Motivational Stories

"This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes." from Today's Quote https://ift.tt/2MsPKjy

Just say the word predator, and people will instantly start thinking of different things. Say predator to a man around the age of 40 and they will likely think you are talking about the film from 1987. It is a classic 80s action/sci-fi film, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jesse Ventura. These predator quotes include some great lines from the cast of  Predator  (including the one my husband yells, in a horrible Aussie accent, when he would like us to go faster…). If you were to say ‘predator’ to an animal lover they might instantly think of the Irwins and other nature shows that highlight the predators of the animal kingdom. Animal predators come in many different shapes and sizes, and not all appear threatening. For instance, a cat is a predator of mice, but neither of those animals strikes fear into my heart. Then there are apex predators, which means they are the predator at the top of the food chain, and rarely have a natural predator of their own. These include anima...

C. S. Lewis is the literary genius responsible for bringing us popular and imaginative stories like  The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe , and the other six books that make up  The Chronicles of Narnia.  Another fabulous book by C. S. Lewis is  The Screwtape Letters . What is the purpose of The Screwtape Letters ? Well, as you can see from this collection of The Screwtape Letter quotes about prayer and religion, the book is a religious satire piece. It is also a bit of a self-help book, as it explores spiritual conflict and the human psyche, while threading a line between fiction and real theology, delivered to the reader in reverse. The premise of the book is that Uncle Screwtape (an upper-level devil) and his nephew, a lower-level demon named Wormwood, are communicating via letters. Screwtape is mentoring his nephew in order to ensure that “the Patient” is corrupted and his soul damned to hell. We get to see a typical human life, including all the trials and...

‘Loner’ is one of those words in the English language where connotation plays a large part in how an individual defines it. For some people, a loner is the ‘outsider,’ or the ‘recluse’ that everyone stays away from because there is something just odd about them. Other people romanticize the loner, seeing them as a ‘lone wolf,’ this almost mystical, powerful figure brimming with ideas forged in solitude. Some think it is a necessary trait for genius, and others hear the word loner and feel fear. These loner quotes capture a bit of all sentiment, even from those who say, “I am a loner.” Some of these loner quotes are from geniuses like Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison. Others are from creative wonders like Michael Douglas, Jules Verne, and Jodi Picoult. There are a few loner quotes that are deeply profound and might make you tear up, while there are some that are kind of funny. This contrast between opinions about being a loner begs the question, “Is it good to be a loner?” Keep re...

“There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.” ~John Holmes As someone who people often come to seeking help or advice, I recently encountered a new situation for me: one in which I chose to stop helping someone and walk away entirely because I determined it wasn’t good—for the other person or myself. It felt like the wrong thing to do, but once I had some distance, I knew I had made the right decision. Throughout the helping, I soldiered on and helped and helped and helped until it no longer felt good, and sometime after that I determined it was no longer help at all—it was enablement. My good friend—let’s call him Jack—has had a series of extremely toxic relationships. Infidelity, dramatic and very public confrontations, drug abuse, police involvement…. Jack has always played the role of victim in these cases, and in the three relationships I saw him in during the time of our friendship, he was cheated on, dumped, thrown out of the house, an...

Lilo and Stitch  is one of those perfect Disney movies. It is filled with enough real pain and angst to bring viewers on an emotional journey while having enough whimsy and fiction to not leave us completely devastated. It is a balance that Disney does well, and the movie about the orphaned little Hawaiin girl, who is being raised by her teenage sister, is one of the best. The little family is grieving and struggling in the real world, but Lilo’s heart is still so big and looking for love that she rescues an ugly misfit little “dog.” A “dog” she names Stitch, and who turns out to not be a dog at all! Instead, he is one of the galaxy’s most wanted criminals. Yup, the adorable little alien that gifts us with so many funny and heartfelt quotes, is an intergalactic fugitive. The council is searching for ‘Experiment 626’ (Stitch) because he is known to cause quite a lot of chaos. Stitch’s attempt to escape capture though, leads to Lilo almost getting hurt, and social services removin...

These martial arts quotes from the world’s favorite martial artists will inspire you to know when to fight and when to choose peace instead. These quotes from Bruce Lee , Jackie Chan , Chuck Norris , Miyamoto Musashi and others highlight these famous martial artists’ philosophies on life, fighting, and peace. While Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Chuck Norris are all well-known for their movie careers as martial artists on the silver screen, they were and are all great martial artists off set as well. Bruce Lee was a master in Chinese martial arts, boxing, Jeet Kune Do, and Wing Chun. Jackie Chan is also a master in Chinese martial arts and Jeet Kune Do, as well as Taekwondo, Judo, and Hapkido. Chuck Norris founded a karate style called Chun Kuk Do which is based in Tang Soo Do. He also has a 3rd-degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and has practiced in karate, Judo, and Taekwondo. Miyamoto Musashi was a Japanese fighter in the 17th century whose philosophy of fighting and of lif...