The Decision

By Joseph J. Mazzella on November 16, 2015 / 1,724 views

I can still remember the first time I truly felt my heart break. I was 25 years old, sitting in a hospital room with the rest of my family. My beautiful Mom was in the last day of her courageous 4 year fight with Cancer. I looked down on her withered body lying on the bed and saw the sadness in her eyes. She could no longer speak but we all still felt her love for us. Together we waited while her breathing...

You Think You Know, But You Don't Know

By Kay on November 16, 2015 / 2,089 views

Have you ever noticed how some trees take forever to drop their dead leafs? I was thinking how these trees were a lot like me. Why on earth did I hang on to things that were dead for so long? We all know that worry, anger, bitterness, jealously, etc. do not add one thing to our lives. They are draining. When some unhappy thought (dead leaf) would come to my mind, either tears would fill my eyes or I...

What You Don't Feed Dies

By Kay on November 13, 2015 / 2,150 views

What you don't feed dies! Now that's a fact. Over the years I've had to think, "What you don't feed dies!" more than a few times in regards to some thoughts and behaviors I wanted to get rid of. Years ago I could get myself in a real panic over something just by the wrong thoughts I would think about it. For instance, I gave Todd, our 15 year old son an allergy...

Home

By Lovely on November 12, 2015 / 3,638 views

The greatest love affair of my life isn't with a person, but a house. It may seem shallow, but really it's far from it. My great grandfather built this house with his bare hands in the late 1930's. The living room I sit in while I write this is the same living room I sat in when my grandfather brought me here to visit his mother, my great grandma. She always kept a candy dish full of candy on her...

Changing

By C M Reddy on November 11, 2015 / 1,744 views

"Unless we change ourselves, we cannot change anything or anyone in this world " Once there was a billionaire having amassed so much of wealth, got a severe eye irritation. He got the eminent doctor to treat his eye, after treatment the doctor advocated the patient to avoid bright light for one month so as to have natural healing and also it could add to the treatment for ensuring speedy...

Thanksgiving Mode Activated

By Azumdialu on November 11, 2015 / 3,655 views

I'm feeling truly grateful to God today particularly because this year has been a very tough year. For me, today is another day of reflection, realization and acceptance of my life's journey. The last time I embarked on soul searching activity was during the festive period of Easter 2015. Sometimes I wonder how I still keep a smile on my face and look reasonably okay. I have learnt to...

Roots Of Relationship

By Sonia Kaur on November 10, 2015 / 8,290 views

Why we guys fail to make a healthy relationship? Because every relationship has different roots and we fail to understand this and our relations end. Every plant has same roots but the care demanded is different I.e some want extra water and some want less water, some need extra sunlight and some less. So if we give equally water and sunlight to every plant then what will happen? Some plants start...

God Heard My Prayer

By Anita on November 10, 2015 / 4,342 views

I couldn't bear the heartache that was inside me.... I felt all alone. All are there but i'm alone. The person whom I felt would never use me... had. I couldn't tell anyone but my pain was unbearable... I wanted to tell my pain... make it go away but I didn't have anyone whom I could trust...... I prayed all night to give me someone to just tell how I felt... In the...

Simple Pleasures

By Joseph J. Mazzella on November 10, 2015 / 4,590 views

When I was a boy I didn't have a smart phone, home computers were unheard off, and our 13" television could only get one channel in clearly. Yet, I was never bored. When Spring arrived I would pull out my trusty bike and ride. I would pedal for hours, feel the wind on my face and laugh with joy as I rode down the hills. When Summer came I would find myself swimming every day at the local pool or the...

Life's Journey

By C M Reddy on November 09, 2015 / 4,421 views

"I felt humiliated, insulted & above all some invisible force from zenith of the sky suppressed deep in to the earth. There was no other go, I have to bear with the pain, the stoic silence & the feeling of deserted. Complete darkness around me" Nevertheless now I am searching for a vent to come out & the farthest light that show at least a direction for my journey. I am deep...

When Dawn Breaks Beyond The Lighthouse

By Harvey Kay on November 09, 2015 / 5,114 views

When dawn breaks beyond the horizon over a shimmering sea, casting first light upon a lighthouse, the rays of light appear, to me, to be the hand of God. For more than thirty years lighthouses have fascinated me. I have travelled along the east coast of the North America from Peggy’s Cove Light in Nova Scotia to the tip of Key West to stand at the base of these lighthouses and be fascinated by...

On The Other Side

By Kay on November 09, 2015 / 4,627 views

A sick man turned to his doctor, as he was preparing to leave the examination room and said, "Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the other side." Very quietly, the doctor said, "I don't know." "You don't know? You, a Christian man, do not know what is on the other side?" The doctor was holding the handle of the door; on the...

A Cute Incident I Witnessed Last Night

By Lucky on November 07, 2015 / 4,704 views

My boyfriend and I live in Texas and recently they built this massive furniture store called Nebraska Furniture Market. Last night, we decided to walk around the place and look at all the things we couldn't afford. We were walking into the lights/chandelier section and noticed an elderly couple slow swing dancing to the Christmas music that the store had playing. It was absolutely adorable and...

Dealing With The Difficult

By Mariah on November 06, 2015 / 4,477 views

It's the same day everyday. Fear envelops me - the fear of being rejected and being worthless. However, I manage to get through everyday because of my faith. I always believe that everyday despite how ugly, how heartbreaking the situation I am in, there is always a light. The light that to me is a sign of hope, a rainbow after the rain which tells me that all these hardships will pass and I, in time will...

I'm A Changed Person

By Ladybug on November 05, 2015 / 3,042 views

There is no use looking back at yesterday. I am no longer the person I was back then. Every morning when the sun rises, I am a changed person. Changed by the experiences I've had, the lessons I have learned, and the love I have received. It's time to move forward and embrace the life that I've been given, be grateful for the many blessings that have been bestowed upon me, and start living a life of...

Greed - The Cause For A Miserable Life

By C M Reddy on November 04, 2015 / 11,057 views

"Greed is the root cause for all sorrows" said Gouthama Buddha. All humans have desires, physical and emotional. But any desire overwhelms or overrates beyond the acceptable levels, it becomes 'greed'. Now the following is an ancient moral story how the greed makes man's life miserable. Once there were two neighbors, one was rich and another poor. The poor was a farmer with...

1 Corinthians 13 Everyday Version

By Kay on November 04, 2015 / 3,645 views

If I decorate my house perfectly with matching pillows, perfect lighting and all the right colors, but do not show love, I'm just another decorator. If I slave away in the kitchen, making perfect meals with healthful ingredients but do not show love, I'm just another cook. If I work at the soup kitchen, visit people in nursing homes and give all that I have to...