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Many years ago, Norman Cousins was diagnosed as “terminally ill”. He was given six months to live. His chance for recovery was 1 in 500. He could see the worry, depression and anger in his life contributed to, and perhaps helped cause, his disease. He wondered, “If illness can be caused by negativity, can wellness be created by positivity?” He decided to make an experiment of himself. Laughter was one of the most positive activities he knew. He rented all the funny movies he could find – (This was before VCRs, so he had to rent the actual films.) He read funny stories. He asked his friends to call him whenever they said, heard or did something funny. His pain was so great he could not sleep. Laughing for 10 solid minutes, he found, relieved the pain for several hours so he could sleep. He fully recovered from his illness and lived another 20 happy, healthy and productive years. (His journey is detailed in his book, Anatomy of an Illness.) He credits visuali...

Yes! You can achieve what ever you want to archieve... Believe me you can!! Hear This: There was once a little villiage that was so poor. All they had was only one cow and every family based their survival on that cow. Each family had her day to milk the cow and manage with the milk till their next date. This went on for a long time and all the villagers were acustomed to this tradition. They were also very satisfied and contented. One day, two visitors who were on an adventure visited the village, they were very displeased with the situation in that village. Visitor One: "what can we do to help these people, they are very lazy and unwilling to work". Visitor Two: "lets buy one more cow for them". Visitor One: "no, we can't do that, it will make them more lazy. Lets think of a better idea". These two gentle men thought for while. "I have a good idea" said Visitor One, "lets distroy their only means of surviva...

In order to live a happy life, you need to know the following real facts: . 1. There are different types of human beings on earth. Some people are sadists, some people will hate you without reason, some people enjoy making other people sad, some people will laugh at you, they just enjoy doing it. Some people will love you without reason and some will like to cheat you. Be prepared to meet these various people and don't care about whatever whoever may be. . 2. Never you make an attempt to please everybody. If you want to please everybody, then you are just disturbing yourself for nothing because it is NOT possible to please everybody. . 3. Do not feel inferior. Do not allow any human being make you feel inferior. Always be yourself where ever you are. No human being is perfect. No human being is complete. You are just like any other human being. . 4. Challenges and problems are part of life. There is no human being that does not have problems. If anyone sa...

... This is a true life story. BE PATIENCE TO READ TILL THE END. Happy Reading: There was once a very beatiful girl who lived with her grandma, she was brilliant and God-fearing but lost her poor parents at a very tender age. The grandma was her only hope survival, the one who provided möney for her secondary education through pertty trading. When the girl was in her final year, things was so hard that she couldn't pay her exams fee, her grandma could not help because the money was much. She cried and prayed all day for a miracle it didnt seems to happen. As the closing date was approaching, she decieded to ask some teachers for help. The only male teacher that was willing to help her had a condition she must fulfill before he could help-she must sleep with him for the money. She refused, went home in tears, but help didnt come from any where. A week to the closing date, she thought to herself 'will all these years be in vain, the hunger, the pain, ...

A Nigerian proverb says "What You Seek For In Sokoto(a distance land) Is In Your Shokoto(a yoruba name for trouser)" "...contentment is a great gain" - The Bible The Story You Are About To Read Will Teach You Many Lessons-Just Read With Understanding. Happy Reading: Long ago, Jones was a farmer here in Africa who was happy and content. He was happy because he could take good care of his family with his farming business. One day a wise man came to him and told him about the glory of diamonds and the power that goes along with them. The wise man said, “If you had a diamond the size of your thumb, you could have your own city. If you had a diamond the size of your fist, you could probably own your own country.” And then he went away. That night the farmer couldn’t sleep. He was unhappy and discontented. He became unhappy and dissatisfied with what he had because he had imagined what life would be if only he had a diamon. The next morning h...

This story is long but interesting, you will learn if you find time to read it. Happy Reading: On July 2, 1881, the 20th president of the United States, President James Garfield, was in a railroad station getting ready to board a train for the New Jersey shore, when he was suddenly shot twice by a madman, Charles Guiteau. President Garfield was shot twice at close range… one shot glanced off of his arm while the second bullet found its way into his abdomen. He was taken immediately to Washington DC to be cared for and treated. Over the course of the next 80 days, sixteen doctors tried their skill and techniques to try to save the life of the president. The stuck a metal probe into him to search for the bullet as well as their dirty fingers and filthy instruments. Because of the heat and humidity it was decided that he would be moved to a cottage at the Jersey shore. Shortly thereafter, President Garfield’s temperature began to rise, so the decision was made ...

HERE IS A VERY WONDERFUL STORY... Be happy for who you are in where you are! Happy Reading... A Crow was absolutely satisfied in life. But one day he saw a swan… This swan is so white and I am so black…crow thought. This swan must be the happiest bird in the world. He expressed his thoughts to the swan. “Actually,” the swan replied, “I was feeling that I was the happiest bird around until I saw a parrot, which has two colors. I now think the parrot is the happiest bird in creation.” The crow then approached the parrot. The parrot explained, “I lived a very happy life—until I saw a peacock. I have only two colors, but the peacock has multiple colors.” The crow then visited a peacock in the zoo and saw that hundreds of people had gathered to see him. After the people had left, the crow approached the Peacock.. Dear Peacock, You are so beautiful. Every day thousands of people come to see you. When people see me, they immediately shoo me away. I think yo...

 HAVE LEARNED…! Here are some lessons I have learned in Life. Read, it maybe a source of inspiration/motivation to you. HAPPY READING: ¤¤ I’ve learned- that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them. ¤¤ I’ve learned- that no matter how much I care, some people just don’t care back. ¤¤ I’ve learned- that it takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it. ¤¤ I’ve learned- that no matter how good a friend is, they’re going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that. ¤¤ I’ve learned- that it’s not what you have in your life but who you have in your life that counts. ¤¤ I’ve learned- that you should never ruin an apology with an excuse. ¤¤ I’ve learned- that you shouldn’t compare yourself to the best others can do. ¤¤ I’ve learned- that you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life. ¤¤ I’ve learned- that it’s taking ...

This is a real life story of engineer John Roebling building the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, USA back in 1870. The bridge was completed in 1883, after 13 years. In 1883, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a spectacular bridge connecting New York with the Long Island. However bridge building experts throughout the world thought that this was an impossible feat and told Roebling to forget the idea. It just could not be done. It was not practical. It had never been done before. Roebling could not ignore the vision he had in his mind of this bridge. He thought about it all the time and he knew deep in his heart that it could be done. He just had to share the dream with someone else. After much discussion and persuasion he managed to convince his son Washington, an up and coming engineer, that the bridge in fact could be built. Working together for the first time, the father and son developed concepts of how it could be accomp...

This story is very important to every child/parent. PLEASE READ! Thomas Alva Edison had only three months of schooling before he was considered by his teacher, “too stupid to learn”, and was sent home. His teacher actually concluded that Thomas Alva Edison could not learn and was stupid; One day Thomas Edison came home and gave a paper to his mother. He told her, “My teacher gave this paper to me and told me to only give it to my mother.” His mother’s eyes were tearful as she read the letter out loud to her child: "Your son is a genius. This school is too small for him and doesn’t have enough good teachers for training him. Please teach him yourself". To Thomas, he was proud of himself when he heard what he thought was the content of letter. But Nancy Edison – his mother, decided to teach Thomas herself after reading the content of the letter. However, she did encourage him to be self- educated and he spent most of his time in the library readin...

Did you know that an eagle knows when a storm is approaching long before it breaks? The eagle will fly to some high spot and wait for the wind to come. When the storm hits, it sets its wings so that the wind will pick it up and lift it above the storm. While the storm rages below, the eagle is soaring above it. The eagle does not escape the storm. It simply uses the storm to lift it higher. It rises on the wind that bring the storm. When the storms of life come upon us, like the eagle, we can rise above them and ride the winds of the storm that bring sickness, tragedy, failure, and disappointment into our lives. What is your greatest challenge right now? Jot it down and then let it lift you higher. Raise above your problems... You can soar like the eagle!!

SOME INSPIRING TIPS FOR A GREAT LIFE... Everyone Needs To Read. 1) "Everyone have two Eyes ... But No one has the same View... " 2) The most important quality of successful people is their willingness to change.. 3) "Human beings are very strange. They have ego of their knowledge but, they don't have knowledge of their ego". 4) People who judge do not matter. People who matter do not judge. 5) Alphabet "O" stands for Opportunity which is absent in Yesterday" Available only once in "Today", And thrice in "Tomorrow" 6) "Pain Is Unavoidable but, Suffering Is Optional" 7) Trust the One Who can See, These Three Thing in You ~Sorrow Behind Your SMILE, Love Behind Your ANGER & Reason Behind Your SILENCE! 8 ) Beautiful things Are not Always Good ~ But Good things are Always Beautiful! 9) Never Miss the First Opportunity, Because the Second Opportunity Will be Much More Difficult than First...

JESSICA: THE FEMALE PILOT WITH NO ARMS – its a true story! Highly motivational and Inspirational True Stories for your edification. Don't limit your challenges - challenge your limits... STAND UP AND COME OUT OF THAT CHALLENGE!! Happy Reading: Born in 1983 in Sierra Vista, Arizona, USA, Jessica has learned to live her life with her feet. Born without arms and all doctors did not know why. There were many questions at the time about whether Jessica would be able to live a “normal” life. However, Jessica’s father has said he never shed a tear about her birth condition. He had full confidence in her potential. With the support of her parents and family, Jessica became confident in herself as an adult and continued to explore the world with her feet. As a child, Jessica studied dance in her home town. When the first performance arrived, she asked to be put in the back row. Her dance teacher told her there was no back row. Tentatively she took the stage wi...

DID YOU KNOW THAT? . Sometimes, those you think are harsh to you maybe the ones that truely love you. Here is a little story for you... Enjoy as you read and learn: . A little bird was flying in the cold of the morning, he was so freezed that he fail from the sky for lack of strength. . An elephant passed by and shit on him. Though he was not happy with the development, he endured, sooner he started getting warmed from the shit. Out of happiness, he started singing for the strength and warm he got from the elephant's shit. . As he was singing, he was also wondering how he'll get out of the shit and continue his journey. This made him to sing aloud perharps help could locate him in his deep shit. A cat passing by heard the bird's song and decided to go and see what was going on. The bird was happy when he heard the cat approaching, 'I will get an help after all' he thought to himself. . But sadly, the cat came, brought him out, cleaned h...

Please Forgive Me For Bothering You... . . I Have No Silver or Gold To Give... . . But A Little Story To Share... . . Will You Like To Read My Story...? . . I Bet, You Will Be Glad You Did...! . . Ok, Now, Here Is My Story... . . Please, Don't Forget To Enjoy...! . . My mother is a good cook, she always cook tasty and delicious meals... . . But, one day, mother surprised me, she served father with a burnt cake... . . The cake was not just burnt a little, but it was as black as coal... . . As a child, I was observing, waiting to see what father will say or do... . . To my greatest surprise, father just ate everything the very way it was and asked me 'how was your day?'... . . Mother came in and apologised to father for the burnt cake she served... . . Dear friends, I will never forget father's response... To be sincere, I was shocked to hear, "Darling, your meal was nice, I enjoyed every piece of it" -that was ...

PLEASE BE SILENT! As the adage goes; ‘silence is golden’. Today, I present to you a list of 20 situations where it is better to be silent: 1. Be silent – in the heat of anger. 2. Be silent – when you don’t have all the facts. 3. Be silent – when you haven’t verified the story. 4. Be silent – if your words will offend a weaker person. 5. Be silent – when it is time to listen. 6. Be silent – when you are tempted to make light of holy things. 7. Be silent – when you are tempted to joke about sin. 8. Be silent – if you would be ashamed of your words later. 9. Be silent – if your words would convey the wrong impression. 10. Be silent – if the issue is none of your business. 11. Be silent – when you are tempted to tell an outright lie. 12. Be silent – if your words will damage someone else's reputation. 13. Be silent – if your words will damage a friendship. 14. Be silent – when you are feeling critical. 15. Be silent – if you can’t say it wi...

Hear These...! Life is strenge, life is funny, life is unpredictable... Sometimes full of suprises, sometimes with disappointments, sometimes with so much happiness and sometimes, sadness. I do not pretend to be older than my grandpa, but the truth is despite my age, I'm old enough to confess that life is indeed a mystery. @ I've seen a Landlord becoming a tenant before his death. @ I've seen owner of a ' benz' pedalling a bicycle not for sports but for transportation... Some even trek. @ I know a student who became the Vice Chancellor in his former University with most of his lectures still teaching under him. @ I have seen once rejected boy becoming the bread winner for a whole community. @ A once sought-after lady begging a young guy half her age to marry her. @ A victor becoming a victim. @ A driver's conductor buying a car for his master. @ A borrower recruiting the credit manager. @ In life, no one knows tomorrow & ...

As funny as it sound, I know you maybe wondering my reason for that caption... Hear This: Some years ago when I was much younger, I didn't really understand what valentine was all about so I said I must find out. One day, I decided to ask about the excitement of 14th feb popularly called Saint Valentine's day-the only person I could ask was my uncle because I was living with him at that time. "Sit down my son, let me tell you the meaning of Valentine and what feb. 14tn is all about". He said. 'Wow, so I am finally going to do away with my curiosity'. I thought. Little did I know that I was about entering the greatest confusion of my life. "VALENTINE means FATHERS OF TINY CHILDREN" he said, "what young people celebrate that day is immorality, defilement, and the kind of evil that results in the young girls giving birth to tiny, malnourished and rejected bastards, not only that, they incur the wroth of God for themsel...

Hello fathers and mothers, uncles and aunties, brothers and sisters, family and friends... Today is another lovely day... Trust me, I have come to "tortorry" your day with this lovely story that will make you feel good. I know you are wondering why I titled this story "YOU DID NOT KNOW...?" Now, read this and you will understand better. Happy Reading... Once upon a time, there was a wealthy woman who had only a son. She lost her husband when the boy was at the age of 2. From then, she took full responsibility of her most loving and treasured son. For the love of her only son, she did everything and was ever ready to do anything to see to her son's well-being and complete happiness. The boy went to the best of school, ate the best, and was shawered with every good thing you can think of. It was a routine for her only child to go to school with a well prepared, balanced meal. Guess what? There was also a poor begger who was a good friend ...

 Alert! This note is not to offend you, rather it is to make some corrections. Many ladies are getting older by the day because they are waiting for a man that is rich, handsome, good looking, educated and so on instead of a godly man with a bright future. These have lured many of our ladies to their early grave. Just last month, eleven girls were reportedly killed, their sensitive parts taken away because they went for the money they didnt know the source. Make some findings, you will hear that some of those girls had the opportunity of marrying some promising young men but turned them down- this is very pathetic! I heard a very true story of a beautiful female graduate who turned down a promising young man because he didnt live big, she prefered a man who had a filling station. Without arguement, the wealthy man payed everything he was asked to pay as dowry - marriage dong start... The girl took in and gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, she fall sick months after the delive...

Note: Every story is like a coin, it has two sides-be a good listener, always listen to both sides, then, you'll be a good judge. Here is a captivating story for your reading pleasure... I hope you'll learn too. Enjoy... It was a beautiful tuesday morning, as usually, our literature teacher came into the class to teach. Normally, she will always tell us a story to get the attention of the class before the main study-you know, students likes stories. This day was not different, she came in and we were all ready to laugh like we always do. But her story for the day was different! Here is it... “Once upon a time, a couple was returning from a journey in their little canoe. In the canoe was only a life jacket. As they were going, there came a mighty storm, both of them were afraid as the canoe started sinking. At that moment, the husband picked up the life jacket, put it on and jumped into the water leaving his helpless wife with the sinking canoe. His wif...

Read and you will be touched by this story. Where man's ability ends, GOD'S suprimacy starts. READ THIS: Once upon a time, there was a poor widow who was deserted, rejected and abandoned by the entire villiage... She was labeled a witch-accused of killing her husband. She had three children-a boy and two girls. The boy(Abel) was the first child, about 12yrs of age. He did not go to school because his poor mum couldn't afford it, however, Abel was very strong, hardworking and did make little money to support his mum by helping the villager in their farm. Mary was about 9years old, she couldn't do much than to assist her mum in domestic works in the house. The last child, Helen, she was 6, sick and has been bed wriden since the death of her father 2years back-she was so close to her father. This family was so poor that it was hard for them to feed not to talk of treating Helen who was on her sick bed. The poor widow, being the principal bread win...