A monk was strolling through the garden at a Zen monastery, listening to music. He stopped near another monk, who motioned for him to remove his earbuds. “What are you doing?” the second monk said. “I’m listening to music and…
A teacher asked her young pupils to tell about their acts of kindness to animals. After several heart-stirring stories, the teacher asked Tommy if he had anything to add. He replied rather proudly, “I kicked a boy once for kicking…
In every speech that I give, every column I write, every person or group that I mentor, my goal is to leave my audience with plenty of take-home value. I could teach from a textbook, and give lots of facts…
A lovely little girl was holding two apples in her hands. Her mom came in and softly asked her little daughter with a smile: My sweetie, could you share one of your apples with Mommy? The girl looked up at…
The minister was preoccupied with thoughts of how he was going to ask the congregation to come up with more money than they were expecting for repairs to the church building. On top of it all, he was annoyed to…
Jack Welch, former chairman and CEO of General Electric, talked about the three jobs he had growing up in Salem, Mass.: caddying, punching holes in a piece of cork and selling shoes. He loved being out on the golf course…
A minister told his congregation, “For next week’s sermon, I would like everyone to read the 17th chapter of Mark from your Bible. This will help you fully understand my topic on an important sin.” The following Sunday, the minister…
Quotes, aphorisms, proverbs or whatever you want to call them — I’m a junkie. I picked up the habit from my father who was an Associated Press journalist. Readers of my nationally syndicated column will recognize them as morals. They…
A famous art professor died and went to heaven. At the Pearly Gates, the professor asked St. Peter: “Who was the greatest painter in history?” St. Peter pointed to a nearby cloud. “See that woman right over there? She’s the…
The great American filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille said, “Creativity is a drug I cannot live without.” As I’ve said in the past, I always try to start each day with a healthy dose of vitamin C – Creativity. I believe…