Category: Inspired

How Long Should You Meditate to Get an Optimal Result?

Numerous studies have found that meditation is beneficial for mental health, as well as good for relieving certain chronic diseases. But how long should you meditate? The Longer, the Better Naiwen Hu is an internationally renowned traditional Chinese medicine doctor, who is still seeing patients in his 70s. To him, mental recuperation is an important…


Mississippi Couple Welcomes ‘1 in 60 Million’ Preemie Quintuplets With 4 Identical Girls

After struggling to conceive, first-time parents from Mississippi have welcomed rare quintuplets and among them, four are identical baby girls. As their babies go from strength to strength in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), the delighted parents are looking forward to taking them home. Haylee and Shawn Ladner welcomed five of their babies on…


Canada Storm Chaser Captures Unreal ‘Light Pillars’ Beaming Into Night Sky—But What Are They?

It was a cold December night when Darlene Tanner looked out her car window and spotted the unworldly sight of “light pillars” in the sky. The Canadian hobby photographer regularly braves darkness and freezing temperatures in search of nature’s finest light shows; she has been chasing such celestial phenomena for over a decade. Hailing from…


Teen Spends 700 Hours to Restore 1954 John Deere Tractor to Its Former Glory, Wins $10,000

A Texas teen who restored a 1954 John Deere tractor to its former glory has collected three titles at a prestigious stock show and rodeo, alongside a cash prize of $10,000 which will go toward his college fund. Above and beyond the titles, the teen said that restoring the tractor was a labor of love….


The Practice of Letting Go of Mental Constructs

Everything we believe about ourselves and others is an idea, an image constructed in our heads. And these mental constructs can be some of our biggest obstacles and struggles. Letting go of our mental constructs—our ideas about ourselves and others—can be most liberating. I’m not saying it’s wrong to have mental constructs. We can’t help…


Man Turns His Love of Horses Into Majestic Art, Shares Breathtaking Photos With the World

A Brazilian horse lover, raised on his grandfather’s farm, has turned his lifelong love into a treasured profession photographing horses to share their majestic beauty with the world. Antonio José Oliveira Mendes Neto, 33, known professionally as Tony Mendes, was born in Itanhém in the Brazilian state of Bahia. A trained nurse, he currently lives…


VIDEO: 6-Year-Old Who Wants to Become the President Makes His Case for a 3-Day Weekend

A six-year-old boy from Georgia is winning hearts worldwide with his solid self-belief and future plans for America. In a viral video, he states that when he becomes the president of the country he will give all kids in school a three-day weekend. Not only that, but Brodie Kenyon, who currently lives with his family…


Pine Needles: Ancient Importance for Human Health

Humans have long held a fascination with pine trees and their roles in the natural world around us. They are mysterious, beautiful, and ancient trees that can live to be hundreds, and in some cases, thousands of years old. There are around 125 different pine species that have been identified—some among the longest-living trees and…


Abused Woman Pregnant From Rape Refuses Abortion, Says Her Son’s Worth Doesn’t Depend On How He Was Born

Raped by her abusive boyfriend after saying she wanted to abstain from sex before marriage, an Oregon college student found out she was pregnant and made a choice that would change her life: her baby’s worth had nothing to do with the circumstances of his conception, and she would not abort him. Robyn McLean, 34,…


Couple Clear Out Storage Unit, Stumble On Collection of 1,000 Vintage Cameras Worth $200,000

Kristen’s boss had said there were some cameras in the self-storage when he asked her to clear out its contents last December. That was quite the understatement, she found out, though it paid off handsomely. The tenant had died and left behind boxes stacked from floor to ceiling, and Kristen’s employer—a Boston-based property owner—had hired her…