inspirational story

As she stood in front of her 5th grade class on the very first day of school, she told the children an untruth. Like most teachers, she looked at her students and said that she loved them all the same. However, that was impossible, because there in the front row, slumped in his seat, was a...

THE MEANING OF SUCCESS One man began a speech to his fellow college alumni with the statement, "Some of you are successes, and some of you are failures -- only God knows which are which!" There are many kinds of successes, many kinds of winners; and which is which may not at first be apparent...

SO YOU MADE A MISTAKE? The obituary editor of a city newspaper was not one who would admit his mistakes easily. One day, he got a phone call from an irate subscriber who complained that her name just appeared in the obituary column. "Really?" was the calm reply. "Where are you calling from?"...

ALL THE JOY YOU NEED Thomas Aquinas once said, "No one can live without joy." But many people try. And the reason is often simply because they don't know how to be happy! They are so intent on the three Ps -- power, prosperity and prestige -- that they miss out on joy. Try to imagine this...

IS EVERYTHING GOING WRONG? A humorous story tells about a speeding motorist who was caught by radar from a police helicopter in the sky. An officer pulled him over and began to issue a traffic ticket. "How did you know I was speeding?" the frustrated driver asked. The police officer pointed...

ONE MINUTE CAN CHANGE A LIFE He almost killed somebody, but one minute changed his life. The beautiful story comes from Sherman Rogers' old book, "Foremen: Leaders or Drivers?" In his true-life story, Rogers illustrates the importance of effective relationships. During his college years...

LEARN TO LIVE Charlie Hough says, "Listen to everyone. Learn from everyone. Nobody knows everything but everyone knows something." At her citizenship hearing in 1967, Immaculata Cuomo (mother of Mario Cuomo) was asked by the judge how many stars were on the US flag. She said she didn't know...

:) Miracle in the Gym By Kimberly Ripley Doesn't it seem a bit cruel to send a child in a wheelchair to physical education class? That's what I used to think until I found myself eavesdropping on a class one day. Steve Schulten has been the physical education teacher at Little Harbour School in...