I read this story yesterday about Cameron Lyle, a shotputter in his last year of college. A week ago, he chose to spend a couple of days in the hospital to help save a life of a stranger he will never meet. To do so, he had to give up the highlight track meets of …
Hump Day Nudge: Laughter
Melanie and I watched this video yesterday and we viscerally felt her fear at the beginning of the video…I almost turned it off because its not fun for me to watch someone be so scared. But then they start to enjoy the ride…and did we ever enjoy them enjoying it! Find someone to enjoy this …
Hump Day Nudge: Hope Prevails
There were acts of evil in Boston the other day at the marathon that were ugly and devastating. But there were many many more acts of heroism, love, courage, support, kindness, generosity, and compassion that day. There was an explosion. And then another one. Who knew if there would be more…and yet, did you see …
Hump Day Nudge: Making a Friend
This video is cute and fun…but also mighty poignant. It’s awesome to see how two strangers can connect and enrich each others lives in just a few minutes. Almost makes me want to happen upon a ball pit today. {! social/video/youtube?url=http%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DHfHV4-N2LxQ%26feature%3Dshare%26list%3DSP270B0DE5FA9A2C88 !}
Hump Day Nudge: Play
We laughed out loud around our office at some of the shenanigans of Charlie Todd and his crews in this video: If you haven’t got time to watch the whole thing, skip to 6:25 and watch what happens when a hundred people dressed in khaki pants and blue polo shirts walk into a Best Buy …
Hump Day Nudge: Silliness
It’s not hard to find experiences of struggle, sadness, betrayal, unfairness, or brokenness in our lives. Getting out of bed and out the door is a sure way to experience some challenges of life. Our “reptilian brain” is on guard for danger and seeks to protect us from it…it looks for things that can harm …
Hump Day Nudge: A teaching of love
This Wednesday, as you take a break from a busy day and look at the Hump Day Nudge, I want you to focus on the love in this video, shown in obvious ways by a teacher to his students, a father to his son, and a son to his father. Two things stand out …
Hump Day Nudge–Triumph Against All Odds
In our office we have a calendar that gives advice from nature. It’s cute and we like it, and creates some interesting and casual conversation as folks are nervously waiting for a session to start. I saw this video that reminded me of that calendar. I love a story where a water buffalo gets attached …
Hump Day Nudge–Surprised by Beauty
Sometimes beauty is heard in strange and surprising ways, with unexpected skill and expertise that makes the beauty all that much more surprising and awesome. Sometimes beauty can come from places least expected…the pure gentle tones of the glasses give this song that I love a beauty even greater than the already natural beauty of …
Hump Day Nudge…Everyone wins when the underdog wins!
I love it when folks who need to feel the awesome feeling of accomplishment happens…and folks around do what it takes to make that happen. Those sorts of moments change us all… when we watch a child accomplish a longed for goal, and see his mother’s joy when we see a teen age …