Category: Personal Development
Believe in Yourself
Do You Believe In You? Did you know that Albert Einstein could not speak until he was four years...
Read MoreWe’re Stronger Than We Think
A little boy went to the fair with his dad and saw an inflatable clown sporting a sign that read, “Try to knock me down.” He hit it, he slapped it, he pushed it – he struck it again and again, and the harder he hit, the quicker...
Read MoreLiving Forward
I recently learned about a grave somewhere in France at the head of which stands a marker with this inscription: “In memory of Maggie, a mule, who in her lifetime kicked 1 colonel, 1 major, 3 lieutenants, 11 sergeants, 27...
Read MoreWhat About Trust
A veterinarian prescribed three huge pills to be given to a sick mule. “How do I get him to take the pills?” the farmer asked. “It’s quite simple,” replied the vet. “Just insert the pill into a pipe. Put the pipe in the mule’s...
Read MoreHow Is It with Your Soul?
I meet regularly with a few friends and we ask one another an important question. We ask, “How is it with your soul?” In other words, at the core of your being … what is going on? We ask the question every time we meet for...
Read MoreDancing in the Rain
“The pharmacist just insulted me,” a woman sobbed to her irate husband. He snatched the phone from her hand. “I’m sorry to upset her,” the pharmacist said, “but put yourself in my shoes. First, my alarm didn’t...
Read MoreHow I’m Like a Pencil
It occurs to me that I have a lot in common with a pencil. That’s right – a simple and humble little pencil. Not the fancy mechanical kind. That’s too high maintenance for me. And I’m not as showy as a plume pen or as smooth as...
Read MoreHow to Be Happy for a Lifetime
Someone said this about happiness: To be happy for an hour — take a nap. To be happy for a day — go shopping. To be happy for a week — take a vacation. To be happy for a month — get married. To be happy...
Read MoreMaking a Difference
The poet maryam kazmi wrote a piece she calls “Just One” that has gotten quite a bit of traction on the Internet. Here is her original: One song can spark a moment One flower can wake a dream One tree can start a forest One...
Read MoreBeauty Is Soul Deep
Abraham Lincoln loved to tell stories on himself. One of his favorites concerned itself with physical appearance. In the days when Lincoln used to be on the circuit (traveling on horseback from one county court to another), he...
Read MoreJust Do What You Know
Someone pointed out that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it sure beats a blank stare for starting a conversation. Which is all right, for I suppose I have about as little knowledge as anyone. But maybe how much...
Read MoreGood Compliments
A man walked into a bar, sat at the counter and ordered a beer. As he sipped the brew, he heard a...
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