Category: Inspired

Photos: Black Jaguar’s Rare Glistening Rosette Coat Looks Like ‘Printed Silk’

Neron is a magnificent black jaguar with beautifully rare markings. His otherworldly coat, a velvet display of rosettes, has won many hearts at The Big Cat Sanctuary. All black jaguars have rosettes—rose-like markings found on the fur used to camouflage—but only a small number have markings as bold as Neron’s. Like printed silk, his coat…


Heartbreaking Photo of Dog Found Tied to Fire Hydrant With Note Goes Viral, Leads to Adoption

Enduring financial hardship, lately, some pet owners have had to make hard choices to surrender their furry friends. A photo of a nearly 6-year-old dog left leashed to a fire hydrant went viral on Facebook. She was left with a backpack full of treats and her favorite toys and a note from her former owners,…


Psychics in the Courtroom: Parapsychology Expert Explores Paranormal-Aided Investigations, Court Cases, and More

The paranormal has its place in American courtrooms, in police stations, and even in business strategies. Lawyers sometimes use psychics to select favorable juries, for example, or may consider supernatural phenomena in their clients’ defense. Proprietors of  supposedly haunted historic sites, restaurants, and other venues weigh how their ghosts factor into business plans. Consultant Loyd…


Software Engineer Shares Life-Changing Experience From Practicing Falun Dafa 

A software engineer shares his incredible story of recovering from a serious health problem that doctors could not cure. Falun Dafa, an ancient Chinese spiritual practice, gave him hope and changed his life for the better. On May 15, Santhosh Krishnamurthy spoke at a rally to celebrate World Falun Dafa Day at Independence National Historical…


Entrepreneur Sets Out to End Poverty in Africa

For Magatte Wade, connecting the dots is easy: The people of Africa are poor. They’re poor because they have no money. They have no money because they have no jobs. They have no jobs because there are no companies to employ them. There are no companies because the governments make it impossible to start one….


Husband With Alzheimer’s Defies Prognosis to Find the Good in Every Day With Loving Wife

A happily-married Virginia man diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s at the age of 41 was given four to five years to “get his affairs in order.” Yet, bolstered by his wife’s love and support, their faith, and their deep mutual understanding, he has lived 16 years past his diagnosis and celebrated his 35th wedding anniversary to…


Texas Tack Welder Carves Elaborate Lace Pattern Body for 1950s Chevy to Create Heavy Metal Artwork

When her cake-making business didn’t quite pan out the way she’d hoped, one small-town Texas gal turned her sights toward tack welding enormous steel sculptures instead. Swapping her icing pipe for a welder’s torch, 36-year-old metal artist Rae Ripple, from Big Springs, recently welded a work of vintage automobile art, revamping what once sat rusting…


Meet the Man Who’s Helped Thousands of Animals With Limited Mobility Walk Again

Meet this animal prosthetic expert from Virginia who is giving animals with limited mobility a second chance at life by creating custom artificial limbs—gifting them with the opportunity to walk again. Through his organization, Bionic Pets, Derrick Campana, 43, has transformed the lives of close to 35,000 animals, including dogs, goats, cows, camels, raccoons, and elephants. “Every…


Flight Attendant Finds Love After Giving Up Hope, Travels 16 Countries and 14 States With Soulmate

When a flight attendant finally met her soulmate, a nuclear engineer, after years of waiting, the result was explosive. For Tatiana Wallace, 36, the constant globe-trotting her job entails poses relationship challenges. The solution? She packed up her now-husband, Travis Brent Wallace, 40, and took him along with her. “I wanted to take him everywhere…


Inventor Builds ‘Volkswagen Beetle’ Minibikes From Old Fenders — And the Ridable Results Are Cute as a Bug

They look a bit like Volkswagen Beetle’s baby brother. Creator Brent Walter started building his VW-inspired, motorized minibikes out of old fenders — not so much for a utilitarian purpose as out of a sense of fun. The 47-year-old inventor from Huntingdon, Indiana, stumbled on the idea after spotting inventions online, which were made from car…