Inspirational, Motivational, and Heartwarming Stories
You’ve seen the iconic green river from Chicago’s famous St. Patrick’s Day celebration. But have you seen how they do it? It’s unbelievably cool. This impressive time-lapse shows the laborious process by which the river is dyed each year. ~ komando.com
Everyone needs a laugh to help brighten your day…especially Mondays. So, with that in mind AND the fact that it is St. Patrick ’s Day, I decided to leave you some silly St. Patrick Day jokes. I hope they make your day a little easier to get through!
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What do you get when you cross poison ivy with a four-leaf clover? A rash of good luck.
What’s Irish and stays out all night? Paddy O’furniture!
What do ghosts drink on St. Patrick’s Day? BOO’s
Why don’t women want to get engaged on St Patricks Day? ‘Cause they don’t want to get a “sham rock”.
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Monahan stumbled into a saloon, half crocked. “Say,” he said to the bartender, “how tall is a penguin?”
“About two and a half feet.”
“Thank God!” cried Monahan. “I thought I ran over a nun!”
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Murphy and his wife, a middle-aged couple, went for a stroll in the park. They say down on a bench to rest. They overheard voices coming from a secluded spot. Suddenly Mrs. Murphy realized that a young man was about to propose.
Not wanting to eavesdrop at such an intimate moment, she nudged her husband and whispered, “Whistle and let that young couple know that someone can hear them.”
Murphy said, “Whistle? Why should I whistle? Nobody whistled to warn me.”
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Mrs. Dugan and Mrs. Riley were talking one day about Mr. Riley and his constant drinking. Mrs. Dugan said, “I have an idea about how to stop him from spending so much time at the pub. Every night he comes home through the cemetery. One night you should get disguised and spook him when he comes staggering through.”
So Mrs. Riley waited in the cemetery one night until she heard her husband coming. She jumped up and a startled Riley said, “Who are you??”
Mrs. Riley replied, “I am the devil!”
With that, Riley shook her hand and said, “Glad to meet ya, I’m married to your sister.”
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A group of Americans was touring Ireland.
One of the women in the group was a real curmudgeon, constantly complaining.
The bus seats are uncomfortable. The food is terrible.
It’s too hot. It’s too cold. The accommodations are awful.
The group arrived at the site of the famous Blarney Stone.
“Good luck will be followin’ ya all your days if you kiss the Blarney Stone,”the guide said.
“Unfortunately, it’s being cleaned today and so no one will be able to kiss it.
Perhaps we can come back tomorrow.”
“We can’t be here tomorrow,” the nasty woman shouted.
“We have some other boring tour to go on.
So I guess we can’t kiss the stupid stone.”
“Well now,” the guide said, “it is said that if you kiss someone who has kissed the stone, you’ll have the same good fortune.”
“And I suppose you’ve kissed the stone,” the woman scoffed.
“No, ma’am,” the frustrated guide said, “but I’ve sat on it.”
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A young Irish girl goes into her priest on Saturday morning for confession.
“Father, forgive me for I have Thinned.”
“You’ve Thinnned?”
“Yes, I went out with me boyfriend Friday night. He held me hand twice, kissed me three times, and made love to me two times.”
“Daughter! I want you to go straight home, squeeze seven lemons into a glass, and drink it straight down.”
“Will that wash away me Thin?”
“No, but it will get the silly smile off your face.”
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Knock, Knock
Who’s there?
Irish!
Irish Who?
Irish you a Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
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Sources:
ahajokes.com / jokes4us.com / beaverislandreality.com
I don’t know about you…but St. Patrick’s Day is one of those holiday’s which is not only enjoyable to celebrate but it’s also fun to eat the food. I used to always wonder why one of my favorite foods, corned beef and cabbage, are eaten this day. So, I looked it up and the following information is what I found on yahoo.com. I certainly learned some pretty cool facts about it…so I thought that I would share it with you. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!
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In the 1800s, the Irish ate a lot of potatoes and pig (all pig: bacon, sausages, hams, etc).
From 1845 to 1852, the Great Famine occurred, when the potato crops were wiped out which left pig (and sometimes mutton).
In my family, corned beef was an immigrant’s meal…a cheap cut of meat with inexpensive cabbage made a hearty, filling meal at low cost.
…Corned beef was made popular in New York bars at lunchtime. The bars offered a ‘free lunch’ to the Irish construction workers who were building NYC in the early part of the 20th century. But there’s no such thing as a free lunch. You had to buy a couple of beers or shots of whiskey to get that free lunch. And that’s how corned beef became known as an ‘Irish’ food.
However, corned beef was, in fact, a major export of Cork from the 17th century, shipping it all over Europe and as far as the sunny British West Indies, where they still love their corned beef in cans. Many people in Ireland deny that corned beef was ever eaten but that obviously isn’t true.
Now, back to pig…it became popular to picture the Irishman as a drunkard or overly-enamored of his pigs. “Irish Americans vigorously protested an alignment of their ethnicity with an animal that carried all sorts of connotations about dirt and disease.”
So, the Irish immigrants in the US had become somewhat upwardly mobile and wanted food to reflect their heritage much as the Italians became known for their pasta.
…the potato brought too much memory of heartache and loss
…pig had been stigmatized
…that left beef and corned beef was well-known
Basically, even non-Irish eat corned beef & cabbage on St Patrick’s Day the way many people eat dim sum at Chinese New Year or roast pork and sauerkraut on New Year’s Day as has been traditional in German communities.
You don’t have to be of a particular ethnic group to enjoy their foods!
Yes…believe it or not…there IS a cat in this picture. Without cheating…I challenge you to find it. I promise you…there are no tricks. Let’s see how you do..I dare you! Have fun!
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AND THE ANSWER IS……
What would you buy if you found a random $20 bill in a parking lot? One 8-year-old from Ohio bought a lifetime of inspiration for hundreds of thousands of people and one soldier in particular. You have to see what he does. This boy was raised the right way! God bless him and our military and their families.
By the way…you may want to have a box of tissues nearby.
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Source: komando.com
There is ALWAYS a wise-guy somewhere in the world! 🙂
Before you act, LISTEN
Before you react, THINK
Before you spend, EARN
Before you criticize, WAIT
Before you Pray, FORGIVE
Before you quit, TRY
Throughout our lives, we can probably all remember a person or a few people, who have influenced our life in a certain way. Whether they touched our life in a positive or negative fashion, these people will never be forgotten.
In today’s world we have a tendency to focus on the THINGS that are happening in the world around us: news, work, local or world events, etc. and we forget to remember the good things in life.
I recently found this interesting little quiz on indianchild.com that I think many of you will find very interesting and inspiring.
So, without further delay, take a minute or so and take the following quiz and then see how you do. It may very well be an eye opener.
Enjoy!
Take this quiz:
1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.
3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America contest.
4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.
5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor actress.
6. Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.
How did you do?
The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday. These are
no second-rate achievers. They are the best in their fields.
But the applause dies. Awards tarnish. Achievements are forgotten.
Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.
Here's another quiz. See how you do on this one:
1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.
2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.
3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.
4. Think of a few people who have made you feel, appreciated and special.
5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.
6. Name half a dozen heroes whose stories have inspired you. Easier?
The lesson:
The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards. They are the ones that care and love you. Take some time today to go out of your way and thank those people who have made a difference in your life.
I always find it sort of funny how things in the world ”come full-circle.” The following is an example of what I mean…
If you give mom a muffin,
She’ll want a cup of coffee to go with it.
She’ll pour herself some.
Her three-year-old will spill the coffee.
She’ll wipe it up.
Wiping the floor, she will find dirty socks.
She’ll remember that she has to do laundry.
She’ll trip over boots and bump into the freezer.
Bumping into the freezer will remind her she has to plan supper.
She will get out a pound of hamburger.
She’ll look for her cookbook. (101 Things To Make With A Pound of Hamburger.)
The cookbook is sitting under a pile of mail.
She will see the phone bill, which is due tomorrow.
She will look for her checkbook.
The checkbook is in her purse that is being dumped out by her two-year-old.
She’ll smell something funny.
She’ll change the two-year-old.
While she is changing the two-year-old, the phone will ring.
Her five-year-old will answer and hang up.
She’ll remember that she wants to phone a friend to come for coffee.
Thinking of coffee will remind her that she was going to have a cup of coffee.
She will pour herself some.
And chances are,
If she has a cup of coffee,
Her kids will have eaten the muffin that went with it!
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Such is life…..
Keep your THOUGHTS positive because your thoughts become YOUR WORDS
Keep YOUR WORDS positive because your words become YOUR BEHAVIOR
Keep YOUR BEHAVIOR positive because your behavior becomes YOUR HABITS
Keep YOUR HABITS positive because your habits become YOUR VALUES
Keep YOUR VALUES positive because your values become YOUR DESTINY!!
~ Mahatma Gandhi
We all need to remember that there are little eyes watching us…in all that we say and do. They certainly do try to follow in our footsteps!!!
This is a beautiful project that my friend at “Bridging Worlds” is involved with in Africa. Please take the time to read hear heartwarming message as she helps the children that have been so horribly treated…it will touch your heart.
In my work as a pastor and counselor at Emmanuel Church Louis Trichardt and headmistress of Emmanuel Kinderland preschool I have come to work with many people who themselves were survivors of abuse or came on behalf of a close friend or relative who had suffered through sexual abuse and rape.
As you are well aware of South Africa has a devastatingly high rate of rape, wikipedia talks about the highest rape rate in the world.
The SAPS statistics report that
There were 64,514 sexual offenses reported to the police in South Africa in 2012 alone of which over 45% percent where child rapes.
However, variable reports claim that only 1 in 9 or 1 in 25 rapes actually get reported
This means that the numbers could actually run up to 1,548,336 rapes every year
This means that someone is raped as often as every 4 minutes
Interpol has named…
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