by Inspiration | May 4, 2024 | Archives, Inspiration
Thankfulness Makes for Peace
How can we feel thankful when so much is wrong, so much is difficult, so much is not the way we’d like it to be? In today’s Gospel passage, we see Jesus crying. We know this same sorrow. We have felt the pain of crying for others, grieving over the harm that they are doing to themselves by remaining in sin or addictions or bad decisions, mourning also because of the harm that they are doing to us and to others. When we have felt this way, we have felt HIS pain, Christ’s own pain.
by Inspiration | May 3, 2024 | Inspiration, Archives, Featured
A Lesson in Success and Self Preservation One day, a young soldier walked up to a much-decorated senior officer in the army and asked him, “Sir, what is the secret… A Lesson in Success and Self Preservation One day, a young soldier walked up to a much-decorated senior officer in the army and asked him, “Sir, what is the secret of your success in the army? I want to be successful too.” The officer looked at the young soldier steadily for about three minutes and gave him a threatening order. He gave the young soldier a cup full of water and told him to walk round the training field five times. He clearly told him that his life depended on it, and if a drop of waterfalls from the cup, another soldier would shoot him on the head. Four soldiers were strategically positioned to shoot him down once a drop of water falls from the cup. Seeing how serious the whole thing turned out, he took the cup full of water and went out to complete his assignment. The young soldier carefully walked round the training field five times without letting a drop fall from the cup. At the completion of the task, he returned the full cup to the senior officer. When the man saw his commitment to preserve
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by Inspiration | May 2, 2024 | Inspiration, Archives, Featured
Success Principles Accept Accept others for who they are and for the choices they have made even if you have difficulty understanding their beliefs, motives or actions. Break Away Break… Success Principles Accept Accept others for who they are and for the choices they have made even if you have difficulty understanding their beliefs, motives or actions. Break Away Break away from everything that stands in the way of what you hope to accomplish with your life. Create Create a family of friends whom you can share your hopes, dreams, sorrows, and happiness together. Decide Decide that you’ll be successful and happy, come what may, and good things will find you. The roadblocks are only minor obstacles along the way. Explore Explore and experiment. The world has much to offer, and you have much to give. And every time you try something new, you’ll learn more about yourself. Forgive Grudges only weigh you down and inspire unhappiness and grief. Soar above it, and remember that everyone makes mistakes. Grow Leave the childhood monsters behind. They can no longer hurt you or stand in your way. Hope Hope for the best and never forget that anything is possible as long as you remain dedicated to the task. Ignore Ignore the negative voice inside your head. Focus instead on your goals and
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by Inspiration | May 1, 2024 | Business, Archives
How to Achieve Success in the Marketplace Two friends joined a wholesale company together just after their graduation. Both worked very hard. After several years, the boss promoted one of… How to Achieve Success in the Marketplace Two friends joined a wholesale company together just after their graduation. Both worked very hard. After several years, the boss promoted one of them to the post of Senior Sales Executive but the other remained a Sales Executive. One day, the one who was not promoted could not take it anymore. He tendered his resignation and complained that the boss did not value hard-working staff, but only promoted those who flattered him. The boss knew that he worked very hard for the years he’d spent in the company, but in order to help him realize the difference between him and his counterpart who was promoted, he sent him a task. “Go and find out if anyone is selling watermelon in the market.” The disgruntled fellow went and then returned saying, “Yes, there is someone.” The boss asked how much per kilogram? Not having the answer, this young man had to go back to the market to ask. He later returned to inform the boss that the price was $12 per kilogram. The boss then told him we would send the one that was
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