Collection of Inspired short story

A winner is always part of the answer. A loser is always part of the problem. A winner always has a plan. A loser always has an excuse. A winner says: "Let me do it for you." A loser says: "That is not my job." A winner sees an answer for any problem. A loser sees a problem...

 The first: Day yesterday. (Past)You can not change anything that has happened.You may not remove your sin;and repeat the excitement that you felt yesterday.Leave through the day yesterday, just release ...The second: Day tomorrow. (FUTURE) until tomorrow's sunrise ,You...

If you were here I would say thank-you,for teaching me to find the courage and strengthto dance to my own brand of music.If you were here I would say thank-you,for showing me that each and everyone of us are a miracle of Godeach destined to leave our own unique footprints in this...

To yourself: The gifts of daily self-examination, self-discipline, self-respect, originality, a balanced diet, regular exercise, and regular mental and spiritual nourishment.To your brothers and sisters: The gifts of love, help, understanding and emotional support.To your spouse:...

On a beautiful morning, an older gentleman, aged 75, was sitting with his son when he asked his son what was sitting in the window. He himself was not able to recognize what it was, due to his weak eyesight.His son replied, "That is the crow."Due to his age, the older man forgot...

I am your best friend. I am your confidant. You can tell me anything at all and I will always understand and love you.I know that you always do your very best and that sometimes your fears get the best of you. I know that you have come a long way and have grown and matured in immeasurable...

Why does the sun riseWhy do we get up in the morningWhy is there breathe in our lungsWhy are we hereHopeFor hope we liveNot because the grassIs green beneath our feetNot because the cloudsAre calm above our headsNot because the sunshine is warmAnd the breeze cool on our sidesBut...

There's a story about the California gold rush that tells of two brothers who sold all they had and went prospecting for gold. They discovered a vein of the shining ore, staked a claim, and proceeded to get down to the serious business of getting the gold ore out of the mine. All...

The Boss drives his men, The Leader inspires them..The Boss depends on authority, The Leader depends on goodwill..The Boss evokes fear, The Leader radiates love..The Boss says "I", The Leader says "We"..The Boss shows who is wrong, The Leader shows what is wrong..The Boss knows how...

"Sir, What is the secret of your success?" a reporter asked a bank president."Two words""And, Sir,what are they?""Right decisions.""And how do you make right decisions?""One word.""And,sir,What is that?""Experience.""And how do you get Experience ?""Two words""And, Sir,what are they?""Wrong...

Foolish people with all their other thoughts, have this one too: They are always getting ready to live, but never living.Your success will start when you begin to pursue it. To reach your goal or to attain success, you don't need to know all of the answers in advance. You just need...

Chapter 1.I walk down a street and there's a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. It takes forever to get out. It's my fault.Chapter 2.I walk down the same street. I fall in the hole again. It still takes a long time to get out. It's not my fault.Chapter 3.I walk down the same street....

There once was a king named Dionysius who ruled in Syracuse, the richest city in Sicily. He lived in a fine palace where there were many beautiful and costly things, and he was waited upon by a host of servants who were always ready to do his bidding.Naturally, because Dionysius...

here are two days in every week about which we should not worry,  two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension.One of these days is Yesterday with all its mistakes and cares,  its faults and blunders, its aches and pains.Yesterday has passed forever beyond...

It seems that a man had gone to the tailor to have a suit made cheaply, but when the suit was finished and he went to try it on, it didn't fit him at all.Complaining that the jacket was too big in back, the right arm was too long, one pant leg was too short and three buttons were...

We were a very motley crowd of people who took the bus every day that summer 33 years ago. During the early morning ride from the suburb, we sat drowsily with our collars up to our ears, a cheerless and taciturn bunch.One of the passengers was a small grey man who took the bus to...

Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel.All claimed that they were the best.The most important.The most useful.The favorite.Green said:"Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and of hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all...

A dear friend sent me this poem. It was written by Alice Kerr of Lower Bucks, PA. She is a member of the Compassionate Friends, an organization for parents who have lost a child. I thought our readers might benefit from its words."Now I know I never knew,when you lost your child,What...

One day I was lying on the bed, reading, when my mother came into the room. She held out a vase--a rather ugly vase. She asked, 'Would you like to have this vase?'"I replied quickly, 'No, I don't want it.'"As she turned to walk away, I picked up something that said to me, 'Wait a...

A woman bought eggs and butter from a farmer who had a fine reputation not only for the quality of his products, but also for his promptness of delivery. Then one day, when she was expecting guests, he failed to come. On the next delivery, she spoke harshly to him. At the end of...

During my second month of nursing school, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one: "What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?"Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the...

An interesting system has been used for capturing monkeys in the jungles of Africa. The goal is to take the monkeys alive and unharmed for shipment to zoos of America. In an extremely humane way, the captors use heavy bottles, with long narrow necks, into which they deposit a handful...

This's a story about four people: Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody.There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody's job. Everybody...

Once upon a time, there was a foolish boy who had a bag full of beautiful marbles. Now this boy was quite proud of his marbles. In fact, he thought so much of them that he would neither play with them himself nor would he let anyone else play with them. He only took them out of the...

A DOG, crossing a bridge over a stream with a piece of flesh in his mouth, saw his own shadow in the water and took it for that of another Dog, with a piece of meat double his own in size. He immediately let go of his own, and fiercely attacked the other Dog to get his larger piece...

There was a fly buzzing around a barn one day when he happened on a pile of fresh cow manure. Due to the fact that it had been hours since his last meal, he flew down and began to eat. He ate and ate and ate.Finally, he decided he had eaten enough and tried to fly away. He had eaten...

An emperor was coming out of his palace for his morning walk when he met a beggar. He asked the beggar, "What do you want?"The beggar laughed and said, "You are asking me as though you can fulfill my desire!"The king was offended. He said, "Of course I can fulfill your desire. What...

A little boy once found a jar of nuts on the table."I would like some of these nuts," he thought. "I'm sure Mother will give them to me if she were here. I'll take a big handful." So he reached into the jar and grabbed as many as he could hold.But when he tried to pull his hand out,...

About ten years ago when I was an undergraduate in college, I was working as an intern at my University's Museum of Natural History. One day while working at the cash register in the gift shop, I saw an elderly couple come in with a little girl in a wheelchair.As I looked closer...

Once upon a time there was a man who strayed from his own country into the world known as the Land of Fools. He soon saw a number of people flying in terror from a field where they had been trying to reap wheat. "There is a monster in that field," they told him. He looked, and saw...

I remember reading a story once about a man who was exploring some caves by the seashore. In one of the caves he found a canvas bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls. It was like someone had rolled up some clay and left them out in the sun to bake. They didn't look like much, but...

If I could live forever, I definitely would...Walk through the dark frozen canyon of the great Valles Marineris of MarsI'd fly in a jet stream above the Himalayan Mountains and try and count the uncountable starsI would surf in the clouds of a rising Nebula and would paint the swirls...

Nearly every day in our lives, if we are out and about, we will run into people who are unpleasant, obnoxious and downright nasty. It could be on the road, in the supermarket, in the workplace or any other location were we come into contact with people with differing views.Perhaps...

There is a story of identical twins. One was a hope-filled optimist. "Everything is coming up roses!" he would say. The other twin was a sad and hopeless pessimist. He thought that Murphy, as in Murphy's Law, was an optimist. The worried parents of the boys brought them to the local...

When young F. W. Woolworth was a store clerk, he tried to convince his boss to have a ten-cent sale to reduce inventory.The boss agreed, and the idea was a resounding success. This inspired Woolworth to open his own store and price items at a nickel and a dime. He needed capital...

On a clear, bright sunny day take powerful magnifying glass and a stack of newspapers and go outside for an experiment. Hold the magnifying glass over a pile of crumpled pages. Even though you are magnifying the power of the sun's rays through the glass lens, you will never start...

Major James Nesmeth had a dream of improving his golf game - and he developed a unique method of achieving his goal. Until he devised this method, he was just your average weekend golfer, shooting in mid- to low-nineties. Then, for seven years, he completely quit the game. Never...

One day, an expert in time management was speaking to a group of business students and, to drive home a point, used an illustration those students will never forget.As he stood in front of the group of high-powered overachievers he said,"Okay, time for a quiz" and he pulled out a...

There once was an oysterWhose story I tell,Who found that some sandHad got into his shell.It was only a grain,but it gave him great pain.For oysters have feelingsAlthough they're so plain.Now, did he beratethe harsh workings of fateThat had brought himTo such a deplorable state?Did...

An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by.The contractor...

If you woke up this morning with more health than illness..........you are more blessed than the million who will not survive this week.If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation.......you are...

Several years ago, a friend of mine and her husband were invited to spend the weekend at the husband's employer's home. My friend, Arlene, was nervous about the weekend. The boss was very wealthy, with a fine home on the waterway, and cars costing more than her house.The first day...

Your presence is a present to the world.You are unique and one of a kind.Your life can be what you want it to be.Take the days just one at a time.Count your blessings, not your troubles.You will make it through whatever comes along.Within you are so many answers.Understand, have...

Lord, thank you for this sink of dirty dishes; we have plenty of food to eat.Thank you for this pile of dirty, stinky laundry; we have plenty of nice clothes to wear.And I would like to thank you, Lord, for those unmade beds; they were so warm and comfortable last night. I know that...

How a person reacts to criticism often means the difference between success and failure. Take the case of Ole Bull, the famous Norwegian violinist of the past century.His practical father, a chemist, sent him to the University of Christiania to study for the ministry and forbade...

There is a story of a farmer whose horse ran away. That evening the neighbors gathered to commiserate with him since this was such bad luck. He said, "May be."The next day the horse returned, but brought with it six wild horses, and the neighbors came exclaiming at his good fortune....

Some say I am disabled,  But you know that isn't true.I simply have a challenge  A little different from you.My slight inconvenience, has taught me  Things they could not know.Each obstacle is a victory,  Enabling me to grow.I'm not really any different, ...

The story is told of a king in Africa who had a close friend with whom he grew up. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that ever occurred in his life (positive or negative) and remarking, "This is good!"One day the king and his friend were out on a hunting expedition....

To let go does not mean to stop caring,it means I can't do it for someone else.To let go is not to cut myself off,it's the realization that I can't control another.To let go is not to enable,but to allow learning from natural consequences.To let go is to admit powerlessness,which...