Category: Inspirational
But most men perish inch by inch
“The Night They Burned Shanghai” by Robert Abrahams. It tells of a couple driving to play Bridge with some of their friends. As they are en route they survey what is going on in the world. The luxury of playing Bridge is juxtaposed with various world tragedies. The poem ends with these arresting lines: And […]
Continue ReadingThe Simple Coffee Cup
At a college reunion, a group of successful alumni—now doctors, lawyers, business owners—decided to visit their old professor. They chatted about their careers and families, but soon the conversation shifted to life’s pressures, stress, and constant chasing after more. After listening for a while, the professor smiled and said, “Hold on a minute. I’ll go […]
Continue ReadingThe relentless need to keep going—Ernest Hemingway
“The hardest lesson I’ve had to learn as an adult is the relentless need to keep going, no matter how shattered I feel inside.” This truth is both raw and universal. Life doesn’t pause when our hearts are heavy, our minds are fractured, or our spirits feel like they’re unraveling. It keeps moving—unrelenting, unapologetic—demanding that […]
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The Cat by Mark Twain
“That’s the way with a cat, you know — any cat; they don’t give a damn for discipline. And they can’t help it, they’re made so. But it ain’t really insubordination, when you come to look at it right and fair — it’s a word that don’t apply to a cat. A cat ain’t ever […]
Continue ReadingWrote a famous author & asked for advice
In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write a famous author and ask for advice. Kurt Vonnegut was the only one to respond – and his response is magnificent: “Dear Xavier High School, and Ms. Lockwood, and Messrs Perin, McFeely, Batten, Maurer and Congiusta: I thank you for your friendly letters. You […]
Continue ReadingGrowing Good Corn
There was a farmer who grew excellent quality corn. Every year he won the award for the best grown corn. One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something interesting about how he grew it. The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn with his neighbors. “How can you afford to share […]
Continue ReadingAn 87-Year-Old College Student Named Rose
[Found on Facebook] The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned round to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that […]
Continue ReadingLife After 70
Copied from a Facebook post. “I asked a friend who has crossed 70 & is heading towards 80 what sort of changes he is feeling in himself. He sent me the following: 1. After loving my parents, my siblings, my spouse, my children and my friends, I have now started loving myself. 2. I have […]
Continue ReadingAdvice for Sons & Daughters
40 phrases to your sons and daughters so they can be more resilient, successful, and confident in life. [From Facebook]
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