Hammering Your Finger Story

Story title: Hammering Your Finger 
By: Bert Balling

    One day, the British author Hilaire Belloc was walking along the docks in New York City when he saw an African American nailing together wooden boxes. Every now and then the man would hammer his finger and then wince with pain for some minutes. Belloc did not believe what he was seeing and so he walked over to the workman and asked, "I beg you pardon, but could you tell me why you keep hitting you finger with hammer?"

How To Harness Energy Story

Story title: How To Harness Story 
By: Michael Korda in Reader's Digest

     The first rule of success is to have energy. Energy is a desire to get things done.. and done correctly, and it has to have a specific goal.
     The trick to develop energy is to split one's workday into small specific goals. Here is the story of how one successful businessman did it.
He speaks for himself:

Cursing And Swearing Story

Story title: Cursing And Swearing Story
By: Marian Wise in Reader's Digest

   A little old lady went into a pet shop and wanted to buy a parrot But the owner of the store told her."Oh, you don't want him. He uses some pretty terrible language. Why don't you get a puppy or a cat?"
     "No. I want that parrot, " the lady insisted, and put her money on the counter. The owner shrugged his shoulders and made the sale.    

Distractions at Prayer Story

Story title: Distractions At Prayer 
By: Bruno Hagspiel

     While journeying on horseback one day, St. Benedict met a farmer walking along. "You've got any easy job." said the farmer. "Why don't I become a man of prayer? Then I, too, would be travelling on horseback."
     "You think praying is easy replied the saint." If you can say one 'Out Father' without any distraction, you can have this horse."

Little Rivets, Big Disaster Story

Story title: Little Rivets, Big Disaster Story

    Over 1,500 people died in the worst maritime disaster of all time the sinking of the Titanic on its maiden voyage from England to New York. On an April night in 1912, the luxurious 900 foot cruise ship hit an iceberg and sank. At least that's what historians believe, as well as the script writers of the hit movie.

The Cross Room Story

Story title: The Cross Room Story

    A young man at the end of his rope groaned in distress as he prayed."Lord, I can't go on. My cross is too heavy to bear."  

Finding Happiness in Tibet Story

Story title: Finding Happines in Tibet Story

   A bright young premed student from Harvard University journeyed to the mountains of Tibet during the summer following his sophomore year. There he met a monk who said to him, "Don't you see how you are poisoning your soul with your success-oriented way of life? Your idea of happiness is to stay up all night studying for an exam so you can get a better grade than you friend. Your idea of a happy marriage is not finding a woman who will make you whole, but winning the girl that everyone else wants. That's not how people are supposed to live. Life is not a competition. Give it up. Come join us in an atmosphere where we share, live in harmony, and love one another. Here you can find true happiness."