To Be The Strong One

By Life Lessons on July 26, 2016 / 0 views

Some of the difficult moments in life is giving someone a hug when you need it the most. Fighting back the tears in your eyes to wipe off someone else’s tears. Listening to somebody’s grief when you want your pain to be heard. Being the reason for someone’s smile when your own smile is lost. To bless someone else while you are going through your own...

Little Blinkers

By Joseph J. Mazzella on July 25, 2016 / 4,097 views

I was walking my beagle, Snoopy the other evening while the last light of the setting sun colored the clouds purple and pink. I looked up to the sky and smiled. After a minute Snoopy started pulling at her leash. She was more than ready to head inside for a bowl of dog food and a bacon treat. I wasn’t quite ready to go in yet, however, so I knelt down and patted her head. I was waiting for my friends the...

How To Be Present. Some Practical Advice

By Mtbclimber on July 25, 2016 / 1,437 views

A long time ago I read a book called the The Power Of Now by Eckhart Tolle. I will admit that I was not a fan of the mysticism but underneath all that there is a very simple and powerful message. Be "present" at all times. Unfortunately, the book wasn't exactly clear on how to do that. I was left knowing that I shouldn't be living in the past or future and also not letting my ego...

Kids Like You And Me

By The Bully Reject on July 25, 2016 / 2,089 views

When kids like you and me go into high school, they're gonna ask us what our career path will be like. Like in elementary school, when they said, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Remember? Anyway, then kids like you and me say, "I'll be (Insert dream job here)" And we think our lives suddenly becomes a Disney movie where we sing bibbity, bobbity, boo and our dreams come...

Guinea Pigs!

By Maggie Smith on July 25, 2016 / 2,515 views

My birthday, April 5, was the happiest day of my life, because that day i had gotten a guinea pig. It was my 12th birthday, and my Dad had finally admitted to getting a guinea pig for me. I named him Oreo, and to this day, he is the BEST pet I have ever...

This Goes Out To All Of The People

By Lil on July 23, 2016 / 1,455 views

This goes out to all of the people who have been broken but have been strong enough to let go. For the people who have hurt so badly that they felt they could never love again, but kept their head up. For the people that learn from their mistakes and never stop moving forward, even when they take two steps back. For the people that wish loneliness wasn’t a part of them,...

Move On Anyways

By Cloventongues on July 21, 2016 / 2,776 views

My brother had distrusted my driving skill since the day I smashed his car against a wooden pole at the garage of our small compound.’ You are too reckless!’ he said dismissively. I could plead no excuse at the moment, although, any expert could have made the same silly mistake-trust me. At first, I was quite disappointed in my self for having bruised the car, causing a major damage to the new car....

Suit Yourself

By Rick on July 20, 2016 / 1,372 views

It's safe to say I don't know who or what God is. However, I am certain there is something greater. Some claim to have talked to God or vise versa. Some say he commanded them to do his bidding. I doubt that a man who blocked their own conscience could possibly have listened to God. Maybe my reasoning is no better than billions of others, but consider this... Many say God is...

Today Is My Birthday

By Brian on July 19, 2016 / 3,922 views

Today is my birthday. It's a special day that I feel lucky to share with you, for today I am 70 years old. About a month ago I asked Danielle and Nancy if I could do the MoMo on my birthday. I didn't know then what I would say, but I did know that I wanted to share my age in a very public way. Little did I suspect then that I would be sharing not only with my co-workers on the 29 th floor,...

My Childhood

By Thinanda Proudance Sinyosi on July 18, 2016 / 4,097 views

Every childhood is meant to be a happy one filled with so much joy and excitement. I can't say I didn't have that. Growing up in Vleifontein ,Louis Trichardt as a popular child that kids loved in my neighbourhood. I was always happy and could be bossy at times.I lived with my grandmother, mother and sister and cousins in a two bedroom house but I loved that. Our house wasn't big enough for all of...

Perspective's Value

By Richest Poor Boy on July 18, 2016 / 3,369 views

When I was growing up, my family was poor enough that (as my dad described it) when I was 7, we had borrowed from every possible person in myhome town, sold our valuables, and so on, just to stay afloat as my parents were both unemployed. When My dad finally got a hold of a job as a janitor, my mother started working as well. Finally after we had gotten on our feet and were comfortably living. She became a...

Side Trip

By Kay Heitsch on July 18, 2016 / 2,824 views

I could see the sky was very black up ahead as I came back from a visit up north. I thought if I stopped maybe I'd stay behind it. I was nearing the Clare, Michigan exit where Cop's & Doughnuts is located. Cops & Doughnuts is a bakery that was taken over by a group of police officers when the owners decided to close. They bought the bakery and all the recipes. At first it was just a...

I Did It. Abusive Father, Had To Pay College By Myself For A Time, Graduating With A Physics Degree And A Research Thesis

By Seiko on July 18, 2016 / 2,328 views

I had a very bad childhood. My father was abusive, and I got away from him to go to college. I finally parted ways with him after he kept using his financial power to keep trying to have a hold on me. I was left in a state where I had to pay for college by myself. I wanted to live my ambitions and dreams, and I wanted a fulfilling life. For the past 2.5 years I've worked 3 jobs(two on...

Pokemon Go And My Daughter

By HPock on July 17, 2016 / 2,555 views

I'll preface this with a little background: 30 year old single father to an absolutely amazing (almost) 4 year old daughter. I grew up watching the Pokémon cartoons, playing Red and Blue, and to a lesser extent the card game. A couple months ago I introduced my daughter to the cartoon (via Netflix). She instantly fell in love. She now has a collection of...

Pokemon Go Has Helped Me In So Many Ways

By Jake on July 15, 2016 / 2,551 views

After almost two years of having very few friends, a long forgotten relationship, and lack of self-confidence, I decided to download Pokemon Go to see what the hype was about. Ever since I did, the people that I met have increased my social skills, and I have started to talk to a girl that I'm pretty sure I'm going to ask out soon. I've gained more friends now than I have throughout high school?...

True Friendship

By Sonia Kaur on July 13, 2016 / 4,238 views

friendship means a beautiful bounding between two or more people. In every relation everything is not available but in friendship you get everything I.e trust, understanding, love, honesty, loyality, responsibility, company, knowledge etc if friendship is a true friendship. As per Khalil Gibran says "Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity." Friendship is a...

House Guests

By Joseph J. Mazzella on July 12, 2016 / 2,280 views

My daughter has been having some unique house guests at her place this Summer. For the second time now a family of robins have built a nest on the crossbeams of her porch just underneath the roof. It is incredible watching how they weave grass, twigs, and mud into a sturdy home to hatch their eggs and raise their babies. It is amazing to observe the dedication with which they continuously hunt for food to feed...