Real
life stories that teach you many things in life.
Excellent reading;
These
are based on true incidences both wonderful and
inspirational.
1. Today, I interviewed my grandmother for part
of a research paper I'm working on for my
Psychology class. When I asked her to define
success in her own words, she said, "Success is
when you look back at your life and the memories
make you smile."
2. Today, I asked my mentor - a very successful
business man in his 70s- what his top 3 tips are
for success. He smiled and said, "Read something
no one else is reading, think something no one
else is thinking, and do something no one else is
doing."
3. Today, after a 72 hour shift at the fire
station, a woman ran up to me at the grocery store
and gave me a hug. When I tensed up, she
realized I didn't recognize her. She let go with
tears of joy in her eyes and the most sincere
smile and said, "On 9-11-2001, you carried me out
of the World Trade Center."
4. Today, after I watched my dog get run over by
a car, I sat on the side of the road holding him
and crying. And just before he died, he licked
the tears off my face.
5. Today at 7AM, I woke up feeling ill, but
decided I needed the money, so I went into work.
At 3PM I got laid off. On my drive home I got a
flat tire. When I went into the trunk for the
spare, it was flat too. A man in a BMW pulled
over, gave me a ride, we chatted, and then he
offered me a job. I start tomorrow.
6. Today, as my father, three brothers, and two
sisters stood around my mother's hospital bed, my
mother uttered her last coherent words before she
died. She simply said, "I feel so loved right now.
We should have gotten together like this more
often."
7. Today, I kissed my dad on the forehead as he
passed away in a small hospital bed. About 5
seconds after he passed, I realized it was the
first time I had given him a kiss since I was a
little boy.
8. Today, in the cutest voice, my 8-year-old
daughter asked me to start recycling. I chuckled
and asked, "Why?" She replied, "So you can help me
save the planet." I chuckled again and asked,
"And why do you want to save the planet?" Because
that's where I keep all my stuff," she said.
9. Today, when I witnessed a 27-year-old breast
cancer patient laughing hysterically at her
2-year-old daughter's antics, I suddenly realized
that I need to stop complaining about my life and
start celebrating it again.
10. Today, a boy in a wheelchair saw me
desperately struggling on crutches with my broken
leg and offered to carry my backpack and books for
me. He helped me all the way across campus to my
class and as he was leaving he said, "I hope you
feel better soon."
11. Today, I was feeling down because the results
of a biopsy came back malignant. When I got home,
I opened an e-mail that said, "Thinking of you
today. If you need me, I'm a phone call away."
It was from a high school friend I hadn't seen in
10 years.
12. Today, I was traveling in Kenya and I met a
refugee from Zimbabwe. He said he hadn't eaten
anything in over 3 days and looked extremely
skinny and unhealthy. Then my friend offered him
the rest of the sandwich he was eating. The first
thing the man said was, "We can share it."
The best sermons are lived, not preached
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