This “B Inspired” episode, recorded over a year ago is full of the “feels" and will warm your heart during winter's chill! If you love your fur babies, you’ll love the story of “Tyrone,” the miracle cat that overcame obstacle after obstacle and inspired neighborhood "saints" Beth Ashcom and Maria Trampé to establish the non-profit “All Souls Connected," a “trap, neuter, and release” organization to stop the over-breeding of feral cats. Their lives have changed somewhat, but you’ll be inspired to learn of their unique business that had to be abandoned “Wayward Whiskers Art Studios,” featuring custom art and jewelry. "TyDrops Forever Memories” offers unique memorials containing the ashes of loved ones suspended in glass. You’ll want to read Tyrone’s blog that has inspired thousands of people. Tyrone has over 17,000 followers around the world. Unbelievable. Inspiring. Unbelievably inspiring! Find TyDrops Forever Memories and Wayward Whiskers Art Studios on Facebook and their websites: ⁠www.tydrops.com⁠, 484-767-3791, 610-507-6673.

Jake McCoach taught me more about the world of video gaming--about assisting emerging players to find sponsors, about creating tournaments that provide gamers a place to play and meet others--all things about a world that is foreign to me but highly lucrative to talented players in today's world.

Melanie has never met a challenge she couldn't outperform. Her childhood dream as captain of her twirling team provided Melanie with the leadership skills, commitment, and drive to fill challenging roles within her community as teacher and executive director of the YMCA and continue to climb the corporate ladder of responsibility with the YMCA organization all while making sure her family's needs were met.

Captain Jim Boyer has served for 38 years in the business of helping those in distress--sometimes saving lives. He offers insight into his role with the Boyertown Ambulance as an EMT and Paramedic highlighting the unique ways the job is more than a job; it's a mission in bettering the community.

Amy Muzopappa's photo on Facebook that showcased a stance during her First Place routine demonstrating Forms in a Bucks County Marital Arts Tournament inspired this episode. After turning 50, Amy decided she was going to follow the advice from Shawshank Redemption to "get busy living" in her "fight" with an autoimmune condition. She signed up to learn martial arts, and she decided to be more open about "fighting" to live despite her condition. (The episode was recorded for the podcast Both Sides Now co-hosted by Ross (Yergz) Yerger and Jane.

I had to "surprise" Lesley Misko during one of The Boyertown Area Expression's executive committee meetings--a.k.a. one of our "gab" sessions over lunch--by quickly pushing the "record" button before she could object. She's been shyly, slyly avoiding being the subject of a "B Inspired" conversation. But, we did it and had a good time exploring the mission and intent of our project, thanking our contributors, and encouraging more expression from the community!

"B Inspired" offers a New Year's Special! Ross (Yergz) Yerger and I recorded a "Both Sides Now" episode when he came back to Boyertown to celebrate Thanksgiving with his family. I recorded it as a bonus episode on "B Inspired" thinking to give my listeners a "taste" of our new-ish podcast! Technical difficulties occurred and the episode is recorded in three parts. So...here ya go! Maybe you'll "be inspired" to become a subscriber to "Both Sides Now" on Spotify or a host of other platforms. Happy New Year from us both...now!

In case you missed it, we're offering this episode about mural artist Chris B. Murray as an encore presentation. In under three weeks, mural artist Chris spray painted his colorful and whimsical design "A Better Bear" onto the west side of Boyertown, PA's Rita’s Water Ice building. Chris never made a "Plan B," so making a living for himself and his family as an artist--his "Plan A"--is a most satisfying accomplishment. There was never a doubt in his own mind and those of his parents and teachers that his talents would bring him success--after some difficult, lean years.

Greg Schweitzer has been a teacher of stress reduction techniques for over 30 years. Under the clinical direction of Deepak Chopra, endorsed by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, with celebrity clients Barbra Streisand and George Harrison and corporate clients including GPU Energy, J.C. Ehrlich Pest Control, Godiva Chocolatier, Air Products and Chemicals, and Penn State Hershey Medical Center, his Effortless Meditation courses, lifestyle coaching, retreats, and training programs inspire a healthful alternative to frenetic modern life.

Mary Anne Abdo's start as a writer began as an eighth grade student assigned to write about her "roots." In discovering the hardships of her ancestors, her journey to assist today's women in struggles through domestic violence, abandonment, and homelessness has culminated in her first book of poetry titled "Fractured Lollipop."