Stories Inspiring

Calvin, of the “Calvin and Hobbes” comic strip fame, once imparted some timeless wisdom: “If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night,” he observed, “I’ll bet they’d live a lot differently.” I believe he’s right. I try to sit outside every night before bedtime to breathe the

When Edward Everett Hale was Chaplain of the Senate, someone asked him, Do you pray for the senators, Dr. Hale?  He replied, No, I look at the senators and I pray for the country. We all need to receive the Grace of God.  It Is All About Grace! During a

A young boy was looking through the family album and asked his mother, “Who’s this fellow on the beach with you with all the muscles and curly hair?” “That’s your father.” “Then who’s the old bald-headed man who lives with us now?” Let’s be honest — we all change as

A well-to-do woman sipped tea with a younger and not-so-well-heeled acquaintance on the veranda of her spacious mansion. “When my first child was born,” she said, “I decided to do something especially nice for myself. So I built this exquisite home.” “Well, isn’t that nice,” said the other with a

I was headed to Cincinnati Ohio. The plane was due to leave at 5pm. I was to connect to a flight from Charlotte, NC at 7:10, and from Charlotte fly to Cincinnati. It was raining. The flight was late. It was very late. By 6:45, the gate attendant asked for

A couple’s garage was piled high with duck decoys, fishing rods, hunting boots, waders and outdoor gear of all kinds.   Staring at the mess, the wife sighed, “I hope I die first, so I don’t have to get rid of all this.” “Look on the bright side,” the husband said,

One of your greatest powers is … your imagination. Let me explain. William James was a philosopher and one of the leading thinkers a century ago. He said this about the power of the mind: “Anything you may hold firmly in your imagination can be yours.” He believed there was

A group of dinner guests were sitting around a table discussing life. A CEO decided to explain the problem with education. He argued, “What’s a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?” He reminded the other dinner guests what

A sky-diving instructor was asked, “How many successful jumps must a student make before he or she can become certified?” He answered, “All of them.” Sky diving, however, is the exception. Is your life built on a series of successes? Do you usually attempt something new and immediately succeed, then

Comedian Bill Cosby once said, “I’m not the boss of my house. I don’t know how I lost it, I don’t know when I lost it, I don’t really think I ever had it. But I’ve seen the boss’ job…and I don’t want it!” Like it or not, there are