Category: Monday Motivations

Monday Motivation….. December 29, 2014 (203) Once upon a time during a momentous battle, a Japanese general decided to attack even though his army was greatly outnumbered. He was confident they would win, but his men were filled with doubt. On the way to battle, they stopped at a religious shrine. After praying with the…

Monday Motivation….. December 22, 2014 (202) Once upon a time in Japan, a man breaks open the wall to renovate his house. Japanese houses normally have a hollow space between the wooden walls, and when tearing down the walls, he found that there was a lizard stuck there because a nail from outside had been…

Monday Motivation….. December 15, 2014 (201) Once upon a time a city boy, Kenny, moved to the country and bought a donkey from an old farmer for $100.00. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day. The next day the farmer drove up and said, “Sorry son, but I have some bad news,…

Monday Motivation….. December 08, 2014 (200) Once upon a time a king came to see a great Sufi mystic, Farid. He had brought a present for him: a beautiful pair of scissors, golden, studded with diamonds — very valuable, very rare, and something unique. He brought those scissors to present to Farid. He touched Farid’s…

Monday Motivation….. December 01, 2014 (199) Once upon a time a group of 50 people was attending a seminar. Suddenly the speaker stopped and started giving each person a balloon. Each one was asked to write his/her name on it using a marker pen. Then all the balloons were collected and put in another room.…

Monday Motivation….. November 24, 2014 (198) Once upon a time there were two horses in the barn. From a distance, each horse looks like any other horse. But if you get a closer look you will notice something quite interesting… One of the horses is blind. His owner has chosen not to have him put…

Monday Motivation….. November 17, 2014 (197) High in the mountains was a monastery that had once been known throughout the world. Its monks were pious, its students were enthusiastic. The chants from the monastery’s chapel deeply touched the hearts of people who came there to pray and meditate. But, something had changed. Fewer and fewer…

Monday Motivation….. November 10, 2014 (196) In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem. One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher and said, “Do you know what I just heard about your friend?” “Hold on a minute,” Socrates replied. “Before you talk to me about my friend, it might be…

Monday Motivation….. November 03, 2014 (195) Many years ago three soldiers, hungry and weary of battle, came upon a small village. The villagers, suffering a meager harvest and the many years of war, quickly hid what little they had to eat and met the three at the village square, wringing their hands and bemoaning the…

Monday Motivation….. October 27, 2014 (194) Once upon a time a man started running down the street of his town screaming, “The dam has broken”. Women shopping in the supermarket heard the scream and they dropped their grocery baskets and joined him; men in the barbershop and offices heard the mob and joined them; so…