She Is 80; She Is Active

By Glory Fu on August 29, 2017 / 2,727 views

By Glory Fu on August 29, 2017 / 2,727 views

A student of mine called Su-May came to my ESL class to learn English in her 70s. For many senior people, 70 is the age to take things easy, and they feel it’s too late to learn. But Su-May doesn’t think so. Time is so valuable to her that she particularly cherishes any opportunity to learn the things that she missed on when she was young. Seven years have passed, and she is still in my class. She...

The Bathroom Encounter That Led To A Hug

By Carolyn K Erwin on August 29, 2017 / 1,982 views

I had an odd experience in Wilmington, Delaware— I walked into the ladies bathroom at the train station, and saw a woman standing in her underwear at the sink. She appeared to be in her 20's. Not wanting to stare, I moved quickly into a stall thinking to myself, "Wow, what's that all about?" When I emerged from the stall, I noticed that the young woman was now dressed in a...

Not Everything Is Long Lasting

By Emery Allen on August 25, 2017 / 2,001 views

Not everything is long lasting. Sometimes people come into your life to show you what is right and what is wrong, to show you who you can be, to teach you to love yourself, to make you feel better for a little while, or to just be someone to walk with at night and spill your life to. Not everyone is going to stay forever, and we still have to keep on going and thank them for what they’ve given...

My Husband Just Made Me Cry

By KM on August 25, 2017 / 1,923 views

I was sitting in our office staring at the first school schedule I've had in nearly 20 years and he came in with this stupid little smile on his face. He pulls up a chair next to me and asks me if he can hold my hand. I told him of course. He grabbed it and his smile widened. The kids loud as hell in the background. He's just sitting there smiling. I told him he was such a dork....

Never Stop Dating

By Demez White on August 22, 2017 / 2,152 views

By Demez White on August 22, 2017 / 2,152 views

My girlfriend told me that she'd had a bad day and needed cheering up. My bank account told me that going out wasn't an option. Sitting on my back porch I realized I had everything I needed right in front of me. Sometimes the best memories aren't about the money we spend or the trips we take. They're about putting a genuine smile on someone's face that you really care about. Money isn't...

Why Wait

By Joseph J. Mazzella on August 21, 2017 / 5,305 views

When I was in college I had big dreams. I was going to be a psychologist, then a teacher, then a world renown speaker, and then a best selling author. I couldn’t make up my mind. Each dream seemed better than the last. Amongst them all, though, was my burning desire to make things better. In my young heart and naive mind I felt like I could change the world all by myself. And I couldn’t wait to get...

It Just Has To Exist

By SS Fan on August 21, 2017 / 2,524 views

"We're all so good at recognizing what's shitty about something (and how we fix it) (criticism). We are all so bad at making something, so just make something bad and then criticize it until its good." It's a strange side of human intelligence. Computers, most animals and even aliens in movies can see someone do something and copy it quite well. But for humans, it's quite...

Queens And Kings

By Tionae Thomas on August 20, 2017 / 2,760 views

By Tionae Thomas on August 20, 2017 / 2,760 views

My 14 year old daughter and I we were on the way home and she saw a elementary kid sitting under a tree in a shopping center. She said, 'It's too hot momma stop the car.' She then asked the boy 'Where are your parents?' The boy said, 'I don't know.' She said 'Can you call them?' He said 'I only have my dad's number.' She let him call his dad also not standing...

Who Do You Listen To?

By Princewill Iliya on August 17, 2017 / 1,983 views

More than perhaps anything else, who we listen to will determine the trajectory of our ministry. If we listen to godly, wise, smart people who have our best interest and that of the Kingdom at heart, it will leaven our lives and ministries. If we listen to the wrong people, we can expect a world of trouble. "Is best to just hear the negative voices only, but listen to positive voices...

Cop Brings Home A Renegade Doggy

By Ayayoska on August 16, 2017 / 3,591 views

By Ayayoska on August 16, 2017 / 3,591 views

My very pregnant neighbour couldn't run after her mischievous doggy when he decided to go for a run into the wild. This policeman brought him back...

They All Have A Story

By Rod Williams on August 16, 2017 / 3,589 views

I like boots. I have 14 pair, ranging from $1,600 handmade ostrich ropers with my initials on the side to a $49 pair of hiking boots. The funniest ones I have are a pair of old school western style pointy-toed boots. Most call them cockroach killers since the toe is so pointed I could kill a cockroach in a corner. As much as I’m on my feet, I want to be comfortable while staying a little fashionable, and...

Make A Difference

By Joseph J. Mazzella on August 15, 2017 / 2,874 views

I love the story of the starfish on the beach. I have read it many times in several different forms over the years but I am always struck by its simple truth. One form of it goes like this: A man was walking down the beach one day when he saw a young boy coming towards him. Every few feet or so the boy would stop, bend down, and pick up a starfish. Then with a huge effort he would toss it back into the ocean....

Angels In Disguise

By Gayathri M on August 14, 2017 / 2,742 views

People feel that there exists a world called heaven where God and angels exist. According to some,heaven is a place where everything is perfect and there is no chance of the word "worry" coming to our mind. But a close observation of our surroundings,might change this so called "perspective". There are many people who enter our life as angels in disguise. Their presence itself...

Sandpaper

By Rod Williams on August 14, 2017 / 3,344 views

I talk often about people being put in our lives for a reason, and there is always a lesson to be learned by or from them. Some of those people put in our lives are there to make us question why they are there. They are annoying, sarcastic, rude, hurtful, aggravating, and simply drive us crazy. I heard a minister describe them as sandpaper because, God uses them to form and shape us. Of course, some people...

Giving Life A Second Chance: Believing In Yourself And The Power Of Love

By Annie G on August 08, 2017 / 5,260 views

I often think about how I got to where I am today and how somehow everything that has happened, big or small in my lifetime have made me a better, happier, wiser and stronger person. Now this is coming from someone who's lost a parent, struggled with depression and suicidal thoughts among a boatload full of other things. If you've ever heard the saying, "you can learn and grow from...

From Hell To Harvard

By Norman Willis on August 08, 2017 / 4,819 views

My name is Norman K. Willis and my journey has been one filled with achievement, pain, and a positive attitude. I wrote my first book at 18, sold an app years later, and now I speak and teach for a living. I come from a single parent house hold, my grandparents aided in raising me until about eleven. My mother was stabbed when I was younger by my own father and he spent eleven years in jail because of it....

Parenting Done Right

By Kalynne Marie on August 08, 2017 / 1,891 views

I just witnessed a boy, maybe about 6 or 7, accidentally spill a Slushee everywhere in Target. I didn't get a photo but I'm including one of my son and I. I'm talking blue and red goop all over the floor, the table, everywhere. The boy looked up at who I assume was his father, and immediately apologized. Instead of getting angry, his father just said 'Hey, it happens. Let's go get napkins...