Winter Work

By Joseph J. Mazzella on February 09, 2018 / 3,831 views

It was Groundhog Day and the furry rodent had just predicted 6 more weeks of Winter. A winter storm had hit overnight too. I tried to open my backdoor only to find six inches of wet, heavy snow piled up against it. I knew I had quite a job of shoveling out ahead of me, so I reached over to grab my snow shovel. It looked a lot more ready to work than I did. I sighed and pulled on my boots, gloves, and heavy...

Human Touch

By Hansa Rajput on February 08, 2018 / 4,558 views

Home of Faith. Does the name ring a bell? Yes, you guessed right, it's the obscure little orphanage you over look every time you pass by the gate of our college campus. An upsetting majority of us will navigate these four arduous years without sparing so much as a second glance for this forgotten place. Until last year, I was part of the herd too. But thanks to my roommate, I had the good fortune of...

Hand Me Downs

By Joseph J. Mazzella on February 05, 2018 / 5,203 views

Aside from socks and underwear at Christmas and an occasional new pair of sneakers, I never got any new clothes as a child. What I got were hand-me-downs. My coats, jackets, shirts, sweaters, pants, and even belts were all clothes that my older brothers had out grown and then been given to me. My clothes were often torn, sewed, and patched. They were never “in style.” I didn’t resent having...

Be Strong And Walk Away

By Ladybug on January 31, 2018 / 8,229 views

Don’t let anyone bring you down so low as to hate them. Release them from the hold they have on you and continue on with peace in your heart. Life is short and is not worth wasting your time trying to figure people out or prove anything to them. The only person you have to prove anything to is yourself. Strive to be the best person you can possibly be, be strong, and walk away. Holding on to bitterness...

A Small Kindness

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 30, 2018 / 6,942 views

I had abruptly run out of printer ink just when I needed it, so I found myself making the long drive to the only store around here that sells it. It was the worst possible time to shop. The store was packed with people and the wait at the checkout counter was long. I could see the stress and frustration on the faces of the people around me. It was no better in the parking lot and I found myself in the middle...

Stressed About Money, Woke Up To A Gift

By Ella Johannessen on January 30, 2018 / 4,754 views

By Ella Johannessen on January 30, 2018 / 4,754 views

I was on the Virgin east coast train from London (King's Cross to Leeds), on the 27th of January—I got on at Peterborough. I found a seat, and rang my mum. I was rather stressed and upset over my financial situation, and was trying to locate what had happend to £35 that had been sent to me over a bank transfer. I spoke to her about how little money I had, how worried I was about my finances and...

Cashier Uses Her Own Credit Card For Customer Who Forgot Her Card

By Pricewatch Reader on January 29, 2018 / 3,381 views

"I thought it might be worth telling you of a positive encounter in Lidl Deansgrange during Christmas week. On completing my shop, I found I did not have a credit card and only €20 cash on me to pay just under €70. Aneta on the till who did not know me from Adam, seeing my predicament immediately offered to use her own credit card and pay without any conditions. I promised to call in...

12-year-old Girls With Hearts Of Gold

By Allie on January 27, 2018 / 17,423 views

My name is Allie and I’m twelve years old. I know you’re probably thinking that I’m a kid who has no purpose to be here but trust me, I know what I’m doing. My friend and I were at school one day when this guy was telling us how he didn’t have enough money to buy lunch from the school. We put together out spare change and whatnot and came up with just enough for him to buy lunch....

Polish Thumbs

By Amy Frakowski-Giesecke on January 25, 2018 / 18,649 views

By Amy Frakowski-Giesecke on January 25, 2018 / 18,649 views

Growing up, I always subconsciously and self-consciously hid my thumbs in my fists because of their weird shape. Admittedly, they do look more like a big toe instead of a thumb and from an early age, my thumbs earned the nickname "toe thumbs." Then, while I was in high school, I worked as a cashier in a grocery store. One day, I was checking out a sweet little old lady and as I counted her change...

The Hill

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 23, 2018 / 5,224 views

It was a cold, dark Winter’s night during my freshman year of college. I was at the local pub drinking steadily with my friends. My body was starting to feel it too. My brain was numb and fuzzy. My vision was getting a bit blurry. My fingers were tingling and my stomach was churning. I felt like I could throw up at any second. Not wanting to embarrass myself in front of my friends I said I was heading...

Wholistic Well-Being

By Jodi-Ann E.M. Morgan on January 22, 2018 / 3,436 views

At times when I’ve been sick, to help me feel better mommy would make me a bowl of soup. I would not only feel better physically, I would feel a whole lot better on the inside too. As we know, it’s so important what we feed our bodies. However, what we feed our minds is also very important, as well as our souls. Love. Joy. Peace. Forgiveness. Kindness. We need to nourish ourselves with these...

Laugh A Lot

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 18, 2018 / 6,897 views

Enlightenment is a curious thing. It comes in unexpected moments. It comes in all shapes and sizes. I received a moment of enlightenment just recently from the mouth of a babe. I was heading into the local post office to mail out a few checks to pay a few bills. I saw a young woman who had gone to school with my oldest son. On her hip was her little daughter who was no more than three years old. After talking...

The Hamster

By Curt Struna on January 18, 2018 / 5,671 views

When I was a young man, I had been picking up a friend who had been babysitting. As I was waited for him, I noticed a cage and looked inside. Inside the cage there was a cute little hamster, and I put my finger up to the bars of the cage to pet him. He bit me. I went to the bathroom and washed the blood off of my hands. When I came back I was told, “You missed it! You should have seen it! After you left,...

A Young Grocery Store Cashier's Act Of Kindness

By Charis Hope Hansen on January 17, 2018 / 9,870 views

By Charis Hope Hansen on January 17, 2018 / 9,870 views

I have a wonderful story about this young man, Connor, at the Cedar Falls HyVee. He was helping a family in front of me that was scraping pennies (literally) and only had less than $3 on their EBT card, the change was on the conveyor belt and rolled down under the counter. He tried his hardest to get them all. He asked them again how much they had left on their card(EBT), which was less than $3. As he was...

I Now Know Who I Am

By Rachel Marie on January 17, 2018 / 5,013 views

A huge part of my life so far as a 15 year old is that I found who I am. At only 9 years of age a catastrophic event happened in my life. I moved away from my home town with my dad to a different county. things got so bad my mental health was not in a good place I was in hospital 3 months in a row because I just I didnt want to be here anymore. the earth wasn't the place I wanted to be I thought nobody...

Bullied 19 Year Old Born With One Eye Publishes His First Book

By Allison Weaver on January 16, 2018 / 9,203 views

Aaron Weaver was born on April 14th, 1998 with only his left eye. It was very likely that this rarity would also come with brain damage. It was a one and a million chance that he would not have brain damage, yet he doesn't. He went through 25 reconstructive surgeries and received a prosthetic eye in his right eye socket. He grew up in a rural town in North Carolina attending the local schools....

When Dreams Come True

By Gayathri.M on January 15, 2018 / 6,734 views

Looking up at the clear blue sky above, it could see a world of freedom. Snow white wings spread open, the young bird got ready to fly. But with a sudden pang of unhappiness, staring at the shackles that bound its feet to the ground, the bird realized it was deprived of the happiness it so longed for. Freedom, perhaps would always be only, "just a dream". The one thing in this world that...