Once there was a young man sitting on a park bench worried sick. He owned a business and had gotten himself into a huge amount of debt. He could see no way out of his predicament. He was being harassed by his creditors and his vendors were demanding payment. Suddenly, an old man sat down […]
The Most Important Thing. What is it? The Dalai Lama says spreading a message of harmony is the most important thing. Audrey Hepburn said it’s to enjoy your life. Princess Diana said it was family. John Wayne said tomorrow is the most important thing. Steve Jobs said it was remembering that he will soon be […]
One day a man was strolling through the circus. As he passed by the elephants, he noticed that the only thing that prevented these huge animals from running away was a small chain attached to a collar around their leg. The chain was tied to a little peg hammered into the ground. The man […]
One day, employees at a company got to the office and saw a big sign on the door that read: “Yesterday, the person who has been holding you back from success at this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral currently in progress at the gymnasium.” Many of the employees shook their […]
I built a model airplane when I was a kid. The instructions said to use modeling cement which we didn’t have. I asked my mom if she could buy me some. She said sure, we’ll go tomorrow. But I was impatient. I couldn’t wait until tomorrow. I wanted to build the plane today. So I […]
Why do most New Years resolutions fail? Why is it so difficult to change habits? You hear about it all the time: people win big in the lottery, millions of dollars. Five years later they are broke. Perhaps you’ve experienced this: you lose a bunch of weight just to gain it all back plus a […]
During my “cowboy” phase, while living in Arizona, I decided to try my hand at rodeo. I made up my mind to do bareback bronc riding. This is where a rider gets on a horse (or bronc) whose only desire is to buck the bronc rider off. With only one hand, the rider hangs on to a […]
Here is a parable of persistence and faith: the story of the Chinese Bamboo tree. This tree is like all trees in that it requires watering and feeding to make it grow. What is unique about the Chinese Bamboo is that for the first year after the seed is planted, there in no apparent growth. […]
[leadplayer_vid id=”5296B9BEC1233″] Take responsibility for your ability to feel grateful now. Realize that nothing outside of you needs to change or be different for you to feel grateful. Have a mantra. Create the habit of repeating a word or phrase to say throughout the day to bring you into present moment awareness. “Be Here Now”, […]
There may be some dead that are grateful aside from Jerry Garcia and the band, but maybe the highest form of gratitude is feeling lucky to be alive. I find it interesting that we only have one day a year dedicated to giving thanks. What if every week we had a Thanksgiving day? (Minus the huge feast, of course.) If you lived 80 years, Thanksgiving […]
