by Susan | May 24, 2022 | folktales, inspiration
There once was a grandpa who lived with his family. As Grandpa grew older, he began to slobber and spill his food. So the family had him eat alone. When he dropped his bowl and broke it, they scolded him and got him a cheap wooden bowl. Grandpa was so unhappy. Now one...
by Susan | May 21, 2022 | folktales, inspiration
This story taken from Buddhist Boot Camp is a PERFECT illustration for Step 6 of Karen Armstrong’s book, “Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life” — ACTION. The streetlight turned yellow, so he stopped his car at the crosswalk instead of...
by Susan | May 13, 2022 | folktales, inspiration
A psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they’d be asked the “half empty or half full” question. Instead, with a smile on her face, she inquired: “How heavy is this glass of...
by Susan | May 7, 2022 | folktales, inspiration
One day a priest’s one slipper fell into the river. The priest threw the other slipper into the water because he had no use for one slipper. A man was bathing in the river. He saw the slipper and threw it on the bank. But the slipper hit a man who was carrying a...
by Susan | May 4, 2022 | folktales, inspiration
You are holding a cup of coffee when someone comes along and bumps into you or shakes your arm, making you spill your coffee everywhere. Why did you spill the coffee? “Well because someone bumped into me, of course!” Wrong answer. You spilled the coffee because there...
by Susan | May 3, 2022 | folktales, inspiration
A Fable by Aesop An Oak that grew on the bank of a river was uprooted by a severe gale of wind, and thrown across the stream. It fell among some Reeds growing by the water, and said to them, “How is it that you, who are so frail and slender, have managed to weather...
