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Inspirational Stories and Articles

Here you will find a collection of inspirational stories and
articles – all with life lessons.

You will find Personal Development, Self Empowerment, Business
Principles and Development, with a splash of esoteric wisdom.

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When Life Gives You a Kick

by Steve Goodier

I’m told the story is true: A woman was giving birth to a baby in an
elevator at a hospital. When she complained about the location, a
nurse said, “Why, this isn’t so bad; last year a woman delivered her
baby out on the front lawn.”

“Yes,” said the woman on the floor, “that was me, too.”

Who said, “If I didn’t have bad luck I wouldn’t have any luck at all?”

But on the other hand, not all “bad luck” should be considered a bad
thing! Like someone said, “When life gives you a kick, let it kick you
forward.”

In the 1920s, Ernest Hemingway learned something about “bad luck” and
getting kicked by life. He was struggling to make his mark as an
author when disaster struck. He lost a suitcase containing all his
manuscripts — many stories he’d polished to jewel-like perfection –
which he’d been planning to publish in a book.

According to Denis Waitley in his book Empires of the Mind (William
Morrow and Company, Inc., 1995), the devastated Hemingway couldn’t
conceive of redoing his work. All those months of arduous writing were
simply wasted.

He lamented his predicament to friend and poet Ezra Pound who called
it a stroke of good fortune! Pound assured Hemingway that when he
rewrote the stories, he would forget the weak parts; only the best
material would reappear. He encouraged the aspiring author to start
over with a sense of optimism and confidence. Hemingway did rewrite
the stories and eventually became a major figure in American
literature.

Don’t pray for fewer problems; pray for more skills. Don’t ask for
smaller challenges; ask for greater wisdom. Don’t look for an easy way
out; look for the best possible outcome.

When life gives you a kick, let it kick you forward.

Steve Goodier’s books & newsletter: http://LifeSupportSystem.com

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No Wrong Time to Say the Right Thing

by Steve Goodier

A cartoon depicts a woman shaking hands with her clergyman as she
leaves the church. The caption says, “Thank you for the sermon. It was
like water to a drowning man.” Some compliments are better left
unsaid….

Isn’t it true that words carry with them immense power? Power to build
up and power to tear down. Such was the case with the words of Maude,
a woman who learned that there is no wrong time to say the right
thing.

It was a cold, rainy day in March. Across the room in the millinery
department of the store where Maude worked, sat Laura, a woman about
Maude’s age. Other workers did not like Laura; they thought her to be
snobbish and aloof. And Maude agreed.

But sweeping the bias from her eyes, she made up her mind to say
something kind to Laura. Finally, she managed, “Do you know, Laura,
that I’ve worked in this room with you for several years. And whenever
I glance up I see your head silhouetted against the window there
behind you. I think you have the prettiest profile and hair that I
have ever seen on anybody.” Her words were not insincere flattery. She
meant it.

Laura looked up and began to cry. “That’s the first kind word anybody
has ever said to me in all the years I’ve worked here,” she said.

Maude discovered that Laura’s aloofness was not due to snobbishness,
but shyness. The two became friends. Other workers soon began to
include Laura in their activities, and she blossomed like a flower
that, for the first time, found sunlight. The right words, spoken in
kindness, changed a life.

Never underestimate the power of your words. There is no wrong time to
say the right thing. And there is no better time than now.

Steve Goodier’s books & newsletter: http://LifeSupportSystem.com.

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Power On

Each Day We All Need To Recharge Our Spiritual Battery, Otherwise The
Light Of Our Consciousness Becomes Dim, Thoughts Become Fuzzy, And
Decisions Are Impregnated With Doubt.

Power Is Available Inside And Outside.

Inside Us We Have A Spiritual Centre, At The Core Of Our
Consciousness, Pure Radiant Spiritual Light.

This Is What We Are.

However It Is Now Blocked By Our Attachments, The Record Of All Our
Life Experiences And Many Learned Beliefs And Perceptions.

Outside Us We Have The Sun Of Spirit, The Source, Invisible To Our
Physical Eyes But Only One Second Away When We Are Able To Quieten And
Focus Our Mind.

Meditation Connects Us To Both Sources Of Power – That’s Why
Meditation Is The Way To Access The Real Vitamins And The Minerals
That Spirit Craves.

The Vitamin Of Pure Love And The Minerals Of Truth And Wisdom.

Take Time To Empower Yourself Today.

Sit Quietly And Connect Your Mind To Each Source And Allow Yourself To
Recharge And Renew.

Phil Evans http://www.peoplestuff.com.au

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