A man found an eagle's egg and put it in a nest of a barnyard hen. The eagle hatched with the brood of chicks and grew up with them. All his life, the eagle did what the barnyard chicks did, thinking he was a barnyard chicken. He scratched the earth for worms and insects. He clucked and cackled. And he would thrash his wings and fly a few feet in the air. Years passed and the eagle grew very old. One day
he saw a
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from Awareness |
Today, when I awoke, I suddenly realized that this
is the best day
There were times when I wondered if I would make it to today; but I did! And because I did I'm going to celebrate! Today, I'm going to celebrate what an unbelievable life I have had so far: the accomplishments, the many blessings, and, yes, even the hardships because they have served to make me stronger. I will go through this day with my head held high,
and a happy
Today, I will share my excitement for life with other
people. I'll
Today is the day I quit worrying about what I don't
have and start
And tonight, before I go to bed, I'll go outside
and raise my eyes to the heavens. I will stand in awe at the beauty of
the stars and the
As the day ends and I lay my head down on my pillow,
I will thank the Almighty for the best day of my life. And I will sleep
the sleep of a contented child, excited with expectation because I know
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from Chicken Soup for the Surviving Soul Copyright 1996 by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Patty Aubery & Nancy Mitchell, R.N. |
I was being interviewed by a senior manager for a
major insurance
I could still barely talk about the loss of my wife.
Bruce, the
After the next round of interviews, Bruce took me
to lunch with
From that one act of kindness, when he had no idea
if we would
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from Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work Copyright 1996 by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Maida Rogerson, Martin Rutte & Tim Clauss |