Today, hanging on the side of a steep cliff in the Rockies, I met a man with an artificial leg who could rock climb far more proficiently than I can with all my limbs. MMT

Today, a young man in a wheelchair purposely rolled in front of a robber that grabbed my purse off my arm and then grabbed it back out of the robber’s hands. The robber was so stunned, he stopped and stared at the young man for a second and then ran away. The young man then tossed my purse back to me. MMT

Today, a girl in my class came to school with the entire back of her head shaved, the front remaining intact. I pulled her aside and asked her why she did it. She told me she just wanted her father to notice her, to see her, just once. But her father just walked by her on his way out the door without saying a word. MMT

Today, I am best friends with a girl I met in rehab 20 years ago. And every time I see her smile I’m so happy I had to go to that place. MMT

Today, I am happily married to an African American man and we have 3 beautiful children. But I was always scared of African American men until the day I met the man I love. And now I’m afraid that others will see him and my children through the same twisted eyes I used to have. MMT

Today, I pop prescription pills to numb the pain and I spend 9 hours a day at a job I hate because I know I won’t pass a drug test anywhere else. MMT

Today, on his 67trh birthday he said, “I believe I am going to accomplish something truly amazing in this lifetime.” MMT

Today, she smiled and said, “Thank you for saving my life.” I chuckled and winked. She stopped smiling and said, “I’m serious! You listened when no one else would. I was on the verge of making a very horrible decision.” MMT

Today, marks the five year anniversary of my husband’s passing due to lung cancer, and I still find his old cigarette butts in our yard at least once a week while I’m gardening. MMT

Today, she makes as much money on California’s unemployment benefits as I do working ten hour days as a janitor for a Fortune 500 company based out of Arizona. MMT

Today, after a nasty drunken argument last night that ended in a physical confrontation, he looked at my face as he was eating his breakfast and asked, “How did you get that bruise under your eye?” MMT

Today, after nearly seven years of radio silence, I finally got around to reconnecting with my best friend from high school. But when I called his house, his widow answered. MMT

Today, his first time trying heroin was his last… and his last breath. And the last thing he said to me was, “One hit couldn’t hurt.” And although I didn’t agree, I nodded as if I did because I was too shy and stupid to speak up. MMT

Today, a rather scary looking guy with spiked green hair, tattoos and piercings knocked out a guy in a business suit who pulled a gun on me in the subway station. MMT

Today, when I told her that my mother smothers me, she told me she wishes she had a chance to meet hers. But her mother’s life ended the moment hers began. MMT

Today, I asked a Middle Eastern man sitting in the waiting room, “What’s your ethnic background?” He said, “American.” I said, “Yeah, but where are you from?” and he replied, “I’ve lived right down the street since I was three years old. I’m from here.” MMT

Today, at my best friend’s wedding, as I watched her kiss her husband I couldn’t help but wonder how our lives would have turned out if I had chose her over my career three years ago after we kissed for the first and last time right before I moved to New York for work. I do miss her and I know I missed out. MMT

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.” MMT

Today, the pretty girl from the gym with the perfect figure, whom I’ve aspired to be for the last two years, told me she’s been struggling with anorexia and other eating disorders for the last ten years. MMT

Today, my blind friend explained to me in vivid detail how beautiful his new girlfriend is. MMT