Today, he ran 3 consecutive red lights and didn’t stop when I put on my patrol car’s lights. I followed him all the way across town to the hospital with the intention of arresting him. He stopped and ran inside, ignoring my calls to surrender. I ran after him, into the emergency room, where his 4-year-old son was bleeding to death after being hit by a car. I said a prayer and walked away. MMT

Today, exactly twenty years ago to the hour, I risked my life to save a woman who was drowning in the rapids of the Colorado River. And that’s how I met my wife - the love of my life. MMT

Today, I read the note I wrote my 30-year-old self when I was only 16. It MMT.

Today, my four year old son got up out of his seat on the subway so and elderly woman could sit down. He did this instantly with without even thinking about it, and without anyone ever instructing him to do so. MMT

Today, for the first time since my spinal injury a year ago, I have feeling in my legs. MMT

Today, my brother’s heart beats in my chest. He became my donor when he passed away from cancer six years ago. MMT

Today, the little girl next to me on the plane kept staring across my seat to look out the window. She was staring so intently that I finally asked her what she was looking for. “I’m looking for my dad,” she said. “My mom says he’s up in the clouds.” MMT

Today, when I lifted my sleeve to cut, the sentence, “You are beautiful.” was written in blue ink on my arm over my scars. I fell asleep in the back of the auditorium during drama class at the end of the day. One of my classmates must have written it while I was asleep. It made me smile and I didn’t cut today. MMT

Today, the bottles of liquor in our kitchen cupboard are gathering dust. Five years ago my parents almost got divorced because my mom was an abusive alcoholic. MMT

Today, as we (an interracial couple born in two different countries) reviewed our family trees, my husband looked at me and said, “Ya know, about the only thing we have in common here is that we love each other.” MMT

Today, my father’s last coherent words to my mother were, “I love you. I thought I’d have more time to show you.” MMT

Today, marks nearly six months since hospice has been caring for her. And my mother keeps smiling. Her hospice nurse told me it’s her smile that’s keeping her alive. MMT

Today, a little girl came up to my register at the super market where I work and asked to buy a lottery ticket. I told her she wasn’t old enough. She said, “Please! I need money!” I smiled and asked, “What for?” And she said, “My dad has cancer and doesn’t have enough money to get medicine.” MMT

Today, I asked my fourth grade class to write down what their most prized possession was. 19 out of 27 kids wrote down a family member’s or friend’s name. MMT

Today, is my father’s 68th birthday. He is a strong-hearted, successful business man, and he’s my idol. Ever since my mom died, he basically married himself to his second love – his business. But he still wears his wedding ring every day, even though my mother died of breast cancer when both of them were only in their late 30’s. MMT

Today, I ordered flowers for my mom’s birthday. I paid for them to be delivered because she lives about 250 miles away and I didn’t think I’d have time to see her today. But on my way back home, I drove past a cemetery where I saw a man and two kids placing flowers on a grave. I turned around, picked-up the flowers from the florist, and drove straight to my mother’s house. MMT

Today, my boyfriend was trying to pass me a note in homeroom class. Our teacher caught him and confiscated the note. She took the note back to her desk, read it, smiled, and then came back and gave it to me. The note read, “I love you. You look beautiful today.” My boyfriend’s kindness and my teacher’s compassion for love MMT.

Today, one of my pre-school students wet her pants. Just as the other kids started to laugh, her friend took a cup of water and dumped it on the crotch area of his pants just so she wouldn’t feel alone. MMT

Today, you broke my heart. And I desperately want to hate you. But just hearing your voice on my voicemail makes me smile. MMT

Today, my mother passed away after a long battle with cancer. My best friend lives 2000 miles away and called to comfort me. While on the phone, he asked, "What would you do if I showed up at your house and gave you the biggest hug in the world?" "I would surely smile," I replied. And then he rang my doorbell. MMT