A short motivational story to start a week!

Monday Motivation….. February 06, 2012 (052) Once upon a time a little girl and her father were crossing a bridge. The father was kind of scared so he asked his little daughter, “Sweetheart, please hold my hand so that you don’t fall into the river.” The little girl said, “No, Dad. You hold my hand.”…

Monday Motivation….. January 30, 2012 (051) Once upon a time a Scorpion, being a very poor swimmer, asked a Turtle to carry him on his back across a river. “Are you crazy?” exclaimed the Turtle. “You’ll sting me while I’m swimming and I’ll drown.” “My dear Turtle,” laughed the Scorpion, “if I were to sting you,…

Monday Motivation….. January 23, 2012 (050) Once an unhappy young man came to an old master and told he was very sad and asked for a solution. The old Master instructed the unhappy young man to put a handful of salt in a glass of water and then to drink it. “How does it taste?”…

Monday Motivation….. January 16, 2012 (049) Every one probably know the story of King Midas and his golden touch, however history speaks on evidences of a “Touchstone” that could turn any metal object into GOLD. When the great library of Alexandria burned, the story goes, one book was saved. But it was not a valuable…

Monday Motivation….. January 09, 2012 (048) Once upon a time in ancient America a man was selling Hotdogs by the roadside. He was illiterate, so he never read newspapers. He was hard of hearing, so he never listened to the radio. His eyes were weak, so he never watched television. But enthusiastically, he sold lots…

Monday Motivation….. January 02, 2012 (047) The incident took place back in 1887 in a small neighborhood grocery store when a middle-aged gentleman, Emanuel Nenger, gave the assistant a $20 note to pay for the turnip greens he was purchasing. When the assistant placed the note in the cash drawer she noticed that some of…

Monday Motivation….. December 26, 2011 (046) Years ago in Scotland, the Clark family had a dream. Clark and his wife worked and saved, making plans for their nine children and themselves to travel to the United States. It had taken years, but they had finally saved enough money and had gotten passports and reservations for…

Monday Motivation….. December 19, 2011 (045) Horror gripped the heart of the World War I soldier as he saw his lifelong friend fall in battle. Caught in a trench with continuous gunfire whizzing over his head, the soldier asked his lieutenant if he might go out into the “no man’s land” between the trenches to…

Monday Motivation….. December 12, 2011 (044) Once upon a time an old man lived alone in Minnesota. He wanted to spade his potato garden, but it was very hard work. His only son, who would have helped him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and mentioned his situation: “Dear…

Monday Motivation….. December 05, 2011 (043) Once upon a time a frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and a four-year old grandson. The old man’s hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together nightly at the dinner table. But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and…