The Smiling Virus

The Smiling Virus

Smiling is infectious, you catch it like the flu, When someone smiled at me today, I started smiling too. I passed around the corner and someone saw my grin When he smiled I realized I’d passed it on to him . I thought about that smile then I realized its worth,...
To Believe

To Believe

To believe is to know that every day is a new beginning. It is to trust that miracles happen, and dreams really do come true. To believe is to see angels dancing among the clouds, To know the wonder of a stardust sky and the wisdom of the man in the moon. To believe...
Accidental Angel

Accidental Angel

When I was in school, I participated in an undergraduate internship with a hospital chaplain. This largely consisted of me visiting with specific hospital patients and then discussing the interaction with the chaplain. I had no specific training in this, and...
Answers Comes In Different Forms

Answers Comes In Different Forms

When my mother took me out of high school I knew that my life would become difficult because we were taught that you have to have an education to make it in life. Since I was only 16 I really started feeling hopeless in life because I didn’t know what I was going to...
Bend But Don’t Break

Bend But Don’t Break

One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting idly on the bank. There I would enjoy the peace and quiet, watch the water rush downstream, and listen to the chirps of birds and the rustling of leaves in the trees. I would also watch the bamboo...
The pencil  Parable

The pencil Parable

The Pencil Maker took the pencil aside, just before putting him into the box. “There are 5 things you need to know,” he told the pencil, “Before I send you out into the world. Always remember them and never forget, and you will become the best pencil...