Category: Inspired

A Gentleman’s Rules for Cultivating Moral Values in the Home—From an 1880s Manual on Manners

Home Culture. The work of home culture should be made a matter of great importance to every one, for upon it depends the happiness of earthly homes, as well as our fitness for the enjoyment of the eternal home in heaven. The sufferings endured here, friend for friend, parents for children, unrequited sacrifices, cares and…


PHOTOS: Canine Photographer Captures Man’s Best Friend Amid Majestic Iceland Scenes That Seem Unreal

Gazing at Anne Geier’s portraits of man’s best friend against a backdrop of dramatic Icelandic scenery, it’s hard to believe the canine-inspired Austrian photographer is entirely self-taught. “My goal was to become a good dog photographer, to make it maybe as a side job,” Geier, 36, told The Epoch Times, having turned professional just a few years…


Woman Credits Traffic Stop for Suspected Drunk Driving That Led to Her Lifesaving Brain Surgery

A woman who was pulled over for suspected drunk driving is crediting the traffic cops who stopped her and got her to the hospital in the nick of time. The driver was suffering from an undiagnosed brain tumor and emergency surgery saved her life. On Dec. 2, 2022, police officers PFC Bret Aton and PFC Raymond…


Wildlife Lover Builds ‘Glass Igloos’ in Arctic to View Northern Lights From the Comfort of Your Bed

Far from all the urban noise and city lights, a cluster of igloos rests on the shores of an Arctic lake. But they are no ordinary igloos; they’re made of glass. Inside, guests nestle in snug beds and gaze up at a majestic, starry expanse with breathtaking auroras visible through the sky roof. Outside, wolverines,…


After Adopting Siblings, Couple Gives Birth to a Beautiful Baby With Down Syndrome

College sweethearts Tomas and Kirstin Czernek, who live in central Florida, began thinking about starting a family through adoption after 10 years of marriage. Originally from the Czech Republic, Tomas, 34, owns a financial brokerage, while Kirstin, 36, from New Jersey, is a social media content creator. After both moved to Florida for school, they…


Blind Cat Spotted Drowning Is Rescued by Neighbors, Maps Out New Forever Home by Feel, Sound

The story of blind cat Baby’s finding his forever home begins in the water. A neighbor with binoculars spotted “two little triangles” off Tampa Bay’s seawall that were actually cat ears piercing the surface. How It Started “[My neighbor] had been watching the cat swim aimlessly, pulled along by the current, meanwhile birds were circling…


RARE PHOTOS: The Mystical Udumbara — ‘Celestial Flowers’ or Insect Eggs?

The Udumbara has been discussed in religious communities throughout the ages. Those who have seen these reputedly near-microscopic flowers in real life are awestruck by their fragile-yet-resilient beauty, and those who haven’t come across them dismiss them as just a myth or as insect eggs. But whatever the truth may be, the Udumbara has reportedly been sighted…


Farmer in Vietnam Finds Marine’s Dog Tag Lost 57 Years Ago—Now Finally Returned to Family in US

The family of a Vietnam War veteran has been reunited with a piece of their loved one’s history that was lost in a rice field 57 years ago. The late U.S. Marine Cpl. Larry Hughes lost his dog tag while serving in Da Nang in 1966. Decades later, on a Vietnam field trip with 20…


Prioritize an Interesting Life Over a Happy Life

I’ve heard people say that boredom is good for us, and that we need more of it in our lives. They rightly observe how addicted we are to our smartphones, and how rarely we allow ourselves to feel bored without reaching for instant relief. The problem, they suggest, is in our burning desire to relieve…


Saint Patrick’s Day: The Profound Heritage of Irish Americans

Saint Patrick’s Day is a celebration held on March 17 to remember the death of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. The day commemorates the arrival of Christianity in Ireland and is celebrated by Catholic, Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and Lutheran churches. Saint Patrick was a 5th-century Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland. The Irish…