Happy May and Happy Mother ' s Day, Ladies! This month is the 4th anniversary of our heart-centered and passion-driven Inspirations For Better Living digital magazine.
NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER
Honoring My 9
MOMS’ Legacy of
Love
by JOHNNY TAN
Happy May and Happy Mother ' s Day, Ladies! This month is the 4th anniversary of our heart-centered and passion-driven Inspirations For Better Living digital magazine.
Thanks to all our expert contributors over the years, we are indeed building a better world for others to benefit from by being the vibrant resource center providing engaging, entertaining, and enlightening information, helping everyone in their life ' s journey to experience success, harmony, and joy!
In each monthly publication, we try our best to share inspiring stories and empowering insights into family matters, relationships, personal growth, career, health and wellness, community diversity, spirituality, and conscious living. We also remember to have a nice touch of humor as we leave a legacy of love for everyone!
People have always asked me why I am passionate about motherly love. I replied by sharing that my 9 Moms and their unconditional love have profoundly impacted my life! The timing of these wonderful women appearing in my life was God-sent. These ladies found a way to mold my soul and guide my heart. My 9 Moms were my teachers, coaches, and counselors, always available to teach me something new, listen to my ideas, console me during times of need, and were the loudest cheerleaders as I approached the various finish lines!
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My 9 Moms, with their timeless recipes for living life, collectively helped me uniquely experience my American dream. Their motherly wisdom contributed to my success and arrival at my highest self. I came to the United States to earn an engineering degree. Instead, I received an education about the power of relationships, the nature of love, and the meaning of life. Thanks to my 9 Moms, I learned that engaging others with authentic integrity, listening with empathy, and speaking with humility leads to real connections, true love, and joyful living.
Always looking through the lens of love, they left me with a legacy of love that I am now proud and excited to continue sharing with the world as:“ Real Wealth is not What We Accumulated. It Is What We Give Away!” Everyone has his or her interpretation of the word Wealth; mine is Knowledge and Wisdom. I am at my best when I share them with others. For me, contributing to people ' s happiness, being a blessing in their life, and helping them experience the abundance of their highest self, brings me enormous JOY!
It was fifteen years ago that I released my original book, From My Mama’ s Kitchen ~“ food for the soul, recipes for living,” honoring my 9