Willy Nywening

She is a retired English and special education teacher. In 1997, she published a daily inspirational anthology called Sister Stories. The Journey Home is inspired by her father, who was orphaned at seven.

Helen Schucman

He is a Ph.D. (14 July 1909 – 9 February 1981) was a research psychologist from New York City, most famous for her work in producing A Course in Miracles. From 1958 through 1976 she was a professor of medical psychology at Columbia University in New York

Gubran Khalil Gubran

  (January 6, 1883 April 10, 1931) A Lebanese American artist, poet, & writer. Born in the town of Bsharri in modern-day Lebanon. He is chiefly known for his 1923 book The Prophet, a series of philosophical essays written in English prose. Gibran is considered to be the third most widely read poet in history, behind Shakespeare & Lao-Tzu.

Harry Emerson Fosdick

(May 24, 1878 – October 5, 1969) was an American pastor. Fosdick became a central figure in the “Fundamentalist-Modernist Controversy” within American Protestantism in the 1920s and 1930s and was one of the most prominent liberal ministers of the early 20th Century.

Prem Pal Singh Rawat

(born 10 December 1957, is an Indian American also known as Maharaji, and formerly as Guru Maharaj Ji and Balyogeshwar. Rawat’s teachings include a meditation practice he calls “Knowledge”,and peace education based on the discovery of personal resources such as inner strength, choice, appreciation and hope.

Audrey Hepburn

(born Audrey Kathleen Ruston; 4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) British actress & humanitarian. Hepburn remains one of the world’s most famous actresses of all time who was ranked as the third greatest female screen legend in the history of American cinema.

Cher

The woman who was born Cherilyn Sarkisian, but who only needed one of those syllables to become a star, was born on this day in 1946. Since releasing "I Got You Babe" with Sonny Bono in 1965, Cher has continually reinvented herself and given us reason upon reason to keep on loving her. Happy birthday, Cher! 

The Dalai Lama

He is the leader of the Gelug or “Yellow Hat” branch of Tibetan Buddhism. The name is a combination of the Mongolian word dalai meaning “Ocean” and the Tibetan word bla-ma (with a silent “b”) meaning “teacher”…

Emanuel James “Jim” Rohn

 (September 17, 1930 – December 5, 2009) An American entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker. His rags to riches story played a large part in his work, which influenced others in the personal development industry…

Clifford Michael Irving

(born November 5, 1930) is an American novelist and investigative reporter. Although he has written and published twenty novels, he became best known for a fictional “autobiography” of millionaire recluse Howard Hughes, which was to be published in 1972.

James Douglas “Jim” Morrison

(December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was a American singer, songwriter, poet, writer and filmmaker. He was best known as the lead singer and lyricist of The Doors and is widely considered to be one of the most charismatic frontmen in rock music history. He was also the author of several books of poetry and the director of a documentary and short film.

Albert Einstein

(14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the general theory of relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and the most influential physicist of the 20th century

Jane Morris Goodall

(April 3, 1934) British primatologist & UN Messenger of Peace, best known for her 45-year study of social & family interactions of wild chimpanzees in Tanzania. Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute & she has worked extensively on conservation & animal welfare issues. 

James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, Jr.

(October 1, 1924) was an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States (1977–1981) and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office. Before he became President, Carter served as a U.S. Naval officer, was a peanut farmer, served two terms as a Georgia State Senator and one as Governor of Georgia (1971–1975).

Claude Elwood Shannon

(April 30, 1916 – February 24, 2001) was an American electrical engineer and mathematician, has been called “the father of information theory”, and was the founder of practical digital circuit design theory