Inspiration for Today

And also listen to this amazing voice: Somewhere over the rainbow Way up high, There's a land that I heard of Once in a lullaby. Somewhere over the rainbow Skies are blue, And the dreams that you dare to dream Really do come true. Someday I'll wish upon a star And wake up where the clouds are far Behind me. Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away...

In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the King for not keeping the roads...

There once was a bunch of tiny frogs... ... who arranged a running competition. The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower. A big crowd had gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on the contestants... The race began... Honestly, no-one in crowd really believed...

The story is abut a little wave, bobbing along in the ocean, having a grand old time. He's enjoying the wind and the fresh air – until he notices the other waves in front of him, crashing against the shore. “My God, this terrible”,the wave says. “Look what's going to happen to...

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 telling me anything I’d like you to pass a little...

We believe that some of the surest conditions of success might include:  To be able to act with complete honesty and integrity; To be both content with oneself and have others be content with you; To be able to be peaceful and stable when all around you are in crisis or chaos; To...

Follow your dream. Take one step at a time and don't settle for less, Just continue to climb. Follow your dream. If you stumble, don't stop and lose sight of your goal Press to the top. For only on top can we see the whole view, Can we see what we've done and what we can do; Can...

One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord.Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand.Sometimes there were two sets of footprints,other times there were one set of footprints. This bothered me because I noticedthat...

“How do we measure success?  To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the...

Let me arise Let me arise and open the gate, to breathe the wild warm air of the heath, And to let in Love, and to let out Hate, And anger at living and scorn of Fate, To let in Life, and to let out Death. - Violet F...

Today, many will awaken with a fresh sense of inspiration. Why not you? Today, many will open their eyes to the beauty that surrounds them. Why not you? Today, many will choose to leave the ghost of yesterday behind and seize the immeasurable power of today. Why not you? Today,...

        I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger.I wish you enough...

Customer Service: Can you install Love? Customer: I can do that. I'm not very technical, but I think I'm ready to install now. What do I do first? Service: The first step is to open your Heart. Have you located your Heart' Customer: Yes, I have, but there are several programs...

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The Winner is always part of the answer;The Loser is always part of the problem.The Winner always has a program;The Loser always has an excuse.The Winner says, "Let me do it for you";The Loser says, "That is not my job."The Winner sees an answer for every problem;The Loser sees...

People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered. Love them anyway! If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.Do good anyway!If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.Succeed anyway!The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.Do...

One bright morning in the middle of night, Two dead boys rose to fight.  Back to back they faced each other, Drew their swords and shot one another.  A deaf policeman heard the noise, and saved the lives of the two dead boys.  If you don't...

A man and his son were walking in the forest. Suddenly the boy trips and feeling a sharp pain he screams ‘Ahhhhhhhhh’. Surprised he hears a voice coming from the mountain, ‘Ahhhhhhhhh’! Filled with curiosity, he screams: ‘Who are you?’, but the only answer he receives is ‘who...

A clergyman was walking down the street when he came upon a group of about a dozen boys, all of them between 10 and 12 years of age. The group surrounded a dog. Concerned lest the boys were hurting the dog, he went over and asked "What are you doing with that dog?" One of the...

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A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it everyday. He climbed to the treetop, ate the apples, took a nap under the shadow…he ...

"You have hardened", said the flower, bending her petals downward toward the half stone at her roots. "These rains should have softened you, made you more fertile and receptive to the seeds of the fields; but no. You have accumulated minerals and have become more silent and full...

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“Most people think they have to control everything around them. And we all do that to a certain extent. But what can you really control in a world where everything is so increasingly unpredictable and changing? If your attention is focused on controlling things around you, you will loose your focus on what is really...

Each day is a lifetme in miniature. To awaken each morning is to be born again, to fall asleep at night is to die to the day. In between waking and sleeping are the golden hours of the day. What we cannot do for a lifetime we can do for a daytime. Anyone can hold their temper...

Gossip is the greatest abuse of time and energy. Everyone adds on his or her own personal bias, interpretation, and bitterness. We used to play a children's game where we all sat in a circle and one person would whisper a sentence to the next person. By the time it was repeated...

  1. Focus. Tennis players focus intensely and specifically on what they're doing at the moment. Their mind isn't drifting off to other things. They know that being focused is essential to success and you can't take your eye off the ball. Although their focus is...

The Heart is the Field,Self-discipline is the Fencing.Exclusion of worldliness is the Weeding,Ardent application is the Tilling.Holy thought is the Seed, Fervor is the Crop,Ecstasy is the Harvest. Sri Ramakrishna Paramaha...

Whenever Beauty looks,Love is also there; Whenever beauty shows a rosy cheek Love lights Her fire from that flame. When beauty dwells in the dark folds of nightLove comes and finds a heart entangled in tresses. Beauty and Love are as body and soul.Beauty is the mine, Love...