Written by: Dallas Woodburn, Day-by-Day Masterpiece.com Home from work, I flopped onto my bed without even taking off my shoes. “Oh my gosh!” I sighed into the phone to my parents. “I can’t remember the last time I’ve been so exhausted.” It was summer, and I was teaching a weeklong writing and public speaking class through…
Lieutenant Michael Almonte of New York City Police Department represents the true epitome of kindness and compassion. He discovered his purpose in life after meeting a police officer at age 16; who he believes shaped his life for the better. He joined the NYPD and has since been paying it forward — changing the lives of others.…
Last Friday I was on my way home from work and as I sat comfortably in my car, my mind started to wander to about 9 years ago where I was waiting to catch the first of five taxis to get from university to home. In my country, catching a taxi is often quite a…
The world can definitely use more kindness. If my blog encourages one person to be more kind, it would achieve one of its purposes. Being kind is not only proven to make us happier, it creates an astounding ripple effect on others — when you’re kind to someone, they get inspired to do something kind…
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did.” —Mark Twain “I am not a product of my circumstances, I am a product of my decisions.” —Stephen Covey “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” —Alice…
We hear it all the time — ‘Opposites Attract’ — but does this truthfully apply when it comes to love? Can two people who are completely different last a lifetime with each other? Consider the quiet straight-A girl who sits at the front of the class attracted to the party boy who misses every class…
Many people settle for a life they don’t wish for. They believe it’s how their lives were meant to be and there’s no way out. The way our life pans out comes down to the choices we make. Every single day we are bombarded by these choices — yes or no, water or soda. They determine the…
When was the last time you did a good deed or a random act of kindness? Do you consider yourself a good person? What does it mean to be a good person? I feel as though people are misconstrued about this trait. Many may consider themselves a good person based solely on the fact that they…
One of the most absurd things I heard recently was that a friend of mine has an app on his wife’s phone that tracks her exact location and constantly informs him of her whereabouts so that she doesn’t cheat on him. I was hoping the app was for safety reasons, but turns out it was…
A couple weeks ago, I had the day off work and it sort of turned out to be a complete waste of ten hours; here’s why: I skipped my usual balanced breakfast because I decided to sleep in much little longer than I usually do. I eventually crawled out of bed around 10:30 a.m. feeling…
Last Saturday morning I woke up to a gorgeous view with my love –- the trees were gently swaying in the cool morning air, and as the sun made its way up the horizon the sound of chirping birds peacefully filled the atmosphere. We sat on the balcony and looked down into the distant ocean…