How Poor We Are

Author Unknown One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. On their return from their trip, the father...

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Hippopotamus, New York

A woman called to make reservations, "I want to go from Chicago to Hippopotamus, New York." The agent was at a loss for words. Finally, the agent: "Are you sure that's the name of the town?" "Yes, what flights do you have?" replied the customer. After some searching, the agent came back with, "I'm...

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The Baggy Yellow T-Shirt

By Patricia Lorenz The baggy yellow shirt had long sleeves, four extra-large pockets trimmed with black thread, and snaps up the front. Not terribly attractive, but utilitarian without a doubt. I found it in December 1963 during my freshman year in college when I was back home in Illinois on Christmas...

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What If?

Author Unknown What if, GOD couldn't take the time to bless us today because we couldn't take the time to thank Him yesterday? What if, GOD decided to stop leading us tomorrow because we didn't follow Him today? What if, we never saw another flower bloom because we grumbled when GOD sent the rain. What...

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To Believe

Author Unknown To believe is to know that every day is a new beginning. It is to trust that miracles happen, and dreams really do come true.  To believe is to see angels dancing among the clouds To know the wonder of a stardust sky and the wisdom of the man in the...

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Graduation Gift

Author Unknown A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted. As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father...

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How I Stopped "Waiting for Jack"

By Kristen Moeller (Sourced from wow4u.com) The first time I met Jack, I ripped a hundred-dollar bill out of his hand. On a cold winter day in Denver, I waited in line to see one of my heroes, Jack Canfield, the coauthor of the best-selling Chicken Soup for the Soul series and the author of The Success...

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Why Do You Envy Me?

Author Unknown The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane made her way carefully up the steps. She paid the driver and, using her hands to feel the location of the seats, walked down the aisle and found the seat he’d told her was empty. Then...

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I Am Going To Grant You Life

Laramie Project (2002) Director / Writer - Moises Kaufman Speech made by father about dead son My son, Matthew, did not look like a winner. He was rather uncoordinated and wore braces from the age of 13 until the day he died. However in his all-too-brief life, he proved that he was a winner. On October...

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Things Not Going Your Way?

Author Unknown Once there were three trees on a hill in a woods. They were discussing their hopes and dreams when the first tree said "Someday I hope to be a treasure chest. I could be filled with gold, silver and precious gems. I could be decorated with intricate carving and everyone would see the...

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Sin Of Omission

By Margaret Sangster It isn't the thing you do, dear, Its the thing you leave undone That gives you a bit of a heartache At setting of the sun. The tender work forgotten, The letter you did not write, The flowers you did not send, dear, Are your haunting ghosts at night. The stone you might have...

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Breathing In Forgiveness & Love

By Pandora Poikilos Every once in awhile in life, we all have to do something because we have to. It's not about what we want or how we would like it to be, it simply has to be done because it needs to be done. Most times, this will be a task that surpasses normal and not many people would choose to...

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Cab Ride

Author Unknown Twenty years ago, I drove a cab for a living. When I arrived at 2:30 a.m., the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window. Under these circumstances, many drivers would just honk once or twice, wait a minute, and then drive away. But, I had seen too many impoverished...

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Call Me Silly

By Pandora Poikilos Call me silly But I enjoy being on a beach with a good book Minus the worry about chargers or glares on my screen It's just me and my handsome hero, his beautiful love In that far away land, in the middle of that intricate mess. And what is the point of a family meal when all you...

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VP Shunt / Rare Disease Day

I take a deep breath as I write this post.I started Monday New.s after the quote from Eleanor Roosevelt, "Do one thing everyday that scares you." in the spirit of trying one completely new thing every Monday, whether it scared me or not, as long as I learned something from it.At the time, I knew my...

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Isle of Treasures

5 Reasons To Add Penang To Your Bucket List By Pandora Poikilos When one mentions Malaysia, the first destination that comes to mind is the country's capital which is Kuala Lumpur. Fair enough, with the outstanding structure of the Petronas Twin Towers, diversified shopping, the Sepang circuit and...

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Jenny Said

By Pandora Poikilos Jenny said Right or wrong, true or false So many childlike games to play Love me he did, rob me he did Girl one minute, woman the next Do I really need to forgive? Jenny said Time is supposed to Heal my wounds, they tell me Time will make me better But, so long, and my wounds...

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Instead

By Portia Calleja Do not think of what you do not have; Instead, appreciate what you have and can still have. Do not think of things lost; Instead, value what you still have and may yet find. Do not cry over spilled milk; Instead, rejoice in what was left. Do not think of what you are not; Instead,...

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I Choose

By Bernadette Ballezza I choose to be happy. I choose to live in a kind universe. I choose to find things in common with the people that come into my life, celebrating our similarites and honoring our differences. I choose to trust that this life isn't a random life. I choose to reach out and help...

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If Tomorrow Never Comes

Author Unknown If I knew it would be the last time that I’d see you fall asleep, I would tuck you in more tightly and pray the Lord, your soul to keep. If I knew it would be the last time that I see you walk out the door, I would give you a hug and kiss and call you back for one more. If I knew it...

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One Glass Of Milk

Author Unknown One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a...

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Dare To Be

By Steve Maraboli When a new day begins, dare to smile gratefully. When there is darkness, dare to be the first to shine a light. When there is injustice, dare to be the first to condemn it. When something seems difficult, dare to do it anyway. When life seems to beat you down, dare to fight back. When...

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Happiest Day Of My Life

By Michael T. Smith It started innocently. Many years ago I worked in an office with large windows facing a busy overpass. I was standing by one of those windows one day when a woman in a passing car looked up and made eye contact. Naturally, I waved. A chuckle escaped my lips as she turned and tried...

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We Need Pencils

Sourced from HELPSudanWar broke out in Sudan in the early 1980s, largely based on racial, ethnic and religious divides just like the current conflict in Darfur. Unlike the present, the rest of the world looked the other way, while the government launched a persecution of the African tribal groups of...

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Be

Author Unknown Be understanding to your enemies. Be loyal to your friends. Be strong enough to face the world each day. Be weak enough to know you cannot do everything alone. Be generous to those who need your help. Be frugal with what you need yourself. Be wise enough to know that you do...

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Teaspoon, Teacup Or Bucket?

Author Unknown During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director: "How do you determine whether or not a patient should be institutionalized." "Well," said the Director, "we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient and ask him or her to empty...

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He Arranged My Rape, Through Craigslist

By DeeDee Correll, LA TimesReporting from DenverJanuary 11, 2010A Wyoming man is accused of posing online as his former girlfriend and soliciting someone to act out a violent sexual fantasy.The advertisement appeared on Craigslist in early December."Need a real aggressive man with no concern for women,"...

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5 Stages of Grief

(Sourced from Wikipedia)) The Kübler-Ross model, commonly known as the five stages of grief, was first introduced by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross in her 1969 book, On Death and Dying. It describes, in five discrete stages, a process by which people deal with grief and tragedy, especially when diagnosed with...

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Life Is Tough

By Jillian I Life is tough It can be hard But when it gets unbearable Don't let down your guard. Although bad things Happen to us all It's important to remember To learn from each fall. Life is tough But you are tougher And just remember It could be rougher. Remember to cherish The good things...

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Being There

Author Unknown Being there can be lending a hand, lifting a heavy load. Being there can be a smile on a cloudy day. Being there can be a crust of bread to the poor, giving shelter from the storm. Being there can be a thought, a blessing, a prayer. Being there can be showing support, and enthusiasm. Being...

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Why Does One Love?

Author Unknown Why does one love? Is it to find an escape from the pains of loneliness or Is it to feel the warmth of fulfillment that it brings to one's heart? To me, love is the essential of all being. One cannot exist without the love of another. To live for another makes a life complete in every...

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What Is Peace?

Author Unknown There once was a King who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists tried. The King looked at all the pictures, but there were only two he really liked and he had to choose between them. One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect...

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