How a Lovely Lady with a Yellow Umbrella Will Make You Smile (Video)

By on June 3, 2010 in Balance, Inspiration

Just who is Amy Krouse Rosenthal? While Amy fits under many titles: artist, film maker, author — I know her as the-out-of-the-box lovely lady with the yellow umbrella, who literally created a movement that brought folks together through her creativity and made me smile. Amy inspires me to inspire you to create something that makes people in your life smile, laugh and connect. So get off your FaceBook and Twitter sites just for a minute and check out Amy’s videos below.

When I created my inspirational website, Go Inspire Go, after being laid off from my TV reporting gig, I set out to inspire people to discover their power and use it (resources/talents) to help others. I never would’ve imagined that job offers, new friendships and invaluable new experiences would forge from my altruistic mission to give back through my resources and talents.

Thank you Amy for using your talents to create community, curiosity and elevate humanity. I don’t want to spill the beans on the lovely movement she’s created, you’ll just have to watch for yourself:

This is a short film she created in June of 2008.

On 08/08/2008 at 8:08 p.m., with her yellow umbrella in tow, Amy met her online community at Millenium Park in Chicago – what happened next, will make you smile:

Her project, "The Beckoning of Lovely" began with a spontaneous public gathering of strangers and friends new and old. It goes to show how the power of one, could inspire others to gather and connect and create something, anything that makes you feel good, warm and fuzzy. This inspires me to think about how I can continue using my power to spread the inspiration. I hope it nudges you, tickles you, inspires you to think about what you can do, however small or large – to make someone else’s life better!

"The Beckoning of Lovely" has since evolved into an expanding film project involving hundreds of strangers from around the world. Go Amy Go!

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Toan Lam

About Toan Lam

Toan Lam, the creator of www.GoInspireGo.com is living proof that inspiration and hope trumps the unfortunate situations many of us face today. After nearly 10 years of television industry experience, both in-front and behind-the camera reporting in San Francisco as well as ABC, CBS and NBC affiliates around the country and California Heartland, a statewide, syndicated PBS magazine show, he was laid off from his major market news gig. Toan decided to stop his job search and combine his journalism chops and gift of connecting with people, to help his community. That experience led him to create a website featuring inspirational videos via a YouTube channel. At the end of the videos, there are resource links where viewers can go to help the featured people. His goal: To help everyone discover their power and inspire them to use their power (their resources and talents) to help others. When Toan is not on TV, he is blogging about his website content for the Huffington Post's Living and Impact Sections. Additionally, he is sharing his wealth of knowledge and experience as an adjunct professor, teaching on-camera talent and production classes at the University of San Francisco (his alma mater) and the Academy of Art. Toan is also a member of the Asian American Journalists' Association.
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3 Responses to How a Lovely Lady with a Yellow Umbrella Will Make You Smile (Video)

  1. toanoo June 3, 2010 at 1:04 am #

    I love artists! Thanks Amy for inspiring this post!

  2. toanoo June 3, 2010 at 1:05 am #

    What can you do to make someone else smile? That is my intent for today…

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