Mind & Spirit

True Kindness Has Nothing to Do With Others

This story is a close encounter with true kindness. Kindness never reaches the end. Not only is it self-rewarding and self-fulfilling, but the more you give it away, the more you end up having. One day, a boy was walking along the road and met a young woman holding a baby. She initially asked for ...

Helen London

A son sitting on a mother's lap.

Decision Vs Indecision: Revealing Accounts of 2 Very Famous People.

In the year 1797, the historically famous General Napoleon Bonaparte and his newlywed wife visited the Luxembourg National Primary School. The school attached great importance to the famous general’s  visit and honored him with a warm reception. Napoleon was notably impressed by the reception. He presented the principal with a bouquet of roses purchased for ...

Raven Montmorency

A painting of Napolean on a white horse.

Heaven Abhors a Wicked Deed

This is a true story about a wicked deed that happened during the reign of Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty. In a place around a hundred li (30 miles) away from Tianjin called Tangguantun, a 16-year-old girl was struck by a thunderbolt and killed. There is a reason behind why the girl of such a young age ...

Michael Segarty

A thunderbolt during a storm.

Secret Message on the Wall: An Inspirational Story

The newly qualified pastor and his wife were assigned their first ministry. Little did the pastor know that on the wall of the church, he was about to help uncover a startling secret message from WWII. It was an old run-down church, which had been neglected for many years and had fallen into disrepair. The ...

Michael Segarty

The doors of a rundown church.

The Sensitive Brain at Rest

Does a sensitive brain lead to people becoming raw and overwhelmed after months of a pandemic, compounded by economic issues and social unrest? Do fatigue and compulsive social media scrolling strike a familiar chord? Those brittle feelings offer us a glimpse into what regular life can be like for individuals with sensory processing sensitivity (SPS), ...

Troy Oakes

People with highly sensitive brains.

God Does Not Tolerate an Evil Heart Full of Wicked Deeds

There is a common saying among Chinese people: Those who have an evil heart and do wicked deeds will be punished by “five thunders.” “Five” is related to the ancient Chinese concept of the five elements of the cosmos — metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. As recorded in ancient texts, the god of thunder is ...

Michael Segarty

Stormy weather with cattle under some trees.

8 Intangible Sources of Wealth in a Person’s Life

In life, there are myriad intangible sources of wealth and blessings. It is really a matter of realizing that we have so many sources of wealth and learning where to find them. Many of them are very obvious. For the many others, identifying them may take a little effort on our part, but it will ...

Michael Segarty

A stone castle in Fenghuang.

Biodiversity: The Key to Happiness

Biodiversity has taken on a new and vital importance in the conscience of humanity. Money has usually been the main driving force behind efforts for achieving an opulent life. If not opulent, at least a fairly well-supported and comfortable life, but money cannot buy the satisfaction a person feels from within. The pandemic of 2020 ...

Jack Roberts

Macaws sitting on a fence.

A Misunderstanding Made a Patient’s Terminal Cancer Quickly Disappear

In 1957, famous psychologist Bruno Klopfer wrote a case study article called Psychological Variables In Human Cancer for the Journal of Projective Techniques. The case involved a patient named Mr. Wright, who was a patient in the end stages of lymphoma. He had tumors the size of oranges in his neck, chest, armpits, abdomen, and ...

Kathy McWilliams

Miracles happen if you believe in them.

  Wealth and Desire

A long time ago, there was a millionaire who had so many things to deal with every day that he rarely smiled. This wealthy man’s neighbors were a very poor couple, but they didn’t desire anything and were happy. They had nothing in their little house and they sold tofu for a living. However, the ...

Helen London

Landscaped courtyard in Chinese garden with stone path.