the painting (value)

A very wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They had everything in their collection, from Picasso to Raphael. They would often sit together and admire the great works of art. When the Viet Nam conflict broke out, the son went to war. He was very courageous and died in […]

reasons

Reasons One day a malcontent was sitting under a walnut tree, and his eyes fell on a great pumpkin growing nearby. “Oh God,” said the malcontent, “how foolish you are to give such small nuts to such a big tree and such immense fruit to this tiny vine. Now if pumpkins were growing on this […]

slippery situations

   One of the most memorable case studies on Japanese management was the case of the empty soap box, which happened in one of Japan’s biggest cosmetics companies. The company received a complaint that a consumer had bought a soap box that was empty. Immediately the authorities isolated the problem to the assembly line, which […]

spider web

A Spider’s Web (Author Unknown) A young soldier found himself in a terrible battle during the Scottish Reformation. The enemy was soundly defeating this young man’s army. He and his comrades found themselves hastily retreating from the battle field in defeat, running away in fear of their very lives. The enemy gave chase. This young […]

this is not Jabba the Hut

I am almost certain that this is not a statue of Jabba The Hut, though the resemblance is uncanny. I am almost certain that it is a statue of Daruma, the Japanese name given to the Bodhidharma, known as the founder of Zen. Bodhidharma is believed to have been an Indian monk who took new […]

Kreativ Blogger Award

The Kreativ Blogger Award Nominated for this Award by J.C.V. (365days2bpublished) bows (~_~) humble thank you For this award, I have to share 10 things that you may not know. Then I have to pass the award on to at least six (or more) other bloggers. 1) I live in heaven, well…Texas, (pretty close), where the […]

versatile

    I have been given the versatile blogger award by Iscotthoughts at her blog;  Iscott Poetry bows (~_~) humble Thank You And the rules for the Versatile Blogger Award is :                                                                                     1. Nominate 15 fellow bloggers.                                                                                                                  2. Inform the bloggers of their nomination. 3. Share 7 random things about yourself. 4. Thank the blogger […]

perspective

perspective  Less is more, unless you’re standing next to the one with more, then less just looks pathetic ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you are like me and love to read words of wisdom, Zen, enlightenment, inspirational quotes and touching words… then you will love these sites… Pocket Perspectives Reflections from a friend Check this out…Yesterday, Pocket Perspectives, (her […]

Dear Will

  Dear Will: I dare not tell the men of musket and rye that a poem was written much less claim it was I For their views of worth: a hundred yard bull’s eye wrestling a bear after a keg of ale or rye I drinketh not and for that I am shunned but they’re […]

ducks in a row

 A young man applied for a job as a farmhand. When the farmer asked for his qualifications, he said, “I can sleep when the wind blows because I keep my ducks in a row.” This puzzled the farmer. But he liked the young man, and hired him. A few days later, the farmer and his wife […]