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My life changed forever on March 3, 2012. Some may consider me disabled now, but I don’t think the prosthetic limb I wear is a sign of loss. It is a symbol of empowerment and a reminder to overcome fear and embrace life. Here is my story – I was …

Once there was a Gurukula in a village, Gurukula is a place were students will be allowed to serve the teacher and will also learn some of the good habits from their teacher. One fine morning the students were sitting under the tree facing the teacher and a donkey went …

One afternoon, a fox was walking through the forest and spotted a bunch of grapes hanging from a lofty branch. “Just the thing to quench my thirst,” he thought. Taking a couple of steps back, the fox jumped and just missed the hanging grapes. The fox tried again but still …

Bruce Lee’s limits Stirling Silliphant (an American student of Lee’s) related an inspiring story that perfectly embodies Lee’s attitude toward progressive resistance in cardiocascular training, as well as his refusal to let a person -in this case, Silliphant- underestimated his own physical limitations. “Bruce had me up to three miles …

By a two-step process of invention, Earl S. Tupper created one of the most practical items of Americana to date: the airtight plastic food container that still bears his name.

Earl Silas Tupper was born on a farm in New Hampshire in 1907. As a boy, he applied his native creativity to building devices that made work around the family's farm and greenhouses easier. In fact, he earned a patent for a frame used to dress chickens for sale. The young Tupper also showed a talent for salesmanship: he increased his family's income by selling poultry and produce door to door rather than from a stand or at the market.

Even if you’re not a “Weather Nut,” you should find this interesting. Kind of looks like God never intended for people to live in Florida! Top 10 Cities with Least weather variety Based on temperature variation, precipitation, wind, severe weather 1. San Francisco, California 2. San Diego, California 3. Los …

— A True Story Joe Kittinger is not a household aviation name like Neil Armstrong or Chuck Yeager. But what he did for the U. S. space program is comparable. On Aug. 16, 1960, as research for the then-fledgling U. S. space program, Air Force Captain Joseph Kittinger rode a …

By Alvin Richardson -- Published Tuesday, February 28, 2012

My wife told me the other day that Karen Grassle recently turned 70.

For many of you, that tidbit of information may be meaningless, but it was reminiscent of a television show that put a lot of valuable ideas in my head.

Karen Grassle played the role of Carolyn Ingalls in “Little House on the Prairie,” and along with her husband, Charles Ingalls (played by Michael Landon) and their family, portrayed life in a 19th-century rural setting in the Midwest.

This very short and enlightening story is like a parable from the Bible. It teaches that it's never to late to learn a lesson in life... especially if it can save a life...-

---- Author unknown

A man was in his cabin in the middle of a terrible snow storm when he heard a feeble scratching at his door.

He opened it to see a half frozen rattle snake on his doorstep begging to be let in from the bitter cold.

The man said to the snake, “I’m not going to let you in! You’re a rattle snake and you’re going to bite me!”

“No I won’t,” hissed the snake. “Just bring me in and get me warm and I’ll be your friend for life.”

NY Knicks' Jeremy Lin story, of Asian-American kid out of Harvard who brought life back to Garden is American classic

In the land of opportunity, Lin finally gets his chance and makes the most of it

by Mike Lupica
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS - Sunday, February 12, 2012, 11:17 PM

There are so many elements to what has happened already to Jeremy Lin, because the rest of the league missed him and the Knicks nearly did, because he comes from Harvard, because he is Asian-American, because basketball New York has fallen for him as suddenly and completely as it has.ÔÇ¿ÔÇ¿