
Affectionately known as "America's #1 Success Coach," Jack Canfield is the originator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series and a leading authority in the areas of self-esteem, achievement motivation, and peak performance. [www.jackcanfield.com]

Arianna Huffington is the co-founder and Editor in Chief of the Huffington Post and the author of twelve books. [www.huffingtonpost.com]

Seth Godin is a prominent author, blogger and speaker. [www.squidoo.com/linchpin]

Krishna Kaur is the founder of YOGA for Youth, a program that takes yoga, meditation, and stimulating discussions on the philosophy of yoga to urban youth. [www.yogaforyouth.org]

Norman Lear has enjoyed a long career in television and film. He is also a political and social activist and philanthropist. [www.normanlear.com]

Leilani Münter is a professional race car driver and an environmental activist who uses her voice in the number one spectator sport in America as a catalyst for change. [www.leilanimunter.com]

By going undercover to meet slaves and slaveholders, Kevin Bales exposed modern slavery's penetration into the global economy. He co-founded Free the Slaves, which has helped to liberate thousands of slaves. [www.freetheslaves.net]

Sophie Chiche, lifebyme.com founder and curator, enjoys asking deep questions and living a life of meaning. Today she's launching Shape House, an urban sweat lodge, a place to melt away fears and fat. [www.shapehousela.com]

Entrepreneur and writer Mastin Kipp founded TheDailyLove.com, which merges pop culture with inspiration, and co-founded The Love Yourself Company, an apparel company that has started a global self-esteem movement. [www.TheDailyLove.com]

Liz Phair is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. [www.lizphair.com]

Archbishop Desmond Tutu is Chairman of The Elders, a group of world leaders who address some of the world's most pressing problems. He works energetically for human-rights and in his ministry. [www.tutu.org]

Zainab Salbi is the founder and CEO of Women for Women International, a group dedicated to helping women survivors of war rebuild their lives. [www.womenforwomen.org]

Despite his physical challenges, Sean Stephenson has taken a stand for a quality of life that has inspired millions of people around the world. He's a professional speaker, psychotherapist, and author. [www.timetostand.com]

Kia Miller teaches Yoga at Yoga Works in Los Angeles, leads teacher trainings, and runs retreats and workshops on meditation, chakras, pranayam, and mantras, and other practices. [www.kiamiller.com]

Simon Mainwaring is an ex-Nike/Wieden creative, former Worldwide Creative Director at Motorola/Ogilvy, branding/advertising writer, author/speaker/blogger, Australian, idea geek. [www.simonmainwaring.com]

Shannon Bindler is a style editor, life coach, and the co-founder of Get Up Girl, an empowerment company that inspires women to shine. [www.getupgirl.com]

Grammy-nominated art director/designer/photographer Mathieu Bitton has designed over 450 CDs and movie posters. He's a renowned collector of and authority on black films and their soundtracks. [www.candytangerine.com]

Opus Reps founder and agent-producer Jorge Perez travels the world producing photo shoots with great photographers and celebrities. He's also very involved with Meals on Wheels in Los Angeles. www.opusreps.com
kindness

I believe in kindness. I believe in telling people how much I like them, and in creating spaces for others to enjoy. I believe in writing my own definitions of success, happiness, and love. Most importantly, I believe that to live well I must thank life for everything it gives me. Everything.
At times, life is disappointing, scary, and painful. Grief sits heavily on our chests, threatening to immobilize us forever. Depression whispers lies into our ears until that voice is so familiar we think it’s our own. People break promises and leave when we want them to stay. But, darling, those are not reasons to be intimidated by life. Those are not reasons to stop loving.
I have to be stronger than everything that tries to defeat me. I stare the very thing that scares me in the eye, invite it to sit down with me, and learn to love it. Then I thank it for the lesson, acknowledging that fear is nothing more than a catalyst for growth, and the only way to truly conquer anything is to love it.
It takes maturity to accept that life will bring pain, and courage to still insist on calling life beautiful. It’s like being caught in a downpour and instead of cursing the rain raising my hands to Heaven, humbled that God allows me to swim in His grace. Every day, we’re invited to swim in grace.
I develop my joyful spirit by being present and by delighting in every day. When it’s easier to criticize, I try to love. When the world looks bleak, I fill a canvas with beauty. When everyone around loses faith, I believe that gentle and loving hands are holding me.
I wish for you what I wish for myself. That I give life more than I take from it. That I stay curious, express my soul, and pursue everything that inspires me. That I love without expectation and let love change the melody of my life. And, when my song changes, that I sing it to someone else and provide light to another’s heart.
Above all, my wish is that we love whatever life gives us, realizing that even darkness is a gift.
– Jaclyn Welsh


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