At the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, the sport of canoe racing was added to the list of international competitions. The favorite team in the four-Man canoe race was the United States team. One member of that team was a young man by the name of Bill Havens. As the time for the Olympics […]
A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey, they had an argument and one friend slapped the other one. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: Today my best friend slapped me. They kept on walking until […]
If our home is on fire, would we wait for an invitation to leave that home? Better still, will we consult the experts on the position of the stars and the heavenly bodies, so that we can time our escape to perfection?! Maybe, we will update our FB status and ask our ‘friends’ for their comments […]
by Joseph Newton Think… Have you got the habit of hoarding useless objects, thinking that one day, who knows when, you may need them? Have you got the habit of accumulating money and not spending it because you think that in the future you may be in want of it? Have you got […]
At their 50th anniversary, a group of friends and their spouses made a decision to distribute their combined assets among their living heirs. Their rationale, “To avoid trouble.” They added one proviso: “While still alive, income from these properties will be used to maintain our present lifestyle inclusive of medical expenses, extravagant trips and unlimited shopping. “That’s […]
Do you see red when someone cuts past you at the checkout counter? Do you think they deliberately did it? Beware, you are cutting short your life, warn molecular biologist Elizabeth Blackburn — who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2009 — and health psychologist Elissa Epel, who studies stress and ageing. The authors […]
There’s a built-in danger in goal setting. What is it? It’s believing we’ll only be happy when we reach those goals. We tell ourselves, ‘When I graduate, get a job, own a home, get married, have children,’ and so on, so we keep postponing life. A university professor tells of being invited to speak […]
“The man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.” – Malcolm X “Take risks in your life. If you win, you can lead! If you lose, you can guide.” – Swami Vivekananda F-E-A-R has two meanings: Forget Everything And Run or Face Everything And Rise The Choice is yours! “Not everything that is faced can […]
One day all the employees reached the office and they saw a big advice on the door on which it was written: “Yesterday the person who has been hindering your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been prepared in the gym.” […]
Birth Certificate shows that we were born. A Death Certificate shows that we died. Videos show that we live! Relax and read this slowly. I Believe… That we can keep going long after we think we can’t. I Believe… That sometimes when I’m angry I have the right to be angry, but that […]
