Someone Paid For Groceries Today, And I Couldn't Stop Crying

By Mellow Bug on December 10, 2016 / 4,687 views

Things have been rough lately. Like, grocery shopping at the dollar store rough. Borrowing money from my boss to pay rent rough. We were shopping for some little things today; burger buns, potatoes and some cheese. The last behind us had a grocery basket of food and told us to go ahead of her, because we only had a few things. After we were all rung up, she said she would pay for our items with...

Do Not Confuse Life And Love

By Jason King on December 09, 2016 / 1,757 views

Do not confuse life and love. Life will get difficult. Bills will cause stress, jobs will get old or lost, days will be tiring. You’re going to cry, get angry, wonder what you’re supposed to be doing, sometimes feel nothing. Cars will break down. You may have to sell possessions just to make ends meet and live of grilled cheese sandwiches and hope. This is life. It’s going to be messy. Too...

90 Days Without Alcohol!

By RMNZR on December 08, 2016 / 3,805 views

First, some background: I grew up with a loving mother (and father). However, my mother had issues with alcohol; one beer / glass of wine would change her completely. She would say rude things - do many mean things. She would be full of sorrow for a while, ask us for forgiveness, receive said forgiveness, and we all would forget about it. So MOST of the time it was good, but every time she consumed alcohol the...

Make Good Memories

By Kay Heitsch on December 06, 2016 / 4,834 views

My husband Bill's Grandma Z. was in a nursing home when we moved back to Michigan. Grandma had been unable to walk for quite some time; now her eye sight was almost gone. Over the years Grandma Z. and I had exchanged many cards and letters. I knew how she enjoyed staying in touch with people. Since I'd come back to Michigan, Grandma Z. thought I should be her "personal secretary."...

Christmas Prayer

By Kay Heitsch on December 06, 2016 / 4,049 views

As we slowly drove down the street on that cold December evening we spotted the porch light. "This must be the house." I told our "Positive Teens In Action" group. We pulled up in front of an older home with the porch light glowing. We gathered up our song books, walked up the steps, and knocked on the door. We heard a faint voice from inside say, “Come on in. The door is...

One Day At A Time

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 06, 2016 / 2,365 views

It was many years ago. I was a young dad sitting on the couch reading a fairy tale to my little girl. She sat next to me with her head on my arm as I told the tale. When it came to the end I finished with those famous words: "And they lived happily ever after." As I looked over to her with her wavy, brown hair and big, innocent eyes I could see the smile on her face and I never wanted it to end. It...

The Snowsuit

By Kay Heitsch on December 04, 2016 / 3,925 views

"Can you tell me if anyone in our store does community service?" Bill asked. A person spoke up and said," I know that Rose does. She helps the homeless at her church." Bill, my husband, had recently been transferred to this store as the Store Manager. Bill liked to recognize employees who worked in community service. He met with Rose and found out about the outreach program operating out of...

My Favorite Christmas Gift

By Jason Curtman on December 04, 2016 / 4,759 views

I have received many Christmas gifts over the years. I remember many of them, from the tape recorder I received from my dad in 1975 to the black ebony guitar my wife gave me several years ago. The best gift I ever received was presented to me by a stranger. I never even knew his name and I only had contact with him for less than 60 seconds. His Christmas present to me changed the way I think about people and...

This Is What Real Friendship Looks Like

By SS on December 02, 2016 / 7,663 views

By SS on December 02, 2016 / 7,663 views

Are you being a true friend to someone who needs you? This is the type of person we should all strive to be. Real friends are the ones who are there to support you during the hard...

I Really Have A Wonderful Life

By Anon on December 02, 2016 / 3,488 views

I spent the afternoon with my future in-laws and really, really like them. They are probably some of the nicest people I've met, and have these awesome lives. He works at the post office and treats his family like royalty; meanwhile she is going to school to become a nurse. They hike and climb and are always doing fun stuff and inviting us along. I have wonderful parents, who I am not terribly...

The Boy With The Backwards Heart

By KM on November 30, 2016 / 4,743 views

On March 7th, 1999 a miracle was born. He looked like an average baby crying, chubby, cute. The doctors were about to send him home one day when they noticed his left ear was deformed. This may not sound like a big deal right? They did tests on the boy and discovered he had a rare heart condition known as Tetralogy of Fallot. Doctors didn't think he was going to make it. However he kept suprising them....

Magic

By Joseph J. Mazzella on November 29, 2016 / 4,419 views

When I was younger I was entranced with stories of magic. I devoured books where wizards and warriors battled the powers of darkness in strange worlds. I rejoiced when they triumphed bringing peace and happiness to their lands. I guess like most of the readers of these stories I secretly wished for magical powers for myself. I wanted to be able to magically make my pain disappear, to make my problems go away,...

This Is Your Life

By C M Reddy on November 28, 2016 / 4,172 views

You have this Life You were born for this Life You want some people to be in your Life, but they don't You don't want some people to be with you, but they do You are endeavouring to come out of certain conditions of your life But you are forced to live with them You don't want to go outside in the Rain, but sometimes you have...

I Saw A Lovely Family Moment

By H-u-w on November 28, 2016 / 3,265 views

Yesterday I was doing some Christmas shopping and feeling a little miserable since the shopping centre was packed and I was a bit ill. I was going down an escalator and saw a man at the bottom of the escalator crouch down and spread his arms, clearly expecting his child to run into them. The child, a small toddler, did what toddlers do and failed to understand what his dad was doing, instead opting to run over...

I Paid For A Young Woman's Groceries

By Nanmart on November 28, 2016 / 3,941 views

I was in line at Trader Joe's and the young woman in front of me had her card declined, she embarrassedly handed the cashier another card, which was also declined and then a final card that was approved for just $5.47. She asked the cashier to cancel the transaction. Cashier motions for manager. I smile and offer to pay the balance, which was $20 something dollars. Woman is very thankful, I tell her to pay...

When I Was A Kid, Someone Taught Me About Talent

By Anon on November 28, 2016 / 3,773 views

I was 14, chubby, and just finished running our daily mile for P.E in last place (I ran it in twelve minutes), when I started talking to my friend. I found out that he ran it in five minutes. I was frustrated, angry, and didn't understand why I couldn't do that. I told him that I wished I was like him, so I could run the mile in five minutes and I wouldn't feel like I'm...

Happiness Is Not Absence Of Problems, Happiness Only Comes When You Are Able To Deal With Problems Thrown Your Way

By Happiness Is Easy on November 27, 2016 / 2,913 views

There is no magical place that's protected from all kinds of struggle. Having more will not make your problems go away. It'll give you new set of problems. So, learn to deal with problems. They will never go away. You'll always need motivation, discipline and character no matter how much or how little you have. Regardless of where you are in life - develop and use your ability...