Your Heroic Heart, Train Tracks
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. — Edith Wharton In “Are Heroes Born? Or Made?,” CBS 60 Minutes Overtime reported that rescue efforts by coal miners inspired Andrew Carnegie to create special recognition for those who perform heroic acts. The fund now provides, $5,500 and other support, including Scholarships to heroes or their dependents for higher education at accredited institutions Medical treatment More Early honorees included those who tried to rescue people from oncoming trains, like Albert Appleby,an 18-year-old farmhand who saved a deaf woman who’d walked in front of a freight train on March 11, 1910. Like Elias B. Adams, a crossing watchman who died trying to save a young woman from being run over by a train. And like Peter J. Bacso who saved Lois E. Shelly from being killed by a passenger train on November 14, 1912. Nominate a Hero. As this post ends Succeed and Soar’s year of “Your Heroic Heart” themes, here are a few, Andrew Carnegie words of wisdom, The older I get the less I listen to what people say and the more I look at what they do.Show me a man of average ability but extraordinary desire and I’ll show you a winner every time. You are what you think. So just think big, believe big, act big, work big, give big, forgive big, laugh big, love big and live big. Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket. Myths tell of gods creating starry constellations for heroes. The word comes from demi [half, unfinished, almost]-god and to watch over, to protect. Imagine a world where everyone goes to bed a hero. A “Random Act of Kindness” will do, as in this post’s video. What a world! Succeed and Soar! Sandra Gould Ford Presenting arts experiences to encourage, refresh, enrich creative thinking and inspire. COMMENT. Hero as Secret Santa Click Here to View [2 minutes, 42 seconds] Warm Up in Succeed & Soar Sweatshirts Details: 75% cotton, 25% polyester blend Five sizes [Small, Medium, Large, X Large, 2X Large, 3X Large] Two Art Locations [Full chest or chest patch] Double-opening waist pouch Colors: White, Heather, Charcoal, Black, Navy Machine washable Price $45 to $48 Shop All Sweatshirts Thanks!
Your Heroic Heart # 5, Electric Danger
That best portion of a man’s life, his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love. – William Wordsworth When steel magnate Andrew Carnegie sold his company to banker J. P. Morgan, that transaction created the first billion-dollar corporation. With his wealth, Carnegie sponsored free, public libraries. Over 2,500 were built during his lifetime. He funded the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. In 1889, he wrote The Gospel of Wealth, stating fortunes should be considered a public trust that should benefit others. Carnegie’s 5’3” body housed giant ideas. He believed heroic acts must be recognized. His Deed of Trust said, “A medal shall be given to the hero, or widow, or next of kin, which shall recite the heroic deed it commemorates, that descendants may know and be proud of their descent. The medal shall be given for the heroic act, even if the doer be uninjured, and also a sum of money.” In 1930, three earned Carnegie Medal by risking electrocution. On July 12, in Williamsburg, Kentucky, 22-year-old Harry M. Snyder tried to save an electrician who’d picked up a broken wire. In a heavy rain, Snyder grabbed the man’s protective glove. Both men fell and lay unconscious as 2,300-volts flashed. When the current was shut off, Snyder suffered severe burns but recovered. The electrician, could not be revived. Read more. One month later, in Painesville, Ohio, Sheldon Joseph Harris tried to knock a fellow electrician free from a steel crossarm charged with 2,300 volts. Both fell ten feet, with 20-year-old Harris landing on a charged wire. Neither survived. Read more. On December 4, 1930, in Emory Georgia, Arthur W. McKinney climbed to the top of a transformer, leapt to a beam and tugged an unconscious co-worker’s leg. Fred Maxwell hadn’t realized the wires and switches on the steel structure were live, carrying 19,000 volts. Both lived. Read more. NOTE: Because the human body conducts electricity, a person in contact with electrical current should never be touched with bare hands. Read more. Myths tell of ancient gods placing heroes among the stars. Some stories tell of heroes’ eyes becoming stars to watch over their children. ‘Hero’ comes from ancient words meaning demi [half, unfinished, almost]-god and to watch over, to protect. Imagine a world where everyone goes to bed a hero. Nominate a Hero. Succeed and Soar! A Kindness Curriculum Click Here to View [3 minutes, 50 seconds] Radiant Tree Books presents Succeed & Soar’s “Wise Ways” Collection Wise Ways shares meditations on making the most of each moment. Some were presented in Sandra’s first, blog, SoulSongz [at WordPress.com]. It still exists. After 2019, these notes were updated at Succeed and Soar.com. 36-page, beautifully illustrated book with flexible, laminated, high-gloss cover and high-quality printing. Preview and Purchase. $12 60-page, Economy Sketch Journal contains guided meditations and inspiring prompts that allow enriching, personal reflections. Preview and Purchase. $19. 60-Page, High Quality Sketch Journal. Preview and Purchase. $32 Thanks !
Your Heroic Heart – Caring Rides
Heroes are ordinary people who do extraordinary things. Anonymous When Andrew Carnegie created his Hero Commission, the steel magnate’s first intent was,To place those following peaceful vocations, who have been injured in heroic effort to save human life, in somewhat better positions pecuniarily than before, until again able to work. In the case of death, the widow and children, or other dependents, to be provided for until she remarries, and the children until they reach a self-supporting age. For exceptional children exceptional grants may be made for exceptional education. So far, six people have received the Carnegie Medal twice. In 1958, Ruddell Stitch was a 26-year-old boxer who rescued a dam operator who fell into the Ohio, fractured his leg and could not swim. While drifting downstream, Ruddell kept the man afloat until help arrived. Eighteen months later, Ruddell was helping a friend across the sill of the same dam when his buddy slipped, pulling Ruddell with him. Ruddell swam over 100 feet and kept diving, trying to find his friend. Ruddell left a wife and six children. When his widow died two years later, the Hero Fund provided a monthly stipend to the children’s grandmother for 16 years. On May 12, 1963, 20-year-old Daniel Stockwell ran 150 feet to a small beach where two men had fallen into the Atlantic Ocean. He then swam 35 feet to support one unconscious man until help arrived. On October 15, 1991, Daniel was a school principal who offered himself as a substitute hostage for fifteen students being held at gunpoint. For 40 minutes, Daniel talked with the assailant until police subdued the gunman. Research and Photos Source: Carnegie Hero Fund Commission Wouldn’t more monuments and statues honoring these kinds of heroes be great? ‘Hero’ comes from ancient words meaning demi [half, unfinished, almost]-god and to watch over, to protect. A “Random Act of Kindness” qualifies, as in this post’s video. Imagine a world where everyone goes to bed a hero. Random Acts of Kindness:Mr. Bill’s Village Click Here to View [2 minutes, 37 seconds] A Great Gift Through midnight EST, May 11, Succeed and Soar’s “Beyond The Sky’s Limits” series is 25% off. The 72-page books are sketch journals that offer space for “Illustrated Wisdoms,” a Contemplative Art guided by the heart. This doodling and drawing can open peaceful and inspiring spaces while: * Clarifying choices * Offering important insights * Relaxing body, mind and spirit All books have high-gloss, laminated covers. Three versions of Beyond the Sky’s Limits can be previewed here: 6×9, Standard color, 72 page sketch journal. Regular $33. This week $25. View. 5×8, Economy color, 72-page sketch journal. Regular $16. This week $12. View 5×8 Standard color, 36-page book of visual inspirations. Regular $18. This week, $13.50. View. Shop All Books Thanks for your support!