The Forgotten Monk

Life Lessons From Movies, Books and TV

Entries Tagged as 'Inspirational'

The Pursuit of Motivation

October 30th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Lately I’ve noticed numerous postings regarding ways to motivate oneself. There’s apathy among many people. And I see many people answer these posts by advising to write down how they want to see their lives. I’ve always felt, that’s not good enough.
A movie/book that really displays intense desire and motivation is ‘The […]

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Tags: Books · Inspirational · Movies

Featurette : Clip of the Week

October 26th, 2007 · No Comments

If you compare this clip with the one in the theater you will that the camera was shaky to say the least, the video is grainier and the sound quality isn’t the greatest. But, I think you will also find that this clip has a hundred times more impact. It was played on […]

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Tags: Clip of the Week · Inspirational · Motivate Others · Movies

How Rush Limbaugh Turned Lemons into Lemonade

October 22nd, 2007 · 3 Comments

About a month ago, Jessie MacBeth was sent to prison for six months for lying about being in the military and speaking out against the war. Rush talked about this in his show calling Jessie and any other person who fakes military service whilst making up wartime atrocities a phony “phony soldier.”
Forty-one […]

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Tags: Inspirational · Radio

The Slightest Nod

October 15th, 2007 · 2 Comments

“Once upon a time in China, some believe, around the year one double-aught three, head priest of the White Lotus Clan, Pai Mei was walking down the road, contemplating whatever it is that a man of Pai Mei’s infinite power contemplates — which is another way of saying “who knows” — when a Shaolin monk […]

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Tags: Inspirational · Movies