After Fred Astaire’s first screen test, the memo from the testing director of MGM, dated 1933, said, “Can’t act! Slightly bald! Can dance a little!” Astaire kept that memo over the fireplace in his Beverly Hills home. ( I can dance a little but I'm sure in the heck not Fred Astaire.)
Albert Einstein did not speak until he was four years old and didn’t read until he was seven. His teacher described him as “mentally slow, unsociable and adrift forever in his foolish dreams.” He was expelled and refused admittance to Zurich Polytechnic School. The University of Bern turned down his Ph.D. dissertation as being irrelevant and fanciful.
We interrupt this blog entry with some advise, get the tissues.
The first hero written about on today's blog:
http://www.usatoday.com/yourlife/mind-soul/doing-good/2010-12-09-holidayherostephen09_ST_N.htm
The article made you smile instead of cry? Didn't need the tissues? You aren't out of the woods yet. Read about the next two heroes on today's blog:
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/steve_duin/index.ssf/2010/12/portland_police_sgt_pete_simps.html
Don't get rid of the tissues yet. Brave little girl follows:
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-500803_162-4675613-500803.html
Want to know what where Pearce was September 10, 2010?
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/09/10/earlyshow/main6852861.shtml
I shed tears reading today's articles, not because they were sad but because they were inspirational. You turn on the news and there are the brink of war in North Korea, the unemployment rate is sky high, the pages are filled with crime and trials. I took a break from that today to read only the inspirational. A boy giving from the time he was four. A young girl and police officer overcoming an awful tragedy. A cancer survivor with the help of a young actress giving back.
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Bill, bless you for continuing to find such inspirational stories to share, when so much of the news is doom and gloom. The little boy is incredible. The story of the policeman and little girl - how wonderful they remain in contact. The cancer survivor and movie star, friends, working together to battle cancer. There are so many good people in the world, so many people doing good. Surely, if we place more emphasis on this and others follow their examples, we'll one day find "truth, peace and love," as Alan Jackson says in his song, reminding us the greatest of gifts God has given is love.
On a side note, I also read the articles on Elizabeth Edwards, which were in one of the side bars. Here is another woman who gives us a wonderful example of how to live our lives and an equally wonderful example of how to die, when our time comes.
HI DR
Edwards was an amazing woman. Lost a child. Had cancer once in remission than spread. Her husband cheated on her. Yet she continuted to live a full life. She will be missed.
Sometimes it is hard to find the stories and then other days there are so many of them. I just think we need positive influences in our lives and sometimes we need to be inspired.
I know you don't watch TV but CNN annually has an award show called "Everyday Heroes" where they honor normal people doing incredible things. I love the show and CNN for telecasting it.
And of course I agree that we should place more emphasis positive and inspirational stories.
Bill
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