Motivational & Inspirational Stories: A Better Place
Above all else, SomethingToShare.com and the motivational and inspirational book, “The Nurse in the Delivery Room Slapped Me… Once: Stories and Perspectives to Help You Unlock Your Amazing Potential” (see much more including excerpts, inspiring reviews, etc. at STSTheBook.com) were created as beacons for perspective - as a refuge for inspiration. And as the namesake implies, the true magnitude and potential of our efforts is ultimately contingent on the extent to which we are all willing to share - share our feelings... our experiences... our insights... our inspiration... our growth… our dreams… our potential.
So, what about you? What are your hopes... your fears? What causes your biggest smiles... your heaviest tears? Do you take time out from the hustle and bustle of life every once in a while to examine your priorities... to challenge your perspective... to question your destiny? Do your loved ones truly know that they are? What is the one thing that you wish you could do to make an impact in this life? Exactly what's stopping you from getting started?
We must realize that in the end what matters in this life is not what we could have done - but what we do. And no matter how much we tell ourselves that we cannot make a difference, the truth is each day each one of us can make a difference in someway… for someone. After all, it doesn't take a lot to make a difference - just a little time and a little concern as the following passage so eloquently illustrates;
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Starfish, (an interpretation), Author: Unknown
A young girl, vacationing with her family, arose early with excitement. Today was the much touted Starfish Day - a day full of festivities beginning with the collection of Starfish souvenirs. Excited, the young girl's early arrival to stake her claim was interrupted by something further down the beach. A quarter mile away there appeared to be a figure repeatedly throwing something into the ocean.
As the young girl approached, she asked what the woman was doing. The woman replied, "high tide has washed all of these Starfish up on shore and they will die if I do not save them." In disbelief the young girl countered, "you can't be serious... there are hundreds and hundreds of Starfish along the beach... you can't save them... what difference could you possibly make?"
With this the woman picked up a Starfish, threw it especially hard against the waves. Then turning to the young girl she offered, "I definitely made a difference in that one's life - didn't I?"
A little later as the guests filed out of the hotel, they were perplexed to see two figures down the beach repeatedly tossing something into the ocean.
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Without a doubt, we have the capability to make a difference each and every day... for the people we know and those we will never know. Selfless deeds and inspirational words have a way of taking on a life of their own - many times fostering generations of other selfless deeds and inspirational words in their wake.
So make a positive impact, no matter how big or how small, every chance you get. Whether you bring laughter to someone in the midst of losing all perspective or offer hope where there is a short supply... whether you sacrifice for someone in their hour of need or simply try to appreciate a different point of view with your paradigms freed... whether you pay for the next car at the toll booth or choose, on a daily basis, find ways to inspire, encourage and motivate yourself, your family and friends... Whatever you choose to do, make even a small difference on this day and the next…
And the world will be a better place…
Talk to you soon.
D Anthony
Inspirational Author and Motivator
Author of “The Nurse in the Delivery Room Slapped Me… Once”
Founder of STSTheBook.com and SomethingToShare.com
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