Cheetah yawned. It was a typically drowsy, warm summer day. He looked around, utterly bored. There never was anything to do in this awful jungle. Once again, the regret of having to relocate to this dull place smote him. He sighed sadly. He’d had to relocate; there were no gazelles or deer left in his […]
Lessons
Random Chance
Ravi hitched up his backpack and left. He had come to visit them ten days ago. They lived in a village fifty kilometers away from Nagpur. Dawn was just breaking in the east. The sky was flushed with promise. For no reason at all, Ravi felt braced. Today is the first day of the rest […]
Ordinary Courage
Many years ago I read a story about a boy called David. David was a spastic suffering from cerebral palsy. When he was two years old his parents noticed something wrong. They were told he would never walk, talk or count to ten. They were told that the case is hopeless and David will live […]
Who is Watching?
Note: I heard an abbreviated version of this story on an audio recording of a seminar where this gentleman was speaking. I don’t remember his name, sadly. But the story made a powerful impact on me. Here it is: I began my career in frontline sales. After almost fifteen years of selling a diverse range […]
The Traveler’s Gift- Decision Seven
Continued from: The Traveler’s Gift- Decision Six The Persistent Decision I Will Persist Without Exception. Knowing that I have already made changes in my life that will last forever,today I insert the final piece of the puzzle. I possess the greatest power ever bestowed upon mankind, the power of choice. Today, I choose to persist […]
The Traveler’s Gift- Decision Six
Continued from: The Traveler’s Gift- Decision Five The Compassionate Decision I Will Greet This Day With a Forgiving Spirit. For too its long, every ounce of forgiveness I owned was locked away, hidden from view, waiting for me to bestow its precious presence upon some worthy person. Alas, I found most people to be singularly […]
The Traveler’s Gift- Decision Five
Continued from: The Traveler’s Gift- Decision Four The Joyful Decision Today, I Will Choose to be Happy. Beginning this very moment, I am a happy person, for I now truly understand the concept of happiness. Few others before me have been able to grasp the truth of the physical law that enables one to […]
The Traveler’s Gift- Decision Four
Continued from: The Traveler’s Gift- Decision Three The Certain Decision I Have a Decided Heart. A wise man once said,”A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Knowing this to be true, I am taking my first step today. For too long my feet have been tentative, shuffling left and right, more […]
The Traveler’s Gift- Decision Three
Continued from: The Traveler’s Gift- Decision Two The Active Decision I Am a Person of Action. Beginning today,I will create a new future by creating a new me. No longer will I dwell in a pit of despair, moaning over squandered time and lost opportunity. I can do nothing about the past. My future is […]
The Traveler’s Gift- Decision Two
Continued from: The Traveler’s Gift- Decision One The Guided Decision I Will Seek Wisdom. Knowing that wisdom waits to be gathered, I will actively search her out. My past can never be changed, but I can change the future by changing my actions today. I will change my actions today! I will train my […]