Posts tagged encouragement
Making Music with the Master

A wonderful story is often told about an incident in the life of Poland's famous concert pianist, Ignacy Paderewski.  A mother took her small child to a concert by Paderewski to expose him to the talent of the great pianist.  She hoped as she did to encourage her son in his piano lessons, which he had just begun and was struggling to continue.   

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A Friend to Hold Your Hand

In his book, When All You’ve Ever Wanted Isn’t Enough, Rabbi Harold Kusher tells a great story about the value of friends.

I was sitting on a beach one summer day, watching two children, a girl and a boy, playing in the sand.  They were hard at work building an elaborate sand castle by the water’s edge,

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