Steve Goodier Wisdom: Leave the Past

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom . Enjoy!

Are you ever disturbed by memories? Wouldn’t it be nice to simply click the delete key and erase the pain while leaving only happy recollections?

I like the story of the minister who passed along to a beginning pastor a trick he used when he noticed the congregation nodding off. Read more

Steve Goodier Wisdom: A Great Word

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom . Enjoy!

I heard a funny story of an ancient monastery charged with copying old books and scrolls for the faith.

One day, Father Florian, who headed the work of the scriptorium, was asked by a new monk: “Does not the copying by hand of other copies allow for chances of error? How do we know we are not copying the mistakes of someone else? Are they ever checked against the  originals?” Read more

Steve Goodier Wisdom: Believing in You

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom . Enjoy!

Did you know that Albert Einstein could not speak until he was four years old and did not read until he was seven? His parents and teachers worried about his mental ability.

Beethoven’s music teacher said about him, “As a composer he is hopeless.” What if young Ludwig believed it? Read more

Steve Goodier Wisdom: Let Yourself Grow a Little

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom . Enjoy!

Did you know that the gestation period for an elephant is 22 months? And then, she will give birth to a bundle of joy that weighs 150-250 pounds? The fact that we’re not elephants reminds me that we always have something to be thankful for!

Growth takes time. That is true of humans as well as elephants. I attended a parent-teacher conference for my second-grade son. We sat in the children’s chairs. They were about two feet tall and certainly not made for adults! Those chairs were designed for little people. But we grow up. And that growth takes time. Read more

Steve Goodier Wisdom: Driving Away the Shadows

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom . Enjoy!

When Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865, he was carrying two pairs of spectacles and a lens polisher, a pocketknife, a watch fob, a linen handkerchief, and a brown leather wallet containing a five-dollar Confederate note and several newspaper clippings on the Lincoln presidency.

Why did he keep the newspaper clippings? Some of them extol his achievements as president of the United States. In one, Henry Ward Beecher is quoted in a speech as saying, “Abraham Lincoln may be a great deal less testy and wilful (sic) than Andrew Jackson, but in the long race, I do not know that he will be equal to him.” The reporter then writes, “The storm of applause that followed this seemed as if it would never cease.” Read more

Steve Goodier Wisdom: A Hero For Our Time

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom . Enjoy!

You may be acquainted with a real-life hero!

An American tourist in Tel Aviv was about to enter the impressive Mann Auditorium to take in a concert by the Israel Philharmonic. He was admiring the unique architecture, the sweeping lines of the entrance, and the modern decor throughout the building. Finally he turned to his escort and asked if the building was named for Thomas Mann, the world famous author.

“No,” his friend said, “it’s named for Fredric Mann, from Philadelphia.” Read more

Steve Goodier Wisdom: Your Support System

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom . Enjoy!

Have you noticed how help is often available just when you need it? A few years ago, a California artist carved a unique Christmas gift for his parents in Connecticut. It was a four-foot-tall statue of a hitchhiker, with thumb extended. (The perfect gift for the discriminating homeowner…) His gift was unusual, but his method of shipping the statue to his folks was even stranger. He simply set it beside the road and let it “hitch” its way across the continent. Around the statue’s neck he hung a sign bearing his parents’ New England address, and across its chest was printed the word “Connecticut” in large letters. Several weeks and some 2,500 miles later, unknown hands delivered the gift to the woodcarver’s parents in time for Christmas.

I find it heartening to remember that there are always those willing to help. And it’s true regardless of the circumstance. There is someone willing to extend a hand, lend an ear or share a heart. Whether you need temporary assistance or your life has experienced a meltdown, there is someone who wants to help. Read more

Steve Goodier Wisdom: How to Have a Life of Joy

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom . Enjoy!

Do you know how to have a life of joy?

A businessman on his deathbed called his friend and said, “Bill, I want you to promise me that when I die you will have my remains cremated.” “And what,” his friend asked, “do you want me to do with your ashes?” The businessman said, “Just put them in an envelope and mail them to the Internal Revenue Service and write on the envelope, `NOW YOU HAVE EVERYTHING!’”

Paying taxes is not usually a joy. But GIVING can be joyful. We pay the taxes because we have to. But when we CHOOSE to give time or money, then giving can add to our overall happiness. Read more

Steve Goodier Wisdom: Find An Excuse to Love

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom . Enjoy!

“Some children just need more love.” I don’t know how many times I heard Mrs. Tucker say that.

Mrs. Tucker was a 73-year-old woman who worked with me in an after-school daycare program that paid me a much-needed stipend while in graduate school. She rarely missed an opportunity to show warmth and affection to a child. Read more

Steve Goodier Wisdom: No More Problem

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom . Enjoy!

One man exclaimed to his friend, “I just had another fight with my wife!”

“Oh, yeah?” the friend said. “And how did this one end?”

“When it was over,” he replied, “she came to me on her hands and knees.” Read more

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