Steve Goodier Wisdom: Good Friends Are Good Medicine

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

Our news is constantly filled with the reality of death and dying. And each of us, if we live long enough, experiences the loss of persons we loved.

Children ages eight through ten were asked what they thought about death, and these are some of their answers: Read more

Steve Goodier Wisdom: A Laughing Matter

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

According to psychologist William James, we do not laugh because we are happy. But rather, we are happy because we laugh. The happiest people alive are those who know how to laugh often and well.

In his book A TOUCH OF WONDER, Arthur Gordon tells of a friend of his who knew about laughter. Though deaf and almost blind, he went right on working, laughing and making the most of his life. Read more

Amanda Gorman poem read to the UN Assembly September 20, 2022

An Ode We Owe
(first read to the U.N. General Assembly on Sept 20, 2022):

How can I ask you to do good,

When we’ve barely withstood

Our greatest threats yet:

The depths of death, despair and disparity,

Atrocities across cities, towns & countries,

Lives lost, climactic costs.

Exhausted, angered, we are endangered,

Not because of our numbers,

But because of our numbness. We’re strangers

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In Honor of The International Day of Peace September 21, 2022

The United Nations International Day of Peace was established by the UN in 1981 and will be celebrated this year on Friday, September 21. In honor, we feature Our World at Peace, a video created by 10 Million Clicks For Peace co-founder, Rick Beneteau who created the storyboard, and member extraordinaire, Paul Sutherland who crafted the video.
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Steve Goodier Wisdom: Follow Your Stars

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

“Learn to say no,” said Charles Spurgeon. “It will be of more use to you than to be able to read Latin.”

One educator used to say that no society can last long unless it has a quorum of “unpurchasable people.” These are people of principle who cannot be bought; people who have learned to say no. I believe that these so-called unpurchasable people are the truly contented and fulfilled souls around us. Read more

Steve Goodier Wisdom: Cool Heads and Warm Hearts

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

If you’ve ever struggled making the right decision, you may appreciate this story:

A young man seemed to take an unusually long time to place his order at the flower shop. When the clerk asked how she could help, he explained that his girlfriend was turning 19 and he couldn’t decide whether to give her a dozen roses or 19 roses — one for each year of her life.

The woman put aside her business judgment and advised, “She may be your 19-year-old girlfriend now, but someday she could be your 50-year-old wife.” Read more

Steve Goodier Wisdom: Three Powerful Words

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

A funny story is told about General George Patton from his World War II days. He once accepted an invitation to dine at a press camp in Africa. Wine was served in canteen cups but, obviously thinking he was served coffee, Patton poured cream into his cup. As he stirred in sugar, Patton was warned that his cup contained red wine and not coffee.

Now, General Patton could never, never be wrong. Without hesitating he replied, “I know. I like my wine this way.” And he drank it! Read more

Steve Goodier Wisdom: Great Happiness

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

The telephone rang and I reached to answer it.

“Hi, Steve,” said the voice on the other end. “I just wanted to see how you’re getting along.”

I had not heard from my old friend for many months. It was good to talk to him. I wondered why hadn’t we kept in touch better. Read more

Steve Goodier Wisdom: One Minute Can Change a Life

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

He almost killed somebody, but one minute changed his life. The beautiful story comes from Sherman Rogers’ old book, FOREMEN: LEADERS OR DRIVERS? In his true-life story, Rogers illustrates the importance of effective relationships.

During his college years, Rogers spent a summer in an Idaho logging camp. When the superintendent had to leave for a few days, he put Rogers in charge. Read more

Steve Goodier Wisdom: Getting an Education

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

Parents often complain to me about how long it takes their kids to complete college. It seems that most attend school now for many years, though not full time. I asked one father what his son was going to be when he graduated, and he replied, “An old man.”

Mark Twain said this about his own education: “I never considered myself a slow learner. I always felt that teaching just came hard to most of my instructors.” But formal education is only a part of the education of a lifetime. I have had my share of formal education, but most of what I know today has been learned outside the classroom. Read more

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