Heather McElhatton: Kevin Kling is an award-winning playwright and storyteller, residing in Minneapolis Minnesota. He was born with a congenital birth defect, his left arm is deformed, it has no wrist or thumb. His right arm was normal, but was completely torn off his body on...
Viral Dalal (VEE-rull DAH-loll): I heard this sound in the background which sounded like thunder, loud thunder and that woke me up. I was sleeping at that poiunt in time I woke up to thunder - furniture moving and became airborne. and I knew it...
Heather McElhatton: Today, we meet a cancer survivor who writes about resilience. His name is Mark Nepo, he's 67 years old. He's a poet, philosopher, teacher and cancer survivor. He lives in southwest Michigan and he's just published his twentieth book, titled: "More together Than...
Arthur Kanegis: Garry Davis was an everyday man with an extraordinary story. He was a song and dance man on Broadway, who was so horrified by bombing a city in World War II, and his own brother being killed, that he said "I've got to do something...
[embed]https://animoto.com/play/PQqSHYQ0XcL1sCgsjWgrZw#[/embed] Why is art magical? How can it make us happy? How Art Can Make You Happy offers the keys to unlocking a rich and rewarding source of joy in life. This easy, breezy handbook by Bridget Watson Payne is full of insight that will help...
[embed]https://animoto.com/play/J31ale2lT8Wt6BsscRuMQg[/embed] Choirbuzz is an international choral music media platform, and the brainchild of choral singer Tesfa Wondemagegnehu. Tesfa Wondemagegnehu: People are born with this inherent love, this innate love of music. Heather McElhatton: That's Tesfa Wondemagegnehu (wahn-dee-MAHG-knee-yoo,) Director of Music at Westminster Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He says...
[embed]https://youtu.be/yg0yjOcOWsM[/embed] The Overview Effect is a cognitive shift that affects some astronauts when they see the earth from space. Many say they no longer identify with a specific nationality or culture after seeing earth from outer space, instead they see themselves, and all citizens on earth,...
Story Transcript Heather McElhatton: I'm Heather McElhatton and this is a Beautiful World, bringing you inspirational stories from around the globe. Rita Garza: We really are promoting the re-definition of family. What it means to be a family, and in crisis how to stay together as a family? Heather...