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Stone soup 🥣

Posted on February 4, 2023February 4, 2023 by 5 AM Joel

Some travelers came to a village, carrying nothing more than an empty cooking pot. Sadly, the village people weren’t very welcoming, refusing to share their food or befriend the poor hungry strangers. So, the travelers went to a stream and filled their cooking pot with water, dropped a large stone in it, and placed it Read more about Stone soup 🥣[…]

Posted in 5AM Daily EmailsTagged fable

Waiting for perfect conditions

Posted on November 28, 2022 by 5 AM Joel

There once was a boy who wanted to go surfing. So he got up super early one day and checked the surf report… The surf report looked decent, but he was worried about being cold. So he logged into the weather forecast… The weather looked great, but then he was concerned about high winds. So Read more about Waiting for perfect conditions[…]

Posted in I am an idiotTagged fable

[re]forging your path

Posted on November 27, 2022November 27, 2022 by 5 AM Joel

One day, a wandering cow needed to cross a forest in order to return to its pasture. Being an irrational animal, it forged out a tortuous path full of bends, up and down hills. The next day, a dog came by and used the same path to cross the forest. Next it was a sheep’s Read more about [re]forging your path[…]

Posted in Encouragement, productivityTagged fable

Struggle now 👎 Strength later 👍

Posted on November 3, 2022November 3, 2022 by 5 AM Joel

One day, a man found a butterfly that was starting to hatch from its cocoon. He sat down and watched the butterfly for hours as it struggled to force itself through a tiny hole. Then, it suddenly stopped making progress and looked like it was stuck. So the man decided to help the butterfly out. Read more about Struggle now 👎 Strength later 👍[…]

Posted in EncouragementTagged fable

Feed your good wolf 🐺

Posted on October 2, 2022October 2, 2022 by 5 AM Joel

An old man sat down to teach his grandson about life… “There’s a fight going on inside me,” he tells the boy, “a fight between two wolves.” “One wolf is evil. It’s full of malice, anger, greed, self-pity and false pride. The other is good. It’s full of peace, love, joy, kindness, and humility.” “This Read more about Feed your good wolf 🐺[…]

Posted in LoveTagged fable

Do good stuff —> Expect good stuff.

Posted on September 4, 2022September 4, 2022 by 5 AM Joel

One day, a boy and a girl were playing in the park. The boy had a collection of marbles. The girl had a big bag of candy. The boy offered a trade… All his marbles in exchange for the girl’s entire bag of candy. The girl agreed and they shook hands. The girl handed over Read more about Do good stuff —> Expect good stuff.[…]

Posted in positivityTagged be kind, fable, trust

A crisp $100 bill 💵

Posted on August 1, 2022August 1, 2022 by 5 AM Joel

A professor stood up in front of the class holding up a brand new crisp $100 bill. He said, “who wants this?” The entire class raised their hands. Then the professor scrunched up the money in his hand, creasing and folding it all over. He asked again, “who wants it now?” Everyone still raised their Read more about A crisp $100 bill 💵[…]

Posted in inspirationTagged fable, monday motivation

Chasing after two foxes 🦊

Posted on July 5, 2022July 5, 2022 by 5 AM Joel

A student said to his martial arts teacher… “I want to study karate and become a black belt. But I will also dedicate myself to Judo so I am familiar with many fighting styles. That is the only way I will be the best.” The teacher responded… “If a man goes into a field and Read more about Chasing after two foxes 🦊[…]

Posted in inspiration, productivityTagged fable, focus
sun vs. wind story

The sun vs. the wind…

Posted on February 23, 2022February 23, 2022 by 5 AM Joel

One day, the sun and the wind had a competition to see who was more powerful… The wind said to the sun, “you see that man down there in the park? Let’s use our powers to see who can make him remove his jacket first.” The wind tried first. He blew wind as hard as Read more about The sun vs. the wind…[…]

Posted in 5AM Daily EmailsTagged be kind, fable

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