaged students in the mastery of managing a household from owning a home to raising a family. Baking and making meals is at the heart of her upbringing. Through the years she watched the values of baking dismantled because of demands being made on families. But Merle sees a comeback happening in the art of baking. Seniors are our history.
Roxana Escoto was a teenager when she fled for her life, escaping the death squads during the El Salvador civil unrest in the 1980s. She was a teenager trying to do teenage activities. While attending Mass she witnessed the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero. That assassination changed her life forever. In this episode Roxana's story is recounted by her son Tony Escoto. “Nunca se deje por vencido. Siempre sea luchador y soñador.” Never give up. Always be a fighter and a dreamer. This episode is also available as a video on You tube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH3wr6dnouo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH3wr6dnouo)
Anne M. Jensen is an archaeologist. Recently she recovered human remains and artifacts up in Alaska dating back to 1000 AD or earlier. The recovery was quick because of the eroding and melting ice. Our history is melting away. Hear her positive imprints of repatriation.
Even after death threats twenty year old Kehkashan Basu makes significant contributions to advocating children's rights and improving the situation of vulnerable children such as orphans, child laborers and children with HIV/AIDS. Kehkashan stands strong as she educates children in Syrian refugee camps. She's a proponent of women’s rights and works towards change in marginalized communities. As an eco-warrior she mitigates climate change through education. Recently she was recognized as one of the 25 most influential women of Canada. Meet Kehkashan Basu and learn how you too can get involved. Your Positive Imprint. What’s YOUR P.I.?
Stuart L. Scott, former Criminal Investigation Command (CID) Agent found the criminal investigations stressful. They left him with intrusive thoughts. The public knows PTSD as something that combat veterans succumb to but PTSD issues appear in vastly different unrecognized aspects of life. PTSD just shows itself in many different ways and anybody can be affected by post-traumatic stress disorder. Wine-maker, glass artisan and now author, Stuart L. Scott, turned to writing therapy to control his PTSD issues. He shares some of his CID investigations that until recently caused PTSD. Writing down these events through writing therapy opened up an avenue for storytelling. The author also reads excerpts from two published novels. Prisoners of War is an historical fiction romance novel that finds the reader asking the question, “what would I do if my loved one was put into an internment camp because of their race?” The other book is Gritty, Grisly and Greedy Stories Inspired by True Crooks and Crimes from My 20 Years as a Fed. His newest book, Spirit Lake Payback is not featured on the podcast. It just came out in October.
After years of twists and turns and personal strife, Vic Elizabeth Turnbull of England is amplifying the voice of change. She enables good “eggs” to tell their stories. Today this fantastic egg is sharing her own story from a laborious beginning to the power of speech. There’s something to be said for having a dream and working towards it.
Food creates a shared experience across cultures. Food interconnects us with every human being on the planet. Reconnecting with his students from around the world, Professor Tim Crofton makes a dessert from pretty much every country on the planet. Being a type one diabetic doesn’t stop him from making cultural connections through food. That sense of smell and taste takes you back to a time, a place, a person. Now that he’s completed all of these cultural delights, Tim shares his top three yummies and his reasons why. On this enchanting journey Tim learned the effects of colonialism on desserts. Around the world and here we go!! Just Desserts Part 2 with baker Tim Crofton. Part I Episode Audio Podcast: https://yourpositiveimprint.com/episodes/diverse-foods-from-around-the-world-tim-crofton/ (https://yourpositiveimprint.com/episodes/diverse-foods-from-around-the-world-tim-crofton/) https://justdesserts.food.blog (https://justdesserts.food.blog)
When it comes to human interactions and connections there’s nothing like the love of giving people a nice meal or divine dessert. Tim Crofton of Tim Crofton’s Just Desserts shares his experience with foods while living in different parts of the world. Hairy crab? Stinky tofu? Around the world and here we go with Tim! Check out the Your Positive Imprint video of Tim baking a special dessert to celebrate the 100th episode of the podcast, Your Positive Imprint!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7__1Avm2coE (https://youtu.be/7__1Avm2coE) Tim's blog: https://justdesserts.food.blog (https://justdesserts.food.blog) Tim's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/333998694173503 (https://www.facebook.com/groups/333998694173503) https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/tim-crofton-photo-3.png () https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/tim-crofton-photo-1.png () https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/tim-crofton-photo-2.png ()
When did you really understand diversity? How do you accept and welcome differences? You Tube video available at: https://youtu.be/CYSdQJ0B0es Artwork above by Celia Cortez. https://celiacortez.com (https://celiacortez.com)
I am going to be launching my show with a new episode every other week through the end of the year 2020. But I will continue to launch an episode every Monday. Plus a t-shirt is finally in the works along with some other goodies. Keep listening every Monday, with new episodes every other Monday starting next week October 12.
Ronnie Susan Walker did not know that the fabric of her family would be torn following the suicide of her stepson. Ronnie and her daughter Heather Shadur share their fervent, emotional accounts of losing their family member to suicide. Journey with both guests as they openly share their thoughts, feelings and grief. Knowing there was a need, Ronnie founded and fostered The Alliance of Hope for Suicide Loss Survivors. This foundation provides 24/7 support and services for people who are coping with the devastating loss to suicide. Video podcast available on the You Tube Channel, Your Positive Imprint. Link:https://youtu.be/qe5gFixErHo (https://youtu.be/qe5gFixErHo)
Tales of Discovery. Female entrepreneur Inna Braverman almost died as an infant due to the Chernobyl explosion. Today she lives her life changing the world for a better future. Inna shares her company’s innovative technology for producing green electricity using ocean waves. As CEO and entrepreneur, Inna empowers women and men world wide through Ted Talks and other stages. Eco Wave Power. Inna Braverman is changing the world one wave at time. Transcript available for this episode on my blog. https://yourpositiveimprint.com/inna-braverman-eco-wave-power/ https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Inna-braverman-Eco-wave-station-from-top.png ()
Transverse Myelitis attacked the spinal cord of 12 year old Cody Unser. Cody is paralyzed. Part 2 continues with the transition into life following paralysis. As a voice and advocate for people with disabilities, Cody Unser is heard from under the sea as a scuba diver to around the world. She speaks openly about the secondary conditions of paralysis that most of us take for granted. Help change the conversation in our communities from sympathy to one of empathy.
Born in Sheffield, England, Dan Hughes came to be an accomplished guitarist, composer and lyricist. With an organic approach, he entertains globally from England, to South Korea. He shares one of his songs, "Feels Like Thunder." Entertaining is a gift and right now the pandemic is changing how entertainers share their powerful artistry.
When a family member tragically dies, Kirk Hartom and his Filipino community come together. No matter who you are or where you are in the world, it’s all about giving back. Kirk is an environmentalist and educator. Although not Navajo, he was raised on the Navajo Nation. For him life is about culture, the outdoors, and contributing to society. https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/kirk-2.png ()
Carlota Silva reaches dancers of all ages through positivity and structure. Teens can sometimes have a hard time in life where they could feel unwanted or not needed. But through dance and music they can express their feelings. Kids pick songs where they can relate to the words or beat. They then dance it out; dance out their thoughts. But in the end it’s about providing structure in their lives but with a whole lotta fun on the dance floor.
Rozier Sanchez, my dad, taught me how to navigate using the stars. He was a navigator himself. During these lessons Dad took the opportunity to guide me. He knew that I would understand what he wanted to teach me using stories. Of course those life lessons taught were through the use of navigation and storytelling. The North is where my journey begins. It’s a circle of life. A loop that bonds family and friends together through experiences and journeys. A philosophical teaching. [caption id="attachment_3663" align="alignnone" width="150"]https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_2472_edited-1.jpg () Mom and Dad[/caption] https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/logo-catherine-black-and-white_edited-1-2.jpg ()
Off Broadway dancer and singer Chris Ian Sanchez struggled with telling his parents that he is gay. But what he learned along that journey was to remain diverse and to trust himself. When he’s not performing, he mentors aspiring professional singers and dancers. Touring will commence following the pandemic. Joining in the conversation is his sister, surgeon, Dr. Lilibeth Sanchez. He is Filipino and he has a term in Filipino language that he uses daily and that is “Bahala Na” which means whatever will be will be. Let it go. A practice that allowed him to become the positive person he is today. https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_0713.jpg () https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_0886.jpg ()
This part 2 episode features more Mack Bailey music and incredible stories of veterans and how music changed their lives. Music therapist Mack Bailey empowers veterans suffering from PTSD with music and songwriting. Mack became fascinated with the brain and the use of music therapy to help heal people with PTSD. His studies as a certified music therapist started Mack on his journey to heal veterans and others. Fabulous music and stories. Music is one of the few things that incorporates the entire brain simultaneously. You have the capability of actually rewiring the brain through music and not many other modalities allow you to do that. Mack also showcases Stephanie Dubick’s story with her lyrics in which he composed and plays the piano music for, “When the Stars Come Out.” https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_2482.jpeg () https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/mack-bailey-ending-song.png () https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/mack-for-episode-blog.png () https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_2477.jpeg ()
Mack Bailey, legendary musician, singer, songwriter, and music therapist uses songwriting and music to rewire the brain. Songwriting and music brought Mack from the brink of what he calls a time in his life where he found little hope. Mack became fascinated with the brain and the use of music therapy to help heal people with PTSD. (Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome.) These studies as a certified music therapist started Mack on his journey to heal veterans who have PTSD. Listen to Mack’s stories of his own struggles and how he rewired his brain through music and songwriting. Mack shares some of his music and incredible stories about veterans of whom he helped change their lives through his therapy program, Music Therapy of the Rockies. https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/mack-bailey-with-group.png ()
Will you be a home caregiver someday? Gloria Robinson shares her decision and process of becoming a home caregiver to her elderly mom. Due to expenses Gloria Robinson's mother had to leave the assisted living facility in which she was fond of. Along the journey Gloria enjoyed listening to stories dating back over 85 years! Seniors hold knowledge of historical events, former times, and heritage. Being a home caregiver takes dedication, patience, and expenses. There is some financial support available in USA along with other forms of support. Check with your country's programs to learn more about home caregiving. https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Moms-Pretend-Cruise.jpg () https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/FB_IMG_1584553759267.png ()
What is it about our pets that they are able to teach us about love, trust, honor? Pets provide a never ending abundance of positive imprints. My pets have added positive imprints that inspire me. I’d love to hear about your pet and how you are inspired by them through their positive imprints. Listen to how you can share your pet’s positive imprints on the show.Your positive imprint. What’s your pet’s P.I.?
Fifteen year old Sydney Steenland is founder of The Sea Monkey Project. The Sea Monkey Project is the ocean sailing family of four living and schooling on a 41 foot Morgan Out Island monohull yacht. (Carlos, Sarah, Sydney, Indi) This family is recycling plastic ocean waste and upcycling sails and fishing nets to make marketable products. Through their positive imprints and innovation their efforts are reducing waste in our seas. Your Positive Imprint. What’s YOUR P.I.? https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/indi.png () https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Sarah-book.png () [caption id="attachment_3139" align="alignnone" width="150"]https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Sydney.png () Sydney working with and informing locals in Malaysia about recycling.[/caption] https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/indi.png ()
Dr. Laurena Law was born in Myanmar in Rangoon. Her parents are Burmese Chinese, Japanese origin. They were second generation Chinese born in Burma, and in 1978 they migrated to Hong Kong. Ten years later they migrated to Australia. Laurena considers herself to be a bit of a nomad. She started schooling in Hong Kong and completed her medical schooling in Australia. She is an Advanced Fellow in Anti-aging, Metabolic and Functional Medicine and is Board Certified by the American Association of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M). What this means is that she specializes in medical aesthetics and uses nutritional and lifestyle medicine to improve skin aging. Chronic illness prevention is also a special interest in her medical practice. Discover who your authentic self is and personalize your healthcare. Epigenetics is a new medical buzz word. Aside from her medical practice, she represented Hong Kong, placing first in the Muay Thai Boxing and Powerlifting Championships. https://medical.lifeclinic.com.hk/dr-laurena-law/ (https://medical.lifeclinic.com.hk/dr-laurena-law/) https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/laurena.law_02_small-1.jpg () https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cf63b1c0-44de-496d-b1a8-5ff57ed0b532.jpg ()
Oceanographer Dr. Helen Phillips of Tasmania is a drifter at sea studying the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. This current flows all of the way around Antarctica and separates the warm waters of the subtropics from the cold Antarctic. The Antarctic Circumpolar Current is like a big wall in the path of this movement of heat. Helen Phillips is studying those processes that allow the heat to move across the current. Eddies and the meandering of the current are a key part of her studies that help her to understand this process and climate change. She says the world our children will live in is vastly different from the one that she has enjoyed because of climate change unless we say right now, this is not good enough. We need to demand that action be taken to improve our future. June is Ocean Awareness month. Helen explains her research and the instruments she uses.
(The first part of this episode Victoria Sanchez shares a United States Memorial Day story and message followed by an update regarding past guest Darryl Carnley and masks for the masses.) The world knows Mark Asquith as ‘That British Podcast Guy’. On this episode Mark shares his philosophy on life. He started his podcast journey on the back of a rejection. Moving forward he dove deep into the technology world co-founding Rebel Base Media, a podcast tech and strategy company that owns Captivate.fm, Podcast Websites, and more. Doors opened for Mark which provided an outlet for his voice through podcasting where he could air his opinions. On this episode he shares his success and philosophy. He’s outspoken with no BS. When it comes to Mark Asquith, it’s not about the ‘what’ that he says but ‘how’ he says it.
Rawiri James is a storyteller and Rhythm and Blues / Hip Hop artist. His young adult novel is a horror / thriller. He believes that sharing your own story has great value and his is Lost Boy. Rawiri is a recovering addict who took action to become useful, hopeful and helpful. Addiction was a delusion where he could not imagine infinity. He is of Maori descent (Tūhoe tribe) and his Tā Moko (tattoo) represents his journey of struggles to rebirth. Rawiri James unlocked his potential and is living the version that is the best version of himself. What's YOUR P.I.?
You will pass this way but once so do what you can to make positive imprints. What's YOUR P.I.? Listeners ask me what life was like growing up. Mom, Victoria Sanchez, shares my heritage with you. Part of my heritage is of course enjoying and learning from the outdoors. In addition my heritage includes the positive actions of my parents Rozier and Victoria always rising to the challenge.
Yoga coach Jennifer Nole explains the benefits to yoga therapy, meditation and holistic healing. She also shares her experiences helping clients who've had strokes or brain injuries. Jennifer Nole brings you into the world of yoga and meditation by leading a body scan meditation. Get comfortable!
Tom Tortorich is an autistic self-advocate. He falls on the autism spectrum with Asperger’s Syndrome. Tom shares his experiences and philosophy regarding autism. He also discusses neurodiversity, society and autism awareness. As an author he has published several science fiction novels and philosophical books.
Nathan Bindoff is a world renown Professor of Physical Oceanography at the University of Tasmania’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies. He is optimistic about our world where humans decide the future to be a sustainable and transformed one that successfully reconciles climate change and our needs for food, energy, and all of life. When he commenced his career the question of climate change and whether the ocean state had changed was unanswered. His work took him on a voyage of discovery.
https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Stephanie.png () Stephanie Martin Taylor is a former NPR affiliate reporter and news anchor. She moves through the world with a sense of adventure and wonder which she calls “beautiful baggage”. She was on assignment covering the Iraq War. Out of that experience in a Black Hawk helicopter was born a more expansive outlook on reality. What’s YOUR P.I.? Today she shares her adventures and travel tips on her podcast, Beautiful Baggage. She is also a certified life coach. You can contact her through her website: https://yourbeautifulbaggage.com (https://yourbeautifulbaggage.com) Listen to more Your Positive Imprints from around the world here: https://yourpositiveimprint.com/episodes/ (https://yourpositiveimprint.com/episodes/) [caption id="attachment_3586" align="alignnone" width="150"]https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Anchoring-at-KQED.png () Anchoring at KQED[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3587" align="alignnone" width="150"]https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/stephanie-feeding-kangaroos.png () Feeding Kangaroos[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3588" align="alignnone" width="150"]https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Stephanie-martin-taylor-cat.png () Zimbabwe[/caption] There are many amazing positive imprints out there and you can listen to all of them from your favorite podcast platform or from my website. Here are some links to Your Positive Imprint episodes. What’s YOUR P.I.? Website link: https://yourpositiveimprint.com/episodes/ (https://yourpositiveimprint.com/episodes/) Apple Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/your-positive-imprint/id1446529561?mt=2 (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/your-positive-imprint/id1446529561?mt=2) Google Podcast: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0veW91cnBvc2l0aXZlaW1wcmludC8%3D (https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0veW91cnBvc2l0aXZlaW1wcmludC8%3D) iHeart radio https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-your-positive-imprint-31159178/ (https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-your-positive-imprint-31159178/) Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Ny6zeRjCsFDPfC0dszItu (https://open.spotify.com/show/1Ny6zeRjCsFDPfC0dszItu) Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/cgeac-7f456/Your-Positive-Imprint-Podcast (https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/cgeac-7f456/Your-Positive-Imprint-Podcast) Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1446529561/your-positive-imprint (https://overcast.fm/itunes1446529561/your-positive-imprint)
New York City ICU Nurse shares her COVID-19 message. (Intensive Care Unit=ICU) Fiorella also gives an account of her own reality of working in ICU during this COVID-19 Pandemic. For more information check out World Health Organization, https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019 (https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019) and check out your local government’s health department for ways you can support your own community. Fiorella will be back here on Your Positive Imprint to share her story of how she came to serve her community as a healthcare provider. There are many amazing positive imprints out there and you can listen to all of them from your favorite podcast platform or from my website. Here are some links to Your Positive Imprint episodes. What’s YOUR P.I.? Website link: https://yourpositiveimprint.com/episodes/ (https://yourpositiveimprint.com/episodes/) Apple Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/your-positive-imprint/id1446529561?mt=2 (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/your-positive-imprint/id1446529561?mt=2) Google Podcast: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0veW91cnBvc2l0aXZlaW1wcmludC8%3D (https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0veW91cnBvc2l0aXZlaW1wcmludC8%3D) iHeart radio https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-your-positive-imprint-31159178/ (https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-your-positive-imprint-31159178/) Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Ny6zeRjCsFDPfC0dszItu (https://open.spotify.com/show/1Ny6zeRjCsFDPfC0dszItu) Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/cgeac-7f456/Your-Positive-Imprint-Podcast (https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/cgeac-7f456/Your-Positive-Imprint-Podcast) Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1446529561/your-positive-imprint (https://overcast.fm/itunes1446529561/your-positive-imprint)
[caption id="attachment_3573" align="alignnone" width="150"]https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/bird-of-prey.png () Northern Goshawk[/caption] How many times have you been outdoors and commented to your friends about beautiful bird songs, but never giving it a second thought? What bird made the song? Why now? Why here? Explore the world of the birds we love, but are often a second thought, with master birders Hugh and Urling Kingery. Together they share their love of birds and why we should have more first thoughts, rather than second thoughts about them. Hugh and Urling Kingery take you on a journey into the world of birds. Here them explain why ravens fly in onesies and twosies, except when they don’t! Many of us are hanging out at home these days and so backyard bird watching, or close-to-home bird watching is going to be on the rise for sure. Hugh and Urling share ways to enjoy birdwatching and why we should care about the birds. Enjoy the spring air and the bird songs as you step outside. Enjoy the inspiring and full-of-life master bird watchers, Hugh and Urling Kingery. https://www.denveraudubon.org (https://www.denveraudubon.org) https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/ (https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/) https://ebird.org/home (Cornell's eBird link) Here is a link to my episodes page where you can find many more positive imprints. https://yourpositiveimprint.com/episodes/ (https://yourpositiveimprint.com/episodes/) Your Positive Imprint. What’s YOUR P.I.? [caption id="attachment_3571" align="alignnone" width="150"]https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/hugh-and-urling-2.png () Hugh and Urling Kingery[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3574" align="alignnone" width="150"]https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/magpie-taunting-bird-of-prey.png () Magpie taunting Osprey[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3572" align="alignnone" width="150"]https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/hugh-and-urling.png () Hugh and Urling Kingery birdwatching[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3576" align="alignnone" width="150"]https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/warbler-or-tanager.png () Western Tanager[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3575" align="alignnone" width="150"]https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/hugh-and-grandchild.png () Hugh and his grandchild.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3569" align="alignnone" width="150"]https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/urling-and-grandchild.png () Urling and her grandchild[/caption]
Our elders are our history. Milton Herman is part of our history. He lived through the Great Depression and several wars. As a result he has stories to share. He's a career Air Force pilot. Consequently a war vet. He says, “we’re risk takers so there's an anxiety. You know what you're training for.” Along the way Milton became a flight instructor leaving positive imprints and instilling values and morals within his students. Milton Herman is also a singer. He sang for a presidential inauguration! He is the singing military pilot and at 90 years old he’s now taken up piano!! Listen to other Your Positive Imprint episodes: https://yourpositiveimprint.com/episodes/ (https://yourpositiveimprint.com/episodes/) https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/milton-herman-episode.png () As I mentioned in January, the World Health Organization (WHO) has named 2020 as the year of the nurse and midwife. And it's a good time to thank our medical professionals worldwide. I know some of my listeners are nurses and I'd like to mention a few of you. Thank you to Espen of Norway working in the E R diligently. He was a guest on my show last year and talks about life in the outdoors. He also shares how and why he became a nurse. You can listen to that episode on any podcast platform or from my website here: https://yourpositiveimprint.com/episodes/outdoor-adventures-step-outside-and-get-inspired-espen-lyso-follow-your-dreams-kine-leines-skar-norway/ (https://yourpositiveimprint.com/episodes/outdoor-adventures-step-outside-and-get-inspired-espen-lyso-follow-your-dreams-kine-leines-skar-norway/) Carmen of United States works in the oncology unit. Earlene of the United States is any emergency response nurse. And Dr. Laurena is a medical practitioner practicing in Hong Kong. She will be a guest on the show at a later time. Stay healthy and enjoy the outdoors! This episode is sponsored by Snoot Spray! Snoot! Spray, as seen on the Daily Buzz, keeps your nose & sinuses clear, and is drug-free. Use Snoot! Spray daily or for post-nasal drip and drainage from colds, flu, mold and other nasty bugs, or during allergy season. Snoot! Spray just donated hundreds of dollars in product and overnighted it to Washington’s epicenter of coronavirus, Redmond, Washington. Snoot! Spray also donated their product to firefighters and the press in California, during the recent fire in Pacific Palisades, and their local front line delivery teams at USPS, FedEx and UPS. Products available and selling quickly from http://snootspray.com/ (http://Snootspray.com) & Amazon. Snoot! Nasal Cleanser is everything you want from a Neti-Pot squeezed into a tiny little nasal sprayer. For a one two punch, order its complementary mouthwash and gargle, DioxiRinse, at http://www.frontierpharm.com/ (www.frontierpharm.com). Use Discount Code PerryMason to get 20% off your first order.
https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/michael-pereira-2.png () Former New York city Broadway performer Michael Pereira now living in Paris, France, is opening up a new world for Parisian dancers. Michael’s studio, Broadway in Paris is bringing the magic of Broadway to the City of Light - Paris and beyond. But Michael not only shares the world of dance. On this podcast episode he also shares his deep philosophy and inner spirituality. Michael shares his life story of positive imprints that changed his own life. Legendary Betty Buckley is one of those imprints. This philosophical dancer found different paths to get him through his struggles. The universe can dream a bigger dream for you than you can even dream for yourself. Through his positivity and love for dance, he transforms lives. Michael Pereira IS Broadway in Paris. http://www.broadwayinparis.com/ (www.broadwayinparis.com) https://www.facebook.com/BroadwayInParis/ (https://www.facebook.com/BroadwayInParis/) https://www.instagram.com/allaboutmichael/ (https://www.instagram.com/allaboutmichael/) Listen to more episodes from Your Positive Imprint https://yourpositiveimprint.com/episodes/ (https://yourpositiveimprint.com/episodes/) https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/michael-pereira-3.png () [caption id="attachment_3546" align="alignnone" width="150"]https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/michael-betty-buckley.png () Michael with legendary Betty Buckley[/caption] https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/michael-pereira-4.png ()
https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/world-wildlife-we-stnd-with-rangers.png () Wow oh wow!! Doing this podcast I just meet so many awesome people from all cultures! I’m so impressed with the many positive imprints of Forest for Children organization out of Czech Republic, Europe. They recruit rad awesome volunteers and they have worldwide support including their membership with the international ranger federation. This organization represents park rangers and park wardens throughout our world. Justice for Nature which is part of Their website is incredible with loads of information. justicefornature.org Justice for Nature/Forest for Children is an independent initiative. Furthermore their vision seeks a balance between human civilization and nature through active preservation of the environment and animals. The current critical state of the environment leads this organization to creating an international vision. This vision opens the door to the wide public to take responsibility and also an active role in saving nature and animal species on the planet Earth. Alena Bendová whom is spokesperson for Forest For Children organization shares Czech Republic's Justice for Nature global initiative. Former guest, Martin Zeman: https://yourpositiveimprint.com/episodes/philosophies-from-a-czech-vegan-inspired-by-joaquin-phoenix-and-earthlings/ Martin, whom is also from Czech Republic, put me in touch with Alana Bendová. I was very taken aback at first because some of the photos on their Facebook page were extremely difficult for me to handle. The unjust death of these animals is the reality of poaching and greed. The rangers employed by this organization risk their lives, like all rangers, in order to preserve our planet's species. It's the reality of an unjust balance between man and nature. But this can change with positive imprints. https://justicefornature.org (https://justicefornature.org) website in Czech https://justicefornature.org/en/main/ (https://justicefornature.org/en/main/) website in English https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/volunteers.png () https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/rangers.png () https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/rangers-2.png () https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/planetfest.png () https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/plastics.png () https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/alena-photo-acad.png ()
Surrogacy is definitely not for everyone. Not everybody is able to be a surrogate. But for Lindsay Gault of Canada surrogacy is part of whom she is. During a collage project in the 8th grade, Lindsay came upon an article on surrogacy. Her heart, mind and soul spoke to her at that moment in time. She knew her positive imprints would lead her to become a surrogate mom. Statistics show that infertility affects one in six Canadians. And surrogacy is an option for those who aren’t able to carry children on their own. There's two types of surrogacy. The first is traditional surrogacy which isn't as common. A surrogate would carry a baby for another couple using her own eggs and then either the intended father or a donor sperm. The second and more common type of surrogacy is gestational surrogacy. The baby does not have a genetic link to the surrogate mother. For Lindsay Gault surrogacy was a goal. After having her own child she was ready and willing to help others have theirs. Her stories are heartwarming. Her journeys began with strangers. Their experiences together bond them for life. Unfortunately, not all of the experiences were positive. Some rather painful and near death. In the end Lindsay Gault would do it all over again. Because she is amazing!! Learn more about surrogacy. Contact Lindsay Gault: https://www.4usurrogacy.com/ (https://www.4usurrogacy.com/) https://www.facebook.com/4USurrogacyCanada/ (https://www.facebook.com/4USurrogacyCanada/) https://www.instagram.com/4u_surrogacy_canada_inc/ (https://www.instagram.com/4u_surrogacy_canada_inc/) Listen to more episodes from Your Positive Imprint: https://yourpositiveimprint.com/episodes/ (https://yourpositiveimprint.com/episodes/) [caption id="attachment_3503" align="alignnone" width="150"]https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/lindsay-london-parents.png () Dads and their newborn son.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3501" align="alignnone" width="150"]https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/lindsay-and-dads.png () Lindsay and two happy dads.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3502" align="alignnone" width="150"]https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/lindsay-French-parents.png () Surrogacy bringing families together from Canada to France.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3504" align="alignnone" width="150"]https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/lindsays-daughter.png () Lindsay's daughter[/caption]
Victoria Moran is a vegan with a voice. Before becoming vegan she was a vegetarian. As a vegetarian she thought she was keeping animals from being slaughtered. But she learned otherwise. That didn’t sit well with her. Victoria became a vegan decades ago. In fact she was named sexiest vegan over 50 by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.) She also has strong convictions of how she wants to live her life. “I may just have to do something for somebody else, for a stranger. I just know that I don't want to continue in my life or certainly leave this life with some of these stones unturned.” One of those stones was to get out into the world where she could change peoples lives. And work with other vegans. Paul McCartney is one of those vegans. Her first encounter with him began with a cigarette butt. She is a certified holistic health counselor (HHC, AADP). Furthermore she is the founder and director of https://www.mainstreetvegan.net/academy (Main Street Vegan Academy). This is the place where you can receive training and certification as a vegan lifestyle coach. Her convictions are strong and her voice is passionate. She is living a charmed life which is also her best selling book. Victoria’s recipe for a charmed life may be heard on this episode. Listen to other Your Positive Imprint episodes. https://yourpositiveimprint.com/episodes/ (https://yourpositiveimprint.com/episodes/) https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/victoria-moran-square-photo.png ()
I regained consciousness, which was great, but shortly thereafter I realized I couldn't move anything from my neck down. I couldn't wiggle a finger. Myelin Sheath researcher Bob Gould explains his research and his own spinal cord injury that damaged his myelin sheath. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/your-positive-imprint/id1446529561?mt=2 (Apple Podcast) https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0veW91cnBvc2l0aXZlaW1wcmludC8%3D (Google Podcast) https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-your-positive-imprint-31159178/ (iHeart Radiohttps://open.spotify.com/show/1Ny6zeRjCsFDPfC0dszItu) https://open.spotify.com/show/1Ny6zeRjCsFDPfC0dszItu (Spotify) Learn more about Myelin Sheath and spinal cord injuries: https://www.biointeractive.org (https://www.biointeractive.org) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGhcJnJkp5o&t=3027s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyyjU8fzEYU
Pat Helmers is an international business consultant, technology startup coach and podcast producer. His philosophy is the more you serve the world, the more it will serve you. It’s an infinite positive imprint. He is author of the Selling with Confidence sales system, host of the award winning Sales Babble sales podcast. But there's more to him than his global business. He works so others may succeed. He encourages others through his wisdom and kindheartedness. His four sons respect Pat Helmers as their dad and for Pat that is the most gratifying positive imprint. Listen as Pat inspires you with his many hats in the world of business. https://www.salesbabble.com/about/ (Sales Babble and more about Pat) https://yourpositiveimprint.com/episodes/ (Click to listen to more Your Positive Imprint episodes)
Do you trust your doctor enough to take the medications prescribed for you? Why or why not? Do you ever read the paper that comes with your prescription to learn what you are taking? Furthermore do you know the side effects? Do you ask questions of the pharmacist when you pick up your prescription? Some medications can be silent killers. How can we stop people from dying due to their medications?
What is the role of the pharmacist? A pharmacist is a health care professional licensed to prepare, compound, and dispense drugs. However, the pharmacist must do the above under the written order of a prescription. Furthermore it is very important for a pharmacist to cooperate with, consult and advise the licensed health-care provider concerning drugs. Rebecca DeMoss (AKA Rebecca Van Vleck DeMoss) knew at a young age that she wanted to serve her community. Pursuing anything with blood or trauma was not a career choice. Hence becoming a doctor was out of the question. But Rebecca still wanted to be in the medical field. Rebecca finds her niche in the world of pharmacy. At only 28, Dr. Rebecca DeMoss is a doctor of pharmacy specializing in the area of long-term care pharmacy. It was brought to her attention that a prescription for a narcotic patch seemed inappropriate for a specific patient. Dr. Rebecca did research. Consequently her findings show an increase in inappropriate prescribing of transdermal fentanyl. In fact, she created education and presentations regarding this medication. She provides education and research to the healthcare providers regarding the prescribing of transdermal (TD) fentanyl. As a result lives are saved. What is the transdermal fentanyl patch and how can we stop people from dying? Dr. Rebecca DeMoss https://www.tldrpharmacy.com/content/what-every-pharmacist-should-know-about-transdermal-fentanyl (Dr. DeMoss's blog) Listen to more episodes from Your Positive Imprint: https://yourpositiveimprint.com/episodes/ (More Episodes) [caption id="attachment_3464" align="alignnone" width="150"]https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/rebecca-and-thomas.png () Dr. DeMoss and husband Thomas[/caption]
Partial Transcript Catherine: Hello, this is Catherine, your host of your positive imprint. This is a free podcast, but please support me with feedback, positive reviews and by hitting those five stars. Today's guest is a doctor of pharmacy. Her positive imprints are the action she's taking and bringing awareness to inappropriate prescribing of transdermal fentanyl. This is an extremely potent narcotic patch. Listen how she is saving lives. Dr Rebecca van blech. DeMoss. Thank you so much for joining me. Well, Dr. Rebecca DeMoss: hi. Good morning. Thank you for having me. This is just such a great, great day. Catherine: It is. and, we're ending up sitting in a car for this because the a little cafe we were in had music playing and we can't have. Rebecca: and it's much more fun though. Just being you and me just talking about positive things. Catherine: well and you have a definite positive imprint. You have had this, Oh my gosh, you just have whatever force inside of you to bring awareness to health care providers with regard to this narcotic patch. But first tell me, tell the listeners what got you into wanting to be in the pharmacy world. Rebecca: Well, my mother was actually a pharmacist and she graduated from KU, Kansas university. And I think when we started through high school and kind of talking about future careers, I ended up with pharmacy because it was the perfect blend of science, human anatomy and helping people. Dr. Rebecca DeMoss: So as I started my prerequisites, it just was that that really great fit of not having so much responsibility of a physician not having to deal with blood and you know, surgeries or whatever
Larry Grummer-Strawn is with the World Health Organization. Otherwise known as WHO. The World Health Organization’s mission is to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable. Much of the world is a healthier place to live in since WHO came to be 70 years ago. However there are new challenges World Health Organization faces. Consequently WHO cannot solve the world’s health problems. At least not alone. Fortunately WHO has a workforce like Larry Grummer-Strawn. His main focus is on maternity leave, infant and young child feeding. He travels the world advocating breastfeeding research, policies and recommendations. That's where his work with maternity leave fits in. Moreover Larry is part of a workforce who brings countries together to discuss health concerns. Science and research are the running force with regard to making decisions and policies. Furthermore WHO and its workforce are instrumental in implementing global programs, human rights, ethical standards and equity. The vision of the World Health Organization is a world in which all peoples attain the highest possible level of health. Larry’s values and actions are that vision and part of his positive imprints. Sara Grummer-Strawn, who is married to Larry, went on a paragliding excursion. She barely returned to Larry. Listen to her account of an horrific accident followed by courage and perseverance. https://www.who.int/topics/breastfeeding/en/ (World Health Organization topics, breastfeeding) https://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/2016/BreastfeedingWeek2016-town-square.jpg?ua=1 (World Health Organization comic) https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/larry-us-square.png ()Listen to more inspiring positive imprints: https://yourpositiveimprint.com/episodes/ (Your Positive Imprint episodes page)
https://yourpositiveimprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Merry-Christmas-card-2019-emails.mov (Click to view Christmas Card ) Your Positive Imprint is real life…true stories. People from all over the world share their positive achievements that are influencing positive actions. Hear how their efforts can affect and inspire you! Your Positive Imprint. It’s a global variety show!! By the way, what’s YOUR P.I.? Thank you for a wonderful 2019 season. Many guests shared their positive imprints in 2019. There are many more positive imprints to come in 2020!! Maybe even yours.
The brain has an enormous capacity which we don't utilize. Pávan Amancheria of India shares his training from Brighter Minds. The inspiration for Brighter Minds came from the need to leave the world a better place for the next generation. Their research explores the area of sensory enhancement. Furthermore they work at discovering the unlimited potential of the brain. This includes blindfolded observations. https://www.brighterminds.org/about-us/ Pávan’s culture is spiritual. Today he has taken up meditation. Meditation calms him. On this podcast he provides a relaxing Heartfulness meditation for you. https://heartfulness.org/us/ Check out other episodes available for you to listen to: https://yourpositiveimprint.com/episodes/
Lisa Hywood of Zimbabwe’s Tikki Hywood Foundation shares her philosophy and experiences in saving Africa’s wildlife. “I said to him, ‘why are we counting elephants?’ and he replied, ‘cause you’re going to help move them.’ The day she counted elephants was the day that changed her life. She realized that if mankind has a common goal, a common purpose, then we can do anything in collaboration. Her mission in life after that day was to set up the Tikki Hywood Foundation (named after her late father). Furthermore, her focus is to save the lesser known animals. The pangolin is a scaly anteater mammal. Currently and sadly the pangolin is the most trafficked, poached mammal on the planet. The pangolin is being plucked from its natural environment and tortured. The ramifications of losing this animal are great. Tikki Hywood Foundation offers shelter and medical care for any animal brought to the center. Lisa does not assign any animal as educational ambassador because ambassadorial animal equals commercialization. There are many other avenues to create a better framework for educating people such as holograms, and other uses of technology. Lisa inspires us to be responsible for what we are doing; the space we are inhibiting; our waste factor. Get inspired!! Dream and dream big! Lisa asks, 'what did you do today to help our planet and wildlife survive?' Learn more about the pangolin from the film, "Eye of the Pangolin". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oFalhPrdUs Learn more about Tikki Hywood Foundation. https://www.tikkihywoodfoundation.org
Julie Cluff, a mother whom after losing two young children in an horrific car accident, succumbing to tremendous Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, (PTSD), has gone on a journey seeking answers and forgiveness. During this journey she discovered that helping others through grief and forgiveness is what her positive imprints are. Her mission is to coach those who have experienced the pain of loss to build a life of joy and purpose. She shares her message of hope. https://yourpositiveimprint.com/episodes/
Humane Handling. Is this important for the Taste?Christine Deck of Deck Family Farm says that humane handling is good for the animal and good for the flavor of the meat. Deck Family Farm practices a long-term approach in developing a sustainable livestock operation. Specifically they generate soil fertility through the natural cycles of composting. Additionally they are stewards of the earth so they manage grazing which includes seeding a variety of grasses. But also they believe a healthy ecosystem includes predators. Most importantly they practice humane handling and also have a certification to show for it. Moreover, Christine Deck shares her farming model of no pesticide or herbicide use. Christine believes the following are some of the reasons for Deck Family Farm’s success: environmental stewardship humane handling transparency and sustainability both environmentally and monetarily organic farming
Christine also explains the different farm certifications such as free range, humane certified, etc. These certifications are surprising and not easy to obtain. https://deckfamilyfarm.com/our-story (https://deckfamilyfarm.com/our-story) https://yourpositiveimprint.com/episodes/ (https://yourpositiveimprint.com/episodes/)
Merle Powell. Everybody Has a Story To Tell
Happy Thanksgiving! This is a Thanksgiving Bonus episode with homemaker Merle Powell. Merle is a resident of Kodiak, Alaska.
Merle Powell grew up as part of the Greatest Generation. Furthermore that generation grew up knowing the depression and its difficulties. Consequently Merle most certainly understands those difficult times.
But her memories are mostly happy. However, one memory, an incident, built inner strength and deepened her compassion for others.
“I just dissolved into tears because it was a failure and that was the wrong thing to have done.” (This incident was over a burned meatloaf.)
Following this incident in high school Merle was guilt ridden. But it caused her to deepen her convictions of making sacrifices for others.
Merle was married to the late Guy Powell, a well known king crab researcher. They were foster parents. In addition to fostering children they were involved in every aspect of their community on Kodiak Island. As a result, both Merle and Guy leave a legacy of positive imprints.
Thanks for listening!!
https://www.countryliving.com/food-drinks/g1395/best-thanksgiving-recipes/ (Recipes for fabulous meals)
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Merle w/ Guy & grandson Micah and wife Kristin. Merle w/ Catherine and filmmaker Sarah.
Sustainable Ecological Holistic Design
Permaculture is a sustainable design system that applies ecological principles that are found in nature. For example, some of those designs include regeneration, integrated water resources, ecological and environmental designs.
Furthermore it is becoming more popular around the world because permaculture is useful in responding to climate change. Additionally it also responds to constrained natural resources.
Sigrid Drage is a successful permaculture farmer in Austria. Not only does she share her holistic design but also her ecological philosophy on this episode. Due to the insects, Sigrid didn't have an apple crop this last year. However, it's part of the process; part of the natural environment. But through permaculture there is natural regeneration.
Because of the environmental changes on our planet, small-scale farming is a good ecological way for the future.
Learn more about Sigrid here.
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Frei-Hof. Organic farming in Austria
Irrigation pond
Ducks are part of the farming community
A tour of the organic farm
Becky Hansis-O'Neill Shares Masterpieces Built By Ideum
Ideum is a New Mexico based creative company.
Moreover, Ideum is focused on using emerging technologies to design public installations and products that lead to meaningful visitor experiences.
Ideum's creative designer, Becky Hansis-O'Neill, also a biologist, shares information on Ideum. Additionally, she shares some of the innovative and exciting exhibitions they built for various clients.
After listening to this bonus episode take a listen to a full episode about the Penguin Chill! Two entities come together and share how it came to be.
Through innovation and collaboration Ideum and the New Mexico BioPark Society brought interactive conservation messaging to the public. Indeed visitors learn about the lives of penguins through interactive displays. In addition, the visitor’s not only learn about penguins but how to conserve for a global impact.
Together Allyson Zahm and Becky Hansis-O'Neill share the behind the scenes of how the now, world famous Penguin Chill came to be. https://yourpositiveimprint.com/penguin-chill-becky-hansis-oneill-allyson-zahm/ (Click here to listen to the full Penguin Chill episode)
Ideum's pottery project featuring The art of Acoma artist Michele Lowden.
Ideum's new drafting table model will be coming out next year.
Allyson Zahm and Becky Hansis-O'Neill share the story of Penguin Chill.
PENGUIN CHILL, an innovative technological masterpiece
Allyson Zahm of the New Mexico BioPark Society had a story to tell. Her story is about penguins.
Equally important to her story is to understand climate change and how options in New Mexico are impacting climate. Not only does Allyson want to make the world better for penguins but other ecosystems and animals too. However, she wanted technology to tell that story because technology provides many more tools than signage alone. But also people can learn multiple things in multiple ways and it's exciting every time. Unquestionably interactive displays promise discovery. So it peaks curiosity in a way that a sign doesn’t.
Ideum was that innovative technology answer. They are a New Mexico based creative company focused on using emerging technologies to design public installations and products that lead to meaningful visitor experiences.
Ideum's creative designer, Becky Hansis-O'Neill, also a biologist, was tasked with the job of penguin chill storyteller.
Through innovation and collaboration the two entities brought interactive conservation messaging to the public. In addition, the visitor’s not only learn about penguins but how to conserve for a global impact.
Allyson and Becky share the behind the scenes of how the now, world famous Penguin Chill in Albuquerque New Mexico came to be.
https://ideum.com/ (https://ideum.com/)
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Look out the window from the science ship! Let your imagination go!!!!
Be a scientist!! Interactive displays at the Penguin Chill!
Global Food Security. Kenya and MozambiqueGlobal Food Security Andrew Bracken creates public and private partnerships to invest in sustainable agriculture for small farmers across the globe. Moreover he collaborates with entities across the continents. Furthermore it’s about global food security on a planet where climate change is affecting food supplies. For this episode he discusses partnerships with Kenya and Mozambique. Farmers in Northern Kenya are at the leading edge of those noticing climate change. The farmers in this Kenyan region are herders. Unfortunately the farmers don’t have the money or resources to move their animals during droughts. Therefore the animals can starve, become diseased and die. However, partnerships through Feed, the future partnering for innovation provides tools to mitigate the impact of climate change. Andrew discusses the innovative technology that helps farmers. One of those tools is a satellite. NASA and the European Space Agency are responsible for the satellite. These satellites send data to an institution in Kenya which interprets that data. The data us used to build an algorithm that shows whether or not there’s available pasture and where it is located. The farmers, through the use of an app., can locate those pastures. Insurance and grants have helped pay to move the animals. Mozambique is a large country both geographically and in population. It has been hit by two major cyclones; Idai and Kenneth. Whereas half of Mozambique’s cereal production is gone. Andrew and the Partnership for Innovation work to provide seeds to the farmers for the next growing season. That horticulture growing season starts in December. In the meantime the partnership is assisting in finding ways to provide food aid. The farmers there have lost everything. Andrew Bracken’s and Partnering for Innovation’s approach creates the conditions for sustainable success.
Glassblower - Water Fire Breath
David Royce and Michael Boyd were mesmerized with the authentic and romantic art of glassblowing from an early age. Of particular interest was the water, fire and breath of the glasssblower that drew them in. Furthermore, a pot where molten melted glass awaited the artisan to transform it into a breathtaking piece of art.
History places this amazing craft of glassblowing almost 2,000 years to the Syrians. Subsequently the art spread worldwide.
Without a doubt the art remains magnificent today. However, the carbon footprint is a challenge with the transportation and use of natural gas, etc.
For David Royce and Michael Boyd, sustainability and affordability have always been their mission. How they accomplished it was a challenge. Michael and David found ways to provide sustainable light fixtures to customers through their innovative actions.
Their values necessitate that all of what they have accomplished is worth it. Those positive imprints are not just theirs alone but also their community of glass recyclers.
All of Bicycle Glass, Co. fixtures are from post-consumer glass. Waste not want not. Plus, mistakes are remelted.
David and Michael reduced their carbon footprint thereby conserving energy in all of their production. By using renewable wind energy to offset all electricity usage, their studio is nearly carbon neutral. In addition they also use 100% post-consumer recycled packaging.
They understand that sustainable products can be expensive. Therefore, their high-quality, handmade glass products are within reach. After all, their community of recyclers provides the opportunity to practice sustainability and produce exquisite hand-made lighting by an authentic glassblower.
The two share their stories of what it means to be a glassblower. In addition they share their innovations of becoming sustainable for the planet.
https://bicycleglass.com (Bicycle Glass website)
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Bicycle Glass Kitchen
Healing Powers
Healing Powers - Energy within your soul - Laura Michelle Powers.
Laura Michelle Powers is a celebrity psychic whose passion is to help you access intuition and psychic abilities and to understand your own healing powers.
Furthermore, one can use the information that you receive in order to change your life in positive ways. Healing powers.
She believes in the idea of a rising tide lifts all ships. The better that each of us is, the better we all are. Healing powers brings about positive changes.
In addition, she says it is so simple to make some kind of invitation through our mind and through our spoken words.
“Our view of the world is primarily based on our experiences. Those experiences are what we can see and sense and it creates our understanding. That said, I just want to encourage people to be open and to pay attention. There are a lot of ways that the unseen kind of energetic realm will connect with and work to communicate with us. Most people are just oblivious to that happening.”
She is author of several books. One of her books is Archangels and Ascended Masters. Right now she’s working on a book regarding her work with pets and animals.
Some of her other titles are:
https://www.amazon.com/Life-After-Life-Notes-Medium-Communicator-ebook/dp/B009LD3P0Y/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 (Life and the After Life: Notes from a Medium and Angel Communicator);
https://www.amazon.com/Life-After-Life-Notes-Medium-Communicator-ebook/dp/B009LD3P0Y/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 (Angels: How to Understand, Recognize, and Receive their Guidance); https://www.amazon.com/Diary-Ghost-Whisperer-Laura-Powers/dp/0988302675/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 (Diary of a Ghost Whisperer).
Learn more about Laura through her website:
https://www.healingpowers.net (Laura Michelle Powers Website)
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Laura Michelle Powers is a model and celebrity psychic
The Prizefighter IS Kristy Sobel The Prizefighter continues to stand strong and inspire others. She is Kristy Sobel.
After surviving an horrific car accident, Kristy Sobel encountered many health issues as a result of that accident. Following the accident and surgeries, Kristy was told she had about two months to live. She didn’t know if she had anything left in her as she had fought so hard already.
One day she hit the gas and headed straight for a cement column but fortunately, just before impact she stopped.
She started screaming “I want to live!” Kristy is a prizefighter.
Following that life changing incident, she boarded an airplane, flew out and sat on the doorstep of the doctor who said to her, “sorry I can’t help you.”
Well Kristy was not going to give up and she told him “if I’m going to die then you’re going to watch me.”
Listen to The Prizefighter Kristy Sobel tell her story from her depths of darkness to becoming ‘The Prizefighter.’ Kristy is a champ and an inspiration globally. She lives with chronic pain due to the debilitating condition called autonomic neuropathy, and later survived breast cancer. But she stands strong with courage and her life journey is to inspire and help others.
Not only is she ‘The Prizefighter’ but she is also a distinguished humanitarian ambassador.
Learn more about Kristy Sobel at her website, https://www.kristysobelhope.com (https://www.kristysobelhope.com)
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Light Horror Filmmaker Ryan Denmark
Filmmaker Ryan Denmark: Hell’s Heart, Romeo and Juliet vs the Living Dead, and Plush are horror films, directed and written by Ryan Denmark. (Plush was co-written with Jason Witter.)
Horror filmmaker finds imagination from his childhood seeds of creativity. Growing up, Ryan Denmark and his sister spent their time creating their own universe through pretend play. They enjoyed a pure sense of entertainment which birthed Ryan’s entertainment career.
Ryan began his career as an editor whereby self-learning the skills of the trade. World renown editor Barry Alexander Brown discovered Ryan's editing talent. (Do the Right Thing, MalcolmX, Inside Man)
He established himself as an editor in the film industry when he was part of Spike Lee's editing team.
With a vivid imagination and excellent screenplay writing skills, Ryan began producing his own films. As a filmmaker he won awards at various film festivals.
His winning films in which Ryan wrote and directed were: Hell’s Heart, Romeo and Juliet vs the Living Dead, and Plush are horror films. (Plush was co-written with Jason Witter.) His films are light horror and sometimes comedic and entertaining to watch.
Recently he was assistant producer for several of the episodes of the Netflix Scy Fy hit, Happy.
Catherine, your host of this podcast and also a script supervisor worked with her featured guest, Ryan Denmark on several films.
Ryan’s website, https://www.thirdstarfilms.com (https://www.thirdstarfilms.com)
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In Mumbai Dreams Do Come True
Mumbai is a place of dreams for Indians. People come here, reside here. Furthermore it’s called a multicultural city where people from all different States reside here. The city has many different cuisines with diverse foods and culture. It has untraditional areas for studying, as well as study centers.
When Ghulam was a child he was brought up in the care of his grandparents, uncle and aunt. In India, it is important to work hard in academics so that one can work and have a good career.
For this reason, Ghulam Jilani was sent to boarding schools. It was a place where he learned how important life was and also the academic world.
Ghulam Jilani grew up as a law abiding citizen, but also financially unstable. His family didn’t have much money being farmers. In fact, after boarding school and into college years Ghulam Jilani found it hard to concentrate on his studies. The noises and inability to concentrate brought him to Mumbai.
It was in Mumbai that he met two gentlemen who changed his life.
http://jiquadcs.com (Ghulam Jilani Quadri)
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Podcast? Who would've thought!!???
This podcast bonus episode is inspired by Catherine’s listeners. The questions asked come from the listeners.
Catherine is philosophical but also sentimental. She is a member of a close-knit family with several siblings. Life was spent in the outdoors: camping, hiking, backpacking, traveling, fishing and singing songs around the campfire. Often times she and her family were the only ones in the wilderness except for the wildlife.
Above all, her parents told stories and taught the children about life from these stories. As a result, Catherine enjoys telling stories and writing about her experiences in a reflective manner.
She has taught in education for many years. During her years of teaching she involved students in important community and global issues through lobbying local and national politicians.
Catherine volunteers with numerous organizations. For example, she's a volunteer firefighter, and volunteers with animal, environmental and children’s organizations.
She and her husband of many years enjoy mountain biking, photography, snorkeling, hiking, backpacking, camping, snowshoeing, traveling and movies. The two of them enjoy it when their dog is able to accompany them on their excursions.
Today Catherine is no longer in the classroom but is an educational consultant and a one-on-one tutor.
Subsequently Your Positive Imprint podcast launched in January 2019. She features stories from people she meets all over the world whose positive achievements are inspiring positive actions.
Stories are EVERYWHERE and people are EVERYWHERE!!
Catherine inspires listeners by uncovering positive imprints but she also has a tagline for reflection. Your Positive Imprint. "What’s YOUR P.I.?”
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Catherine is host of the podcast, Your Positive Imprint
A Business with a HeartAutistic Adults Find Equal Employment With Stride, Inc. After dealing with tragedy and loss, this Albuquerque family chose to improve the world using their experience to change lives. STRIDE Inc., is a globally recognized office product business known for integrated employment of adults with special needs or autism. STRIDE’s CEO Kerry Brennan Bertram shares her family’s loss but also their positive achievements. Kerry also shares STRIDE’s commitment to the environment and exceptional office product supplies. Carl is the marketing executive and he shares his stories regarding his special needs colleagues. James, Marie and Vaden, special needs adults, join the podcast conversation. For over three decades, Marie has learned every job in the packaging and assembly area. She’s referred to as “the boss” because of her knowledge. Marie is a machine operator and quality assurance agent. The responsibility of mentoring new employees belongs to her. Peter is in his 70s and he does not speak. He is on the non-verbal autism spectrum but Peter is a genius in math. He has been with STRIDE, Inc. since the beginning in 1981. Peter does not join the conversation but there is a very interesting ‘red’ story about him on the podcast. James has been with STRIDE, Inc. for eight years. He assembles the multi-pack pens for orders and he works in the shipping department. His humor is in the names that he gives his colleagues. Reading about animals in the Amazon is something he enjoys. Vaden thanks Kerry and her team for hiring him years ago. He is charged with the responsibility of quality assurance, to build sample packs, and run the blister card machine. He’s thrilled that machines don’t do his job because he loves his work. https://www.strideinc.com (STRIDE, Inc.) https://yourpositiveimprint.com/contact/ (Contact Your Positive Imprint host)
Autistic employees: Marie, Vaden, James
Chief Executive Officer, Kerry Brennan Bertram
Carl Kinkel Exec Dir. Sales and Marketing
Nature Artist, Celia Cortez
Nature artist Celia Cortez moved from corporate America to a full-time artist. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico which is known as the “city different.” Artists from around the world reside in Santa Fe where they exhibit their craft.
There is a special place called Canyon Road in Santa Fe. This subdivision is well-known for its cultural architecture with an acacia flowing through. Celia finds peace and tranquility along this acacia but also other places in nature. She hikes and spends time getting to know what she is looking at.
For Celia, being in nature takes a keen eye. When she sees a flower where the petals are falling off she contemplates how she can showcase this in her drawings.
She finds beauty in the whole process from life to death with flowers. It’s amazing but even more so in how she honors nature. There is life and death in nature and it is beautiful.
Listen how Celia moved from corporate money to full-time nature artist. She is inspiring so many including the elderly at an assisted home where she teaches them the art of drawing.
What’s Your P.I.?
http://www.celiacortez.com (http://www.celiacortez.com)
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Nature Artist Celia Cortez
Sea Monkey Project Ocean Plastic Solutions
Ocean Plastic Solutions - Sea Monkey Project
It’s huge and it needs to be removed.
Sea life is not under water but under the threat of death.
The Sea Monkeys, fortunately, inform the world about ways to clean ocean plastic pollution.
Believe it or not there are still communities who are not informed. They don’t know that throwing plastic bags into the ocean can be a death sentence for turtles and other sea life. Not to mention that in hundreds of years that plastic will still exist as micro plastic. Micro means small but the threat is still huge!
There are ocean plastic solutions.
Meet members of the Sea Monkey Project which is a family of four. Carlos, Sarah, Sydney and Indi. They sail and also live aboard their 41 foot yacht.
Sea Monkey Project cleans plastic pollution and provides ocean plastic solutions.
Sydney Steenland sees the world through her projects. Her passion is to prevent more death and destruction through ocean plastic solutions. She is 14.
Carlos, skipper and Sydney’s dad says that ocean life and other wildlife don't have a choice. They are just stuck with what we do. He is an inventor and provides his ocean plastic solution.
Sarah, Sydney’s mom, is a cartoon artist. She creates visual materials in order to educate others. Through Sarah’s work, people globally are informed about ocean plastic pollution. Every problem also has a solution.
Indi Steenland is 11 years old and sorts plastics for shredding. He knows all seven categories of plastic and is able to teach others too.
Listen to Sydney, Carlos, Sarah, and Indi share their positive imprints. They are part of the solution concerning ocean plastic solutions.
https://www.seamonkeyproject.com (https://www.seamonkeyproject.com)
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Sydney working with and informing locals in Malaysia about recycling.
One of Sarah's comic illustrations for ocean plastic solutions
Indi sorting plastics.
Sydney, Sarah, Indi, Carlos. A family passionate about helping to inform and recycle.
Sydney is passionate and compassionate regarding sea life.
Rainfall forecasting model can serve world in predicting droughts and floods before they happen
Rainfall forecasting is big money!! For over 40 years, Ray Schmitt has been a physical oceanographer at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://www.whoi.edu (https://www.whoi.edu)
Throughout most of his career he has studied the salinity variations of the ocean. The difference in salinity is because there are patterns in evaporation and rainfall over the ocean. The ocean contains 97% of all the water on the planet which makes it central to the whole climate system.
He says that all of the planet’s rainfall on land has to come from our ocean. People in the midwest don't realize how far that moisture travels.
Back in the 1980s was when Ray began studying the water cycle. At that time nobody cared if it rained on the ocean. So it was kind of a neglected topic. But it paid off well as a research topic because he dove into the research when people were starting to realize that it was important.
Decades later he recruited his identical twin sons to enter a rainfall forecasting contest with him. The contest was hosted by the US Bureau of Reclamation with hundreds of thousands of dollars in prizes sponsored by private companies.
The Bureau of Reclamation is part of the Department of the Interior and basically they manage many of the dams in the west and all of the hydro power stations. They are constantly evaluating whether to release water from a dam if rainfall is to be expected or save it for the drought. They Supply water to farmers all over the west.
The contest was pretty intimidating but we won.
So our model is useful and it would be great to see our technique expanded to serve the world. Check out their company: https://salientpredictions.launchrock.com (https://salientpredictions.launchrock.com)
Besides rainfall forecasting, Ray also talks about climate change and failed legislation policies.
Ray Schmitt, Oceanographer and rainfall forecasting contest winner
The Fog Rolled In
Weather flight delays. Opportunity or annoyance? Fog rolls in and closes the Kodiak, Alaska runway. Stranded commercial airline pilots Doug and Dave share their perspectives. You can't build your life on past successes. Tomorrow hasn't yet come. Documentary filmmaker Sarah Lanier joins the conversation sharing a foggy experience.
The fog rolling in was one of the most amazing outdoor weather experiences I’ve ever had. I was mesmerized by the cotton cloud that came in off the ocean. From where I was standing it was eerie as the fog seemed to envelop everything in its path. An opportunity for writing a horror story lay in front of me.
My niece Sarah Lanier was with me. She is a documentary film maker and she had her equipment. Yes, she documented this experience using time lapse. It is available for you to view on my blog. Please leave a comment too!
Being an outdoor enthusiast, this was an amazing sight. One plane successfully made it through a small opening in the fog. After that, all became silent with the closing of the airport. Two stranded commercial airline pilots met up with us at the house we were staying at. Doug, a gentleman I met years ago happened to be on the island for a funeral. He was traveling with another pilot, Dave.
They had not planned on sleeping because they were awaiting the fog to lift. Sarah and I enjoyed listening to many of their stories and adventures. While listening, I decided it was an opportunity to have a recorded conversation.
Weather flight delays. Opportunity or annoyance? This flight delay was an opportunity.
Check out the awesome fog time lapse video by documentary filmmaker Sarah Lanier.
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Tundra Tours of Norway IS Bernie O'Sullivan
“You don't need to be a full-time adventurer to have a nice experience in the woods. Step outside and see what opportunities are around you.” -Espen Lysø
A few months ago I featured Kine and Espen from Norway on my show. They talked about their adventures into the outdoors amongst other fabulous positive imprints regarding their dreams, work and being soulmates.
Kine had this great idea to try a podcast in a unique fashion. I’m doing just that! They are out in their home country of Norway adventuring in the outdoors and my show is featuring their activities!!
Experience Norway’s outdoors during this podcast. It features Espen and Kine along with their tour guide, Bernie of Tundra Tours.
Bernie, once on a mission to enjoy the outdoors on holiday instead found himself as an appointed guide. A guide for free to English speaking travelers into Norway’s outdoors.
The ‘guiding’ experience which was fulfilling left Bernie with only one option. Become one. So he did. Bernie IS Norway’s Tundra Tours.
Bernie’s passion is to not only provide an awesome experience for visitors. But he also teaches backcountry skills, survival skills, etc., and provides wildlife and vegetation identification.
His core values are those of family and respect for the outdoors. These are ethics that he instills through role modeling and conversation on every tour.
Learn about the beaver in Norway. Listen to Kine’s perspective on canoeing and sleeping in tree tents.
Follow their expedition as they canoe down a river.
Come on the journey with Bernie of Tundra Tours, and Espen and Kine!
Listen to the podcast and have fun!
Check out my blog where you can view videos of the outdoor adventures.
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https://yourpositiveimprint.com/outdoor-adventures-step-outside-and-get-inspired-espen-lyso-follow-your-dreams-kine-leines-skar-norway/ (Click here to listen to the first podcast with Espen and Kine)
https://tundratours.no (Bernie's Website)
Shoes! Changing the Way Children Play
There are 300 million children in the world who walk around barefoot. The My 360 Project is changing that. As far as the shoes go, this non-profit organization does not want to buy and distribute them. They want to teach locals around the world how to become sustainable with their own cobbler business. Experts teach and pay people how to build the shoe. It's part of a sustainability project. The local artisans build shoes for the My 360 Project. Volunteers deliver the shoes to poor communities around the world. Through community, a seed of hope is planted into the lives of others. This non-profit is about sustainability, community, and economy. How does this organization help people become sustainable? Darryl Carnley didn’t know anything about shoes at first. But the goal is for the people to have their own cobbler business eventually and make their own living. Sustainability. Darryl Carnley, CEO of the My 360 Project shares his experiences and views of the world. As he travels, he plants seeds of hope especially into the children. When fitting shoes on the children, whom for many are shoeless, he washes their feet first. He feels this is a way to show care and love. The children are full of smiles and laughter when receiving the special gift built by one of their own community members. Darryl says that people are losing their dreams. He wants to help them dream again. Those dreams change everything. -With Darryl Carnley, CEO, The My 360 Project https://yourpositiveimprint.com/episodes/ (Your Positive Imprint Episodes) https://www.my360project.com (My 360 Project)
My 360 Project. Shoe fittings.
NASA - Oceans Melting Greenland Ice Mission
Climate Elvis is in Greenland!!
Josh Willis, Principal Investigator explores ice melt and warming oceans by day. His mission is to study where the oceans meet the ice.
OMG!! Oceans Melting Greenland is his day expedition. At night he journeys into the nightlife of theater to share the research using comedy and song. What kinds of songs you ask? Elvis songs. Josh Willis IS Climate Elvis by night. He rocks and rolls to Climate Rock!
Oceans Melting Greenland is a five-year mission to explore ice melt and warming oceans. NASA wants to seek out Solutions and causes. Scientists boldly go where water meets the ice!!
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Josh Willis, AKA Climate Elvis is Principal Investigator
I didn't know where I fit in the world
Richard East, also known as Van Cat Meow, is a nomad from Tasmania, which he describes as one of the last untouched wildernesses in the world. He says he and his cat Willow are no longer travellers, but ‘nomads.’ They travel around Australia in a van. Rich goes on to say,
If you’d asked me when I was ten what I’d be doing in twenty years’ time, I suspect my answer would have been exactly this. Exploration and adventure — the kinds of things we lose sight of as we’re thrown into adulthood. But now, I feel like I have those things back, even though, two years ago, they seemed like an absurd and impossible dream.
I didn’t know where I fit in the world. There was so much to be grateful for but I wasn’t grateful so I was on a quest to change my life.
He envies the mind of a cat — unable to experience existential dread. Rich made a decision to leave it all—the Australian dream.
A promise was made to look after Willow. "I realized how much this little cat meant to me. She has a beautiful personality and she's adapted to the lifestyle quite easily." (The nomad lifestyle of travelling in a van while taking in the Australian beauty.)
Van Cat Meow is Richard East and Willow.
Storytelling is a Development of Characters
Storytelling is a unique way to tell a story!
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Elaine Muray was born in Western Pennsylvania.
My father was a small town barber and he collected characters. There was the man from the steel mills and there were educators, lawyers, the local hobos and the men from the Mennonite church. Over the years as I became witness to some of their stories I got interested in writing about my barbershop experiences.
Through this art I develop characters and stories and I work hard on transitions. Physical transitions.
Each of the characters has to be very distinct physically from each other. They have to interact with each other very quickly.
I travel internationally to tell stories using my art which I studied for years.
Storytelling brings the story and characters to life.
Website: http://www.embodiedvoicestoryarts.com/ (Elaine Muray)
Vimeo Video https://vimeo.com/189539247/2759b14171 (Elaine Muray King Arthur) (Sir Gawain and Lady Ragnall from award-winning DVD, Embodied and Enchanted)
Human Rights. Where do we begin?
Human Rights. What is our global obligation?
My experiences have left me with questions.
Those questions guide my thinking into what it means to be a part of a global society that allows access to some and not to others. That’s reflective literally of this question of whose lives matter in the world? Whom do we honor and whom do we fight for as a global society?
Somehow I have to honor the histories that I have become witness to.
I did not wake any Saturday or Sunday except to funeral bells.
Where Do We Begin?
Begin with the school teachers because they are dying too quickly to be replaced.
The children I worked with were dealing with such a very different reality from mine. I grew up fairly sheltered and sort of privileged and hadn't actually confronted death.
How does one grapple with that reality?
Shelley K. White, associate professor at Simmons University and a member of WE organization. This organization empowers change with resources that create sustainable impact. https://www.we.org (WE.org)
https://www.simmons.edu/academics/faculty/shelley-white (Shelley White Simmons University)
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Repair YOUR Treasures Down Under
What sentimental treasures are hanging at your home? Do you have treasures broken that are sitting in a drawer? Or, yikes, do your broken or torn treasured belongings make their way to the landfills ?
Ah heck, some items are just practical! Take for instance a vacuum or a phone! Unfortunately, when they break, our throw-away society is to trash and replace them. Well don’t toss those items; fix them!!
Repair Cafes all over the world are keeping items from going into the landfills. They also teach problem solving in how to fix items.
“In terms of skills and experience in getting a problem solved and trying to work through the problem I think that we are sort of developing a society that is getting less opportunity to do that.” - Andrew, founder of North Balwyn Repair Cafe, Melbourne Australia
“Those of us who fix and mend are all volunteers and we work full time. But this is something that we can continue to do. It’s social but it’s also a great cause.” - Anne, event coordinator, North Balwyn Repair Cafe
Patrons of North Balwyn’s Repair Cafe in Melbourne, Australia share their thoughts on why they utilize Repair Cafes. You will be pleasantly amused with some of the items repaired and mended.
Welcome mates to Your Positive imprint! Andrew Tynan. North Balwyn Repair Cafe founder. Ann Davey. Event coordinator for North Balwyn Repair Cafe.
Patrons and volunteers: Albert, Di, Sally, Manny, Mina.
"The Repair Café was initiated by Martine Postma. Since 2007, she has been striving for sustainability at a local level in many ways. Martine organised the very first Repair Café in Amsterdam, on October 18, 2009. It was a great success." - Repair Cafe
Read the blog: https://yourpositiveimprint.com/blog/ (North Balwyn Repair Cafe Australia)
Right to repair items that you own.
Don’t trash that! Repair it!! The Right to Repair movement is growing across the continents. What do you do with broken items around your residence? Kaz and Dan of Victoria, Australia have years of experience tinkering in their shed fixing and mending items. They are now repairing your items at Repair Cafes around Melbourne and other areas in the state of Victoria.
God Humbled Me So I Could Tell My Story
Candace Nicholas-Lippman. Check out my blog and see photos too! https://yourpositiveimprint.com/blog/rose-called-candace-nicholas-lippman/ (https://yourpositiveimprint.com/blog/rose-called-candace-nicholas-lippman/) Solo performer Candace Nicholas-Lippman struggles with a dysfunctional upbringing. As an adult she struggled with being homeless. She says that her struggles are her strength in standing up for social justice. Today she is a writer and a performer. Being a victim is not how she wants to come across in her solo story-telling performances. She wants to inspire you and others through her experiences. “God really had to humble me. This story is really not for ME. It’s not about ME. God is using my talent so that I can tell my story and help change lives." Once homeless, but today she is A Rose Called Candace She performs in October at the United Solo Theater Festival in New York. http://unitedsolo.org/us/2019-arose/ (http://unitedsolo.org/us/2019-arose/)
Write how YOU Talk!!
Magic? Story? Magic Words? Who doesn't love magic? It's all in the words. Magic Words!
Kelsey Formost is an actress and entrepreneur. She is in the copyright business and the business of word coaching.
“People are shocked to discover that I was a child who was very shy.
While I was living in New York I fell in this group called College Humor. It’s fun slap-stick sketch comedy. There was something that clicked in my brain where I thought, oh my gosh. I can tell the jokes and make up the stories too! Steering the conversation is easier being a writer than an actress. So I really got into writing script and doing sketch comedy.
I had some family events, a tragedy that brought me back to the West Coast where I'm from, San Diego.
Telling a story whether it be your business line, commercial ad, or writing a story, you need to WRITE HOW YOU TALK!
Don't forget to give yourself space for frivolous enchantments!
I come in and work with entrepreneurs on how to best optimize the words that they are sharing to accurately portray whom they are, what they offer, and why it's important. It's all about really clarifying for people why you are in business, whom they want to connect with and what the messages that they want to share with the world are.
It's all about putting it into words but in your voice.
There's an innate interest in what is going to make somebody connect to on a very deep personal level so that a story is heard. That can be translated across every industry. Magic words! Words are magic!”
Oceanography. I’m viewing the world in tactile and tangible ways. Oceanography has real elements of discovery and adventure. Kurt Polzin humanizes the stressful responsibilities of million dollar instruments returning from the depths of the ocean.
“I worry obsessively on whether or not a multi-million dollar instrument is going to come back from the depths of the ocean or not. When it doesn’t come back, I find myself worrying and sitting there on a boat. I listen to its ping and I know where it is more or less.
My interest in science and oceanography started before even graduate school. When I was an undergraduate I got this degree in physics but I knew that I didn’t want to do high-energy physics. That type of job puts me in a large group situation, in buildings and often underground.
What I felt from oceanography is that it was a little bit more individualistic and there was some adventure that was related to that. With oceanography I go out on a boat and I throw things into the ocean. I’m looking at the world in a very tactile and tangible way.
That took me to Woods Hole. I am from Eastern Washington State. The Evergreen State. But I’m from the part of the Evergreen State that is semi-arid. One goes from the mountains into the desert with rattlesnakes and sagebrush.
Well, I left all of that behind and went to graduate school at MIT. I began working on projects that were related to turbulent mixing. My projects used very specialized instrumentation built here at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Part of my job is to spend a fair amount of time at sea trying to understand what the instrument was doing. And of course analyzing data the ocean was providing.”
Partial Transcript
Acronym Meanings:
(IPCC is=United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The IPCC was established in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess scientific, technical and socio-economic information concerning climate change, its potential effects and options for adaptation and mitigation.)
(GCM=general circulation model. It is a type of climate model. It employs a mathematical model of the general circulation of a planetary atmosphere or ocean. These equations are the basis for computer programs used to simulate the Earth's atmosphere or oceans. Atmospheric and oceanic GCMs (AGCM and OGCM) are key components along with sea ice and land-surface components. GCMs and global climate models are used for weather forecasting, understanding the climate and forecasting climate change.)
(ACC= The Antarctic Circumpolar Current is the most important current in the Southern Ocean, and the only current that flows completely around the globe. The ACC, as it encircles the Antarctic continent, flows eastward through the southern portions of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans.)
Born Loving the SeaClimate Change – It’s not okay anymore. Dr. Helen Phillips is a senior researcher in the area of physical oceanography. Her research is through the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies at the University of Tasmania. “There’s no biology in my area of oceanography. It is all physical science based on math and physics. I was a bit of a drifter as a young person and I think a bit of an introvert as well. Socializing didn’t come easily for me. But I enjoyed studying and I felt it a very rewarding thing. Math and physics were well-defined so when I answered a question correctly it was really obvious that it was correct. If you write an essay in English or history it’s a less exact science and maybe open to more interpretation of what is good and what is bad. So I liked the exactness of science. When I left school I did not really have a clear idea of what I wanted to be but I knew that science was part of my life. I had a boyfriend in my final year of high school and he was a bit distracting. I did not do as well as I perhaps should have given my comfort with studying. My parents were both doctors and I’m sure they had aspirations for me to become a doctor. My uncle was a sailor and when I would visit with him he would take me sailing. Definitely oceanography I thought. Yes. I entered the Flinders University in South Australia and there they had a department of Earth Sciences. So I studied oceanography and meteorology as I have always loved the sea.” Oceanography Research ‘Down Under’https://www.utas.edu.au/profiles/staff/imas/helen-phillips (University of Tasmania Link to Helen’s profile) My interest and research is in studying the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. It flows all of the way around Antarctica and separates the warm waters of the subtropics from the cold Antarctic. We know that heat must cross this current because that’s how the Earth maintains a stable climate. It receives more sun around the equator and it loses a lot of heat around Antarctica and somehow there has to be a pathway from the incoming heat at the equator to the outgoing heat at the pole. Both the atmosphere and the ocean contribute to that cycle. The Antarctic Circumpolar Current is like a big wall in the path of this movement of heat and so we need to understand the processes that allow the heat to move across the current. Eddies and the meandering of the current are a very key part of that story. So what we’ve learned in the Gulf Stream we are now applying to the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and finding that it is very similar. We are seeing strengthening winds across the Southern Ocean which are causing the currents to generate more Eddies so then it’s becoming more unstable. Those Eddies are contributing to more rapid movement of heat. Everything is connected so the ocean temperatures are felt by the atmosphere and the ocean experiences change due to global warming. The amount of heat stored in the ocean increases and it has been increasing and it will continue to increase through global warming.” Partial TranscriptInformation on some of the instruments, acronyms, etc.: (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is an independent Australian federal government agency responsible for scientific research. Its chief role is to improve the economic and social performance of industry for the benefit of the community. CSIRO works with leading organisations around the world. From its headquarters in Canberra, CSIRO maintains more than 50 sites across Australia and in France, Chile and the United States, employing about 5500 people. Federally funded scientific research began in Australia 103 years ago. The Advisory Council of Science and Industry was established in 1916 but was hampered by insufficient available finance. In 1926 the research effort was reinvigorated by establishment of the...
Spoken Word Artist, Huwa
Spoken Word artist, Huwa, is a Nigerian resident where she performs her craft. She also shares what it is like living in a third world country where life is grand despite limited choices.
Huwa says it's okay to live your dreams even if your environment has limited things and limited choices. You still have a choice to invest time and energy into your craft.
Her podcast showcases Spoken Word artists as well as her own work. She tours around Nigeria performing Spoken Word and bringing it to a commercial platform.
In September Huwa graduates with a Chemical Engineering degree but she will continue performing Spoken Word and sharing the art globally.
This following definition is from the http://poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation)
The art of Spoken Word has its roots in oral traditions and performance. It can contain elements of rap, hip-hop, storytelling, theater, jazz, rock, blues, and folk music. It is characterized by rhyme, repetition, improvisation, and word play.
These poems frequently refer to issues of social justice, politics, race, and community.
It is related to slam poetry, in that it may draw on music, sound, dance, or other kinds of performance to connect with you, the audience.
It has become more popular around the world to relay messages.
https://linktr.ee/thespokenworld (Link to Huwa's podcast)
Learn more about people featured on this podcast by going to my blog. https://yourpositiveimprint.com/blog/ (Your Positive Imprint blog)
The Arctic: Heaven and Hell All In One
Nature Governs The Arctic
Steven Kazlowski of Left Eye Productions, Inc., is a trained marine biologist, naturalist and professional wildlife photographer:
The Arctic to me, well, it's Heaven and Hell all in one. It's either the best place you could ever want to be or you could feel cold and maybe a little scared. With the situation you are in you could feel either one or the other it seems like. When it's nice and everything is going right there's probably not many places like it on the Earth where it is still free and open. Nature governs it. People like Jack still go out on the land or live on the land and do unique things. People like him live up here and exist with it.
Jack Lives!
Inupiat, Jack Kayotuk lives in the Arctic:
It was really cold and dark and windy and I started heading back to the camp which was about 60 miles away. My snow machine was giving me problems but I thought it was nothing so I just kept going. I made it about another 30 miles and the engine blew out. There I was with just my two own feet to walk 30 miles to camp and I had no gear. And the drinking water had frozen up already.
Polar Bear Guides
Jack and Steve are polar bear guides and they educate tourists on how the bears live and the need to protect them. Jack recalls a female bear with a broken leg but returned year after year healthier than the last. Steve tells his story of when the polar bear tapped him on the shoulder.
Listen to the adventures with the Akook Arctic Adventure polar bear guides.
http://lefteyepro.com (Left Eye Productions photography)
http://www.akookarcticadventures.com (Akook Arctic Adventures)
Get Present With The Moment
Life Coach Kyra King is the mother of two children. She is a single mom coming out of a toxic relationship but she learned how to cleanse and re-program her body and mind. She transformed herself through nutrition, implementing habits such as morning stretches and reflection and getting present with the moment. All of this has helped her to better navigate through the demands of life and motherhood.
During her transformation she discovered her talent in coaching and became a certified life coach.
Kyra's inspiration comes from her upbringing in a family full of coaches. Coaching comes naturally to her and she is passionate about helping others.
Having a background as a professional dancer and model, she sees coaching as a way to bring radiance back into a client's life. "Get present with the moment. Be true to yourself."
Kyra King is Radiant and True Life Satisfaction Coach.
People are Angels In Different Ways
A journey like no other.
Kyla and Britney are two human beings coming together at the most human level possible. They share a close friendship with each other and they trust each other. People are angels in different ways. Britney, the gestational carrier is Kyla’s angel on earth. This is Britney’s and Kyla’s incredible story to motherhood.
Kyla and Mark could no longer have children but through gestational surrogacy Britney carried Kyla’s and Mark’s son to term.
An inspirational journey of friendship.
Mother's Day 2019. Looking back on Motherhood
Victoria Sanchez reflects on motherhood to her five children. She reflects on happy memories and the wonderful adventures the family experienced.
Her husband says that she makes sacrifices for the family with ‘angelic devotion.’ His love for Victoria was put into words everyday. "Always will I love you even in death."
Building community and philanthropy are important to Victoria. She instills these values into her children. Love and devotion to family are keys to success. Her marriage of over 61 years is testament to that.
Dancers share their thoughts on the inspiration of dance. When in doubt, dance it out. Dancing brings you into a new world. Dance has no boundaries and no negatives through expression. Hearing yourself tap is pretty cool. Choreography is putting on stage what has been going inside my head. Dance is a motivation to approaching life.
Dancer Kathie Fishback Anthony enjoyed a professional career in California. Some of her performances include The Carol Burnett Show and The Dean Martin Show. She also toured with Sammy Davis, Jr. Kathie finds joy in the world of dance. As director of a dance studio Kathie continues to be a positive imprint to dancers. Raquel Miera whom is also featured on this episode is a 22 year old dancer and bio medical engineer. Dance inspires Raquel daily. Her pathway into her studies is partly due to Kathie and her encouragement into the world of dance.
https://yourpositiveimprint.com/blog/ (Kathie Fishback Shares Her Joy of the Art)
Struggling Readers Find Support from Journalist Volunteering with 'Reading Partners'
Matt Bracken is a young senior editor for a Washington, D.C. based publication. He also volunteers with Reading Partners as a literacy tutor for struggling readers. His positive imprint is impressive as he chooses to help students succeed at a school that needs his services but is located a long distance from his own community.
Matt does not see his volunteer work with Reading Partners as a service but rather an opportunity.
“It’s an opportunity to be a part of a community that would never even be in my path. I see passionate people trying to make their community better and my tutoring allowed me to see that.”
He says, “I am lucky and I think other people should be as lucky to be able to see a place that does need a little bit more love.”
Check out the Your Positive Imprint Blog. https://yourpositiveimprint.com/blog/ (Blog)
Refuse to Use Plastic!!
Ten year old environmental activist Lilly Platt is taking an active role in seeking political action against global warming and against plastics. She is a youth ambassador of plastic pollution coalition. One day I was walking with my grandfather. I think I was eight. Maybe younger. There was something plastic on the ground and I picked it up. My grandpa told me that the plastic will make its way to the ocean over here in Holland. Well, I looked up the dangers of plastics and it is so sad because animals are dying because of the plastics. I decided to become active and do something about it. I started Lilly's Plastic Pickup because I want to educate and inform the world about the dangers of plastic. It went viral so people are listening and reacting. Now I'm an environmental activist. Farmers send me letters telling me about their animals eating plastic and even balloons. I want to see a ban on balloons being released into the air at events. Plastic bags and balloons give the illusion of food and animals eat it. Straws and plastic bags make a whale feel full and so it won't eat. The whale will die. It makes me very sad. Being an environmental activist I am hands on. I've been all over the world cleaning beaches and meeting government officials. I even met with the prime minister of Curaçao. Please refuse to use plastic and please pick up rubbish. Get a bag. Get a grabber. Let's clean up the world! Who's with me?
I Didn’t Want to Audition for Britain’s Got Talent I didn’t really want to do Britain’s Got Talent. I did not have the courage to get up and sing in front of Simon Cowell. No way!
Well, I ultimately went on the show.
The song the producers and I decided on was Everybody Hurts.
When I finished the song there was a pause for about 3 or 4 seconds. I was thinking Okay. I walk off the stage and forget this ever happened!
There was just silence.
Singing the song I wasn’t nervous but afterwards I began to shake with just nerves.
Hallelujah was a big hit. When I look back at Hallelujah I didn’t think I was doing anything great because what I was doing I love doing. It certainly wasn’t the first wedding I sang at.
But the volume of emails and letters that came in after the Hallelujah experience was not something I was expecting. After Britain’s Got Talent when I sang Everybody Hurts I received more and more emails.
An email that still sticks with me because I remember shaking after I read it is from a woman. Now I don’t know what part of the world she’s in but she said she had been suffering from chronic pain for years.
She said, “I had my suicide letter written but then I heard you…”
That made me think, oh my God. What is going on here? This is all beyond me really.
We only get one journey and we have to do the best we can.
Listen to Father Ray Kelly as he tells about his experiences on Part II.
Here is a link to my Blog to learn more about Father Ray Kelly.
https://yourpositiveimprint.com/blog/britains-got-talent-star-father-ray-kelly-shares-his-journey-into-the-priesthood/ (Your Positive Imprint Blog link)
Father Ray Kelly Opens Up Father Ray Kelly was a late vocation into the priesthood at 35.
Early on I thought about the priesthood but I started having money in my pocket so that changed me completely.
I was a hit-and-miss Catholic and didn’t go to Mass consistently.
The Pope invited my group to Castle Gandolfo and I entertained him singing the song Danny Boy.
Well, I started going to Mass and I began to have these thoughts in my head and the thought was ‘Ray, you know you could be up there doing what that guy is doing.’
Ray, I thought, you’re definitely cracking up. No way no way don’t even think about being up there. Absolutely not.
Well, I sold my car, I quit my job and I joined the Kiltegans, a missionary society. St. Patrick’s Missionary Society. I was ordained June 1989.
Some guys and I formed a band. Rafiki. We recorded a song I wrote while another guy wrote the music for Youth Aid in Africa.
As a missionary I went to South Africa. I was about three months into learning the language when I received a phone call. My dad was very sick.
It’s meaningful that I flew back to be with the family. My dad died of a brain tumor.
After the funeral I returned to Africa.
Apartheid was supposedly breaking up but it shocked me with the continued segregation. It was stressful but there seemed to be nothing I could do.
We only get one shot at this through this life and we have to do the best we can and give the best we can.
Listen to Father Ray Kelly, Part 1
https://yourpositiveimprint.com/blog/britains-got-talent-star-father-ray-kelly-shares-his-journey-into-the-priesthood/ (Read more about Father Ray Kelly on my Blog)
Partial Transcript
Welcome to Father Ray Kelly from Ireland. I do not want to label him with any specific positive imprint because he has many.
I want to begin with what brought him to the priesthood
I guess I was a late vocation. I was late to the priesthood. I was about 35 years old when I was ordained. I had worked in Dublin for about well nearly eleven years in the Civil Service in the government offices there.
I remember when I was 16 or 17 thinking about the priesthood but I think something scared me off very very fast. Well then I got a job and I started having money in my pocket so that changed me completely with regards to thinking about the priesthood.
And it's strange how things come back to you. Back in 1979 Pope John Paul II came to Ireland. It was a great occasion. when Pope John Paul II came in September of 1979 and I thought well it was a great experience to meet the pope and I was there in one of the locations where he said Mass.
The following year a group of us in Dublin, part of the Catholic youth Council, decided to pay a return visit to Rome to thank Pope John Paul II for coming to Ireland. So an organization was set up for about a thousand young people that traveled over to Rome for 9-day trip or a pilgrimage. I was on that with a number of my friends from work as well and that was a great experience in itself and we had met the Pope in Peter's Square.
He invited us to Castle Gandolfo for Mass and then he invited us the following evening back to Castle Gandolfo for a concert. He shared a talk with us and then we put on a concert for him. I was one of the ones picked to entertain him and I remember singing a song Danny Boy.
Afterwards he presented me with the rosary beads like he usually does to most people. It was a great experience and I got a photograph taken with him and our group as well.
It's strange then when I came back. Now you being Catholic you're familiar with Lent obviously. Well the season of Lent we like to do a little sacrifice. As children we are encouraged to give up sweets or something.
Well I remember when I was young my father used to always get me up to go to Mass in the mornings before school. Well I sort of thought when I became back from Rome I thought I would do something
Stuart L. Scott suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and he suffered in silence for years. Through counseling he found an outlet through writing. Stuart is a former US Federal CID Agent who has taken his haunting experiences and turned them into a romance novel and a humorous compilation of short stories. He shares his history with the agency and he shares his books, ‘Prisoners of War’ and short-stories book, ‘Gritty, Grisly and Greedy Stories Inspired By True Crooks and Crimes From My 28 Years As A Fed.
Outside Magazine Freelance Writer, Eva Holland
Eva Holland is a freelance writer for Outside magazine but she also does work for National Geographic and other publications.
I write mostly narrative features about outdoor adventures, team sports and how we connect to the wilderness and environmental issues. There are all kinds of ways that we interact with the wilderness.
I did an article for Hakai magazine. This publication is fairly new and it covers coastal science and societies. It's pretty neat.
My story was on polar bears. I went to a small village along the Bering Strait where the village is setting up a non-lethal bear patrol. I spent a lot of time with the polar bear patrol but I didn't see any polar bears.
In February it was just solid ice. The patrol was training and working with all sorts of ideas to be a no-kill patrol. The primary purpose is of course to protect the town but their goal is to not kill bears unnecessarily while protecting the people. So they have noisemakers, air horns, pepper spray and other non-lethal methods to try to discourage the bears from coming into the village.
The bears' habitat is diminishing and the villagers are really trying to work with the changing situation and be part of conservation.
Science of Fear Topic, Eva's book
Right now I'm pulling back from magazine writing because I'm going to be working on a book. The book is somewhat about my experiences but it's going to be the science of fear. The working title is Shake It Off: A Personal Journey Through The Science of Facing Our Fears, and it will be published by Penguin Canada.
It will include some of my own experiences and fears because I have fear of heights and other fears. It's going to be looking into science and how fear functions in our mind and bodies and what happens in our brain when we are trying to overcome fear. What does it look like physiologically? The Wilderness prompted me to think about this idea because you think about your fears a lot in the wilderness.
Experiences and Positive Imprints
My positive imprint is my work. I write stories that will have some meaning for people. It doesn't mean they have to be super serious or anything because there's something fun in reading about schlepping across the sea ice.
When I'm having a hard time I think about the lessons I've learned in just the wonder of learning the outdoors. I want stories to bring that joy and ones that are thought-provoking.
Eva's web page
Kayla and her dog Bella.
Physician's Assistant - Kayla, Kodiak Alaska
Physician's assistant is a two-year degree after you finish your four year degree. The first year for most schools is classroom work and the second-year is all clinical rotations. Where I went to school I had the opportunity to go to different states and experience different fields. I worked with different populations.
The rotations were in North Carolina, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Delaware and you will not sleep in physician's assistant (PA) School.
My degree brought me to Kodiak.
I'm with the US Public Health Service and I work for the Native Association up here in Kodiak. I also work with a lot of Veterans as well which is probably one of the reasons why I stay here. I helped start a nonprofit in Kodiak for veterans. It's called ‘Kodiak Veterans Outreach’.
Most people are able to go to a specialist for health issues and exams like an...
Vegan Martin Zeman from Czech RepublicVegan is a choice I am able to make. In the past, people in Czech Republic couldn't really make those choices because of the scarcity of so many things but today we have developed a very competitive country. The old regime is recent and people still remember that and so whenever there are ways or rules that seem impossible we will find a way through it. We have the freedom to study and the freedom to travel. I am an electrical engineer. All of the good schools are free because they are public which means I did not have to pay for my studies. My degree allows me to work for a great company which brings me to the United States from time to time. Being a vegan was a choice I made about a year ago but I was thinking about quitting eating meat for a long time. The final step was the inspiration of the movie Earthlings. It was narrated by Joaquin Phoenix and it shows the brutal truth about the food industry and that kind of made me do the next step and quit eating all animal products-- meat, dairy products, eggs. The pure reason behind my being vegan is ethical for me. My selection of food doesn't involve cruelty in killing animals. There are other options out there of what to eat and I can replace everything. Being vegan just makes me feel better. I learned English in the Carnival and playing video gamesI've been studying English since nursery school but the school system is not very good in terms of languages. I started watching movies in English and playing computer games. With computer games I have communicative interactions with other actors in the games. When I was at the University I decided to go somewhere abroad to work so I chose this program called Work and Travel USA. I traveled to USA and worked for three months and then spent one month traveling. I went to Pennsylvania to work for a carnival which was pretty interesting. So work as a carney is very adorable. I meet a lot of nice people and every time I give rides to a kid their parents will stand next to me and talk. This is by the way one of the greatest advantages of American people as they are really open-minded and open to talking to other people; to strangers. Two summers as a carny developed my English skills. I also work for an American company in Czech Republic so I speak English every day. My traveling took me to Alaska. Alaska was well known for having to work long hours and which was good money. I was a poor student with no money and I also wanted to go there. Working at the cannery was good work. While in Alaska I got to go to Denali, Kenai Fjords and I saw bears, elk, caribou, and whales. Environmental Tip Plus PhilosophyI'm staying at a hotel where they serve vegan meals. There's a sign in the lavatory, like most hotels, that says if you'd like to use the towels again just hang them up but if you'd like us to wash them then throw them on the ground. For conserving water. Well I go to the restaurant inside the hotel and they serve me with paper plates and plastic silverware and I don't understand that. I think I'm the only one at the hotel to do this but I bring my ceramic plate and my metal from my room to use for meals. I have a quote from a movie that I really love. I'm no extraordinary movie person but my favorite movie is Forrest Gump. It's just so positive and I love the quote about life being like a box of chocolates and never knowing what you're going to get. But the quote that inspires my philosophy is from Tennessee Williams. It was used in the movie Transsiberian. The quote from the movie taken from his quote is, “Kill all my demons and my angels may die too.” His quote is, “If I got rid of my demons, I’d lose my angels.” Part of my job is to take care of people as I am a supervisor and I need to help them grow. Improve. This quote says that everybody has good and bad sides....
All Hands and Hearts Dedicated Member,
Jess van Schalkwyk, Disaster Relief
What do you do when disaster strikes?
You’re all alone. All hope seems diminished.
Petra Němcová of the Czech Republic hung on to a palm tree as the ocean tried to swallow her up in the 2004 Great Indian Ocean tsunami. Her fiancé nowhere to be seen but her hope was that he would find something to cling to. That was not to be.
Petra walked away with injuries but she had her life. The experience changed her and she dedicates her life to global communities and victims of natural disasters. She began the Happy Hearts Fund which merged with David Campbell's, All Hands Volunteers in 2017 creating All Hands and Hearts.
All Hands and Hearts is a global response team dispatched to natural disaster sites around the world.
I live in South Africa and my background is in disaster management.
When a disaster hits we will monitor it online using social media to see what is being said by the country itself and by the people within that country.
From there we will decide on whether or not we're going to send in a team; our immediate response team.
We are there for the people who need us most.
It's about getting to the problem as soon as possible but staying as long as they need us and making sure that the solutions we implement are going to involve long-term sustainability.
We rebuild schools. Children need a place to learn and a place that is safe. It is all about the future and by providing that school we know that they have hope for a future.
We can't control nature but we can control the actions that we take in a natural disaster.
Come Early, Stay Late
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Archaeologist Anne M. Jensen
I’ve been an archaeologist in Alaska for thirty plus years and right now I’m the only northern Alaska full-time archaeologist. I’m a senior scientist at Ukpeavik Inupiat Corporation which is an Alaskan native-owned corporation.
Being in the field as an archaeologist for 30 years I have seen many environmental changes. I have a blog, Out of Ice and Time where you can find all sorts of information on archaeology but also the reality of the melting ice. Ice preserves bones and artifacts but when the ice melts that’s it; those remains are part of the sea.
Somebody reported human remains up near Nuvuk. We worked hard to recover them before they washed away. This one individual dated back to 1000 A.D. or earlier and this person had grave goods intact. I thought perhaps these were the remains of a traveler who had died in that spot but the next year more remains were found. Dennis O’Rourke, an ancient DNA researcher helped with dating of these remains.
Ice and Time Blog. Our history is melting.
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Vanessa Crandell-Beck
I’ve worked in the oil fields before and I’ve been employed on ships. These are male dominated jobs but I did well and I succeeded. But what I want to do is be a volcanologist.
My research was done at Mt. St. Helen’s and that was studying to see if there was any correlation with grain size distribution from the source down to where the mud flow was deposited.
Vanessa received Bachelor’s degrees in Geology and Oceanography from Humboldt State University, and later on a Master’s degree in Geology. She is an environmental scientist.
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Thomas DeMoss, entrepreneur “Leave your Mark” is our slogan. We opened up The Recognition Place in 2012.
As a business model this is what we do. Engrave. Leave a mark. People bring things in for engraving. These are items that people want to give to someone else that are reminders of something special or for an appreciation but whatever the case, it is forever.
My Passion The wonder that metaphysics provides me is awesome. Going to space isn’t profitable anymore unless we can mine an asteroid. I do machining with my dad. We made something for NASA and the space shuttle which I really liked doing. It was an experience giving my intellect to humanity through my work with NASA.
My Community We want to do a mentorship here at the store. It’s important to show young folks what a business is and what it takes. There are so many things people don’t think about regarding owning a business but people often glamorize it.
Jason York, Entrepreneur The Forever in our Business ‘Forever’ is popular around here because what we do is forever. It’s fun to leave your mark on something that’s going to be passed down for generations. Having forever attached to us and our business, The Recognition Place, is pretty neat.
It’s Not Just About the Engraving Looking at how we’re doing things is important. What’s positive as opposed to what is negative. It’s all part of learning how to do things better. Thomas and I have an influence on the world and it’s a positive one. We engrave but it’s more than that.
We started our business at a really young age and we’re successful businessmen because we’re responsible and dedicated. It’s not just about the engraving the baby cup and it’s not just engraving the plaque but it’s leaving that mark for people forever within our community.
Science, Space and volunteering captured my heart Science and space made an imprint on me. I’d like to make it to Mars some day. It’s a stepping stone to look towards the stars as those were our navigation at one time. It’s important to leave our positive imprint on the world.
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Thomas DeMoss, entrepreneur
“Leave your Mark” is our slogan. We opened up The Recognition Place in 2012.
As a business model this is what we do. People bring things in for engraving. These are items that people want to give to someone else that are reminders of something special or for an appreciation but whatever the case, it is forever.
Personally I want to tutor somebody in astrophysics, math or science and that’s the impression I want to leave. For me it’s about expanding and growing.
Our business is cyclical. We leave a mark but people leave a mark on us with the stories they tell about the item, or the recipient or maybe the phrase they want engraved.
We measure twice cut once but in reality we measure fifteen or sixteen times for some items that are irreplaceable.
(Thomas is a business owner and husband to Rebecca)
My Passion
My passion is all about the future of humanity but way in the million years from now. Everything today is just a short-sighted view of what is coming and I like to learn about what’s going to happen. Watching and reading what astrophysics professors are doing or have done is pretty neat. People like Carl Sagan. Preparing myself to be tutored in this area and then tutor others is a passion of mine.
The wonder that metaphysics provides me is awesome. Back in the 1600s people looked in the sky and saw something way out there. Well they figured out how to see it by making all sorts of contraptions. Just the awe that our brain can do and see something that is millions of miles away and I want to know how they did it. It’s a surreal experience for me and I want to be a part of that and then pass it forward. This is what it means for us and technology.
Going to space isn’t profitable anymore unless we can mine an asteroid. But technology
Storyteller Dirk Wales, 87. Inspiring others with his stories Storyteller, Dirk Wales has been leaving positive imprints around the world for several decades. He is the author of novels, ‘how-to’ books, and children’s books including A Lucky Dog about Owney, the post office dog. He found a niche in movie making through his Rainbow Film productions. Rainbow Productions produced more than 70 films about anesthesia as well as children’s animated films and other genre of film. Chicago, Illinois USA is his birth city but his parents raised him in California. While living in California as a teenager he worked as a carhop where he waited on Frankie Laine, Nat King Cole, and Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman. With his earnings he enrolled at the University of California where he says his education provided him the foundation for his accomplishments. UCLA in California was the beginnings of the wonder of my own education.The only university that I could afford was University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) with the tuition being $18 a semester. One of my deepest and important inspirations of my life was being a theater student at UCLA. Ralph Freud, an actor, and film producer Kenneth Macgowan, were both instrumental in creating the theater department in which I attended five years later. This was the beginnings of the wonder of my own education. I learned how to be an actor, writer, script writer, set designer, director, producer, storyteller, gaffer, etc., and furthermore I did sixteen plays a year where I won best director’s award for two plays that I wrote. Early Working YearsWhen I graduated I landed a job with a motion-picture and television studio but soon I was a platoon leader in southern Germany guarding the border with Czechoslovakia against five divisions of Russian tanks. During my years at UCLA I attended ROTC classes and as a graduate student I served in the army as a Lieutenant. So off I went to Munich Germany as part of an armored infantry unit. I learned a lot. I might have been a Lieutenant but every other man in the unit knew more than me. My leadership is based on collaborating with the men because we trusted each other. Reading books opened up a whole new world for meGrowing up my parents didn’t encourage reading so I never really did any reading of books until I was in my thirties. Seven and eight decades when I grew up there were no art galleries or bookstores, except in New York. Well I moved to New York when I was in my thirties. New York was a great place for me because I experienced art galleries, plays, book stores, museums! I started reading all sorts of books and I never read anything so powerful and so meaningful until I read Call of the Wild by Jack London. This book changed everything for me. My life changed. I changed my life. Jack London’s book just meant so much to me and when I was in Pasadena I saw a photo at the Pasadena Museum of Gold Miners. Amongst the gold miners is a dog. This photo and London’s book inspired me and so I invented Jack London’s dog and I wrote a book. Jack London’s Dog is about a lost dog who befriends Jack during the gold rush in the 1890s. It’s a story about friendship and adventure. I’ve made some wonderful friends because of this book. Jack London’s club asked me to speak and since then I’ve joined the club and am grateful for all of the experiences and friends I’ve made from this.
I’m Obsessed with Work and Writing and I love storytellingI got an idea from three pages from a non-fiction story about a dispute in the 1800s between Egypt and France. A giraffe was given to the King of France. My book is The Giraffe Who Walked to Paris. A Lucky Dog is my best-selling book which is a true story about the travels of Owney, a stray puppy at the Albany Post Office. Owney became the official mascot of the U.S. Rail Mail...
Espen Lysø-"Du trenger ikke å være ekspert, gå milevis eller ha det beste utstyret for å ha en fantastisk turopplevelse. Man kommer langt med det du har og lær fra dine eventyr." -"You don’t need to be an expert, hike for miles or have the best equipment to have a great outdoors experience. Make do with what you have and learn from your adventures".
Espen and Kine met on the Tinder App which is a dating App.
Kine Leines SkårGjør Drømmen — Follow Your Dream I started mushing thirteen years ago at a school where I became an apprentice. Training dogs for the Iditarod was something I hoped to do. It was a goal of mine.
Partial Transcript Espen Lysø "Du trenger ikke å være ekspert, gå milevis eller ha det beste utstyret for å ha en fantastisk turopplevelse. Man kommer langt med det du har og lær fra dine eventyr.” —"You don’t need to be an expert, hike for miles or have the best equipment to have a great outdoors experience. Make do with what you have and learn from your adventures". I live in Malvik, Norway which is close to the fjords. The fjords are beautiful. I try to visualize for people on Instagram that it’s not difficult to go in the outdoors. My mission is to tell people that you can make it outdoors even with this lifestyle of work; having a job. You don’t need to be a full-time adventurer in order to have a nice experience in the woods. Step outside of your house and look at the opportunities around you. Take the time to relax and enjoy a nice walk. The outdoors don’t have to be expensive. "Du trenger ikke å være ekspert, gå milevis eller ha det beste utstyret for å ha en fantastisk turopplevelse. Man kommer langt med det du har og lær fra dine eventyr.” —"You don’t need to be an expert, hike for miles, or have the best equipment to have a great outdoors experience. Make do with what you have and learn from your adventures”. You don’t need much to be in the outdoors. You can borrow items, buy used or find things around the house. Everyday can be an outdoor life. Find the opportunities nearby. Army Imprints (Note: The army in Norway is compulsory. It’s a conscript military meaning it’s required; however, only those men and women whom are the best skilled and motivated are selected.) I wanted to make more of the army so I started the Non-commissioned Officer program. It was really lots of fun and I ended up spending four years in the Norwegian Army. My assignment was border patrol between Russia and Norway. Up there at the border it is very cold. When I was working as a Sargent I was a team commander. I trained soldiers to be border patrol. Our skills were in observations, patrolling, and learning skills in cold weather. A soldier must have the cold-weather skills to take care of oneself and fellow soldiers. Sometimes we did border patrol with the use of snowmobiles. Our clothing was very good winter clothing such as Goretex and other really good material. All that clothing made me feel like Michelin Man. Being active kept me from freezing. My last year in the army I worked as a commander at a station where we were four officers and twenty-five soldiers. I really enjoyed training the soldiers. The situation between Russia and Norway is calm so I didn't find myself scared. Actually, much of the patrol was keeping Norwegians from passing the border into Russia and also the other way too. Illegal immigrants. The army prepared me for real life. Emergency Room Getting an education beyond the army was important to me so I took a course in Germany in First-Aid training. It was something I enjoyed and so after the army I enrolled in nursing school. I’m now in the emergency room going on three years there. I love this type of service and work. It’s not a routine so everyday is a new day for me. My...
Darlene Matz, mega knitter but also commissioned Pastor for the Presbyterian church in Kaktovik Alaska Knitting is relaxing. I’m from northern Minnesota where I lived on the reservation. Today I am a commissioned Presbyterian pastor and I serve Kaktovik Presbyterian church. Being a grandmother is remarkable. My special phrase is, ‘Alone we cannot change the world but we can make it a better place for one other person.’ I love helping people and being with people. Each hat is UniqueI read Little House on the Prairie books. They knitted and I wanted to also learn to knit. The lady I learned from is left handed. Being that I am right handed my knitting is different from other knitters. In 2005 my mother died and I had just started making hats after not knitting for many years. My stepfather said to me, “how many of those are you going to do anyway?” My answer was 25. Sadly, my stepfather laughed at me. Well that made me more determined to do more than 25. Since 2012 I’ve made more than 3,000 hats. Knitting is fun. I make hats for the homeless and the villages in northern Alaska. I’m free with my time to do it. I don’t want to sit at my house. Being involved with people makes me happy. Once I finish a hat it is done. I don’t deliver the hats because I can’t travel to all of the villages, therefore I cannot see the happiness and smiles from the children and adults. But the response is not important. In the native culture it means more if something is hand done and I make each hat unique so people can take pride in wearing it. A Sewing Machine that Brought Rags to RichesWhen I was in Tanzania where my husband was working there was a woman who had several children and no money. Her home was made out of banana leaves. I wanted to help her but I didn’t want to just give money. From my inquiries I learned that she liked to sew but she no longer had the means to do so. Matata is her name and I bought a sewing machine for her. Getting her started cost about $200.00 with an extra $50 for clothes and food. I felt good about the experience; in fact it is the biggest impact for me to see. That little offering changed her life and the community’s as well because that seamstress became a community leader out there. She’s making changes for the better. Touching people’s lives in simple ways is fulfilling. http://pbyukon.org/churches.html (Link to the different churches that Darlene's ministry serves in the Yukon area) Listen to other Your Positive Imprint episodes: https://yourpositiveimprint.com/episodes/ Please sign up! for Your Positive Imprint email updates! You can sign up for Your Positive Imprint email updates. Emails are from me. Please post positive reviews on iTunes or your favorite Podcast platform! Please follow or subscribe to this podcast by clicking on the Follow or Subscribe button at your favorite podcast platform such as Apple Podcast, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, Spotify, etc. Thank you for the support!! Yes, I want to receive emails about your podcast
Growing up in Brasil – Marcos Mendonca
Traveling is a love of mine and one of my favorite quotes is from Tolkien. “Not all who wander are lost.” I love that quote.
São Paulo Brasil (Brazil) is where I was born. It’s like life in the big city in America and Europe with Latin influences.
Traveling Puts Things in Perspective
Above all the most important thing for me about traveling is the culture.
To me traveling is very fulfilling. Hence the more I see the less I know.
How can I live my entire life without knowing how people do things and how they live?
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
During my three and a half months stay in Africa I got robbed four times nevertheless I still love going back there. It brings to me a different perspective but of course I don’t like that I got robbed.
In spite of what happened I still have a positive imprint about Africa.
In the end, the feeling I have about people in general is much more positive than negative.
Photos:
Lhasa Tibet, standing in line with locals
Santa Fe Ski Basin, New Mexico, USA
Jemez Mountains, New Mexico, USA
Seattle Airport, USA
Singapore Garden by the Bay
Glasgow Scotland, UK, University of Glasgow. View from Kelvingrove Park
Breakfast, Nairobi Kenya
Istanbul Turkey, Bosphorus Bridge
Tibet Mountains, Lhasa Tibet Barkhor
Lhasa Tibet Potala Palace
Sunset, Phuket Thailand Patong Beach
Siem Reap Cambodia Angkor Wat
Monumento Bandeiras Ibirapuera Park
Marcos Walking the Journey
Getting ready to bungee jump, Bridge linking Zambia and Zibabwe
Taj Mahal Agra, India
My Positive Imprint and Culture Sharing
I can share my perspective. My positive imprint. So I wrote a book. It’s in my mother language of Portuguese. The title translates to English basically as, “Can I get Some Help Here right Now?” It’s a humorous title.
I want people to know that it’s OK to travel and to not be afraid of different cultures.
Can I Get Some Help Here Right Now? Gente, Ajuda!
I went to see wild hyenas in Somalia and I was in for a lifetime of surprises. The hyena jumped on my back and broke my belt. I felt something harsh on my buttocks. Worst place! I felt what I thought was his teeth. Maybe the nails. I couldn’t tell.
There was blood in my underwear and I freaked out.
Photos:
Book cover
St. Basil’s Cathedral, Red Square
Sand Sossuvle Namibia
Addis Adaba Ethiopia, Rabies Shot
Galibela Ethiopia, 2 gentlemen
Hyena Hara
Grand Canyon Arizona, USA
Huangshan Mountains, China
Book Signing
Shibuya Dog Japan
Road to Wadi Musa Jordan
Bangkok Thailand Songkran Water Festival
Santa Fe Ski Basin, New Mexico, USA
Belgium Hotel de Ville at Grand Place
Galway Ireland
London England UK St. Paul’s Cathedral from Millennium Bridge
Edinburgh Scotland UK St. Giles Cathedral
Marcos
Cadillac Amarillo Texas, USA
CN Tower Toronto Canada
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Growing up in Brasil - Marcos Mendonca
One of my favorite quotes is from Tolkien. “Not all who wander are lost.” I love that quote.
São Paulo Brasil (Brazil) is where I was born. It’s like life in the big city in America and Europe with Latin influences.
For a big city it was safe. Not like today. I used to ride bikes all of the time. Unfortunately I don’t see that happening much anymore.
I had a healthy childhood where I played sports, went to school. My traveling was limited to visiting relatives. Brasil is a huge country therefore it took a long time to get anywhere.
The teachers in Brasil really want to put you on the...
Part 2 of Repair Cafe
“The Repair Café was initiated by https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinepostma (Martine Postma). Since 2007, she has been striving for sustainability at a local level in many ways. Martine organised the very first Repair Café in Amsterdam, on October 18, 2009. It was a great success.
PART 2 OF THIS PODCAST, Repair Cafe
Jackie Carter Jackie Carter is the Moscow Public Library’s Repair Cafe coordinator.
Right to Repair Movement
“The Right to Repair movement is the idea that manufacturers have this policy where if something goes wrong with an item you purchase you have to take the item to them for repairs. That can be a big cost to you. You are not allowed to fix it.”
“If you attempt to fix it yourself it voids the warranty. But people are saying wait a minute. I bought this. I own this. I should be able to do what I want with it. I should be able to choose whom I want to repair it.”
“The event is also interactive in the sense of watch me how I do this and then you try it.”
“People come away with confidence to try things on their own.”
Planned Obsolescence
“There’s a concept most people aren’t familiar with because we are programmed to see things as disposable. Planned obsolescence. When something is manufactured it’s designed to fail in a couple of years so the consumer is forced to replace it. We take it for granted. That’s how it is. We accept it. But consumers should not be forced to replace something due to planned obsolescence.”
The Event Dale
“I brought in a paper shredder that runs in reverse but wont’ run forward. This kind gentleman Cory is fixing it for me. My goal is not to have to replace it and now I don’t have to.”
Tammy
“I brought in an older glass dish repair. This dish is from my grandmother and recently the dish on the dish was beheaded. They fixed it here. I am so happy. I also brought in my jacket with a broken zipper. I thought the whole zippier would need to be replaced. But they fixed the pull! It was as simple as that.”
Cory
I’m a mechanic. I spent most of my career working on cars. Today I a am a motorcycle mechanic. I always loved to tear things apart. I heard about this and I wanted to tear other peoples stuff apart and fix it! People are real happy. I’m having fun. I’m pro reusing of things. I don’t want things to be thrown away when something can be easily fixed. Keep things out of the landfill.”
Cory Lemper, Repair Cafe Volunteer
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Welding, fabrication, machining and repairs.
Jennifer
I have one piece of jewelry which is lovely and I wore it a lot. The bottom came apart and it’s been sitting in my jewelry box for three years. I got excited when this was advertised. Well look. It is fixed. It’s so wonderful. My necklace is going to have a second life. That’s exciting.”
Rochelle, Repair Cafe Clothing and Textiles Volunteer
(When I walked up to Rochelle she was teaching mending skills to a patron.)
“I think it’s important to share things with people and show them how to fix their things.”
“Repair Cafe is important in terms of community and people teaching and people learning.”
Don’t Throw It Away
“It’s deeply unsustainable for the earth for us to continue throwing things away when they don’t need to be thrown away. There are alternatives to that.”
“It’s also important for sustainability for honoring the workers who created these clothes whether it be in Bangladesh, Nepal or wherever. They created clothing and textiles under unsafe working conditions. What is it like for those people who are manufacturing our clothes?”
“I think being responsible stewards of the materials once we have them is honoring them.”
“Menders are having this conversation around the world. But people might not have thought about this before.”
“Break your throw away habits.”
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Repair Cafe “The Repair Café was initiated by https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinepostma (Martine Postma). Since 2007, she has been striving for sustainability at a local level in many ways. Martine organised the very first Repair Café in Amsterdam, on October 18, 2009. It was a great success.
Not competing with professional repair specialists
A second life for broken items
Jackie Carter Jackie Carter is the Moscow Public Library’s Repair Cafe coordinator.
“I’ve started the first Repair Cafe here in Moscow, Idaho, USA.”
“The Repair Cafe is free to the public. It’s a place where people can bring in items needing to be fixed. I want visitors to also learn how to repair things themselves so that they can see their belongings in a different way.”
“The common mindset now is that when we buy something it will last three years and then we buy a new model. That causes problems for the environment and we are battling this all of the time.”
“The board here at the Latah County Library District was open to this and excited. Everybody has been very supportive.”
“This idea is growing globally. On the website for Repair Cafe there is a global map that you can see where they’re located.”
“It’s not expensive to run a Repair Cafe. My biggest expense is the venue.”
“The volunteers like to tinker and they just have fun with their skills.”
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"The Repair Café was initiated by Martine Postma. Since 2007, she has been striving for sustainability at a local level in many ways. Martine organised the very first Repair Café in Amsterdam, on October 18, 2009. It was a great success.
Not competing with professional repair specialists
The Repair Café Foundation sometimes gets asked whether access to free repair get-togethers is competing with professional repair specialists. The answer is; quite the opposite. Organisers want to use Repair Cafés across the whole country to focus attention on the possibility of getting things repaired. Visitors are frequently advised to go to the few professionals still around.
Furthermore, people who visit Repair Cafés are not usually customers of repair specialists. They say that they normally throw away broken items because paying to have them repaired is, in general, too expensive. At the Repair Café they learn that you don’t have to throw things away; there are alternatives."
"I've started the first Repair Cafe here in Idaho, USA."
"I try to do as much as I can to contribute to conservation efforts."
"I read about it three years ago and I knew it was perfect for my community here in Moscow. Sustainability is a really big deal here."
"I forgot about it actually because I'm the type of person who can throw a party and nobody comes."
"Two years after reading about it I attended a library conference. One of the workshops offered was on this very thing. People from a library in Alberta, Canada lead that workshop. I learned how to set up a Repair Cafe. That's how I started."
"The board here at the Latah County Library District was open to this and excited. Everybody has been very supportive."
"This idea is growing globally. On the website for Repair Cafe there is a global map that you can see where they're located."
"It's not expensive to run a Repair Cafe. My biggest expense is the venue. I purchased basic tools but volunteers brought their own tools. They have been so enthusiastic! One volunteer brought in bags of tools. I did invest in various types of glues."
"The volunteers like to tinker. They have fun with their skills."
"The Repair Cafe is free to the public. It's a place where people can bring in items needing to be fixed. I want visitors to also learn how to repair things themselves so that they can see their belongings in a different way."
"The common mindset now is that
Ray Orehowsky Ray collaborated with a team of designers and then executed the building of elevated trails for animals at the Philadelphia Zoo. He did the job with care for the comfort and safety of the animal.
“It’s been an interesting process because the materials are different. I’ve had to really think about how to do this. There is so much to take into consideration. The catwalk for instance cannot have a slippery platform.”
“I’ve built hospitals and buildings but I’ve never had to think about an animal feeling comfortable and secure about its habitat.”
“The sight-lines for visitors need to be good so collaborated with others regarding the design.”
“What struck me in a positive way is the relationship the zookeepers have with the animals they’re responsible for. I got to witness this and that is something that I take with me. It’s pretty incredible.”
“During construction the animals didn’t get to go in their yards and they were going to have jackhammer sounds and other sounds that could be uncomfortable for them. I didn’t want to be one that brought stress to the animals.”
“When we were working a jackhammer or other loud item the animals would get stressed and I had to think of ways to keep the stress down for them. I juggled schedules and times.”
“I love animals. Doing this project took more creative thought because I was in charge of what will be the life-long home for a living creature. Their home needs to be comfortable but also secure for them, the veterinarians, zookeepers, and the visitors.”
“This was an opportunity of a lifetime and I will never have that again. The experience certainly changed me in positive ways. I won’t forget the calmness of animals when they saw their zookeeper.”
The video below shows the elevated trails.
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Ray Orehowsky
Ray's positive imprint is that he collaborated with a team of designers and then executed the building of elevated trails, or elevated habitats for animals at the Philadelphia Zoo. He did the job with care for the comfort and safety of the animal, as well as safety for the veterinarians, zookeepers, and visitors.
"I'm from Pennsylvania and I am originally a math and economics major. Now I am president of a construction company. My father-in-law started this company. I executed the building of several of the habitats for the Philadelphia Zoo."
"The zoo is landlocked with a railroad on one side. There is nowhere for the zoo to expand except up. I was part of a fantastic team and through collaboration we designed elevated trails."
"It's been an interesting process because the materials are different. I've had to really think about how to do this. There is so much to take into consideration. The catwalk for instance. The cats cannot have a slippery platform or one that does not make them feel secure."
"This was different for me. I've built hospitals and buildings but I've never had to think about an animal feeling comfortable and secure about its habitat."
"I also had to look at the sight-lines for visitors. Those need to be good as well. I did a lot of collaborating with others regarding the design and then I executed that design."
"What struck me in a positive way is the relationship the zookeepers have with the animals they're responsible for. I got to witness this and that is something that I take with me. It's pretty incredible."
"During construction the animals didn't get to go in their yards and they were going to have jackhammer sounds and other sounds that could be uncomfortable for them. I didn't want to be one that brought stress to the animals."
"I had to think of ways to keep the stress down for them. When we were working a jackhammer or other item with loud sounds we would do it when the animal was inside eating or at the veterinarian....
Marion's Kodiak Organic Tomatos-Greenhouse grown
"Grow organic food you want to eat."
Marion Owen lives in Kodiak Alaska where she cares for her well-established organic garden. She grows foods she wants to eat.
"The cool climate allows the kale to be sweeter. Green onions are huge!"
"I live in Kodiak Alaska where there's the changing light and cooler climate. It's OK to put things in the compost pile. I learn from experience."
"I grow food I want to eat but I also want to provide food for the late pollinators. I don't just garden for me but for other people, insects, birds. It's all inclusive."
Marion saves bumble bees who get caught up in a deep freeze. Hear how she does it on the podcast.
"Gardening is relaxing and reflective. I worked on a tug boat. I was getting tired of going out to sea. I had an internal conversation years ago. What do I want to do? Well two things came to my mind. Photography and gardening."
"When I moved to Alaska and started my garden there was no dirt. Well I can't have dirt delivered so I had to make my own. The traditional way of composting would take too many years. I researched it. Hot composting was how I made dirt."
"I add the green stuff and brown stuff and in a few days it heats up. I turned it and it would cool down, then heat up again. In a few weeks, not years, I had dirt!"
"Sharing what I do is important. I've written for Alaska Magazine and I've also submitted photographs. I've been a keynote speaker at garden conferences and if I can garden in Kodiak then you can do it wherever you are in the world."
"My garden is part of the earth. I think it's important to know where your food comes from because it's not all clean or healthy. Food security. Try supporting your local farmers' market and talk to the growers."
"In Kodiak I used to write a gardening column in the Kodiak Daily Mirror. The articles are available online."
" I also am an advocate of community outreach. I help others to grow their garden and I also do a Veggies at Work program. Anybody can do this. I approach a business and ask them to purchase materials to have a raised box or bed at their work site. I plant and harvest vegetables to take to the food bank.
"There's more connections and more positive imprints with Veggies at Work program. Employees are responsible for the vegetables through watering and weeding. They get to leave their desk and enjoy being outside."
Marion's Garden
"I love photography. One of my favorite things is to not have an agenda for my photography. I want to be open to the gifts that are shown to me."
"I have a bed and breakfast. Cliffhouse Bed and Breakfast. When I take patrons out on the boat for a photography class I want to help people bring home the memories and the best experience with photography. But also food. I use what is being produced in my garden for the Galley Gourmet Dinner Cruises."
"When I am out walking I use all of my senses. The best writers say to use all of your senses. We forget about sound and smell and touch. Check in when you go for a walk. How do the trees or the grass feel?"
"Puffins are a favorite bird of mine to watch and to also photograph. They are such interesting birds. They spend a good seven months or longer out at sea. They are more comfortable as a bird swimming in the water than flying. They have to beat their wings around 400 beats per minute or they fall to the earth."
"Their beautiful beak colors are for the dating game. They lose their colorful sheath in late August. Kodiak has the Tufted puffin and the Horned puffin."
"Humans think in terms of time but...
Richard East and Willow, Van Cat Meow Travelling Australia
Richard East, also known as Van Cat Meow, is a nomad from Tasmania, which he describes as one of the last untouched wildernesses in the world. He says he and his cat Willow are no longer travellers, but ‘nomads.’ They travel around Australia in a van. Rich goes on to say,
If you’d asked me when I was ten what I’d be doing in twenty years’ time, I suspect my answer would have been exactly this. Exploration and adventure — the kinds of things we lose sight of as we’re thrown into adulthood. But now, I feel like I have those things back, even though, two years ago, they seemed like an absurd and impossible dream.
I didn’t know where I fit in the world. There was so much to be grateful for but I wasn’t grateful so I was on a quest to change my life.
He envies the mind of a cat — unable to experience existential dread. Rich made a decision to leave it all—the Australian dream.
A promise was made to look after Willow. "I realized how much this little cat meant to me. She has a beautiful personality and she's adapted to the lifestyle quite easily." (The nomad lifestyle of travelling in a van while taking in the Australian beauty.)
An interesting read
During Willow’s and my travels I lost a cousin to Motor Neurone Disease. We weren’t close and a reason for that is because we go through life saying, ‘oh ya, let’s get together soon’ and it never happens. I realized that life is too short and I need to do what I say.
Motor neurone disease (MND) is the name given to a group of diseases in which the nerve cells - neurones - controlling the muscles that enable us to move, speak, breathe and swallow; undergo degeneration and die. It is a form of ALS.
Rich just released a book about his struggles before traveling and he shares anecdotes. He also shares some of his adventures with Willow on their journey around Australia. The book,
"Van Cat Meow: A Lost Man. A Rescue Cat. A Road Trip like No Other."
His travels with Willow are entertaining and his love for his pet comes through loudly and clearly. Rich’s positive imprints are reaching around the globe.
Take a listen to the podcast and learn more about his positive imprints. What’s your P.I.?
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Andrew Bracken and Partnerships
Andrew’s work takes him all over the globe to more than 20 countries. He is the partnership manager for “Feed the Future, Partnering for Innovation.”
"My inspirational word is “partnerships” because it’s in my job title but it means, for me, bringing together those who normally don’t work together."
Andrew in Kenya - improved sorghum seed
"I create public and private partnerships to invest in sustainable agriculture for small farmers across the globe."
"My job helps to provide real income to farmers and not just for subsistence living. Farmers also learn new farming practices and new technologies."
"I speak English, Spanish and Portuguese. It’s important to speak the farmers’ language because they need to be able to get across their needs and their dreams. It’s more important for me to listen and to understand those needs.”
Hybrid cabbage seedlings planted in Zambia
“For post-harvest loss it is important to help the farmers learn ways to keep crop quality edible. Examples are improving transportation or using different sacks based on the temperatures.”
“In Zambia we’re working on a tomato seedling project. Many times we work with universities within the country. They do research on which seed is appropriate for specific areas within a country. Altitude, climate and insects play a role in the research.”
Hybrid tomato seedlings planted in Zambia
“I like to see the product in action which means getting back in the bush. It’s valuable to see the people who are the ones intended to receive the help. I like to learn the cultures. In Malawi the culture is very alive with the Chewa ethnic groups and traditional clothing.”
“In Guatemala we’re working on a potato seed production project. I was there in the highlands and my Spanish skills weren’t helpful as the Mayan culture is well alive. It is so interesting. I love the different cultures I experience. I enjoy sharing those cultures with others as well. It’s important.”
“With the funds we’ve reached over a million farmers world-wide. My own projects have reached about 500,000 farmers.”
“It’s a joy to know that I’m in this position where I have the resources to make an impact like this. It’s humbling.”
“This work has shown me new and collaborative ways to work with people.”
Andrew's positive imprint is global.
When Andrew is in the USA he runs marathons. He ran his first Boston Marathon in 2018.
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Livestock insurance for herders in Kenya
Partnering for Innovation builds partnerships with private sector agribusinesses in emerging markets that sell products and services to smallholder farmers. Partnering for Innovation’s approach creates the conditions for sustainable success by:
Carefully selecting projects for their potential impact and profitability.
Providing in country expertise and connections with local agribusinesses.
Identifying and engaging the best partners in every link of the supply chain.
Addressing barriers to commercialization through acceleration services such as in country trainings and workshops.
Supplying business and technical support such as market research, affordability and financing options, and networking opportunities.
You can learn more about this foundation at:
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Happy Trails and Happy Tales from Iditarod Racer, author, adventurer and storyteller, Mary Shields. Mary Shields entered the Iditarod in 1974 being the first woman to complete the Iditarod race.
I came to Alaska in 1965 to work for the Camp Fire Girls as a counselor. When the summer was over I returned to Wisconsin. I kept repeating Robert Service’s last line in his poem, ‘And I want to go back—and I will.’ And I did. And I’ve never left.
I was born a city girl. But I wanted to live what Henry David Thoreau talked about in his books so I lived in the rugged wilderness where I learned and loved to mush with a dog team.
‘I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.’—Henry David Thoreau
I was told I would never make it. One man yelled at me, ‘You’d better turn around now. You’ll never make it to Nome!’ But I did.
Iditarod Racer Turned Storyteller Mary Shields turned her positive imprint of opening the door for other women to enter male dominated races into another positive imprint. She began a successful writing career, authoring several children’s books that are Alaska’s classics.
“Can Dogs Talk?” and “Secret Messages-Training a Happy Dog” are a couple of her books. The illustrator is Donna Gates. Her other book, “Sled Dog Trails” captures her Alaskan dog team and wilderness experiences.
Mary continues to run the team. She also loves organic gardening. Her roof is a sod roof which insulates her home.
…and another positive imprint is sharing her stories and educating tourists. She invites tourists to visit her dogs and to learn about caring for dog teams. She shares her tales from the trails through her charismatic storytelling.
I lived in the wilderness to really experience what Thoreau was talking about. My adventures began when the conductor held onto my hand as I jogged along and when he thought I had my balance he let go.
Sometimes people go off on these adventures and nobody ever sees them again and I was a perfect candidate for not being seen again.
My friends delivered three dogs to me on the train to help pull the sled for my chores. The dogs arrived with a special note of instructions.
Listen to the podcast to hear what that note said and how Mary began her legacy in dog sled racing.
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The Iditarod The Iditarod takes place in March and it is about 1,000 miles long. Visit the website to see maps and learn more about this historical trail. Click the icon below to learn more about the Iditarod.
Joe Redington, Tom Johnson and Gleo Hyuck pushed to organize the Iditarod. Redington had two reasons for the long-distance mushers’ race. The first reason was to save the sled dog culture and the Alaskan Huskies. Both were being replaced with the introduction of the snowmobiles. The second reason was to preserve the historical Iditarod Trail between Seward and Nome.
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Cinnamon Sugar and Spice Cafe, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
My podcast launch party is being held at Cinnamon Sugar and Spice Cafe located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is owned by Kanella Chronis. This bonus episode features two guests. Kanella Chronis, the owner, and also James Garrigan who runs the Cinnamon Sugar and Spice cooking classes held at the cafe.
"I am of Greek descent. My grandmother instilled values and also taught me how to cook. Her name was also Kanella."
Kanella translates to Cinnamon in English.
“I want to be a part of the neighborhood. A neighborhood cafe is where folks can enjoy the food in a fun atmosphere.”
"There's also more to me than the cafe. Once a month I help out All Faiths Receiving Home. It is a children’s advocacy center for children whom are removed from their home for various reasons. Counselors there treat the whole family unit. I've set up ways for cafe patrons to donate if they wish."
Kanella Chronis
Owner Cinnamon Sugar and Spice Cafe
Advocate for helping children
James is the lead cook for the cooking classes.
“Cook what you want to eat.”
“The classes are a hands-on approach where every step is shown. We use recipe cards. It’s also never fun to cook when you’re hungry so during the classes we eat!”
“I got started in doing these cooking classes from a visit to a Kindergarten class. I was a guest baker for my child’s Kindergarten class and I had so much fun teaching them. They had fun. I wanted to do this for a living.”
The positive imprint came from Kindergartners. That is awesome!!
"The cooking classes are for adults and children. The children’s classes are for nine to fourteen years of age. I also do a ‘Kids Camp.’
“I love the Kids Camp. The Camp is for two or three days and for about three hours each day. A favorite has been the crepes with kids.”
“They enjoy the cooking and creative aspects of it. There’s even competitions.”
Kanella says, “Yes, and James is so good with the children. He will even showcase the winner’s creation during a weekend to honor the winner.”
Chef James Garrigan
Lead chef for cooking classes
Advocates learning cooking and baking skills for all ages.
Cinnamon Sugar and Spice Cafe in Albuquerque is a neighborhood cafe with great food, great atmosphere and the mascot 'Chef' to welcome patrons.
Cinnamon Sugar and Spice Cafe website
Cinnamon Sugar and Spice Cafe Cooking Classes
They are located in the Shops at Mountain Run at 5809 Juan Tabo N.E. 'Sweet' A, Albuquerque, NM 87111
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