The Gift Of Giving

By Joseph J. Mazzella on August 29, 2015 / 2,054 views

When I was a boy I enjoyed getting gifts. I remember the night before my birthday I would lie awake all night wondering what I would get. In the morning I would be running all over the house almost bursting with anticipation. When the time finally came to open the presents I would tear into the wrapping paper like a wild tiger until I reached the treasure underneath. I always loved what I got too. It...

God Is More Than Anything

By CeL on August 29, 2015 / 8,606 views

"Don't trust anybody because even your shadow will leave you during your darkest time." A hackneyed phrase but it's true. You really know who your true friends are unless when you're both in a situation that someone will tell an outright lie to get sympathy from others. Even your friends know the truth, but they kept their mouth shut, they can't even protect you when you need them the...

God Knows Best

By Bubbles on August 27, 2015 / 4,780 views

I never knew who God was until I was 16 and I got taking away from my family and I was lost and confused. I wanted to be saved but I did not know who to turn to at the time. I begin to feel better once I came to a home and was safe. I would go to church but never understand who "God" was. Was he real or not that's what I would always think to myself until one I got baptized and it was the best...

A Good Relationship

By Unknown on August 27, 2015 / 5,127 views

A good relationship is when two people accept each other’s past, support each other’s present, and love each other enough to encourage each other’s future. So don’t rush love. Find a partner who encourages you to grow, who won’t cling to you, who will let you go out into the world, and trust that you will come back. This is what true love is all about, and...

Perspective

By David Musser on August 25, 2015 / 2,034 views

It happens to everyone as they grow up. You find out who you are and what you want, and then you realize that people you've known forever don't see things the way you do. So you keep the wonderful memories, but find yourself moving on. Life is not a competition to see if my perception of right is better than yours. Love all but trust few. Keep your circle of real friends small. Make a difference in the...

A Vintage Dream

By Arjan Eikelenboom on August 25, 2015 / 5,802 views

"I'm really very pleased with your service, James", Mrs Spencer says after he has walked her through her portfolio and savings accounts, as he does every year for the Spencers. Yet for the first time it is Mrs Spencer sitting at his desk instead of Mr Spencer. "It has been a difficult year and I never quite knew what we actually had in the bank. As you know, my husband...

Your Time Is Coming Soon

By Chris on August 24, 2015 / 7,094 views

I know sometimes you feel like giving up. Every new day there's seems to be no change in your life. All the troubles of your heart and worries keep on worsening! You wonder why everything is happening to you. You keep on asking yourself why you're not lucky like other people. You keep on praying to God but so far He hasn't answered your prayers. Now you have started losing hope. You now think that...

If You Say It, Mean It

By Life Lessons on August 22, 2015 / 1,853 views

You can say "sorry" a million times, say "I love you" as much as you want, say whatever you want, whenever you want. But if you're not going to prove that the things you say are true, then don't say anything at all. Because if you can't show it, your words don’t mean a thing. Don't lie in order to satisfy somebody for a moment, because the pain...

The Awesome World

By Zaxomax on August 22, 2015 / 4,856 views

How about we as humans turn from our ways of pointing fingers and judging others, and start showing support and understanding? How about we turn from war and hate, and start showing peace and love? How about we turn from fighting and racism, and start showing appreciation and...

Smart Phones

By Joseph J. Mazzella on August 21, 2015 / 6,363 views

I was driving to town on a beautiful summer day. The sky was full of fat, fluffy clouds. Queen Anne's Lace, Daisies, and Black Eyed Susans were growing on the hillsides. The sun was dancing through the green trees with its golden light and I was smiling at the wonder of it all. Suddenly, a truck rounded the curve in front of me, two feet over the center line. I jerked my wheel to the right and my tires...

It Will Take Just 1 Minute To Read This And Change Your Thinking

By Chris on August 20, 2015 / 7,046 views

By Chris on August 20, 2015 / 7,046 views

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room.One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room's only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their...

Two Books

By Joseph J. Mazzella on August 19, 2015 / 6,074 views

When I was in college one year I signed up for some Summer classes. The college was quiet and mostly empty during the Summer months and I spent most of my time in the huge library with its air conditioning to beat the July heat. It felt like every book in the whole world was there and I took my time going through the shelves looking at as many as I could. One day in particular I found two very...

Words That Changed The Mind!

By Anjali Mohapatra on August 18, 2015 / 7,172 views

I think, mind runs fastest, even faster than the speed of light! I feel, mind is very, very delicate! It should be handled with care. 'Mindset' has a key role for every success or failure in life! And since it is delicate, sometime the words fed by others can change it's entire program. Why I mentioned this, because I want to elicit an example of 'impact of words over mind', through a short...

What Will YOU Do For Your Fellow Humans Today

By Scooter on August 18, 2015 / 4,676 views

Oscar Wilde said "The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention." How busy we are with our daily schedules and activities. But how long would it take to do a small favour for someone, a random act of kindness? It could be as simple as telling a fellow human that they have a nice hat, or holding a door open for someone. You could give up a cab for someone in a...

The Santa Suit Miracle

By Suzanne Alexander on August 17, 2015 / 4,700 views

In 2000, my parents were still alive and while I was visiting I told my mom I wanted to rent a Santa Suit but I needed a yellow pages to find a Costume Shop in Sacramento. She gave me the yellow pages and I found B-BOPS COSTUMES on 19th & L St so I called and this man answered and I asked if he had a Santa Suit for rent he told me yes it is $50 bucks and I have one left. I told him I would be there in one...

Listen To Your Heart

By Sonia Kaur on August 17, 2015 / 5,928 views

Heart tells the truth because it knows what it wants but we guys become slave of mind. Mind always puts into competition and heart gives us pleasure. Heart never lies it shows you right way and encourages you for doing good because god dwells in the heart. Our ego remains in our mind that is why decision taken from mind are always wrong, you may agree with me or not but mind always shows wrong...

Patience Is A Virtue

By Richard Nana Yaw Otwey on August 17, 2015 / 18,693 views

Patience is one of the greatest virtues to possess as we seek greatness. It's expressed in other words as forbearance, tolerance, persistence, fortitude, serenity, perseverance, imperturbability etc. Let me share this funny but true story. I visited my dad one vacation and had to do my internship where he worked. One day, after work, I decided to take the lead home because my dad had to work...