Today, at the grocery store an elderly woman at the other end of the isle dropped a box of cereal. Several people walked past her as she slowly bent down in an attempt to pick it up. After she made her second attempt and came back empty-handed, I start walking her way to offer a hand. But before I could get there, a toddler of about two years of age let go of her mom’s leg, walked over and handed the woman the box of cereal. MMT

Today, I am a 5th grade English teacher with 10 years of tenure. My husband makes 90% of my annual salary from his unemployment benefits. MMT

Today, I woke up from a 29-day coma due to a bad fall a work and held my 10-day-old daughter for the very first time. MMT

Today, I woke up a 7AM to a phone call from my adult son. My son has been completely mute since a car accident that gave him a severe concussion and minor brain damage 7 months ago. MMT

Today, on a crowed subway train in Manhattan, I watched as a wealthy businesswoman dressed in a Gucci woman’s suit and wearing a Rolex, limped onto the train using a cane for support. It appeared that she had an injured ankle. Without hesitating, a homeless man sitting in the first seat by the doorway jumped up and offered her his seat. She smiled, sat down, reached into her pocket and handled the man $200 in cash. The man began thanking her repeatedly and crying with tears of joy. MMT

Today, I know a guy that used to be in several of my classes back in high school, who brought in several dozen roses to school every Valentines Day and handed them out to every girl who didn’t have a Valentine. He felt that every girl deserved to feel special. I was one of those girls. He and I are celebrating our 15th wedding anniversary today. MMT

Today, my little brother has a hearing disability that medically classifies him as being legally deaf. He can still hear low tones of sound, and he has used the low tones he can hear to learn to play the drums like a true rock star. He just got into a music school on a full ride scholarship based on his performance in our school’s competitive drum line. My brother’s perseverance MMT.

Today, when the results came back positive, I realized I was pregnant with my attacker’s baby. MMT

Today, after nearly 10 years without a single comprehensible word spoken, my autistic son hugged me tight and said, “I love you mommy!” MMT

Today, I have now lived 227 days beyond the 9 month life expectancy they gave me. Every single one of these days has been a true blessing. MMT

Today, when I asked my business mentor what pushed him to start the successful coaching practice he owns, he said, “One day I thought to myself, ‘Somebody should do something about that someday.’ Then I realized I am somebody, and I got to work.” MMT

Today, as my train pulled into the station 36 hours after we broke up and went in separate directions to pursue our careers, she sent me a text that read: “Time is passing over here moment by moment like a hand waving from a train I desperately wanted to be on. I hope you never have to think about anything as much as I have been thinking about you and our decision since you departed.” MMT

Today, on my mom’s side of the family, the majority of the women have had breast cancer - many of them multiple times. But none of them have died from it. The amazing beauty and strength of the women in my family MMT.

Today, 274 days after our son was conceived, and 273 days since your passing, I gave birth to our healthy baby boy. MMT

Today, it’s been a week since I got in a bad car crash in a snowstorm. When it started snowing again yesterday afternoon, the thought of crashing again overwhelmed my mind. I sat in my car in the student parking lot crying. A kid from one of my classes who I barely know came up to my window and offered to drive me home in her 4-wheel drive SUV. This morning she picked me up without me even asking because she remembered my car was still at school. MMT

Today, one of my past employees ,who left our company almost ten years ago and started a very successful consulting business, sent me an email out of the blue. One part of the email reads: "This may sound strange to you, but I wanted to thank you. You were the only one who encouraged me to follow my dreams and my instincts about my business idea. I owe a great deal of my initial success to the short doses of encouragement you gave me on our lunch breaks." MMT

Today, my fiancé kissed me and said, “I love you.” “Why?” I asked playfully. “Because, above all else, you inspire me to be who I know I could be someday,” he replied. MMT

Today, in what would be his final coherent moments alive, and without any further explanation, my dad looked at me and said, “I’m glad you were braver than me. I’m glad you came out, honestly. I was never able to. I hope I at least did right by your mom and you.” MMT

Today, I sold him life insurance at 9AM. When I called him this evening to return a phone message he had left for me, I found out that he passed away on his drive home from work at 5PM. MMT

Today, I helped my dad celebrate his high school graduation at the age of 68. He went back and took the necessary classes simply to fulfill a promise he made to himself sometime before he started his multi-million dollar construction business 40 years ago. MMT