Friday's Fabulous Finds: Giving While Living: Taylor Swift, Jacob Karam, Bethany Hamilton & Chuck Feeney

Thought for the Day: This week, the blog focused on the therapeutic benefit of books, in preparation of our FREE E-BOOK GIVEAWAY starting next weekend! This weeks finds show people giving while living. The celebrities, Jacob Karam, University of Memphis quarterback, Taylor Swift, singer songwriter, Bethany Hamilton, soul surfer, & Chuck Feeney, philanthropist, could be simply focusing on themselves & enjoying their success. However, they are going out of their way giving freely of their time & money to help others. Next week, be sure to take advantage of my gift to you & download a copy of The Wake Up and Dream Challenge for free on Amazon. You do not need to have a Kindle to take advantage of this offer. Please share this gift with all your friends.

Photo via U Memphis website

Jacob Karam, Memphis Quarterback, Plays Duet With 11-Year-Old [Video]  The first post proves that a little bit of time can go a long way. A University of Memphis quarterback truly passed on some joy to a young girl in the city’s St. Jude's Children’s Hospital through their love and musical talent.

Meeting Taylor Swift Is Dream Come True This month, country star Taylor Swift has been using her fame to spread music & happiness to children all across North America on her RED Tour. But, this one youngster got a dream come true when she got to meet her idol in the Vancouver leg of the tour.

Swift also made news recently by leaving a restaurant owner a $500 tip, as well as tickets to her tour for the owner’s eleven-year-old autistic son. Read more about that here. It is refreshing to see a wholesome celebrity using her fame to bring joy, rather than mayhem.

Photo via Fennel Photography

The Man Who Gave Away $7.5 Billion This man has spent almost all of his adult life secretly giving away to charities, & actually inspired Bill & Melinda Gates to set up the Gates Foundation. You know you have reached a great point in your life when you are inspiring one of the world’s wealthiest men.

Image via Jarvis Gray Shutterstock.com

Soul Surfing epitomizes how our lives can be. When Bethany Hamilton lost her arm while surfing, she not only became a muse, but a source of inspiration for screenwriter Kara Holden. If you do nothing else today, read this post. It can change your thinking about life.

This week, be sure to keep an eye out for posts about our free book deal, starting the first weekend in August! And let us know what you think about this week’s Friday’s Fabulous Finds. We always love to hear your opinions!


Photo Credits:
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/06/30/taylor-swift-selena-yorke-vancouver_n_3523958.html
http://hollywoodjournal.com/personal-journeys/soul-surfing/20130626
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2373420/Philanthropist-Chuck-Feeney-inspired-Bill-Gates-Warren-Buffet-wants-money-spent-good-causes-hes-dead.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/25/jacob-karam-duet_n_3653765.html?utm_hp_ref=good-news