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Click one of the icons below to listen to the Perpetual Good podcast on these platforms: The story of Michael Kent and Tiffany Whittier is inspirational all by itself – a black, female parole officer is assigned to a white supremacist parolee, and their interactions causes Michael to turn his life around. However, it is only when you go deeper, to get to to the story behind the story, that you…

Click one of the icons below to listen to the Perpetual Good podcast on these platforms: If there is one thing that is true, it is that good food brings people together. And not just around a table – Good food unites generations, passing down recipes and traditions from parents to children. It also allows friends to share their creations with their loved ones, whether around a table, or through…

Perpetual Good – The Good of Good Food, Part 1

Click one of the icons below to listen to the Perpetual Good podcast on these platforms: Be it large gatherings celebrating traditions and cultures, families gathered for a backyard barbeque, or good friends meeting to catch up, you can pretty much count on there being good food. Many of us tinker in the kitchen with the same passion as professionals, desiring to deliver a culinary experience…

Perpetual Good – Defying Time and Circumstance

Click one of the icons below to listen to the Perpetual Good podcast on these platforms: Have you ever looked back at your life and thought, “if only I had more time“, or “if only that one thing hadn’t happened, I would have fulfilled my dream“? Delays, prohibitions, jobs, having kids, etc., all valid reasons why things get placed on the back burner, or get locked away, never to be considered…

Perpetual Good – Small Things with Big Impact

Click one of the icons below to listen to the Perpetual Good podcast on these platforms: What do bells, basketball and black pens have in common? Very little… not that they have nothing in common, but in all three cases, something very little about each of them resulted in a very memorable or impactful event, even potentially saving the lives of astronauts. In this episode, we look at the…

Perpetual Good – Living a Life of Gratitude

It is very easy to allow the hardships of life to take over and make us believe that there is nothing to be thankful for. However, by taking the step to pursue gratitude, our eyes will be opened to all of the things we have to be thankful for. In this episode, we look at people who have made the choice to not only start being grateful, but who are living a life of gratitude . Theme Music: Wild…

Perpetual Good – The Other Side of the Heroic – Real Stories of Real People

Are you like me when you see a member of the armed services, you go out of your way to thank them for their service? It only takes a second – you can do it and be on your way, letting the soldiers – our heroes – know our appreciation for their sacrifice. It’s easy to do… sometimes too easy. Have you considered what appreciation looks like to the soldier? Heroes occupy a special place in our…

Perpetual Good – Building Lasting Community – The Story of Sunnyhills – Part 2

“The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.” This quote by Coretta Scott King accurately sums up the spirit and action of those people who not only believed that different races could live together in unity, they created their community around that ideal. Years after the community of Sunnyhills, the first planned racially-integrated…