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Adapted from The Star Thrower by Loren Eiseley 1907 – 1977 Once upon a time, there was a wise man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work. One day, as he was walking along the shore, he […]
Read More The Star Fish StoryRecently, I heard a particularly good story about a local athlete. He came to San Diego to play college football, but when he was 18 he worked for a hometown car dealership selling cars. One day, a family arrived on the used car lot looking for a van. The kids went nuts over a kitted […]
Read More Where your attention goes, your energy flowsWe all know people who are inspiring. But just how does one inspire others? Here are ten simple ways you can inspire people to be their best: Be a good example. People watch what you do more than they listen to what you say. Be someone worth emulating. Care about others. People don’t care about […]
Read More How to inspire others to be the best they can beAt least two people in this world love you so much they would die for you. At least fifteen people in this world love you in some way. The only reason anyone would ever hate you is because they want to be just like you. A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone, even […]
Read More Facts of lifeWhat do you love to do? Your purpose is directly related to what you love. The most purposeful people in the world spend their time doing what they love. Bill Gates loves computers, Oprah loves helping, and Edison loved to invent. What do you love? Is it reading, writing, playing sports, singing, painting, business, selling, […]
Read More 7 Questions to Help You Discover Your Purpose:A time comes in your life when you finally get…when, in the midst of all your fears and insanity, you stop dead in your tracks and somewhere the voice inside your head cries out…ENOUGH1 Enough fighting and crying and blaming and struggling to hold on. Then, like a child quieting down after a tantrum, you […]
Read More The Awakening (Author unknown)If you woke you this morning with more health than illness, you are more blessed than the million who will not survive this week. If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation, you are ahead of 500 million people in the […]
Read More Something to ponder….1. It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer. —Albert Einstein 2. Eighty percent of success is showing up. —Woody Allen 3. I respect faith, but doubt is what gets you an education. —Wilson Mizner 4. The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance; it is the illusion of […]
Read More Wisdom and Inspirational QuotesMoses Mendelssohn, the grandfather of the well known German composer, was far from being handsome. Along with a rather short stature, he had a grotesque hunchback. One day he visited a merchant in Hamburg who had a lovely daughter named Frumtje. Moses fell in love with her. But Frumtje was repulsed by his misshapen […]
Read More True Love – from Chicken Soup For the SoulYesterday I met a stranger … Today this stranger is my friend. Had I not taken the time to say hello, or return a smile, or shake a hand, or listen, I would not have known this person. Yesterday would have turned into today and our chance meeting would be gone. Wouldn’t it be nice if […]
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