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Returning My ATM Card

By Jarrod on March 23, 2012 / 6,134 views

By Jarrod on March 23, 2012 / 6,134 views

I walked down to the bank during work to get out some cash, and decided to use the ATM in the front of the building. There was one person behind me waiting in line while I was getting my transaction. I took my cash and walked into the bank to ask a teller a quick question. Only a few moments later I was approached by the man behind me in line handing me my bank card. I clearly left it in the ATM and walked away,...

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Can A Man I Just Met Be My Best Friend?

By Miss Smiley on March 14, 2012 / 1,490 views

By Miss Smiley on March 14, 2012 / 1,490 views

March 5, 2011; I was at the employment office here in Indiana and I was just taking the moment to put in my resume. I was seating beside a man and he was doing the same. He started talking to me about his career and how he was ready to start back working, well I was so surprised to how he was talking to me-business, my favorite subject. Well, this man has been helping with support even as he himself was hurting of...

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Returning Kindness With Kindness

By Chris on March 02, 2012 / 7,594 views

By Chris on March 02, 2012 / 7,594 views

Last night I went to a concert, and there was only one place to buy drinks or food with a credit card. I did not feel like using the ATM (being charged a fee) so I only went to this one place everytime to get drinks. On my last visit, the credit card machine broke temporarily. It may have been all night, but at least while I was there, it was not working. She asked me if I had any cash, and I only had $10 on me....

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An Open Door Goes A Long Way

By Brittany on February 21, 2012 / 7,758 views

By Brittany on February 21, 2012 / 7,758 views

This is really little, but it made my day. I am an 18 year old and lately I have been hearing more and more stories on the news about "how awful today's teenagers are." Its always sad to hear what people say about the category of humans that you fit into. I went to pick up some supplies for school one afternoon and I simply held the door open for a frail-looking elderly woman. To my delight she was extremely...

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Free Tolls!

By Leslie Smith on February 21, 2012 / 8,172 views

By Leslie Smith on February 21, 2012 / 8,172 views

I was a traveling nurse (just recently stopped) and one of the most wonderful times in my life was when I was driving north for Christmas....I found a $20 bill and decided to put it to use....I paid for tolls for the people behind me and with that act of kindness--many smiles were brought to others faces as well as mine...some people caught up with me and waved thank you, some had cars full of kids and presents and...

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Right Place At The Right Time

By Bryan on February 06, 2012 / 1,685 views

By Bryan on February 06, 2012 / 1,685 views

Today I was taking my puppy outside to go to the bathroom while I was at work and there was a couple walking out of the courthouse. I work right across the street from the courthouse and am allowed to take my dog to work with me. They came around the corner and saw the puppy and both of them immediately had their spirits raised. The happiness the puppy brought them was noticeable. Little after petting her, they...

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Dreams To Reality

By Jennifer on February 03, 2012 / 9,461 views

By Jennifer on February 03, 2012 / 9,461 views

I had a wonderful job at a phenomenal company. I had flexibility, an understanding boss, and a high paying salary. I loved my job. But after 6 years of expending myself on the job, trying out various professional roles, I felt that I’d grown beyond the fixed positions available at the company. I’m not going lie, having a lot of money is nice. Money can buy you things, nice things. However, the cliché is true...

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What Are The Odds?

By Lisa on January 27, 2012 / 9,138 views

By Lisa on January 27, 2012 / 9,138 views

My younger sister and I were pregnant at the same time. She unfortunately gave her son up for adoption, being unable to care for him. She knew the birth mothers name and address but never saw her son. Fast forward until 10 years later when my son was entering fifth grade. A new student was assigned to his class and placed right next to him. My son told me the student's name and that he was new. It took me...

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Silver Lining

By Katherine on January 27, 2012 / 11,043 views

By Katherine on January 27, 2012 / 11,043 views

They say everything has a silver lining.... well my fiance and I got to put that to the test a few months ago when our house was broken into. A decent amount of material things were taken right out from under us, which was, of course, upsetting to say the least, but the two of us were also having a hard time rationalizing how this could have happened to us, where to go from there, blah blah blah... our home, our...

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Making Someones Day Is Too Easy

By Mark on January 24, 2012 / 11,613 views

By Mark on January 24, 2012 / 11,613 views

Earlier this week, I was eating lunch with a friend and saw an elderly couple having lunch a few tables away.  They looked so happy and it gave me hope about future relationships and I got this great idea to make a difference. I asked the server what their check was up to and since it was under $20, I went and paid for it. I did not want them to know while I was there, so I left soon after.  I felt...

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Dreams Do Come True

By Dawn on January 22, 2012 / 15,741 views

By Dawn on January 22, 2012 / 15,741 views

When my son was 11 years old,his cousin had a best friend who was 8years old. She had a crush on my son and always said she was going to marry him. She would write him letters and sign it, your future wife. When my son turned 14 years old,he was at his cousin house and the song came on I Can't Stop Stop Falling In Love With You by Elvis Presley. Joking with Sophia who was 11 years old he said to her "this is the...

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We Fell In Love In A Hopeless Place

By Chris on January 21, 2012 / 23,130 views

By Chris on January 21, 2012 / 23,130 views

Well, you never know where you are going to find the person of your dreams, but know this, it can happen when you least expect it. I was on a trip to Panama City, Florida with 3 of my best friends for Spring Break. I was 24 years old and I had never gone to Spring Break so I wanted to experience it once before I was too old. After arriving, we quickly realized that we were the oldest people there, most were...

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A Little Health Miracle

By Art on January 19, 2012 / 4,407 views

By Art on January 19, 2012 / 4,407 views

Four weeks ago I went for my yearly checkup, and after receiving the result I found out that my cholesterol was amazingly high, and I am borderline on having a heart attack. The doctor prescribed a very strong medicine, being concerned about me having a heart attack. After two days of taking the pills, I decided to stop the medicine and really use my faith and beliefs. My wife and everybody was against my...

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Believing Works! 4.0

By Nicole on January 19, 2012 / 5,954 views

By Nicole on January 19, 2012 / 5,954 views

I'm in college, and at the beginning of last quarter I wrote a paragraph of academic goals that I wanted to accomplish. I had been on the 'Dean's List' several quarters in a row, and was very close to getting a 4.0 several times. I wrote that I finally wanted to get all As this quarter, and began writing a little 4.0 at the top of all of my assignments. I tried to battle off my stress and negativity and in the end...

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