Cherie Burbach’s “This I Believe” essay 2nd most popular
I’ve just been told that my essay on the “This I Believe” website is the second most popular among webviewers. That’s 2nd out of NPR’s entire database of 20,000 entries! It has been viewed more than...
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Just found out my This I Believe essay is still second out of now 31,000 entries! That’s after a year and a half on the system. THANK YOU to everyone who has read this essay and made it so popular. The...
View ArticleMy This I Believe Essay is Four Years Old
Seems hard to believe that my “This I Believe” essay has just turned four! I’m happy to report it’s still the fourth most popular essay, which is just amazing to me. When I first wrote this essay, I...
View ArticleWhat Lies Do You Believe About Yourself?
I think there is value in talking about the things you went through in order to inspire others who are in that same place now. Not to talk about it because you’re stuck or you like to dwell on...
View ArticleOn Why Telling Your Story Matters
I was recently reminded about why it was so important to tell my story. We all have stories, all of us have unique experiences that shape who we are. Some of them are positive, wonderful and funny....
View ArticleRecording My This I Believe Essay
I’m humbled today that my “This I Believe” essay is featured on the site’s homepage, along with Martin Luther King, Jr. and Gandhi. Totally blown away by that, actually. Who knew when I wrote that nine...
View ArticleFAQs and My This I Believe Essay
One of the best things about writing my “This I Believe” essay all those years ago (about ten, if I’m counting), is seeing how many different ways it has been discussed for school projects. I get...
View ArticleThis I Believe Podcast
Looks like NPR ran my “This I Believe” essay recording again recently on their podcast. There is a note on there that it is one of the top 3 most popular of the last decade, and one of the top 100 of...
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