The Greatest Regret

By Kat on September 29, 2014 / 9,804 views

A stranger has come to visit me. She says she is family, but I have no family. No wife, no children, no parents, no siblings. I've never laid eyes on her before. Nonetheless, I can't deny our connection. She has my clear grey eyes and ginger hair and the same distinctive jawline and cheekbones. And moreover, the tenderness with which she treats me in my fragile state, clinging to this world by a thread, says more...

Tiny Little Hands At The Mosque

By Mary on September 24, 2014 / 10,905 views

Every night, when i return home from work, travelling in a cab, my eyes automatically turn towards a mosque that is enroute to my home. The reason being, there is a woman with her 2 little daughters, sitting at the entrance of the mosque, waiting for the passerby to offer them something. when i see the tiny one, she is may be 1 1/2 yrs old, with a scarf around her tiny head, in the cold night, sitting along with...

PEOPLE COME AND GO. . .

By MITCH on September 23, 2014 / 1,634 views

Just a a realization one day that people really come and go. We can never dictate the people around us to stay just because we want them to. They have their own lives, their own needs, their own priorities... We have to accept the reality that we meet and eventually will be apart. So the best thing we can do is to make the most of the time we're together. Create happy memories, have more fun and love ...

Circles Of Love

By Joseph J. Mazzella on September 23, 2014 / 1,766 views

By Joseph J. Mazzella on September 23, 2014 / 1,766 views

It was over 20 years ago. I was holding my baby son in my arms while my two other children played under a big tree in the front yard of an old house. The house was also a local food bank and I was watching my children while my wife went in. I had been laid off work for a long time and we were out of food. I tried to laugh as my children chased each other around the tree but my heart was too heavy. Despair hung...

My Wife Sent Me This, I Cried My Eyes Out

By Tom on September 23, 2014 / 1,683 views

By Tom on September 23, 2014 / 1,683 views

My wife just sent me a picture of our 18 month-old daughter laughing while playing in some leaves. And I cried my eyes out. She is just so happy and I cannot believe how lucky I am to have both of them in my life....

Nothing Is More Important That Prayer.

By Mench on September 20, 2014 / 9,059 views

And that really taught me a lesson. How can i complain when I have a good job? How can I be lazy when this Job is exactly the reason why i have a good life? And I even asked myself why it happened, and really on the jeepney where i was on..And I simply found the answer to my own question, because I already forget to pray. Because everyday, i all i have are complaints,all I do is to ask God's will without even...

Overcoming Obstacles

By Feel Motivated on September 20, 2014 / 13,449 views

By Feel Motivated on September 20, 2014 / 13,449 views

This is a story of courage. The true story of incredible courage and determination of a soldier, who I've had the privilege of having served with and being friends with, of knowing personally and very closely. Someone who would just not take "NO" for an answer, despite the incredibly violent challenges life threw at him. A brilliantly inspiring story that needs to be told. Admittedly it is a little long by...

This Love Is Real

By Bee on September 19, 2014 / 8,688 views

THIS LOVE IS REAL. I'm a girl 18 years of age,basically that's a young age to seek love right?... that's what I was told and that's what I knew and still believe,but still I seek love as long as I could remember I'm one of those that love truly,never cheats and are fully committed to another human being. I started dating at the age of 14 years of age ,first love fell over hills in love,did crazy things and...

I Just Got A Sale On Etsy!

By Erin on September 17, 2014 / 5,729 views

A few years ago I lost my first and only ever full time job in mental health due to budget cuts. I loved that job and was very close to all of my clients and coworkers. Even with the high stress of the job working directly with adults with mental illnesses, I loved everyone there. After we shut down, I became depressed for several months so I took up a hobby. With the help of my husband, last year, we started a...

Bittersweet

By Joseph J. Mazzella on September 16, 2014 / 8,487 views

If there is one thing I have learned over the years it is that life in this world is bittersweet. It always has been and it always will be. I realized this early on and everyday I see further evidence of it. It is something that we all just have to accept. When I was a boy I cherished my books and toys, but then I lost them all when our house burned down in the middle of the night. Growing up I loved the isolated...

Seeking For Happiness And Fighting With Myself

By Pam on September 15, 2014 / 6,357 views

I have been undergoing anxiety for nearly more than one year. It started in my 40's. I have also been a person who lived by ticking off my boxes and wanting to everything to be perfect. I had lost my mum at 16 and never mourned her death though. Always wanted to be strong and do things and achieve. I left my family and migrated to another country. Now I have a great family and job but keep looking worrying about...

Always Choose Kindness

By Tamerie on September 15, 2014 / 10,960 views

By Tamerie on September 15, 2014 / 10,960 views

Words are powerful. They can build up, and they can tear down. A careless comment can profoundly hurt in ways the speaker never intended, or, perhaps, way worse is to purposely hurt another. For many years now, for as long as I can remember, I have never really cared what people think about me. As it is often said, your opinion about me is none of my business. And it should not matter what people say or think about...

Friendship Finds A Way

By Greg on September 12, 2014 / 7,835 views

By Greg on September 12, 2014 / 7,835 views

When there is a will, there is a way. Caleb's buddy, Ike, missed him very much. I went to the kids room earlier today and played with Ike for a bit, and he asked how Caleb was doing, and so did Caleb's other friend Casey. We said our goodbyes and I headed back to Caleb's room. Ike rolled over in his wheelchair and knocked on the door because he wanted to say hello. But Caleb is unable to leave his room, so I...

When You Know You Are Loved

By Joseph J. Mazzella on September 09, 2014 / 13,369 views

What do we all want in this life? The answer is simple. We want happiness. We may take many different paths to reach it, but happiness is the final destination we all are trying to reach. Many of us pursue it in things, work, and people. Others try to create it in what they think and do. Yet, happiness remains elusive. Like a butterfly it flies away each time you try to catch it, but can come and land on your...

Laundry Made Me Feel Better

By Lori on September 09, 2014 / 5,754 views

Tonight I was having a random mood I catch often when I can't really seem to pick myself up. I was finishing laundry and going to get it out of the dryer. As I retrieved the articles one by one, heat emanated from them and completely overtook me. It brought me good memories, of times when I was younger being at home, and helping my mom get the laundry out and take it to my room. Of the simple act of folding...

A School Girl's Strange Feeling Of Love

By Testen on September 08, 2014 / 7,972 views

“ We all long to be something You to me and I to you, Long to become the gaze that won’t be forgotten That’s how some relation last forever…….” It was during mid summer, when Elle’s yearly session started. That time, she was in grade 10 where classroom...

Small Gesture Can Make The Difference

By NIKI on September 05, 2014 / 8,284 views

Hi, I feel that small gesture can make the difference but for that you have to notice small things around you. If someone work for you & u give him some appreciation for his work it will boost his efficiency. If your mother cares about you at least you can take care of her small & basic need. A wife who is always there whatever you need at any point of time you can appreciate her or do small things that...