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Today, the doctors gave my father 180 days to live, but he went to work anyway because he loves what he does. MMT

#9346 (1) - Aug 6, 2010 by frankie - Inspiring - Yes, that made me think too! (588) - No, that made me sleepy. (23)

Today, instead of keeping my feelings to myself, I decided to talk to someone who cares about me. Today was one of the first days in a long time I didn't feel the need to cut myself. MMT

#9338 (1) - Aug 6, 2010 by almosthappy - Inspiring - Yes, that made me think too! (395) - No, that made me sleepy. (57)

Today, my grandmother told me, "When you're my age, you'll look back at your life today and wonder why you took these moments for granted." MMT

#9334 (0) - Aug 5, 2010 by bk5 - Miscellaneous - Yes, that made me think too! (440) - No, that made me sleepy. (25)

Today, one of my psychotherapy patients killed herself despite all the progress I thought we made over the last 6 months. MMT

#9322 (1) - Aug 5, 2010 by Caroline - Sad - Yes, that made me think too! (475) - No, that made me sleepy. (26)

Today, I just wish that when I said, "I'm okay," someone said, "No you're not." MMT

#9310 (4) - Aug 5, 2010 by proon - Miscellaneous - Yes, that made me think too! (615) - No, that made me sleepy. (58)

Today, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It's the same type that both my grandmother and mother had, only the doctors say I'm going to live through it. Here's to a different ending to the same story that constantly MMT.

#9305 (1) - Aug 5, 2010 by strongernow - Inspiring - Yes, that made me think too! (441) - No, that made me sleepy. (14)

Today, I wonder if the people around me who don't have cancer realize how lucky they are. MMT

#9298 (3) - Aug 4, 2010 by InAwe - Miscellaneous - Yes, that made me think too! (506) - No, that made me sleepy. (36)

Today, I’m insecure. When I was 18, I got tattoos to fit in with a group of friends because I was insecure. When I was 21, I got breast implants because I was insecure. And now, at 30, I’m overwhelmingly insecure of both my tattoos and my implants. MMT

#9286 (2) - Aug 4, 2010 by Anonymous - Miscellaneous - Yes, that made me think too! (459) - No, that made me sleepy. (45)

Today I pray that my sons brain tumor does not return. Tomorrow I will take him skiing. Life must remain as normal as possible despite constant fear, insomnia and anxiety. Live for today and pray, pray, pray that there is a tomorrow. MMT

#9274 (0) - Aug 4, 2010 by deemcd3 - Miscellaneous - Yes, that made me think too! (445) - No, that made me sleepy. (41)

Today, when I expressed indecsion and asked him for advice, he simply said, "Do something. If it doesn't work, do something else. Nothing is crazier than doing nothing." MMT

#9265 (0) - Aug 3, 2010 by Mooology - Inspiring - Yes, that made me think too! (551) - No, that made me sleepy. (25)

Today, I received a call from my city's battered Women's shelter. I'm a college student and was assigned to volunteer for the organization. I assumed they were calling about me helping them with their new campaign. Turns out, they were calling because they were informed that I'm in an abusive relationship. It only happened once. MMT

#9253 (3) - Aug 3, 2010 by Anonymous - Sad - Yes, that made me think too! (471) - No, that made me sleepy. (30)

Today, he caught me staring at the bottle of percocet and jokingly asked, "What? Are ya gonna swallow them all?" He had no clue... MMT

#9241 (9) - Aug 3, 2010 by proonia - Miscellaneous - Yes, that made me think too! (416) - No, that made me sleepy. (32)

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