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

Today, my son said, “Mommy, I know you’re upset about losing your job, but I get to see you now as soon as I get home from school. And I really like that.” MMT

Today, I asked him to describe what it means to be in love. He simply smiled at me and said nothing. So I asked again and he replied, “All that comes to mind is the way you snuggle against me while you sleep, and there are no words to accurately describe the way that makes me feel.” MMT

Today, after losing our 3400 sq ft house to foreclosure last year due to both my parents losing their jobs within 2 weeks of each other, our family of 5 now shares a 1400 sq ft, 3 bedroom apartment. But since we have less money to go out, we spend more quality time together than we have for as long as I can remember. MMT

Today, as I packed up all my things in preparation to move across the country for college, I took down the poster that covered the whole I punched in the wall four years ago on the night you died. MMT

Today, as I was boarding a plane across the country on my way to attend my grandfather’s funeral, I realized I never went out of my way to see him when he lived right down the street. MMT

Today, I realized my 12-year-old son has lost weight recently, but I haven’t noticed any change in his eating habits or physical activity level. So I asked him about it and he said, “Oh yeah, I’ve been sharing half my lunch with Gordon, a homeless man that sleeps on a bench near my school's bus stop.” MMT