42 years ago, an anonymous person left a large box of groceries on our front porch (sometime after we all went to bed). My mother
Category: Confessions
How I Cured My Incurable Disease With Love – by Bryan Eden
Dear Friends, For many years of my life I struggled to bring the light of love and awareness into the pain and anguish of being
I Gave This Homeless Man, Paul, My Kindle After Learning That He’d Been Reading the Same Book Over and Over.
This is in Las Vegas. I’ve walked past him every day this week on the way into work and said hi to him and he
Inspirational School Principal Cautions Her Pupils That Each Time Somebody Fails out of School, a New Jail Cell Gets Built
Vidal Chastanet was asked by a New York-based photographer to name who has most influenced his life. His answer: ‘My principal, Ms Lopez.’ Why? Because
An Open Letter To My Daughter On Her First Date – by Scott Dannemiller
Dear daughter of mine. You reached a milestone tonight. Your first date. Every dad dreads this day. And, I must admit, I am very much
Taylor Swift Writes a Heartfelt Message to a Bullied Fan
This young man, Caillou Pettis (below) is a big fan of the famous American singer-songwriter, Taylor Swift. Unfortunately, Caillou has been a victim of bullying
Kind Stranger’s Note and Gift to a Young Mother for Teaching her Son Good Manners
Keeping a toddler quiet on a packed train is no easy task – especially since such struggles can be met with disapproving tuts from impatient
Paying Some Attention to a Homeless Guy May Just Have Helped to Save His Life
When I was 16, I worked at a law firm downtown as a summer intern. Every day, I’d go get lunch from this row of
Exposed by My Children for What I Really Look Like – by Bridgette
Flipping through the pictures on my phone, I see it. My first reaction is shock. Who took this hideous picture of me? Self-loathing and disgust
Such Kindness After I got Mugged
I got mugged in a foreign country about 4 years ago, and had no money or ID. Randomly, this older American ex-pat came up to
An Amazing Story About the Kindness of People.
In 2005, I was travelling in Italy with my parents. My Dad was in his early 80s, suffering from advanced Parkinson’s… but he wanted to
I Took My Dying Dog on a Bucket List Adventure – by Lauren Fern Watt
When my 160-pound English Mastiff was diagnosed with terminal bone cancer, I was crushed. Together Gizelle and I had been through college, boyfriends, our early
How to Have a Happier Marriage (Without Changing a Thing) – by Winifred M. Reilly
As we look to the new year, we often focus on ways to be “better” — resolving to do more of what’s good for us
An Open Thank You to a Complete Stranger Who showed Me Kindness While I Cried my Eyes Out
Just a few hours ago, I was crying in the bathroom at work softly (or so I thought). A woman who had just finished washing
Six Habits of Highly Empathic People – by Roman Krznaric
We can cultivate empathy throughout our lives, says Roman Krznaric—and use it as a radical force for social transformation. If you think you’re hearing the
Breaking Barriers With the Homeless – by Nick Peterson
One of my New Year’s resolutions was to start helping more people, especially the homeless. However, I had trouble doing this because it’s like an
Using Football Reunions to Pass Kindness to the Next Generation – by Dietrich Gruen (Hospice Chaplain)
Caring so much for my Packers, my heart is held hostage by their fate. They just lost to Seattle and, given the stunning way we
Meet Gluta…The Happiest Dog In The World That Beat Cancer
You can’t have a bad time when you look at Gluta’s smiling face. This cheerful (and extremely photogenic) pooch is currently living a pretty awesome
The Gift of Life – by Felicity Rooney
Every day my husband parked his car in the same open-air car park in Zimbabwe. On this particular day, he had been running to his
Listen to a Living Book at the ‘Human Library’
The old saying “don’t judge a book by its cover” remains as true now as it always has been. An initiative to fight against prejudice,
A Man Named Ben Saved my Life – by CMKV
I called a suicide hotline on November 17, 2011, and a man named Ben saved my life. I entered a partial inpatient program on
I’m a Bully – by Maggie
I’m not one to speak on this subject, really. I’m my own worst critic and an expert self-bully. I’ve spent years and years perfecting the
The Winter Man – by Marj Kenny
On a cold winter’s morning, an old man sat awkwardly against a wall at Sydney’s Circular Quay station. I glanced his way for a moment
Silence bears the wholeness we keep looking for ~ by Robert Sardello
Each of us has an ever-faithful companion-presence. Something that is always with us. Something that helps us live with inner integrity and depth, to see
7 Things About Marriage I Wish I’d Known As A Newlywed – by Winifred M. Reilly
Most of us step into marriage hoping for a lifetime of love and happiness, knowing far too little about what might give us our best
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