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1 Little Girl + 1 Raffle Ticket = 3 Important Life Lessons

December 20, 2012 by Maricel Rivera 14 Comments

1 Little Girl + 1 Raffle Ticket = 3 Important Life Lessons

Shortly after lunch today, a little girl was shyly knocking at our front door. When I checked to see what she wanted, she handed me a blue booklet. Her voice was so low that I didn’t exactly hear what she was saying. When I looked at the booklet, I realized she was trying to get […]

Filed Under: Blogging, Inspirational, Personal Development Tagged With: Lesson Learned, Little Girl, Raffle Ticket

Caine’s Arcade: An Inspiring True Story

April 16, 2012 by Maricel Rivera 3 Comments

Caine’s Arcade: An Inspiring True Story

I was scouring the internet for news when I stumbled upon this inspiring and heartwarming story of a nine-year-old boy who built his own arcade using cardboard boxes. The film was directed by Nirvan Mullick, an L.A. filmmaker, who chanced upon Caine’s Arcade when he went on to purchase a car handle from Caine’s father’s […]

Filed Under: Inspirational Tagged With: Caine's Arcade

Father Al and the Sisters of Mary

December 9, 2011 by Maricel Rivera Leave a Comment

Father Al and the Sisters of Mary

Not so long ago, there was this 12-year old kid, fresh from grade school and traveling far from home for the first time. The experience was scary but something she agreed to take on because her own mother assured her it was the right thing to do. As far as her young mind was concerned, […]

Filed Under: Inspirational, Social Awareness Tagged With: FACFI, Father Al, The Sisters of Mary

A Father’s Love

October 29, 2011 by Maricel Rivera 7 Comments

A Father’s Love

My tear ducts are probably impaired. At 4:50 in the morning today, I found myself watching a video shared on Facebook and crying a river. It was the video of a father and son in the Ironman together. Ironman, as it turned out, is a series of long-distance races consisting of a 3.86-kilometer swim, 120.8-kilometer […]

Filed Under: Home and Health, Inspirational Tagged With: Team Hoyt

A Salute To Teachers

October 8, 2011 by Maricel Rivera 4 Comments

A Salute To Teachers

One Saturday afternoon, I found all three of my children huddled in a corner. They were playing school, and my daughter was the teacher. When she was three, I asked her what she would want to become when she grew up. She said she wanted to become a teacher. “A good teacher is like a […]

Filed Under: Inspirational Tagged With: Teachers

10 Famous Steve Jobs Quotes

October 8, 2011 by Maricel Rivera Leave a Comment

10 Famous Steve Jobs Quotes

Aside from his business savvy, technical insight, wardrobe that included a black, long-sleeved mock turtleneck by St. Croix, Levi’s 501 blue jeans and New Balance 991 sneakers, the great Steve Jobs, former Apple CEO who passed away on October 5, 2011, is also famous for his quotes. Here are some of them: 1. My model […]

Filed Under: Inspirational Tagged With: Quotes, Steve Jobs

Paul Navone: Millworker Turned Millionaire

August 21, 2011 by Maricel Rivera Leave a Comment

Paul Navone: Millworker Turned Millionaire

If you’re an ordinary employee receiving just the minimum wage for your services, you probably think hell would freeze over before you become rich, especially in this difficult economy we’re in. For once, you must have dreamt of: hitting it big someday through the lottery or a television game show ending up married to a […]

Filed Under: Inspirational, Personal Finance Tagged With: Frugality, How to Become a Millionaire, Paul Navone, Saving Tips

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