Refugee Christmas Follow-up
DONATE HERE As a follow-up to this news of a Sundanese refugee family in need this holiday season here are some more details about what they need and how you can help. The mother and 4 kids need cold-weather gear right away! Warm Jacket/Hat/Gloves/Snow Boots/Thermals Here are sizes for them…
Support a Refugee Family for Christmas!
DONATE HERE Help us help these amazing kids feel welcome in the USA for their first (cold!) Holiday Season! Happy Holidays! “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have…
The “present” is an illusion.
I had an epiphany today. I love epiphanies, which are really just mental and emotional breakthroughs. BRIDGES was started because of an epiphany. I had my epiphany as I heard this mind-blowing truth on the train into San Francisco while listening to a Ted Talk by Harvard psychologist, Dan Gilbert. He shares: "If you…
Cohesion
Making BRIDGES a success, where our goal is not to make money but to make people's lives better, is a huge challenge. Seeing, and even defining, "success" is often frustrating and can feel heartbreakingly slow. It's actually pretty simple to judge whether a for-profit venture is successful or not. If…
PBS Appearance
This week our founder, Adam Miles, had the privilege of appearing on the local PBS Station (KUED) in Salt Lake City, Utah to discuss the special mission of Balls For Borno to deliver 100+ indestructible soccer balls to thousands of children in refugee (IDP) camps in Northeastern Nigeria. Click the…
Podcast: People You Should Know
Our Founder and Executive Director, Adam Miles, was recently interviewed by and up-and-coming podcast called: People You Should Know. The interview was wide-ranging and Adam tackled multiple issues fundamental to our mission at BRIDGES. If you prefer only the podcast you can get it here. [embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5rY5JswI54[/embedyt]
A Day in the Life of a World Changer-Day 26
RESULTS This is the last blog of what will now be known as my "first" VLOG series. I think I will call it the BREAKOUT series. I have to tell you that this series I started one month ago has been an amazing journey for me. I have loved it!…
A Day in the Life of a World Changer-Day 25
CHAOS of CHRISTMAS The "Chaos of Christmas" knocked me off my schedule and rather than post something "on time" I waited a day to post something authentic and meaningful. I chose substance over schedule. Hope you don't mind. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! [embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umUlX9-S58Q[/embedyt] WHAT CAN YOU DO? Watch the videos. Share…
A Day in the Life of a World Changer-Day 24
LET GO In all of our giving and getting this holiday season maybe we should let go of some things as well? You know, maybe declutter the emotional garage? I am. Here is today's VLOG: [embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nctuf4X7CLo[/embedyt] WHAT CAN YOU DO? Watch the videos. Share them. Comment on them. Give me something. Tell me…
A Day in the Life of a World Changer-Day 23
BELIEVE I love the word "BELIEVE" especially during the Christmas season. We had a sign with this simple word hanging in our home each year. It always made me think of Santa Claus and, as I got older, Jesus Christ-the Reason for the season. I still believe in both. But this…