Dixie

By Joseph J. Mazzella on March 20, 2018 / 3,509 views

On a cold, snowy day in March my cat, Dixie died. I walked into the bathroom to find her lying motionless. I stroked her head, and gently held her in my arms. Then I carried her to the woods behind my house to bury her. I tried not to cry as I walked. She had lived sixteen years, after all. I knew her health was fading too. Always a skinny cat she had been eating less and less lately until I could feel her...

Now Is The Time

By Brian G on March 19, 2018 / 4,155 views

When I was 13 I wanted to learn guitar but I saw on TV some kid who was 11 and a child prodigy and I thought "I waited too long, now I'll be a beginner while kids like that are already great." Then I was 23 and thought "Oh man if I had just started at 13 I would have ten years experience by now! But now why bother?" At 33 I realized, damn if I had just started at...

Just Breathe

By A Friend on March 19, 2018 / 3,978 views

By A Friend on March 19, 2018 / 3,978 views

A stranger picked up our tab at IHOP while my wife and I were struggling to keep our twin babies calm. We cried. The note reads "Just Breathe, you're doing great...

Dust If You Must

By Rose Milligan on March 15, 2018 / 7,536 views

Dust if you must, but wouldn't it be better To paint a picture, or write a letter, Bake a cake, or plant a seed; Ponder the difference between want and need? Dust if you must, but there's not much time, With rivers to swim, and mountains to climb; Music to hear, and books to read; Friends to cherish, and life to lead. Dust if you...

The Biggest Lie I Ever Told And How My Husband Came To Protect It

By A Friend on March 14, 2018 / 8,792 views

By A Friend on March 14, 2018 / 8,792 views

For years I have lived this lie telling everyone I am allergic to peanuts because I hate the smell of peanut butter and don't really like peanut butter that much but whenever I used to tell people I don't like peanut butter they'd get all defensive like "peanut butter is amazing how do you not like it?!" and then I'd have to go into this whole thing to defend my taste...

A Bit Of Song

By Joseph J. Mazzella on March 14, 2018 / 8,935 views

It was a beautiful morning. I was still asleep in my bed when the rising sun sneaked through my curtains and tapped me on my eyelids. I quickly woke up and walked into my living room. My cat was sitting on top of my desk soaking in the sun that shone through the widow. I smiled at her as I leashed up my dogs and headed outside. I took my time walking them too. It was cold and frost was on the grass, but I...

Someone Had My Car Towed When It Broke Down

By A Friend on March 12, 2018 / 5,492 views

My car recently broke down about 30 miles from home. Someone stopped and asked if I needed help. I said I wasn’t sure how to get my car back to my local mechanic since my insurance didn’t cover towing. They used their AAA membership to call for a tow, waited around for it to show up and signed all the paperwork. More people need to be like...

Daryl

By A Friend on March 11, 2018 / 3,793 views

I needed to share this story with the online community. This is my first time sharing ever online, and I have made a rule to not promote my efforts to friends / family. I have made a New Years resolution to give back. Whether it was time or money, just to give back. I do well, so i want to give back to people who need some motivation or help in time in need. Meet Daryl. I did not get a...

Assumptions!

By Anjali Mohapatra on March 11, 2018 / 4,694 views

One night, a mother held her five year old son on her lap and sat on the balcony. The star streaked sky was looking marvellous! Both of them stared the twinkling stars. The little boy pointed towards the sky and asked so many questions about the moon and the wonderful sky. Though his little mind was filled with strange questions, his mother patiently answered them and satisfied him. After an hour was spent in...

Hummingbirds

By Joseph J. Mazzella on March 11, 2018 / 2,984 views

I got a lovely gift in the mail last week. It was a pair of framed pictures. Both were high resolution photographs of birds. They were so beautiful. One in particular caught my eye. It was of a hummingbird frozen in mid-flight. It was flying upside down with its tail feathers held up to hold it steady while its little wings beat. Its long, needle nose was reaching deep into a drooping flower to feast on its...

What Do You Hear?

By Kay Heitsch on March 10, 2018 / 3,917 views

You can learn something new every day if you listen. ~ Quotes ~ There's a story about a Native American walking in New York City with a friend. The streets were filled with people and cars were honking. All of a sudden the Native American said, "I hear a cricket." His friend responded, "Are you crazy? You couldn't possibly hear a cricket in all this...

My Journey

By Abbie Foster's StayStrong on March 10, 2018 / 3,605 views

From a young age I was bullied. At school, at home and pretty much everywhere I went. It felt like it was me against the world. It's strange really, how a few words can change the course of your life. For me it was more than just words but I am however not yet ready to tell that side of my story. When I was a kid I remember feeling lost, lonely and fragile. I was surrounded by so many people but I just...

Change Your Mind

By Kay Heitsch on March 06, 2018 / 6,267 views

If you truly want to change your life, you must first be willing to change your mind. ~ Change Your Mind Quotes ~ Believe it or not, I used to despise exercise of any kind. I would always say, "I'd rather starve myself to death to stay thin than exercise." But I had a change of mind. Our son Todd was a runner. One day after a race I told him that I would run the next race to...

Cute Gift Of God

By Gayathri.M on March 05, 2018 / 3,855 views

It was truly the most beautiful thing to watch, as the tiny hint of a smile slowly spread across his face and reached his beautiful eyes. His cute little hands went straight into his mouth as he laughed with pleasure at the sight of the smiling faces of his parents. His happiness was infectious as it slowly crept into the hearts of everyone present there. He was none other than the most beautiful creation of...

So You Think You Can...

By Jodi-Ann E.M. Morgan on March 05, 2018 / 3,264 views

I really wanted to meet this guy, I mean really meet him. I'll admit, looking back I was immensely infatuated with him. In this age of social media, I would stalk his FB page, check his Twitter account, everything you could think of, I did, just to see what he was up to. He was on one of my favourite TV shows. He seemed like such a nice, talented, driven guy. Funny and smart. Not to mention gorgeous!...

The Best Thing About Having A Service Dog

By Emma's Owner on March 04, 2018 / 3,032 views

By Emma's Owner on March 04, 2018 / 3,032 views

Years ago I dated a woman with a rare disease whose treatment had torn her body apart, and had a service dog for her needs. Emma was primarily used for balance, but picked stuff up too. She was mostly a German Sheppard, but had other in her, so she wasnt as big as a full blooded sheppard. Nicole was constantly in the hospital, and hospital visits suck, and she would nap off on the meds she'd be...

'I Want To Spend All Day With My Boyfriend'

By J. Jensen on March 04, 2018 / 3,306 views

By J. Jensen on March 04, 2018 / 3,306 views

My grandmother has Dementia, this day she told grandpa, "I want to spend all day with my boyfriend." My grandpa asked, "who is that?" She said, "you", so he gave her overalls and took her to work on the...