Coffee Battle

By Pielo on October 08, 2018 / 3,393 views

Walked into Wawa (NJ) last week to get myself a cup of coffee before going into work. As I am pouring the cup from their dispenser I hear this loud lady saying hi to kids (I don't know how else to describe this but just louder then people normally talk or would expect). Anyway, aftering my cup I get in line and that lady and some older gentleman else were talking/discussing something...

Tomorrow Is Garbage Pickup Day In My Neighborhood

By Kalen Curtis on October 08, 2018 / 3,196 views

By Kalen Curtis on October 08, 2018 / 3,196 views

As a stay-at-home mom of three boys, I often have a hard time feeling like I am capable of having a meaningful impact outside of my family. So today I finally did something I knew I COULD do. I have taken my kids out for walks in the stroller many times, and the trash on the sidewalk and streets always catches my attention. This afternoon I did something about it. I tied a...

For What It's Worth...

By F Scott Fitzgerald on October 04, 2018 / 3,941 views

"For what it's worth... it's never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There's no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet...

Lie, If It Saves Someone's Life!

By Anjali Mohapatra on October 01, 2018 / 5,150 views

Once, a father and son were coming back from the hospital. On the way the son said, ‘Dad!’ ‘Yes,’ ‘Why did you lie to mom? You know that she is suffering from cancer. She was so happy listening your false story.’ ‘Doesn't matter. I tried to make her happy.’ ‘What?’ I wished her to...

This Is Chester

By A Friend on September 27, 2018 / 4,809 views

By A Friend on September 27, 2018 / 4,809 views

This is Chester. When I was in Afghanistan I got a care package from one of those 'Adopt a Soldier' programs that lets families send care packages to service men and women who are deployed overseas. Anyway, I got this care package, and it came with the usual stuff: Baby wipes, crackers, peanut butter, the Dad threw in a pack of cigarettes, and there was some jerky. But there was also a...

The Story Of My Growth Over One Year

By Furqan on September 26, 2018 / 3,658 views

Here's the story of my growth over the past year. If anyone is inspired by this, that's wonderful. I'd been stuck as this incredibly insecure, under-confident, fat sack and just scared individual for years and years and years. Since childhood I'd been stuck like this, and I'd just resigned to a life where I'd be afraid of everything and be this 'introvert' or...

A Romantic Lift

By Miiiiinx on September 26, 2018 / 3,798 views

By Miiiiinx on September 26, 2018 / 3,798 views

10 years ago today, my husband attempted a romantic lift on the beach and we crashed into the ocean. After that, we left our private ceremony spot in Kauai and ate crappy fast food in soaking formal wear. Best wedding...

The Seasons Of Life

By Unknown on September 25, 2018 / 18,943 views

By Unknown on September 25, 2018 / 18,943 views

There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn to not judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away. The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall. When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe...

Life's Small Surprises

By Gayathri.M on September 21, 2018 / 5,004 views

Eyes closed, she felt the cool breeze on her face as the car swept past the green pastures. The breeze felt refreshingly new and gave her a sense of newly defined freedom and happiness. The breeze suddenly came to a halt with the car stopping due to a bit of traffic created by the grazing of some cute lambs. Climbing out of the car in excitement, she realized she was in a new world, where her only companion...

Thinking Good For Others Pays

By Bright Baffoe on September 19, 2018 / 3,944 views

During a conversation between an old lady and I today morning, I saw a moving car followed by many young gentlemen by foot selling insecticides. Dust on their feet, sweats, and short runs showed me how tired and far they have walked. In spite of all this, they kept doing the marketing without showing any sign of regret or giving up. Their unchanged faces and some with smiles even when people refuse to respond...

Zero For Operator

By Christine on September 18, 2018 / 3,631 views

When I was 19 I legally immigrated to the USA. I left my country on Mother's day 1963. Circumstances were such that I for a short time became homeless but then found a job at a Mission in East Los Angeles. I was able to live in one of their staff houses, went 3 hours to school each night. I had very little money but felt abundant. Mother's Day 1964 arrived and I needed to call my Mom in...

The Things That Matter

By Joseph J. Mazzella on September 17, 2018 / 4,956 views

I was eleven years old standing outside in just my underwear while I watched the house that I grew up in rapidly burn to the ground. A few minutes earlier I had been sound asleep in my nice, warm bed when a scream woke me up. My Nana's bedroom was just next to mine and my brother's. A fire had broken out there and awakened her. Hearing her my older brother had sprung into action. While I stumbled...

The Power Of 'Leftovers'

By Andrea on September 15, 2018 / 3,833 views

I blew up my old bosses sons phone. I know what you're thinking, ummmm boundaries lady? But honestly I did it happily (a little crazy happy too im not afraid to admit it) even knowing I was leaping over walls set to keep folks comfortable. He's not comfortable with my extremely long texts. Or the pictures. I knew he wouldn't be when I sent them but I did it anyways. You uncomfortable yet? I sound...

The Absolutely Sweetest Thing Just Happened To Me!

By A Friend on September 15, 2018 / 3,588 views

I was walking to class in the pouring rain and some gentleman stops on his bicycle. He said "Hey can you hold this for me for a second?" (talking about his umbrella). Then he started fixing his bicycle, jumps on it and takes off. He smiled so big and said "have a great day!" I was trying to stop him for him to take his umbrella back but he just waved and...

Making A Little Ant's Day

By A Friend on September 15, 2018 / 3,259 views

I was outside eating a cookie and saw about 5 ants just roaming around on top of the steps. I noticed there was only one ant that wasn't holding anything like the other 4 were holding dorito bits or something and the ant seemed sad. It wasn't even going at the same pace as the other ants. So I put a cookie crumb next to him and he picked it up and started running as fast as the other ants and I think I...

One Dollar

By Jake on September 15, 2018 / 3,907 views

I recently noticed that whenever life was getting me down, I'd usually find a dollar in my pocket the next day. I told my parents how weird it was and they told me my little sister puts a dollar in one of my pockets when she knows I'm sad to help cheer me up and now I'm...

If Y'all Are Wondering If There's Any Good Left In This World, Read This

By A Friend on September 13, 2018 / 4,001 views

My brother is a Boy Scout, and was selling popcorn tonight. Not long after he and my dad got set up to sell, a guy came up to them to say, "I don’t want any popcorn, but I want you to get sales, and I want to be a blessing for someone. I'm going to give you $100. I want you give away $100 of popcorn to people who come up." Apparently the people that they gave the...