Inspire

Early in the morning of Tuesday, the 25th of October, it started to rain. After a very hot, dry summer, the earth was unprepared for the amount of rain that was to fall for the next few hours. By early afternoon, water was streaming down the roads of the villages and by early evening, most of these villages had been devastated.

The buildings, many from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, held up to the water. The floods though, which reached over 6 feet, ravished the insides of the ground floors: the businesses, the churches, the storerooms and cantinas all completely ruined.

For more than 40 years, Girls Incorporated of Metropolitan Dallas has been a champion for girls. It served 805 girls last year and is well on its way to a goal of 1,020 girls this year.  It inspires six to 18-year-old members to be strong, smart, and bold. The vision for these girls is that they acquire the skills and education required to thrive and become fulfilled and successful women.

There are rare moments when I have an opportunity to engage directly with saving lives.  This past April, I traveled with five amazing women (including two Good News Girlz) and one fortunate man to Honduras to do just that.  I saw change.

Calm, easygoing, and matter of fact, Cindy Lowman accepts what life sends with a sense of humor and deep faith. We spent four days with her and her family and we can attest that living in the mountains of Honduras, three and a half hours from what to most of us would qualify as civilization, she needs both humor and faith.

There is for each person a moment of realization when the world becomes smaller, our neighbor apparent and Greater Works possible...

My heart filled with a desire to save humanity before I could reach the cereal on the top shelf of our pantry.

Karen Cortell Reisman is an author, motivational speaker, and cousin to Albert Einstein. She is a communications expert and executive public speaking coach who has coached thousands of people. In her one-woman show, Letters from Albert Einstein, she brings wisdom and insight from personal letters from her cousin, Albert Einstein, to audiences around the country. This is Part Two of my interview with Karen. Be sure to read Part One to hear the story behind personal letters from her cousin, Albert Einstein.

Many theatres, movie studios and communities have told us their version of the "Passion Play," the trial, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ under the Christian tradition.

Kim Peters is a giver. It's evident in how she speaks, what she does, and how she's lived her life. Best known for giving free party and prom dresses to girls who wouldn't have them otherwise, she really has her sights set higher. She wants to give those girls ideas. She wants them to know that college is an option even if no one else in the family has attended.

Sometimes one phone call can change your life. Robin Sachs never anticipated the impact of the call from an art director she'd worked with before. He told her he was developing an ad campaign and he wanted her to take photos of Jewish Family Service (JFS), a nonprofit in Dallas.