This I Believe is an international organization engaging people in writing and sharing essays describing the core values that guide their daily lives. Some 100,000 of these essays, written by people from all walks of life, are archived here on our website, heard on public radio, chronicled through our books, and featured in weekly podcasts. The project is based on the popular 1950s radio series of the same name hosted by Edward R. Murrow.

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Sign up for our free, weekly podcast featuring contemporary essays now airing on The Bob Edwards Show. You can download recent episodes individually, or subscribe to automatically receive each podcast. Learn more.

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The Peace Corps

My Time and Place Among the Cows
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More than 200,000 Americans have served in the Peace Corps since its founding in 1961. Volunteering in the Corps often means sacrificing time and effort for the benefit of others. From recognizing a latent love of country, to discovering a belief in “less,” these essayists remind us that time spent in the service of others can offer valuable life lessons in return.

  1. A Tour of Conscience
  2. I Come from Someplace
  3. The Right to an Education
  4. Heed the Call
  5. Less and More

In Your Community

This I Believe in Your Community

The Friends of the Library–Waikoloa Region is leading a community-building exercise by asking everyone in the region to write This I Believe essays. The project invites those who live on the Island of Hawai’i to learn about each other and to create local pride in the diversity and commonality expressed. These volunteers from the organization have been reading This I Believe books from their bookmobile for inspiration.

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Learn more about This I Believe resources available to your school or community.

New E-Book Editions

This I Believe: Life Lessons

We’re pleased to announce the electronic editions of our collection “Edward R. Murrow’s This I Believe: Selections from the 1950s Radio Series.” This anthology highlights 50 essays written by luminaries of the 20th century including Jackie Robinson, Eleanor Roosevelt, Lionel Barrymore and others. This book is now available for Kindle, Nook and iBook e-readers.

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