A short motivational story to start a week!

Monday Motivation….. June 10, 2013 (122) There was a boy in India who was sent by his parents to a boarding school. Before being sent away this boy was the brightest student in his class. He was at the top in every competition. He was a champion. But the boy changed after leaving home and…

Monday Motivation….. June 03, 2013 (121) In 2005, the fifty-foot whale was weighted down by hundreds of pounds of traps that caused her to struggle to stay afloat. She also had hundreds of yards of line rope wrapped around her, her tail, her torso and a line tugging in her mouth.  A fisherman spotted her…

Monday Motivation….. May 27, 2013 (120) Once upon a time there was a wise sage who wandered the countryside. One day, as he passed near a village, he was approached by a woman who told him of a sick child nearby. She beseeched him to help this child. So the sage came to the village,…

Monday Motivation….. May 20, 2013 (119) In early 90’s Itzhak Perlman, a violinist came on stage to give a concert in New York City. He was stricken with polio as a child, and so he has braces on both legs and walks with the aid of two crutches. He walks painfully, yet majestically, until he…

Monday Motivation….. May 13, 2013 (118) Once upon a time the coldest winter ever was causing many animals to die. The hedgehogs, realizing the situation, decided to group together to keep warm. This way they covered and protected themselves; but the quills of each one wounded their closest companions. After awhile, they decided to distance…

Monday Motivation….. May 06, 2013 (117) Once upon a time there was a little girl named Sue. One night, Sue quarreled with her mother, and then stormed out of the house. While enroute, she remembered that she did not have any money in her pocket, she did not even have enough coins to make a…

Monday Motivation….. April 29, 2013 (116) Once upon a time, a small bird named Tasoo lived in a vast jungle. One hot summer day, a terrible wildfire erupted and the flames devoured many trees and animals living in the jungle. Other birds flew high into the sky and far away to safety, but Tasoo couldn’t…

Monday Motivation….. April 22, 2013 (115) Charles Plumb was a US Navy jet pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile. Plumb ejected and parachuted into enemy hands. He was captured and spent 6 years in a communist Vietnamese prison. He survived the ordeal and now lectures on…

Monday Motivation….. April 15, 2013 (114) Once upon time in ancient Europe, wishing to encourage her young son’s progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were seated, the mother spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the aisle to greet her. Seizing the opportunity to…

Monday Motivation….. April 08, 2013 (113) Once upon a time a very poor man lived with his wife. One day, his wife, who had very long hair, asked him to buy her a comb for her hair to grow well and to be well-groomed. The man felt very sorry and said no. He explained that…