It took Leo Tolstoy about six years to write the classic War and Peace. Cervantes published Part I of Don Quixote in 1605, but it was 10 years later — in 1615 — before he…
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Never give up!
This happened in November 2009. A South Korean woman celebrated after passing the written exam for a driving licence – on her 950th attempt. After four years of trying, 68-year-old Cha Sa-soon…
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Heaven’s store
A woman had a dream in which she wandered into a shop at the mall and found (God) behind a counter. He said to her, “You can have anything your heart desires.”…
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If the world were a village of 100 people
The Family Care Foundation posted on its website an article entitled “If the World Were a Village of 100 People.” If you shrunk the world’s population down to 100 people, the demographics…
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Let me be thankful….
Matthew Henry, the great Bible commentator, was robbed one day. He wrote in his diary: “Let me be thankful, first, because I was never robbed before. Second, because although they took my…
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Mindfulness
Do you enjoy the blessings in your life, or are you always wanting more? Dr. Don Colbert, in his book The Seven Pillars of Health, says people need to learn to practice mindfulness to…
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Kindergarten
In the 1980s, the #1 bestseller All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten was published. The author, Robert Fulghum, realised one day that “what’s necessary to live a meaningful life” wasn’t…
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The greatest compliment
In the “Ask Marilyn” column in Parade magazine, a reader asked, “What do you consider to be the ultimate compliment anyone could pay you?” The columnist, Marilyn vos Savant, who was listed…
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Lying takes more brain energy
A study has found that lying takes more brain energy than telling the truth. The study, reported in 2004, was conducted by the Temple University School of Medicine, USA, using functional magnetic…
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Shooting yourself down
The F-11 Tiger was one of the first supersonic jets of the US navy, flying off aircraft carriers. From 1957-1969 it was used by the Blue Angels flight team. But on September.…