John shares an intimate story that illustrates the beauty of empathy. “Sympathy is easy because it comes from a position of power. Empathy is getting down on your knees and looking someone else in the eye, and realizing that…

A night of inspiration that will leave you On Fire For Good. “All the beauty that’s been lost before wants to find us again.” -U2 As a high school freshman, I’d never been to a concert and never understood…

Remembering the words of Jack Buck on the anniversary of 9/11. The first major sporting event after the September 11th attacks occurred in St. Louis. With debris fields still fresh in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania, a nation both…

Great things happen when you approach others with an open embrace. At age 10, a painful experience revealed how broken, disabled, and imperfect I was. A conversation with my mother afterward, though, challenged me to never believe lies that…

How small gestures can have a big impact. “You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.” -John Bunya Several years ago, we were out to eat as a family. My…

Goodbye one-word answers; hello living inspired! “Fine.” This is probably the most common response kids give when asked how their day at school was- and that’s even on the first day! So how, after a summer of buses and…

My friend’s LUVing example of showing up for others. “There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.” -Thomas Aquinas Eight years ago, I had the privilege of sharing the stage with Brené Brown and…

Our magnificent power to influence change for good. “Just as ripples spread out when a single pebble is dropped into water, the actions of individuals can have far reaching effects that change the world” -Dalai Lama A small drip…

Your invitation awaits! “Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” -Desmond Tutu Six years ago, as the book On Fire was moving from a document…

An act of kindness from someone unexpected. “The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.” -Oscar Wilde “What’s the kindest thing someone did for you…who didn’t even know you?” I was asked this unusual question…