Inspiration for Today

Let others lead small lives, But not you. Let others argue over small things, But not you. Let others cry over small hurts, But not you. Let others leave their future In someone else's hands, But not you. Jim R...

A great Japanese master received a university professor who came to enquire about wisdom. The master served tea. He poured his visitor's cup full, and then kept on pouring. The professor watched the overflow until he could no longer restrain himself. 'It is overfull. No more will...

In the wake of yawning decadence,In the arms of dreadful pestilenceIn the eyes of hopeless impudence,Fearless Thou shalt be!When the time is ripe to cast the swordWhen the time is prime to spread the word,When evil’s ugly head is reared,Fearless Thou shalt be!When it’s time to do the best things right,When it’s time to hold your stance and fightWhen...

There are many notes to life.Some are high and some are low,and the melody they form may seem discordant to some.But all notes can for a melody, a combination,of lows and highs.Telling the song you feel.There is no right or wrong...only what you feel.Your heartstrings play.Play the...

There was an older guy who decided to jog around the local high school football field. As he huffed and puffed along, the team was practicing.     The players soon started running sprints up and down the field. The man told himself, "I’ll just keep running until they quit." So he ran, and they ran, and he ran some more, and they kept...

Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials in search of a filament for the light bulb. When none worked satisfactorily, his assistant complained, "All our work is in vain. We have learned nothing." Thomas Edison replied very confidently, "Oh, we have come a long way and we have learned a lot. We now that there are two thousand elements which...

Once upon a time there was a water-bearer in India who had two large pots, each hung on each end of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, and while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water at the end of the long...

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A young couple moved into a new neighbourhood The next morning while they were eating breakfast, The young woman saw her neighbour hanging the wash outside. 'That laundry is not very clean,' she said. 'She doesn't know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better laundry soap.'...

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An old man lived alone in home. 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 told his situation. "Dear Son, I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won't...

When Hasan, an Islamic philosopher was about to pass away, he was asked: “ Dear Hasan, who is your teacher?” Hasan answered: “I have numerous teachers. However, if I have to count the names of these teachers, it will take months, years, and that is too late since I have very little...

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When you're smilin' keep on smilin'The whole world smiles with youAnd when you're laughin' oh when youre laughin'The sun comes shinin? throughBut when you?re cryin' you bring on the rainSo stop your sighin 'be happy againkeep on smilin Cause when you're smilin'The whole world smiles with youOh when you're smilin' keep on smilin'The whole world smiles...

Gandhi was boarding a train one day with a number of companions and followers, when his shoe fell from his foot and disappeared in the gap between the train and platform. Unable to retrieve it, he took off his other shoe and threw it down by the first. Responding to the puzzlement of his fellow travellers, Gandhi explained that a poor person...

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. Albert Einstein&nb...

One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well that the farmer had accidentally left uncovered. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway, so it just wasn't...

Once upon a mountain top, three little trees stood and dreamed of what they wanted to become when they grew up. The first little tree looked at the stars and said, "I want to hold treasure. I want to be covered with gold and filled with precious stones. I will be the most beautiful treasure chest in the world !" The second little tree looked out at...

 Author Unknown There once was an oyster Whose story I tell, Who found that some sand Had gotten into his shell. It was only a grain, But it gave him great pain, For oysters have feelings Although they're so plain. Now, did he berate The harsh workings of fate That had brought him To such a deplorable state? Did he curse at the government, Cry...

The nest of young eagles hung on every word as the Master Eagle described his exploits. This was an important day for the eaglets. They were preparing for their first solo flight from the nest. It was the confidence builder many of them needed to fulfill their destiny. "How far...

Every man, according to an ancient legend, is born into the world with two bags suspended from his neck all bag in front full of his neighbors' faults, and a large bag behind filled with his own faults. Hence it is that men are quick to see the faults of others, and yet are often blind to their own failings. Aesop's Fab...

From a distance the world looks blue and green, and the snow-capped mountains white. From a distance the ocean meets the stream, and the eagle takes to flight. From a distance, there is harmony, and it echoes through the land. It's the voice of hope, it's the voice of peace, it's the voice of every man. From a distance we all have enough, and...

A Cherokee elder sitting with his grandchildren told them, "In every life there is a terrible fight - a fight between two wolves. One is evil: he is fear, anger, envy, greed, arrogance, self-pity, resentment, and deceit. The other is good: joy, serenity, humility, confidence, generosity,...