A short motivational story to start a week!

Monday Motivation….. July 17, 2017 (337) Once upon a time a retired carpenter was building some crates for the clothes his church was sending to some orphanage in China.  On his way home, he reached into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were gone.  When he mentally replayed his earlier actions, he realized…

Monday Motivation….. July 10, 2017 (336) Once upon a time there was a clown named Lemon. He was a lot of fun, but also very careless. Whenever he did anything, he almost always ended up tearing his jacket, getting a hole in his sock, or ripping the knee of his trousers. Everyone said he should…

Monday Motivation….. July 03, 2017 (335) During his years as a lawyer, there were hundreds of documented examples of Lincoln’s honesty and decency. For example, Lincoln didn’t like to charge people much who were as poor as he was. Once a man sent him twenty-five dollars, but Lincoln sent him back ten of it, saying…

Monday Motivation….. June 26, 2017 (334) Once upon a time there were two great friends. The first friend used to work hard throughout the day but hardly got anything. Whereas, the other friend worked for four hours and used to help the needy and meditate the rest of the time. When they meet after a…

Monday Motivation….. June 19, 2017 (333) Once upon a time a very famous saint was praying silently. A wealthy merchant, observing the saint’s devotion and sincerity, was deeply touched by him. The merchant offered the saint a bag of gold. “I know that you will use the money for GOD’s sake. Please take it.” “Just…

Monday Motivation….. June 12, 2017 (332) Once upon a time a young boy had just got his driving permit. He asked his father, who is a minister, if they could discuss his use of the car. His father said to him, “I’ll make a deal with you. You bring your grades up, study the bible…

Monday Motivation….. June 05, 2017 (331) World War II produced many heroes. One such man was Butch O’Hare. He was a fighter pilot assigned to an aircraft carrier in the South Pacific. One day his entire squadron was sent on a mission. After he was airborne, he looked at his fuel gauge and realized that…

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…