Hoping you will find this link useful:
99 Tiny Stories to Make You Think, Smile and Cry: "Sometimes the most random everyday encounters force us to stop and rethink the truths and perceptions we have ingrained in our minds. These encounters are educationally priceless. They spawn moments of deep thought and self-reflection that challenge the status quo and help us evolve as sensible individuals."
I especially like #86: Today, I came across a Facebook page with 89 fans that’s dedicated to making fun of a kid at my school. It made me sick to my stomach. So I wrote this on the page’s wall: “Read your cruel words, and then get up and look in the mirror, all of you! And say, ‘I like torturing others! I am proud of myself!’” I just checked the Facebook page again, about 7 hours later. No one responded to my post. But the page now has 26 fans.
and #5: Today, a week after I donated three bags of clothes to a local homeless shelter, I saw a homeless woman sitting on a park bench wearing a tye-dyeshirt I made when I was a teenager. I walked by her and said, “I love your shirt!” She smiled and said, “Thank you! I really do too!”
Do any of these little stories have significance for you?
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Thanks Annette & Kimberly -- hate to be a Pollyanna -- but why not? Good things do happen, they just aren't reported.
#47 - Today, I was one of the paramedics on the scene where a professional skydiving instructor died due to a parachute failure. As we loaded the man’s body into the back of the ambulance, I noticed his t-shirt. It said, “I died doing what I love.” Yikes! wonder if his family is happy about that?
These are great reminders Connie! My Grandmother passed away last week, and I keep looking for some sort of inspiration on a daily basis. These will be helpful.
What wonderful stories Connie!