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If I Knew Then

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 20, 2014 / 8,785 views

My daughter was leafing through some old photo albums the other day when she laughed and pulled out an old picture to show me. There I was a skinny 12 year old with thick, bushy, brown hair. I looked down at the picture and smiled. Only one thought was on my mind: "If only I knew then what I know now." If I knew then what I know now: I would have slept in less and watched the sunrise more. I would have went...

Dear 'Daddy' In Seat 16C

By Jenn on January 15, 2014 / 8,970 views

I don't know your name but Kate called you 'daddy' for the entire flight last week and you kindly never corrected her. In fact, you didn't even flinch as you could probably tell that she was not confusing you with her own 'daddy' but instead making a judgment regarding your level of 'safety' for her. If she calls you 'daddy' then you better believe she thinks you are alright. I sat Kate in the middle seat knowing...

Make Your Dreams Come True!

By Amber Johnson on January 12, 2014 / 9,130 views

All of my life I have dreamed of being a mother; and a doctor. I began this journey at 16 years of age when I graduated high school. I went on to attend the local community college earning my Associate of Science in Biology with an honors-level GPA. My next step was graduating with my Bachelor of Science in Biology from SUNY Fredonia. Toward the end of my Master of Arts in Education program, I finally saw a positive...

Be-you-tiful

By Jodi-Ann E.M. Morgan on January 12, 2014 / 6,248 views

There were definitely times growing up that I thought I wanted to be someone else. Even now, this is something that I tend to struggle with from time to time. I think, even if it’s just once in your life, everyone can relate to this on a certain level. And it’s not that I want to sound ungrateful, for I have family and friends that I will cherish forever for their incomparable love and support throughout my...

A Dog's Purpose According To A 6 Year-Old

By Katherine on January 09, 2014 / 3,150 views

Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish wolfhound named Belker. The dog's owners, Ron, his wife, Lisa, and their little boy, Shane, were all very attached to Belker, and they were hoping for a miracle. I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told the family we couldn't do anything for Belker, and offered to perform the euthanasia procedure for the old dog in their...

Knowing You Are Loved

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 07, 2014 / 1,752 views

As a boy I was always small for my age. I was also five years younger than one of my brothers and seven years younger than the other. As a result I often felt left out when their friends came over to play. I was either too small or too young for whatever they were doing and they didn't want their younger brother listening in on their conversations either. More often than not I found myself outside playing alone and...

Happy 2014: How To Be A Supermodel, Superwife, Supermommy, Superhuman Now And Embrace Your GODDESSY

By Stephanie Adams-Nicolai on January 05, 2014 / 6,311 views

To the outside world, I am a model, author, investor, and business owner. But at home, I am a superhuman, an archangel type superhero who does it all...but believe me, I'm no angel... You don't have to be a supermodel to be a superwife and supermommy. With a lot of practice, I have become superb at maintaining the happiness in my world...and you can too. Remember, it all starts with you, so let's start with what...

Lessons Learnt

By Jodi-Ann E.M. Morgan on January 05, 2014 / 5,383 views

It’s been a while since I’ve felt like writing. I suppose I just haven’t been inspired lately. Perhaps the troubles of life were beginning to feel too much like a millstone around my neck. Whatever the case may be it had me in deep thought... what’s new? :-D. Eventually, I started to change the tune of my mind’s sad song. I remembered hearing that life’s pressures should not be seen as punishment...

Never Too Old To Be Young Again

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 30, 2013 / 7,072 views

An early morning winter storm had dumped several inches of snow here in the mountains of my home. Schools were cancelled, roads were treacherous, and all I wanted to do was stay in bed. Still, I knew I had to get the day started so I bundled up and walked outside. The snow was over my shoes. The cold wind was chapping my lips. My 47 year old back ached in anticipation of the shoveling I would have to do if the snow...

Buffaloes Save Their Herder From The Jaws Of A Tigress

By Proloy Bagchi on December 26, 2013 / 1,442 views

I don't know how many saw the report of this rather unusual happening in the forests near Bandhavgarh A tiger had made a kill and had taken it into the bush. A herder who had taken buffaloes for grazing got somewhat curious and went too close to the kill unaware of the fact that the tiger was hiding close by. As he neared the kill the tigress pounced on him and tried to drag him into the forest. As he...

A Premature Baby's Amazing Journey Home

By Bill And Heather on December 23, 2013 / 6,381 views

Our little girl, Brooke Loudon Burmeister, was born into this world on July 11, 2013, at UCONN Health Center in Farmington, CT, after quite a scary week for mommy and daddy. We had just returned from another amazing vacation in the Outer Banks with our family, when mom noticed she wasn't feeling too much movement from our little one. Feeling fairly frightened, we visited our OB/GYN practice in Middletown, CT, and...

Your Wonderful Life

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 23, 2013 / 6,341 views

I just finished watching my copy of the movie "It's a Wonderful Life" for what seems like the six thousandth time now. It is one of those movies that never gets old. I don't just watch it at Christmastime either. I have been known to pull it out and watch it in the middle of January, on the first day of Spring, and in the midst of a Summer heat wave. Anytime my spirits and self- worth feel down all I have to do is...

A Helping Hand

By Rupon Das on December 22, 2013 / 9,937 views

This is an incident that happened to me today. While coming back home from my mobile shopee, I encountered with an elderly person aged somewhat 65. He has dropped down his car onto a drain. There was nobody on that empty lane to help him out. It was really shaking out my heart. I walked down to the elderly man to offer my helping hand. It was impossible for me all alone to take the car out from the drain. So I look...

The Christmas Rush

By Monkeyshine on December 20, 2013 / 4,129 views

My friends and I recently had the idea to set up Christmas mornings for the homeless. We would do this in a quick, flash-mob-esque style and surprise them with all sort of treats. We filmed it all and compiled it into 2:00 minutes. Here is our video that we hopes spread joy and inspires kindness in all who watch it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMTK8AlYkMw Sincerely, Jonathan Michael Lynch Monkeyshine...

Pay It Forward, It Will Start A Wildfire

By Linda on December 20, 2013 / 1,577 views

A while back we were with friends eating breakfast and a homeless man came in asking what he could do to work for food. The waitress said nothing. I told the waitress to give him breakfast and I would pick up the tab. Another person asked the waitress if he could pay for the man's food and she said it was already taken care of. He then proceeded to give him a gift card so he could eat later!!! Pay it forward....

Dig Deep

By Kurtis Merritt on December 19, 2013 / 5,239 views

Buried deep is a treasure I long to find, this treasure would make me rich in endless ways. Great thing about this treasure is I'm the only one who knows where it is buried, only I know the route to it and its exact location. There is one huge problem with getting to this treasure there are countless of obstacles in my way and I just been so weak to fight threw it all, if I could just find this treasure oh the...

A Christmas Memory

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 17, 2013 / 6,835 views

"Christmas is no fun when you're poor", I thought to myself as I slowly climbed the steps to my cold, damp apartment. I was a young, struggling, substitute teacher whose calls into work had been few and far between. Money was tight, bills were due, and it was Christmastime. My wife and I couldn't even afford to get gifts for each other and the only gifts we could get for our young daughter and son were a few stuffed...