Today, I was so fed up with her, I didn’t take her threat seriously. But when I got home and found her lying on the kitchen floor, barely breathing, I realized I screwed up. MMT

Today I parked my car and put quarters in the meter. As I walked past the car behind me I noticed their meter was expired so I put some quarters in theirs too. My meeting lasted longer than I had expected. I got back to my car expecting a ticket, but instead my meter was full. Someone returned the favor. MMT

Today, while lifeguarding at a very busy beach, I skipped my lunch break because my coworker never showed up to work. Ten minutes after I was supposed to be at lunch, a young boy was pulled out to sea in a strong undertow current. I saved his life. If I had decided to eat lunch, he would have drowned. MMT

Today, I keep a photo of the sunrise on my desk next to my computer monitor. I took this photo the morning after I found out you cheated on me with your boss. It reminds me that life is beautiful even without you. MMT

Today, when I told my sister that he asked me out online, she thought it was lame. But I thought it worked out pretty well because that little victory dance I did in my bedroom would have been embarrassing if he had been there to see it. MMT

Today, my high school class voted me for ‘best smile’ in our senior yearbook. But what they don’t know is that before my father overdosed last year, he used to beat me and my mom almost every day. My home life was in completed shambles, and school was the only place I could smile. MMT

Today, my brother looked at me through the prison visitation window, crying, and said, “I'm so jealous of you, and people like you, who can so easily say no to drugs.” MMT

Today, on my way out the door at the grocery store, I glanced back and noticed a woman walking quickly behind me, so I patiently waited and held the door open for her. She smiled, said “Thank you,” and handed me my wallet that I had accidentally dropped at the checkout counter. MMT

Today, with tears in my eyes, I told my father, “I don’t know who they want me to be!” He smiled, put his arm on my shoulder and said, “It’s not about being who they want you to be. It’s about being yourself and finding others who are okay with it.” MMT

Today, after 16 years of raising me and my twin sister as a single parent, my father still kisses a photo of my mom each night before bed. The photo was taken 16 years ago - just one day before she passed away in the emergency room while giving birth. MMT

Today, the world lost a great person to suicide simply because two ‘good Christian’ parents refused to accept their child for who he really was. MMT

Today I am employed as a mail sorter for a branch of the US Military. A large envelope addressed to a top ranking officer arrived today. Under the recipient’s address, in big capital letters, the sender wrote, “I WANT MY FRIEND BACK!” MMT

Today, the old star quarterback from our high school’s football team is an office clerk at a successful biomedical company. The nerdy kid who he always used to pick on – who I regularly stood up for and defended – co-owns the company with me. MMT

Today, as I was playing with my son in our yard, my cat, Gentoo, ran into the street in front of a speeding car. The car ran right over him and kept going. But Gentoo must have stopped and ducked between the car’s tires, because he came running back to me without a scratch on him. MMT

Today, he was arrested for physically abusing and raping the woman I have hated ever since he dumped me to be with her. MMT

Today, after I secured the scene of the murder, I went back to my police car and cried until the homicide detectives arrived. MMT

Today, my son got back from his second tour of duty in Afghanistan. Tonight, he committed suicide. MMT

Today, I was driving through the city when I turned a corner and got stuck behind a semi truck that was driving slowly. Then it stopped completely. I paused for a second and then turned my wheel to the left and accelerated to pass the truck. Little did I know the driver was letting a family cross the street. MMT

Today, my mom was in a car accident. When I got to the hospital a nurse gave me her room number and I ran to the room. Several doctors were surrounding the bed. One doctor said, “It’s too late. She’s gone.” And then I realized the woman in the bed wasn’t my mom – my mom was in stable condition one room over. MMT

Today, I was at the grocery store with my 5-year-old son and my mom. We were in the bakery isle looking at sweets when I told my son he could take anything he wanted home with him. He grabbed my mom's hand and in the most serious voice said, "Can I bring grandma home? Please!" Grandma has been smiling ever since. MMT