Messengers Of Light

By Joseph J. Mazzella on July 20, 2020 / 4,167 views

It was a dark, overcast night. Thick, dark, gray clouds had made sure that there was no starlight or moonlight to greet me as I walked out on my porch. Still, I kept the porch light off because I didn’t want to be munched on by bugs and buzzed by moths on this sticky Summer evening. I stood there for awhile letting my eyes adjust to the lack of light. My dog stood beside me waiting patiently for me to...

A Lost Little Deer

By Joseph J. Mazzella on July 15, 2020 / 4,132 views

It was a sweltering day in late Summer. I was a young dad working in a local lumber mill. It was dangerous, back-breaking work that paid very little. In the year I had worked there only four other people hadn’t quit and been replaced with new faces. Those of us who stayed did so only because there was no other work to find to support our families. On this day the fans weren’t working and...

Time Travel

By Gayathri.M on July 14, 2020 / 3,386 views

Falling through the clear blue sky, images of her childhood flashed past her eyes, as though a VCR was pushed in rewind mode. There she was, age three, building a sandcastle on the beach...looking up to see the bright sun shining down on her cute little face. Time flew by as those small little hands changed into sturdier ones which were trying to make a castle out of Lego blocks. Moving on, those hands were...

Kinda Cool

By A Friend on July 14, 2020 / 3,830 views

It's kinda cool to think that someone somewhere is having the best day of their life today. Someone's hearing 'I love you' for the first time today. Someone's going to get the job of their dreams today. Someone received some kinda good news today. Tomorrow it could be your best day ever. So keep...

I Drank Alcohol For 30 Years, But Today, It's Been A Year Since I've Had A Drink

By A Friend on July 14, 2020 / 2,445 views

This started out as a temporary health kick. I got home from the 2019 Oregon Country Fair, where I volunteer every year and where I’d had my last drink, and my best friend and I mutually decided to abstain from drinking for six weeks, as part of our preparation for Burning Man. In addition to being an incredible adventure companion, she has helped inspire many new things in my life, but I don’t...

Just Had My First 'perfect Month'. I Worked Out For At Least 30 Minutes A Day, Everyday.

By Erin on July 14, 2020 / 2,420 views

If you had told me in March that I’d be living the life I am living each day, I would’ve responded that you’re nuts. Although I’ve been living pretty spiritually and becoming increasingly aware of the things that were holding me back for a few years now, I still had a lot of behaviors that were rooted in my limiting beliefs. I was still not moving daily, I was...

I Finally Feel Like I Am The Creator Of My Experience. And You Can Be The Creator Of Yours Too.

By Erin on July 10, 2020 / 3,755 views

By Erin on July 10, 2020 / 3,755 views

I used to think I was a victim of life. Everything bad happened to me. My dad died right before my 5th birthday. My mom was full of unresolved things and super angry for most of my childhood. People left me always, by death and by choice since I was young. Being adopted has its own abandonment issues even though I was very fortunate and had a blessed upbringing that i never would’ve had. My second dad...

I Am 40 Years Old And I Have 3 Pieces Of Advice For Anyone In Their 20s

By A Friend on July 08, 2020 / 3,318 views

Accept that perfection doesn't exist. Your relationships will have problems, your car will break down, someone else will anyways have a better phone, a newer car, or a bigger house than you, no matter where on the social ladder you stand. Constantly chasing perfection will keep you permanently stressed. That doesn't mean you should not try to better your life, just know that if you...

Blunders

By Joseph J. Mazzella on July 08, 2020 / 3,393 views

It was the middle of the night and I was sitting in a chair thinking about all the blunders I had made in my life. I was working the overnight shift in a Special Needs group home for mentally handicapped adults. While everyone else was asleep I stayed awake in case of an emergency. Left alone with my thoughts I had gotten to brooding about those blunders I had already made in my short life. I was a young dad...

Be Careful With Your 'I Am' Statements

By A Friend on July 08, 2020 / 3,859 views

When we say things about ourselves our brain is programmed to believe them. So you need to be careful with your words and thoughts. For instance, if you are saying "I am broke" or "I am lonely" or "I am so depressed" our subconscious mind will help us live up to those expectations of ourselves even when those expectations aren't what we really...

Angel

By Jodon on July 03, 2020 / 3,019 views

If you have ever been touched by an Angel then you will know... The Peace and Contentment That sets your heat Aglow If you have ever been toughed by an Angel then you will know The sweet smell of roses as your day closes... If you have ever been touched by an Angel Then you will know The happiness that abounds you As the...

Making A New Friend

By A Friend on June 24, 2020 / 5,011 views

My son was about 7 when he told me there was a new child in his class. The boy was from Russia and very shy and he did not speak one word of English. My son seemed intrigued, and sad because he sensed that the boy was lonely. He didn't bring it up with me again, and I just assumed that the teacher was getting him the help he needed. About three weeks later I went in my son's room to see that...

Live In The Moment

By Judith Maduhu on June 24, 2020 / 5,447 views

Amy and Susan both live an average life. They have an average house, an average job, and an average partner and average kids. There is really nothing special about their lives, but there is also nothing really negative about their lives. They both lead perfectly normal existences. And while Amy and Susan are both content, it always seems that Amy was happier than...

From The Mouth Of Babes!

By A Friend on June 24, 2020 / 3,109 views

I once worked for nine years at the most entertaining job in the world! My position was titled "Childcare Attendant" and I "toiled away" playing with children all day at a childcare service in a large department store. The store happened to be located in a city that was headquarters for an international company which employed personnel from all parts of the world. So shopping in its aisles...

I Witnessed A Miracle!

By Judith Maduhu on June 22, 2020 / 3,881 views

I was walking home one late afternoon, as I approached my place there was a cute little boy playing just beside a construction site. The site was barricaded using iron sheets, so I smiled down at the little boy and he smiled back shyly as he walked away from the barricades. Just as he moved, the barricade was down right there on the same spot where the kid was playing, I was shocked and hurriedly...

Powerful Things

By Joseph J. Mazzella on June 18, 2020 / 4,411 views

After being closed for so long due to the Carona virus, I heard yesterday that the local thrift store will be opening again. I have always enjoyed shopping there not so much for the bargain prices on used clothes and books as for the unique experiences I have had there. One such experience has a special place in my heart, mind, and soul. I was at the store browsing through the book shelves looking...

I'm Finally Getting Better

By A Friend on June 14, 2020 / 2,994 views

So as a small explanation of what I mean, since October of last year my back and left leg slowly started getting worse and worse. By Christmas it got to the point where I could go through my day but the pain would still faintly be there. I succumbed to the pain and decided to lay down all day and night and not do as much physical work. In the next month I gained 10 pounds and lost so much of my...