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10-22-38 ASTORIA – Monroe Journal – Oct 13, 2025
“There are no secrets to success. Don’t waste time looking for them. Success is the result of hard work, learning from failure, and persistence.” ...
Billy the Kid – Monroe Journal – Oct 10, 2025
"If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we should learn from them." Lance Armstrong Summer 1993 – Houston Astros: When 22-year-old Billy Wagner reported to the Houston Astros for the first time, team owner...
An Unlikely Hero – Monroe Journal – Oct 2, 2025
“You don’t have to be a hero to accomplish great things. You can just be an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals.” Edmund Hillary April 6, 1967 – Gulf of Tonkin – North Vietnam: Doug Hegdahl went up on the deck of the U.S.S. Canberra...
The Savant – Monroe Journal – September 29, 2025
“God carried me, and even to this day, I still don’t know how I got through it. I know God carried me through the hardest times. When life gets harder, hold on to God tighter.” Tina Lee 1996 – Lake...
Scaling Mountains – Monroe Journal – Sept 22, 2025
“Do not go where the path may lead. Go where there is no path and leave a trail.” Ralph Waldo Emerson January 11, 2012 – Mt. Kilimanjaro – Tanzania, Africa: 25-year-old Kyle Maynard lay in his tent at 6,400 feet and cried. His shoulders ached so badly he...
A Lunch Date with Destiny – Monroe Journal – Sept 11, 2025
“You are to pay special attention to those who by accident of time, or place, or circumstances, are brought into closer connection with you.” St. Augustine Labor Day, September 1, 1986 – New York City: Laura Schroff, a 35-year-old USA Today ad executive, had...
The Brain Tumor – Monroe Journal – Sept 1, 2025
“Someday I hope you get the chance to live like you were dying.” Tim McGraw 1959 - Kuala Kangsar, Malaysia: The headaches and fatigue had persisted for several months. Anthony Burgess dismissed it as a mysterious tropical illness, but he finally agreed to his...
Becoming Special – Monroe Journal – Sept 1, 2025
“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.” Zig Ziglar November 16, 1926 – Coffee County, Alabama: After trying for several minutes to resuscitate the 10-day-old baby boy, the doctor shook his head and covered the lifeless baby with a...
Peales Never Quit – Monroe Journal – Aug 21, 2025
“Others can stop you temporarily. You’re the only one who can do it permanently.” Zig Ziglar 1953 – New York City, NY: Norman Peale was distraught. He couldn’t sleep. He was shocked by the violent public...
The Lion Returns – Monroe Journal – August 14, 2025
“Every great story happens when someone decides not to give up.” Spryte Loriano 1986 – Burhanpur Railroad Station, Ganesh Talai, India: Saroo was terrified. The afternoon had begun with excitement as the five-year-old tagged along with his 14-year-old brother,...
