Today, all she wanted was a cookie. But she walked into the kitchen at the wrong moment, just as he was going into a drunken rage, and all she left with was a black eye filled with tears. MMT

Today, I asked him how he got to be a black belt in Karate. He simply said, “Well, I started off as a white belt in Karate and I never quit.” MMT

Today, in the Mortuary Science Lab at the university, we embalmed a girl who couldn’t have been a day over sixteen. MMT

Today, he died from AIDS before he had the courage to come out of the closet to his parents. MMT

Today, in a long apology letter, he sincerely wrote, “I will never purposely hit you again.” MMT

Today, 10 years after her passing, her smile still makes me smile. MMT

Today, as I sat on the subway, tears rolled down my cheeks as they announced the next stop, my stop, ‘the hospital.’ And I felt the dreams of a lifetime with the only man I’ve ever loved fading to black over and over again in my mind like I was re-watching the end of a tragic scene in a movie. MMT

Today, I realized I had hit a low point in my life when I caught myself getting jealous that my wife receives five dollars more per unemployment check than I do. MMT

Today, I began to wonder if it's possible to fall in love with someone whom you've only interacted with online (granted this interaction has been going on for over a year now). But I guess I’ll know for sure when he returns home from Afghanistan next month. MMT

Today, for the first time in a long while, I spent two hours talking to my mother – a recovering alcoholic. Later in the evening my father told me that my mother said the best therapy she’s received all year was the couple hours she spent talking with me. MMT

Today, as I was walking on crutches in the park, bemoaning my recent knee surgery which should heal in a few months, I met a guy in a wheelchair who was upbeat about having beaten a life-threatening year-long staph infection that claimed one of his legs. MMT

Today, I wish I had kissed her more often, and sung her that song I wrote her, and taken more vacations with her when I had the chance. MMT

Today, two months after my 46 year old father's unexpected open heart surgery, I realized that we have a healthier relationship now than we ever did before. I'm disgusted that it took near death hospitalization to bring us closer, but thankful that we both have a second chance. MMT

Today, as he stood there screaming at me again, I realized the person he was didn’t survive our daughter’s suicide last year. MMT

Today, after 22 years of constant abuse, I ended our relationship once and for all. And although I know I made the right decision, at times I’m still going to miss my father. MMT

Today, for the four hours he was breathing, his father and I loved him for a lifetime. MMT

Today, the girl I have had a crush on for the last five years (one of my best friends) asked me for relationship advice and I told her to stay with her boyfriend because I know he takes good care of her and makes her happy. MMT

Today, I told her that I hate myself. And she told me, for the first time, that she loves me. MMT

Today, it wasn't supposed to turn out like this, not with her. But it did, with just one kiss, and now my entire world is spinning. MMT

Today, my school's Key Club was having a bake sale supporting charity. We were selling cookies for 25 cents. As we were closing down there was only one half of a cookie left. A boy bought it for 5 dollars and didn't want any change back. He flashed the peace sign, ate the broken cookie and walked away smiling. MMT