Be Your Own Hero

By A Friend on December 24, 2018 / 4,355 views

Once you decide to do something, be unstoppable. Be your own hero. Think clearly and carefully before making a calculated decision and react accordingly. Always act cautious and levelheaded. Do not let your emotions get the better of your behavior. You've got this. Every day you're better than the next. Every day, you're the greatest version of...

Wait For Your Meal And Relax

By A Friend on December 24, 2018 / 6,747 views

I walked into a restaurant and after going the menu, I ordered some food. After about 20 minutes a group of guys and ladies walked in and ordered theirs. To my dismay, these folks got served first. I watched as they began to eat and laugh heartily. I even overhead one of them bragging about how he's connected to everyone in the hotel and I felt mocked. I decided to leave. Unable to...

Hey, You. Keep Fighting

By J-E-S on December 24, 2018 / 3,740 views

I know it's hard. I understand. You hate yourself. You're tired of looking at yourself in the mirror and not seeing a different person. You don't feel attractive. You hide yourself from the world. You care too much about what other people think about you. You look at other people and wish you were them. You want to change,...

Afraid To Sing

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 24, 2018 / 3,749 views

It was the day after Thanksgiving. I wanted to take it easy and nap off the extra turkey I had eaten the day before, but my son wanted to put up the Christmas tree. To him the day after Thanksgiving always meant the beginning of Christmas. He had struggled with Autism all of his life and having a set schedule always made him feel more comfortable. I agreed then to get our tree and decorations out while he put...

We All Need To Lean On Something Or Someone At Times

By Beth on December 20, 2018 / 3,442 views

After posting my pay-it-forward story from Trader Joe's, my friend sent me this. I was in Trader Joe's yesterday hobbling around with a cane (having just had some surgery on my leg) and ended up with too much stuff in my little hand carry basket. I was really struggling. A woman came up to me who had a wheeled cart and said, "I have a lot less then you - let's...

Hold On Champ And Have Faith

By Dr Suvio Reddy on December 20, 2018 / 3,310 views

Hi all, have faith and hold on champ you will get there... We all have dreams and goals and at some point in time we do get stuck and question ourselves around it.If you are serious about your dreams and goals than one thing is for sure *It will come true*.At times we will want to quit and give up but do not be that person who had the chance to turn their dreams into reality but due to distractions...

Sticking To Even The Tiniest Routine Can Do Wonders

By A Friend on December 20, 2018 / 2,992 views

I've always journaled pretty regularly, but even more so the last six months or so as I have quite a lot going on and writing it down helps to shake it out of my head and make space for processing. About three weeks ago, I woke up with a couple minutes to spare before going to work, and I wrote down a few goals for the day. Don't be an a**hole. Be patient. Don't be unnecessarily argumentative. I...

What Are You Waiting For?

By Kay Heitsch on December 17, 2018 / 4,096 views

You can never do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~ How many times have we said, "Oh I'll do that tomorrow." Sometimes tomorrow never comes and we find ourselves saying, "Boy, I wish I hadn't put that off." Our family has been friends with Betty for many years. Over the years we shared phone calls and...

I Have To Pay This One Forward

By Marah Cefyne on December 15, 2018 / 3,362 views

I was at Trader Joe's with my granddaughters helping load the back of my car with groceries. We drove off. While driving on a curvy road a car manages to come to the side of my car. I'm wow what's up with this. The driver rolled down his window and showed me my phone wallet with my phone, money, driver's license, credit cards etc. They found the phone in the Trader Joes' parking...

Christmas Brings Out The Good

By A Friend on December 13, 2018 / 4,112 views

My wife lost her wallet last night Christmas shopping, had about $150 in cash, checkbook, drivers license, her credit card, and a credit card from her employer (with no limit). She does not realize it's missing till 4-5 hours after shopping. Calls all the stores " nope sorry". I know $150 isn't a lot but at this time of year, and the inconvenience of losing cards etc,...

To The Man Who Stopped...

By A Friend on December 13, 2018 / 3,823 views

I want to say thank you. Today was my wife's Papas funeral, he was in the military for the Vietnam war, so we had a lot of veterans in the procession. A lot of people were stopping on the road, but there was also a number of people who didnt or stopped until the police passed and then kept going. Well there was one man, upon seeing the procession, stopped his car, stepped out and gave...

Off The Ledge

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 12, 2018 / 4,022 views

It was a hot, Spring day. I was 25 years old and babysitting my two children while my wife was out. My son was 4 years old. He had been diagnosed with Autism a year earlier and had no real sense of danger. His sister was 2 years old and followed him around the apartment wherever he went. We lived on the second story of an old concrete building with high ceilings and long, narrow windows. The inside of the...

Bus Pass

By A Friend on December 11, 2018 / 4,275 views

A few years ago, when I was going through the deepest point in my depression- my living situation was abhorrent, I had no car, no license and barely enough money to get by. All of this was because of the choices I made but I couldn't seem to find my way out. I was riding the bus home one day from work when an older woman sat across from me and struck up a conversation. She asked me if...

The Unique Interview!

By Anjali Mohapatra on December 11, 2018 / 4,038 views

Perhaps, this was the unique interview you have ever seen for a high profile job. Five judges were sitting to cross-question the candidates. All are legends in their own field. One side of the semicircular table where the judges were sitting, a huge television was installed on the wall, so that everybody including the candidates could see the TV. The candidates were called one by one and the...

My Grandpa Realized He Was Having A Stroke And Gave My Grandma A Huge Hug Right Before He Died

By A Friend on December 10, 2018 / 3,254 views

My grandpa had a major left-sided hemorrhagic stroke, and the first thing that he lost was his ability to speak and fine motor skills, as my grandma knew she needed to call 911 when she realized he was unable to bring a glass of water up to his mouth. She said that before she did so, my grandpa pulled her into his lap and gave her the tightest hug ever. Soon after, he closed his eyes and...

Down The Memory Lane

By Gayathr. M on December 07, 2018 / 4,111 views

The room was dusty and dark, with a slight hint of cobwebs on the ceiling. This wasn't a surprise, for it had been a long time since she had visited that room. A sudden spree of renovation had brought her back to this particular place. Little did she know that this visit would change her life in ways she had never imagined... Pushing her way through the dingy room, she felt around for the...

Mum And I, Standing In Line At The Mermaid Coffee Shop...

By A Friend on December 06, 2018 / 3,515 views

The lady who will be next has 3 little kids in tow. She's watching two, but the third is making a mess. This little girl is having a ball. She's taking all the crinkle filler out of a display basket of snacks and throwing it on the ground. Lady steps up to order, then gathers her brood, and walks away from the mess without looking back. The man right in front of us, appears homeless or at...