Tweet   "Our greatest fear is fear itself" - Franklin D. Roosevelt.  This kid is a fantastic orator for his age, has been through a little bit of crap, but managed to find a smile when others would cry! Nope, he has not had the worst of things, and probably never will... but he was able to lend that smile to someone who needed it MORE! If you see a friend without a smile... lend him yours? (You won’t More.. regret it... I promise you! ;-) ○○○○○ Neil Paricha began his blog, 1000 Awesome Things, to pull himself out of the pits. It worked—for him and millions of others. ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ ○○○○○ Neil Pasricha never imagined that writing about the smell of gasoline, thinking it’s Thursday when it’s really Friday, or wearing underwear just out of the dryer would amount to anything. A self-described “average guy” with a typical 9-to-5 job in the suburbs, Neil started his blog 1000 Awesome Things, as a small reminder — in a world of rising sea levels, global conflict, and a troubled economy — of the free, easy little joys that make life sweet. ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ ○○○○○ He certainly didn’t anticipate that his site would gain a readership of millions of people, win two Webby Awards (“the Internet’s highest honor” according to The New York Times), be named one of PC Magazine’s Top 100 Sites On the Internet, or become a place where people from around the world would come to celebrate the simple pleasures of daily life. ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ ○○○○○ In this heartfelt talk from TEDxToronto, [Neil] reveals the 3 secrets (all starting with A) to leading a life that’s truly, if not awesome.... awe inspiring. ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ ○○○○○ CURTESY: ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ ○○○○○ Neil Paricha ○○○○○ www.TED.com ○○○○○ Jan, 2011 ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤