Category Archives: Inspiration

Here is your Friday story, A Fine Line Courtesy of Insight of the Day Tears poured from her eyes as if there was no tomorrow, and in a sense, for her, there were no tomorrows. That was her reality. Her daughter was in the Shock Trauma Intensive Care Unit (STICU), having sustained a severe traumatic brain more »

Here is your Friday story.  Arthur and the Witch – courtesy of Bob Proctor Young King Arthur was ambushed and imprisoned by the monarch of a neighboring kingdom. The monarch could have killed him but was moved by Arthur’s youth and ideals. So, the monarch offered him his freedom, as long as he could answer more »

Here is your Friday story,  Everyone Needs a “Me” File – courtesy of Bob Proctor During a dinner with friends I mentioned an e-mail I’d received from a 13-year-old thanking me for the way my commentaries had influenced his life. I was clearly proud of the note, and Sally Kinnamon said I should save this more »

To chase down a dream! By Tyer Perry Sorry I’ve been MIA but we just finished the movie, For Colored Girls, and I have to tell you, I have new respect for Ntozake Shange’s 1975 writings. Listening to these words spoken through the voices of Phylicia Rashad, Kerry Washington, Tessa Thompson, Macy Gray, Kimberly Elise, more »

Here is your Friday story, Acres of Diamonds. Courtesy of Bob Proctor One of the most interesting Americans who lived in the 19th century was a man by the name of Russell Herman Conwell. He was born in 1843 and lived until 1925. He was a lawyer for about fifteen years until he became a clergyman. more »

Here is your Friday story, What You “Know” Can Get in The Way! courtesy of Bob Proctor There are those that say, “The older you get, the harder it is / the longer it takes to learn.” Then there are those that say “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” Scientists have done studies on more »

Here is your Friday story, When There’s Nothing We Can Do  courtesy of Bob Proctor “Out of all that you possess, what do you believe is the most valuable?” he asked me. “Rich, you know me well enough to know I put little value on things in my life. So, this, for me, is a difficult more »

Here is your Friday story, Gliding Through Life – courtesy of Bob Proctor Jumping over huge snow mounds, then propelling down steep snow slopes at a ridiculously high speed to the bottom of the mountains–what a feeling! Well, maybe in my dreams. However what was I going to say when the person who had asked me more »

Here is your Friday story, “The Big Deal – That Shouldn’t Have Been”. Courtesy of Bob Proctor The “big deal” in this case has nothing to do with Goldman Sachs, Wall Street, health care, or government bailouts. It did involve money, though, and that is part of the reason it made headlines. A couple of more »