KNOW YOUR WORTH
I was 17 when I met a guy, I thought he was the best thing that ever happen to me, we dated for 3 years and I became pregnant with a beautiful baby girl, the guy and I was on and off he then started to change he cheated on me while I was pregnant stressing me out hurting me emotionally and physically, he started...
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AFTER DEATH, LIFE.
On Christmas day of 2012, my partner of 16 years very suddenly passed away as we were getting ready to Skype with our families for the holiday. He took his last breath in my arms.
My life was ripped apart. I have periods of time I do not remember. I now know, a broken heart is a very real thing. I stumbled...
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UNDYING HOPE
I thought I had hit a dead end. I dropped out of college and did odd jobs to make ends meet. People ridiculed me., but I trudged on. Friends thought I was getting crazy. I did not care about the title of my job. All I cared for was that I managed to make money, enough to take care of my family and pay the bills....
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SHAKIRA RIPPLE
Shakira ripple has went so many places where kids are kids that have no place to live no food no money. Nothing but she helped them into where that would never happen again she's got so much awards for doing that. She's married now and has 2 kids of her own as well. She has made a big difference lots and lots of...
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IRISH COUNTRY BOY BORN IN IRELAND BECAME SECURITY FOR THE PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES
"A family friend told me at the age of 19 years old in Ireland, I could be anything I wanted to be in America" ... "So I did" .. At the age of 20 years old I left Ireland with a "Green Card" Visa to America with no job in place. A month later after my arrival I joined the US Army and Graduated from Aviation...
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A WONDERFUL ELDERLY DAD
I am 51 year old man who is dealing with an sick and elderly father, 88 years old. Throughout my life, although I loved my father and I know he loved me, we never really got along, never saw eye to eye on anything. Over the past 1-2 years, as his health started to fail, I have come to realize how very much I...
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LIFE AND HOW IT LEADS YOU TO A PATH YOU WOULD NEVER EXPECT
I was quite a late starter in life. I never dated till I was around 18 and I dropped out of college after getting a good opportunity at higher education. Nevertheless, I found myself unemployed at 20 with a girlfriend who had just managed to hold onto her place in further education and we were living off a £5000...
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HUMAN KINDNESS
One day many years ago shortly after my husband passed away I sat on a bench near his grave in solitude and was remembering the wonderful life we had. Tears were in my eyes and on my face. A young woman came near to visit the grave of a friend of hers and saw me. When she turned to leave she asked me if I was...
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CONNECTED TO THE VINE
I as raised by devoted Catholics and old school ways. My dad was a man of integrity and always preaching to myself and my four brothers about earning a honest living. He would say " I do not care if you do not go to college as long as you are making a honest living digging ditches or laboring , you will never...
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SPEAK UP
I was a lonely 14 year old girl,I was pushed around in school & went home to a family of 8 that I thought barely noticed I existed. I was constantly suspended in school & always getting bullied.
By the time I was 15 I attempted suicide twice, all because I thought the world didn't love me, I thought I was all...
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NEVER LOSE HOPE IN LIFE!
I've been in a deep depression for two years now. I've lost everything: my pets, my self esteem, and especially my brother. Life was absolute torture for me. I was constantly bullied in school, I was punched in the face, and I was exploited to the highest content.
I couldn't take it anymore. I decided to...
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BELEIVE IN YOURSELF—NO MATTER WHAT!!
When I was 11 I thought nobody loved me or cared for me, so I tried to kill myself. I tried to overdose on medication. Thank god for my mom. She walked in I was on my bed and I told her that I took antibiotics. She rushed me to the hospital and I stayed there over night. Now I think back like, life is so good and...
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THE FABULOUS SMILE
On World Humanitarian Day ( 19th ) August, I wanted to write about an incident that happened yesterday.
Last evening, I had gone shopping with my daughter. We stopped at a chemist's store to get some medicines. Next to us, stood an old man with a walking stick. He gave a list to the shop keeper. As he balanced...
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LAUREN SULLIVAN
My daughter, Lauren Sullivan is my hero. Her older brother, Lt. Nick Sullivan endured catastrophic injuries while serving in the Army on a rescue mission in Afghanistan. Nick and his men went down in a Blackhawk helicopter crash on 5/28/14 which caused a stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury. Lauren finished her...
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JAYLEN ARNOLD
Jaylen Arnold is 14-years-old, but has been sharing his story for the past six years in classrooms, in the community, and all across the United States. Recently, Jaylen was featured in a segment for the Ellen DeGeneres Show, the feature cover for HIGHLIGHTS Childrens Magazine, and featured in People Magazine with...
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MARISKA HARGITAY
My hero is a woman, who is not only perfectly beautiful, flawless, stunning, amazingly talented, and gorgeous in my eyes, but she is one of the most kind-hearted and compassionate people I know. I admire her confidence in her own abilities and that she isn’t afraid to be herself. She inspires me to embrace my...
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TIFFANY DOORN
My good friend Tiffany Doorn is a shining example of a true everyday hero for me. She comforts, supports and encourages each and every one of her friends in a manner that goes far beyond anything I have witnessed. But her most striking quality is her devotion and passion for charity. Many of us have donated for a...
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PALOMA RAMBANA
Paloma Renee Rambana, age 9
Paloma was born with a rare birthday birth defect known as Peters Anomaly. While a baby, she had both pupils surgically made at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami. She's legally blind but smart, precocious and savvy.
She received vision services until she was six years old....
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DR. ERICA A. MURRAY
Dr. Erica A. Murray, serial entrepreneur, author, mentor, educator, syndicated radio
show host, and keynote speaker. For over 20 years, she has worked diligently as a
serial entrepreneur, consummating business transactions globally and establishing
an impressive clientele, through her mortgage...
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PHYLLIS BINGHAM
My hero is my adopted Grandma Phyllis Bingham. She has taken in a total of 25 foster kids in including babies going through drug withdrawls in addition to raising 4 of her own kids. She is an amazing, strong woman who has always been there for me no matter what the situation. Currently in her spare time she is...
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MINDY ROSE
Ms. Rose is an everyday hero at my school. She jumped into a position that she did not go to school for but she learned from her mother (who teaches next to her). Ms. Rose is always there for our good and bad days after all we come from different walks of life. We deal with bullying and conformity every day at...
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DEREK D. BARDELL
Derek D. Bardell is a veteran educator in the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan Area who currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Business Administration and Teaching & Learning at Delgado Community College. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management/Urban Studies and Public Policy...
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THE LIFE OF AN ARITST
At the age of six I fell in love with art, in grade school art on Fridays was what I looked forward to each week. I remember making Christmas ornaments out of card board toilet paper rolls for the Christmas tree. All through school art was my main interest because there were no mistakes to be made, Art provided...
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KHAIRATUL SAIDU
KHAIRATUL SAIDU is a Change Maker and a developer, who fought endlessly for peace. She was born on the 9th February 1999 in Nigeria. Never thought peace is never possible. Loved by everyone, including me. She has anticipation for a global developed world.
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CARING IS THE BEST VIRTUE
We all have heard of take care after own family or pet or any guest or
any child or any aged person but today I want to tell about a lady
who has created lots of inspiration in my life by making an example or
examples by her caring attitudes towards green plants, as we know,
in today's world, as we are...
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TEENA WRIGHT
My Daughter, My Hero!
Teena is a young lady that actually does good things for this world. She doesn’t give speeches about doing good, she doesn’t wait for you to do good, she doesn’t expect good to just happen. Teena gets to work and sets out about doing good. She does good things, actions that make animals...
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SYBIL FOX-RICHARDSON
Sybil Fox-Richardson is the Sojourner Truth of our time for those who are unfairly incarcerated in the Louisiana State's Prison System. She along with her sons are freedom fighters for those who do not have a voice. She is a speaker, author and crusader for the juvenile and adult systems as she completed...
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A SHINY GOLD COIN
One summer, when I was little, my dad built me a lemonade stand. On sunny days I'd set up outside the local car wash with a cooler and my little black safe. I didn't get many customers but I always had fun, whether I was reading a book or adding puff paint decorations to the safe and signs. One customer I did...
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LIFE FULL OF REGRETS AND JOY
In the 4th grade, no one really talked to me that much and I felt like a big loser. I really liked this girl. Let's call her Jenny. Jenny was very pretty and nice but when I when I told her my about my freelings, everyone made fun of me. I started acting really mean to her. She hated me then. In fifth grade I was...
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DANIEL CHANDLER
Daniel is an amazing person. He has powered through the toughest losses, but he always manages to smile. His job is to take care of people. He chooses to work this job because he wants to, not for the money. He does whatever he can to make everyone around him happy. He is the most loving person I know.
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FROSWA' BOOKER-DREW
Dr. Froswa’ Booker-Drew is an author, speaker, trainer and consultant. For more than twenty years, she has offered consulting services to numerous small businesses and organizations. Personally my organization has benefited from her willingness to go above and beyond to assist start-ups as well as established...
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STRONG DETERMINATION ALWAYS WINS
It is the true story of my cousin brother named
Kaushik Mazumder, it was early sixties when he
was born and after completing two and half years
after his birth, his two legs were badly harmed
with polio, that time, in India, there was no oral
dose, vaccination ...
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KHAIRATUL SAIDU
Khairatul Saidu is a Nigerian school student born on the 9th February 1999. She is Nigeria youngest Activist. Has great passion and zeal for development. She is 16 years old. From kogi state. She was selected as a member of World Peace Caravan and a Millennium Development Ambassador. Has fought for global peace....
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