Category: Monday Motivations

Monday Motivation….. May 29, 2017 (330) Back in 1921, Lewis Lawes became the warden at Sing Sing Prison. No prison was tougher than Sing Sing during that time. But when Warden Lawes retired some 20 years later, that prison had become a humanitarian institution. Those who studied the system said credit for the change belonged…

Monday Motivation….. May 22, 2017 (329) If you put a Buzzard in a pen six or eight feet square and entirely open at the top, the bird, in spite of his ability to fly, will be an absolute prisoner. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run…

Monday Motivation….. May 15, 2017 (328) Many years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks, and shirt…

Monday Motivation….. May 08, 2017 (327) Once upon a time a lady gets on a public bus transit in New York Downtown. Without saying a word, she gestures to the bus driver by sticking her thumb on her nose and waving her fingers at the driver. The driver acknowledges the lady, turns to her and…

Monday Motivation….. May 01, 2017 (326) Once upon a time a very renowned Saint was taking a bath in a river. His disciple sat on the bank guarding the Saint’s clothes. The saint noticed a scorpion struggling in the current. Feeling pity, he took the bedraggled scorpion in his palm and began wading toward the…

Monday Motivation….. April 24, 2017 (325) Brenda was a young woman that wanted to learn to go rock climbing. Although she was scared to death she went with a group and they faced this tremendous cliff of rock that is practically perpendicular. In spite of her fear, she put on the gear and she took…

Monday Motivation….. April 17, 2017 (324) Once upon a time a man was sleeping at night in his cabin when suddenly his room filled with light, and God appeared. The Lord told the man he had work for him to do, and showed him a large rock in front of his cabin. The Lord explained…

Monday Motivation….. April 10, 2017 (323) The Japanese have always loved fresh fish. But the water close to Japan has not held many fish for decades. So to feed the Japanese population, fishing boats got bigger and went further than ever. The further the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring the fish. If…

Monday Motivation….. April 03, 2017 (322) Once upon a time there was a poor man in the city of Varanasi. He was very pious and used to pray the God daily. He used to ask every holy man he met why God is not taking pity on him and helping him. One day a holy…

Monday Motivation….. March 27, 2017 (321) Born in 1949 into a poor weaver family of Orissa, INDIA who were considered untouchables, PK was a gifted artist. However, the family didn’t have enough money to finance his education. He would often find himself at the receiving end of insult due to the dreaded caste system. Later In…