Mar 07 2017
What final result are you trying to achieve? In the mid-1950s, a flamboyant, but unknown, American pianist had dreams of performing in the Hollywood Bowl. He gathered some money, rented the Hollywood Bowl on an off night, showed up wearing a tuxedo and played a full concert on a grand piano to absolutely no audience …
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Feb 04 2017
Life is to be lived. No excuses. No reservations. No holding back. An enchanting story about the talented violinist Fritz Kreisler tells how he once came across a beautiful instrument he wanted to acquire. When he finally raised the money for the violin, he returned to buy it and learned that it had already been …
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Jan 03 2017
A chauffeur worked for a woman who liked to take her cat with her on errands. During one trip, the uniformed driver dropped her at a shopping mall before refueling. The cat remained in the car, lounging on top of the limousine’s back seat. The confused service station attendant stole several glances at the feline …
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Oct 30 2016
by Steve Goodier Though I have never seen it, I’m told that the Niagara River has a couple of interesting signs upstream of the famous falls. There is one by the side of the river visible to daredevil boaters that reads, “Do you have an anchor?” Then just downstream is a second sign that says, …
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Sep 07 2016
Three friends were discussing death and one of them asked, “What would you like people to say about you at your funeral?” The first of the friends said, “I would like them to say, ‘He was a great humanitarian, who cared about his community.’” The second answered, “I hope they say, ‘She was a great …
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Aug 09 2016
One man said of his marriage “I very distinctly remember our wedding day. As we unloaded the moving van into our little house, I said, ‘Darling, this is your and my little world.’” Then he became pensive. “Problem is, we’ve been fighting for the world’s championship ever since,” he said. One woman was tired of …
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Jul 15 2016
Should we chain our children to the bedpost until they reach adulthood? Should we shield them from all negative influences until they can make mature decisions? When Dr. Willis Tate was at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, he told of a mother who gallantly tried to protect her son. She wrote a long letter …
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May 13 2016
Are your dreams and beautiful ideas just pipe dreams? According to Webb Garrison in his book Why You Say It (Rutledge Hill Press, 1992), the term ‘pipe dream’ has its origins in the 19th century. The drug opium was imported into Europe from Asia and was widely used in certain literary circles in Britain. Opium …
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Apr 01 2016
Do you feel your life is all it can be? Do you yearn for life to be fuller? A friend once recited this poem to me: There once was a cautious gal, who never romped or played; She never drank, she never smoked, from the path she never strayed. So when she passed away the …
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Mar 02 2016
A funny story circulated recently about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. Doyle evidently told of a time when he hailed a taxi in Paris. Before he could utter a word, the driver turned to him and asked, “Where can I take you, Mr. Doyle?” Doyle was flabbergasted. He asked …
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