You Never Know How Strong You Are, Until Being Strong Is Your Only Choice

By MBCTX on November 18, 2016 / 2,795 views

Change is considerably easier when you have a full complement of supporting partners and unlimited resources. But, since very often it is the shock of a death, divorce or some other life tragedy that unceremoniously tosses us out of our comfort zone to fend for ourselves, it can mean being forced to strike out alone which for many of us is the scariest part of all. Probably the most difficult thing...

It's OK To Be Vulnerable

By Mara Prose on November 17, 2016 / 0 views

Today, I want you simply to remember that it is ok to give into your vulnerabilities. We aren’t equipped to carry around all our baggage alone. We need to learn to allow other people to support and nurture us throughout our storms. We all have weaknesses and need to get over the belief that we are failures when we need to reach out and seek a helping hand. Cry, scream, pout; do whatever you...

Troubling Times

By Joseph J. Mazzella on November 16, 2016 / 0 views

At the conclusion of this last political election ending with my beloved country being more divided than ever a friend wrote me a letter sharing her fears and concerns for the future. She ended it with this sentence: “We live in troubling times.” I couldn’t help but agree with her, but the more I thought about it the more I realized that these current times aren’t the only troubling...

Not Your End

By Essi Jahlya on November 16, 2016 / 0 views

I was 17 after I completed high school and had nothing to do. I started going round homes doing laundry and house chores at a small cost, I later did landscaping jobs. In December 2015 I got a sales job in a certain company but resigned last September. People thought that was my end but since then God has divinely provided for me. I recently got a job as a brand ambassador in my previous company's...

It Was This Day That Her Life Changed

By Life Lessons on November 14, 2016 / 0 views

One morning she woke up different. Done with trying to figure out who was with her, against her, or walking down the middle because they didn’t have the guts to pick a side. She was done with anything that didn’t bring her peace. She realized that opinions were a dime a dozen, validation was for parking, and loyalty wasn’t a word but a lifestyle. It was this day that her life changed. And not...

I Got A 100% On My Philosophy Essay!

By Anon on November 14, 2016 / 1,576 views

I guess I'll make this post inspiring by giving a little back story. I was kicked out right after high school, did nothing aside from self-abusive behaviour for two years, lost most of my friends, thought my life was over and that there was nothing for me. I decided to give life one more chance so I enrolled in a university. I took a philosophy class and it all changed. Not only do I want to live, but...

When You Co-author Your Life's Story

By Kamal Khanzada on November 11, 2016 / 0 views

Every one of us goes through ups and downs in life. However, every individual’s story has a unique perspective, which is what sets it apart. I led a normal life. I wasn’t under the pressure of being the breadwinner of the house but I always wanted to do something which would make my family feel proud of me. I started off as a salesman and loader. It wasn’t a fancy job. Every day, I wondered...

Night Watch

By Roy Popkin on November 10, 2016 / 0 views

By Roy Popkin on November 10, 2016 / 0 views

A nurse took the tired, anxious serviceman to the bedside. ‘Your son is here,' she said to the old man. She had to repeat the words several times before the patient's eyes opened. Heavily sedated because of the pain of his heart attack, he dimly saw the young uniformed Marine standing outside the oxygen tent. He reached out his hand. The Marine wrapped his...

What I Want

By Joseph J. Mazzella on November 08, 2016 / 0 views

When I was a freshman just starting college I really wanted to be rich. I even had pictures of a big luxury car and a huge mansion that I had cut out of magazines and pasted in my notebook. I wanted to become a wealthy businessman or a best selling author. I wanted to be both famous and successful. Of course, I never did get any of those things and I thank God for that everyday. You see, in time I...

A Fathers Quest To Inspire Men To Be Hair Donors

By Christopher Bell on November 07, 2016 / 0 views

For the past three years, I have been growing my hair to donate to charity. Back then, I wasn't even doing it to be a hair donor, but just because my wife liked my hair long. Right before we got married, I cut it. ​ I was starting a new job and like many recent college graduates I didn’t want my long hair keeping me from advancing professionally. Years later, when we found out my wife...

A Thousand Questions

By Ms. D on November 07, 2016 / 0 views

To dream as big as you want is allowed. Mine, is just simple that I always based it on my so called "love principles". For example, I always wanted to see my mother and my father happy. That, I always loved to see myself helping others. It's not just simple, it's also common. As being medical professional, my heart was shaped in 3 things to help, to love and to help. Here's how...

Love And Acceptance

By Rabia Ahmad on November 06, 2016 / 0 views

By Rabia Ahmad on November 06, 2016 / 0 views

I'm at a (I'm Muslim) restaurant eating and there's a dad sitting with his two girls. I overhear their conversation. The girls are asking about everything and anything. I'm fascinated by their curiosity. One of the girls looks at me and asks, 'Daddy, why is she wearing that?' Her dad responded with something that made my heart so warm. He said, 'There are...

Finding Your Teammate

By IG on November 04, 2016 / 1,910 views

Finding your soulmate is a blessing, but finding your teammate is a whole different blessing. You can love someone a lot and they can love you the same way, but them being committed to never leaving you is priceless. Love and team go together hand in hand. And when you have finally found your teammate in love and in life, you will be blessed on both sides of the...

Books

By Joseph J. Mazzella on November 02, 2016 / 0 views

I have always loved to read ever since I was a child so it goes to say that my house is forever full of books. I have new books, old books, hard covers, paperbacks, fiction, and nonfiction. My two tiny book shelves are full of photo albums and scrap books. I have three boxes of books in my closet, two boxes of books on the floor of my bedroom, and a box of children’s books waiting for my future...

I'm Shy So I Beatboxed To Strangers In Japan For Money

By Tony on November 02, 2016 / 0 views

I've been doing social challenges in order to get over my shyness. The other day I had an idea: what if I approach strangers on the street here in Japan and try to sell them one minute beatboxing performances for 100 yen (one US dollar)? Altogether I approached 13 different groups and I had no idea it was going to go this well. I recorded it all, so here is a video containing the...

Just Believe In Yourself

By Mr. Dude on October 31, 2016 / 0 views

I don't know where to start from. As everyone out there even my life experienced bad turbulence, ups and downs, and a lot of give up situations. I am an Aerospace Engineer from India. From my relatives, close friends, and other well wishers, I have been told that its hard and difficult for a non-IT student to pursue Masters in IT and graduate from an accredited US university. I never took...

Just Love

By Grace Elizabeth on October 30, 2016 / 0 views

My story is a story of receiving unconditional love from my nursing students. With so much going against immigrants, I wanted to share this story that blessed an immigrant like me. I teach nursing here in the US. I am from India, I just started working as nursing faculty in a community college in Indiana in July 2016. As I started teaching, I was fearful that my...