Inspirational Awakening

401. A Feline Example On Courage By Sheryl Joy Olaño
     Fangs. Killer claws. Hisses, grrrs...and later, yelps. Who is not familiar with cat-dog combats? It's a "hair-raising" party of limbs and tails and yes, the loser sheds most of the fur- mostly, the cat.It was night time and I was in the living room reading a tear-jerker when I heard a throaty, prolonged and wavering wail. Instantly I dropped the book and rushed to the door with one thought in mind - my cat was under attack. The thought brought …



402. Anamchara - Making Sense of Life By Tony Cuckson
     Many successful persons advise you start your day with a list of what you intend to do and achieve during your day. This is extended to include a week. It moves forward at specified time intervals until you advance through the years and the decades.At the end of each day you are instructed to look at your list and tick off the items that you have achieved. This is in essence is how you are to achieve a successful purpose driven life. You are…



403. The HUGE Deposit of Diamond in You By Adebola Oni
     Something happened to me some years back that is worthy is sharing with everybody all over the world. When I started running my business, things were very tough for me to the point that I could hardly afford to have a dime on me. One of those days, I was at home and very hungry with no hope of seeing anything to munch. I tried to force myself to sleep, but I could only succeed for just thirty minutes! I was so hungry that I just couldn’t have t…



404. Papa, You Are the Best! By Sanjeev Himachali
     Papa, you are the best!!!"Papa, you are the best" is the second best one-liner and one of the sweetest one-liner; all males say all fathers like to listen to at one stage or another of their life. As a father one can give following to his kids:1) Love and Care...to let them know that they are the best and most loveable person.2) Confidence...to take their own decisions.3) Courage...to face the world.4) Excellent Education...to face the best of …



405. Beluga Whale Hits the River By Laurie Smith
     Wonders never cease. Just when those in our area of the Delaware River were beginning to recover from the recent floods, a whale arrives to shake things up.A 15-foot Beluga whale-now identified as named "Helis" and hailing from the St. Lawrence Estuary in Canada--has been spotted swimming up and down the water near Trenton, New Jersey. Passersby gathered to spot the beautiful creature today. Although I wasn’t among those to who saw him, a few l…



406. Life Goes On By Chris Widener
     Boy, do I feel old. Or at least older.No, I didn’t just have a birthday (well, it was last month). I am thirty-seven years old. No, my oldest child just had a birthday – he turned 13 last Friday (I have four kids – 13, 11, 9, and 8).Sure, I am not old, and neither is he. But this birthday – the 13th – is significant and is cause for reflection. “They don’t get any younger,” they say. And that is exactly my point.It seems like just yesterday I …



407. What in the World are You Doing? By Chris Widener
     Here is the typical life – typical, though not everybody does it this way. But for the most part, lives generally go something like this:Born Eat and sleep Play with toys Go to school Play little league Go to schoolLearn to drive Go to school Leave high school Go to more school, but pay for it now Get a job Get married Buy a houseHave kidsWatch your kids eat, sleep, play and go to school Work, work, and workRetireDieThat’s the basic life, isn’t…



408. Everybody is Somebody By Vaughn Pascal
     I wrote about my life and all that I have had to go through. I also ended that story with a little bit about how my life has since changed, but I want to take it further. I want you to see me how I was then and how I am now. Am I changed much? Yes, I am no longer the person who went through all those things.You may look at me and think, “man I feel sorry for that person” or at least think, “that person went through a lot”. Yes, I did but I am …



409. Mitigating Factors By Wayne Mitchell
     Direct Answers - Column for the week of September 30, 2002I am writing for advice on a personal dilemma of the most personal nature. I am male, mid-40s, married 20 years.After all these years, I still long to make love to my wife two or three times per week, while she seems to prefer two or three times per year, if ever. Best I can tell, she no longer enjoys making love whatsoever and hasn't for the last 10 years.While all this seems dismal, …



410. Fulfill Your Dreams: Believe in You By Usiere Uko
     What we believe plays a very big role in outcomes in our life. If you believe you cannot do something, then you will not even try. You will give up without lifting a finger. When you label something impossible, you brain simply shuts down. It does not bother processing the information at it’s disposal. It is not worth the effort.If somehow, you start to believe that it is possible, then like a shut down plant, your brain will roar back into lif…



411. Being Fruitful By Jim Rohn
     Over the years I've learned to challenge my audiences to turn their response to the ideas and information they receive into results. According to the Christian story, the first couple, Adam and Eve, was instructed to be fruitful - produce some results.Fruitful is kind of an interesting word; it denotes abundance. Here's what I think fruitful, abundance and productivity mean - to go to work on producing more than you need for yourself. I think w…



412. Arranging Stepping-Stones By Steve Brunkhorst
     The greatest achievements were obtained by those who took one step after the next. They resolved to succeed, and moved little by little toward a worthwhile goal.Temporary obstacles in one situation are very often stepping stones to remarkable blessings. Be grateful even for setbacks, for each contains the seed of an equal or greater blessing.By infusing your thoughts with love and faith, you will build the tenacity and spiritual fitness needed …



413. What Forgiveness Is Not By Rosella Aranda
     Is a grudge-laden heart sabotaging your success in business and in life?Much has been written over the ages about the value of forgiveness. And yet so many people continue to resist the idea of forgiving their transgressors. Why is this?I believe there are a couple of factors at play.First, although people might want to forgive, they don’t want the culprit to “get off scot-free.”Let’s examine this more closely. There are many misconception…



414. Change Begins With Choice By Jim Rohn
     Any day we wish we can discipline ourselves to change it all. Any day we wish; we can open the book that will open our mind to new knowledge. Any day we wish; we can start a new activity. Any day we wish; we can start the process of life change. We can do it immediately, or next week, or next month, or next year.We can also do nothing. We can pretend rather than perform. And if the idea of having to change ourselves makes us uncomfortable, we c…



415. Need A Boost? Take a Look at How Far You've Come By Lisa Lake
     Too many of us are too hard on ourselves, always alert to that devilish voice whispering "you should be farther along in life". Smother that voice right now by reading this quote by Booker T. Washington:"I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed."What enviable wisdom!Obstacles, impediments, interruptions. Have you ever …



416. To Thine Own Self By Wayne Mitchell
     Direct Answers - Column for the week of December 6, 2004Someone gave me a bit of advice, and I'm doing my best to get my head wrapped around it, trying to understand and comprehend and translate it into my own life. What does it mean to "follow your own heart"?LisaLisa, Dante's "Divine Comedy" opens with the author saying, "Midway in the journey of our life, I found myself in a dark wood, for the straightforward path had been lost." That is h…



417. A Life of Purpose's Extraction By Tushar Jain
     Purpose. What is purpose? Drinking coffee when you wake up and making a habit of drinking coffee only when you wake up? No. Trying to drink coffee when it’s hot and trying conscientiously to make it a habit to swallow it hot? No. Blowing white, shivering steam off the surface and then, guttering it down immediately so that it’d fall lightly against the cylindrical walls of your gorge? No.Purpose is about drinking tea.It is not ambition. It is n…



418. Accept Every Invitation By Marion Franklin
     How often do you decline an invitation because you have something else you would rather do? Or you're not crazy about the person asking you to join? Or you're not interested in that type of event? Or you feel like doing nothing? ...So often we are asked to attend an event, join a group, go to a movie, meet for lunch or dinner, and so often we say no thank you. Many reasons come up - too busy, not interested, don't feel like it, and already have…



419. Life - The Journey By Teow Aun Chew
     The physical body of Man would be spoiled sooner or later. If one does not die now, one would die later. If one is alive now, it is not sure that he can live later. Don't take the exterior (physical things) too seriously, the most important is that he must make good use of his vitality, time and the splendour of his youth in the right manner. During this span of time, do something that you consider to be the best, do it really well, soon you wi…



420. A Journey of Success and Abundant Living By Judith Kirk
     HOW TO ATTRACT SUCCESS AND LIVE ABUNDANTLYI am embarking on a journey and I invite you to come along. This is a personal journey to discover how to live abundantly and attract those things that we really want in life. While each of us may be heading in different directions, the process will be the same. We will first determine the destination, map out the route and enjoy the scenery along the way. Are you interested? Want to come along?“Success…



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