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Absolutely in love with this website! come about 2x a day. Love to read, huge harry potter fan(and of Narnia, LOTR, and Twilight)and book based movies(cant wait to see bright star) love animals in college right now pursuing to be a veterinarian. Live for the outdoors, love to camp, go kayaking or any other outdoor sport.

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A few years ago, I was laid off from my fourth job in 2 years. Without me knowing, my friends got together and pitched in money so I could start my own business. My lawn care business has been profitable and growing every year and I've paid them all back. GMH

Today, I came out of the closet to my extremely-Christian parents after hiding it in fear for more than seven years. They hugged me and told me that no matter what path I chose, they would always love me for who I am. :) GMH

Over the summer, my boyfriend passed away from cancer. When none of my other friends wanted to be near me, my old college roommate spent all the money she earned over the summer so she could fly over from another country and spend a week making me food and holding my hand while I cried. She GMH.

Today, I saw one of the most popular seniors in my grade eat lunch with the wheelchair-bound, mentally-challenged freshman girl who is always by herself. She made the girl laugh and talked to her like she was no different than her other friends. The senior girl then invited her to go see Twilight this weekend. Her kindness GMH.

I woke up one morning to hear the birds outside my window and my mother cooking breakfast downstairs. I've never cried so much in my entire life. I had been deaf since the age of 8.

I recently found out that we couldn't afford for me to stay at college. I was devastated about moving home and leaving my friends. Before I had even made plans to transfer back home, two of my new best friends withdrew $900 from their joint bank account and paid off my balance at the Bursar's office, allowing me to return next semester. They GMH

My Dad came from a very devout Catholic family.

When he married my Mom, a Jew, many of his family members cut themselves off from him. Despite this, my Dad's mom always remembers to send us cards on every important Jewish holiday, even though she is Catholic.

My Grandma's unconditional love GMH!

When I was five, my best friend and I had a fake wedding. Today is our real one. His enduring love and friendship to this day GMH.

When my father kicked me out at 17, my best friend's mom took me in without hesitation. She also baked my birthday cake that year, took me prom dress shopping and threw my graduation party. She's a single mom of three girls. Women who support kids who aren't theirs GMH.

Today, I found GMH. After reading all the heartwarming stories, I walked into my room, and tore my suicide journal to shreds. I'm shaking out of happiness. GMH.

I'm a camp counselor, and I was not having a good day -- the kids were out of sorts, I had a lot on my mind, and I was losing my temper easily. Then a 6-year-old camper came over and said to me, "If you were a little kid, and they told us to pick partners, I would pick you." It was so sweet and genuine, and it GMH.

To the girl at the gym who said she wouldn't get a prom date because she was too "fat":

My friends and I were lifting weights nearby to try to impress you. Don't ever think that all guys see is your weight. We thought you were gorgeous.

The fact that you will realize that one day GMH.

From LoveGivesMeHope:

I was at the mall the other day when I saw an old couple sitting together. The man looked over at the woman and said,

"Jane, we did it. We grew old together."

The look in her eyes GMH.

In HS I was suicidal all the time and had no friends and always ate alone. One day a classmate came and stole my lunch from me and sat it down at her table with her friends. Her daily refusal to allow me to eat by myself any longer gave me the strength to survive HS and not be so alone. She GMH

There was a kid at my high school who was a notorious truant. One day he stopped skipping and started attending regularly. Later, we found out he would visit his terminally ill friend in the hospital so he could be with him until the very end. He GMH.

Today when I walked into the student center at my college, there was a table raising money and awareness for victims of sexual assault on my campus. It was full of pamphlets with information on what to do if raped, and information on abusive relationships and ways to fight violence against women. The table was being run entirely by guys. GMH

Today, a professor found out that I have no family nearby to spend Thanksgiving with, and invited me to enjoy the day with him and his family. When I sheepishly mentioned I don't have a car, he immediately volunteered to give me a ride, both ways. He lives an hour away. Caring teachers GMH.

I'm Jewish, so around the holidays, I feel a little left out, and I was always jealous of my friends decorating their houses and Christmas trees. My friend's mom found out I had never decorated a Christmas tree, so she let me decorate a tree in their yard and called it my Hanukkah Bush, and left it up for weeks. Loving friends and their moms GMH

My senior year, I was the only girl in one of my classes and was always teased by them for it. I still baked for every one of them on their birthday, expecting nothing back. My birthday was the last in the class. I walked in that day to 17 boys holding plates of cookies. They each baked for me, without talking to eachother about it. Those boys GMH

I've been struggling with an eating disorder for years and weigh myself obsessively throughout the day. This morning, there was a post-it note covering the numbers on my scale that said "you're beautiful".

I live with three guys. Men like that GMH.

5 years ago, a friend from OK and I were talking about how we hardly ever get snow in TX. He said that he wished he could make it snow for me. Two years later, he died suddenly. By the time I found out, I had already missed the funeral. That same day, it snowed. Then it snowed again on my birthday. In April. Knowing he's watching over me GMH.

Today, I attended my late grandma's funeral. In the middle of it, while I was struggling to maintain my composure, 12 friends from college showed up. My friends drove 80.18 miles and have NEVER met this woman. I'm a freshman. Friends like these GMH.

Two days ago, I found out that I have leukemia.

Today, I found out that my best friends have already started planning ways to raise money for me and my family.

My loving friends GMH

Yesterday, forced to go to my high school reunion, I found out that the most popular girl named her critically ill daughter after me.

She said that she wanted to name her after someone strong and everyone thought of me. I was the scrawny, shy nerd who was bullied all the time.

Her tiny baby GMH.

Today, the pastor of my church anounced that his 19-year-old daughter was pregnant out of wed-lock.

As the pastor's wife began to cry, a little boy ran up to her and hugged her saying, "It's okay! Babies are the best thing in the world, no matter what." GMH

One day in my friend's highschool, a bully shoved a boy down a flight of stairs and broke a few bones because the boy was gay.

My friend confronted the bully, got into a fight, and gave him a bloody nose. My friend is a tiny, shy italian girl who didn't even know the boy.

Human beings standing up for other human beings, no matter the danger GMH

My father was diagnosed with cancer and passed away 4 years ago. Recently, I stopped by his online blog. I found out my son had been leaving him comments, saying things like how he missed him, and how he is studying hard in school, and that he would study hard to find a cure to cancer so that people wont miss their grandfather like he does. GMH

A few weeks ago, a guy from my school collapsed after basketball practice.

Instead of freezing up, his best friend immediately started CPR. He continued for 5 minutes until the EMT arrived, never giving up hope. It turns out, he had a broken arm. He pushed through the pain to keep his friend's heart beating.

He lived. GMH.

My grandma recently had knee surgery and tried to tell my grandpa that he didn't need to spend all weekend at the hospital with her. He simply replied with, "Didn't I say in sickness and in health?" Their love GMH.

Today, I finally ended a relationship with a hurtful and manipulative boyfriend because of this website. Reading the stories people post on this taught me that there is too much good in this world for me to put up with something like that, just because I don't want to be alone. You all GMH

The other day, I was being picked on at school as usual when I felt a sticky post it note being taped to my back. Thinking it said "Kick Me" or somthing along those lines, I ripped it off and was about to throw it away when I saw that it said "Ignore the bullies - you're beautiful," It made my day. GMH.

Today, I came across www.hatepost.com . Reading others people's pet peeves and realizing I wasn't the only one that had those pet peeves GMH.

A few years ago, my dad noticed a tiny, skinny kitten in an alley behind a store. Even though that store is over 40 miles from our house, my dad drove there every few days to put out food for the kitten. After a few months, he finally earned her trust and managed to catch her.

She is now a happy, plump house cat. My dad's kindness GMH.

I saw a bunch of letters on my father's desk today, birthday letters. They were from all from 3rd grade class telling him how great he is and many thank yous, also that they wanted to make him a birthday cake and that he is a great man for helping them out so much. He's the Janitor. Their thankfulness GMH.

I was picked on all through high school for the way I looked. The day of my senior ball, I was crying because I didn't have a date and I thought I looked ugly. At the dance the most popular and beautiful girl in school looked me dead in the eyes, smiled, and told me I looked gorgeous. She GMH

An 11 year old girl in my area was kidnapped two days before Christmas. At first they didn't allow anyone but the police to search for her, but after a few days they announced that a public search party would be sent out, and anyone who wanted to look was to meet at the baseball stadium. 3,000 people showed up. It was Christmas morning. GMH.

My grandpa is a white man who lived in South Africa during the apartheid. Despite criticism, judgement and even his brothers disowning him, he informally adopted a young black child whose mother could not look after him. Doing what you know is right despite it being frowned upon GMH.

When I was 14, I was homeless. A couple who only knew me from buying things from their convenience store in my town gave me no choice but to move in with them and their two daughters. My drug addicted mother gave them constant trouble for taking me in, but they never gave me up. I am now in my second year in medical school. Their selfless love GMH

Everyday I look over to his table. Alone again.

He cannot hear nor speak very well which keeps people from talking to him. As I looked over one day I saw him sitting at the table with a cute blonde girl across from him. She was signing to him, and he was laughing, smiling, and signing back.

People who reach out GMH.

On halloween night, my guy friend was a part of a haunted house fundraiser. Near closing time, a drunk 40-year-old man staggered in and tried to rape on of the actresses. My friend immediately pushed him back and made him get out, putting himself in the path of a full grown drunk who was twice his size.

He was 15 at the time. His bravery GMH.

Three days ago, my best friend died.

Two days ago, I found that she was an organ donor.

One day ago, I heard that a nine year old boy now had her heart.

Today, I met that nine year old boy. He told me that because he had my best friend's heart, he'd be my best friend now. My best friend and him GMH.

I had my students write a paper about who they admired most. They had to read their papers out loud. One girl chose to write about her friend that had recently committed suicide. She started crying in the middle of reading her paper.

Two boys, one of whom was very shy, ran to the front of the class and hugged her... in front of everybody.

Boys like these GMH

When I was 4 years old, my family went on a Disney cruise. I was so excited...but I ended up getting sea sick. As I gloomily watched the other kids play with Mickey, I felt a someone tap my shoulder. It was Donald Duck. He stayed by my side the entire time, making sure I was having fun. To this day, he's still my favorite character. Donald Duck GMH

My freshmen year of highschool a sophmore girl with mental problems was elected to homecoming court as a cruel joke of some popular girls in her grade.

When our senior class president found out about this, he ditched his date, who was one of the leaders of the prank. He then asked the mentally disabled girl if he could be her escort to the dance.

Class presidents who are class acts GMH.

I was twelve when my mother died, and I didn't go to school for two weeks. 2 days after she died, a friend came over with a box full of letters from everyone in my grade. Each one was written individually, and nobody had told them to write me anything - but they did it on their own anyway. Their kindness GMH.

I'm dying of lupus at age 17. I was brought home from the hospital to have my last week. I've been an avid Harry Potter fan for many years, and my mother is desperatly trying to find a way for me to see the new Harry Potter theme park. Little does she know, her love through all of this is far better than a day in Hogsmeade. She GMH.

I recently learned that every time my parents were fighting when I was younger, my big sister would tell me a story, or listen to music with me & have a dance party. Even if her boyfriend was over, she would embarrass herself to let me have a happy childhood. To this very day, my sister GMH.

Last year, I was going to kill myself. I wrote a note and slipped it into my best friend's locker at school. That night, I was preparing to die, when she crawled through my window and kissed me. My first real kiss.

Kristain, I know you read GivesMeHope all the time. Will you marry me?

Today, I proposed to my girlfriend of four years in a nice restaurant. When she said yes, the entire restaurant stood up and applauded.

We're both women.

Understanding of true love GMH.

Found out today that my grandpa, a 91-year-old career Army colonel, will not fulfill his wish of being buried at the base he served his entire career at when he wasn't overseas. The reason? The cemetary is now full, and he donated his reserved plot to a 22-year-old soldier killed in action in Iraq. His honor GMH.

One of my friends found out both her parents were hospitalized that same night. Financially unable to fly home, she went into work the next day - quietly mentioning her concern to a co-worker that she picks up every morning. Word got to her boss and he covered the flight expense and she was on her way home by that afternoon. Bosses with hearts GMH

A few years ago I watched a video on youtube about a girl who badly hurt her ankle rounding 1st base after a game-winning homerun during a softball game. None of her team members could help her without disqualifying her. Members from the opposing team walked over to her and carried her to each base, gently touch her foot on each base. Their selflessness GMH

During WWII, my family's home in Western Russia was pillaged by the German Army.

After the fall of communism, an elderly man showed up to the now rebuilt house. He told my grandmother that he was a former German soldier, and he wanted to return the jewelry he stole from the house.

Men like him GMH!

I recently rung up a young boy and his mother. When he saw me at the register, wearing a hijab, he grinned broadly at me. As they were walking away afterwards, he tugged on his mom's sleeve and said,

"Did you see her, ma? She's gorgeous! I bet that's why she's all covered up."

He GMH.

A couple of days ago, I was watching the news and heard that a dog saved an 11-year-old boy from a cougar attack. The dog, Angel, was severely injured, while the boy escaped.

A few days later, the boy's family received hundreds of letters from people across N. America to help pay for the dog's surgery.

Angel and caring people GMH!

A long time ago, I went to see a band at a small club in Chicago, the band was unknown and broke.

After the show, they scraped up enough money to go and buy fast food for all the homeless men near the club.

The band? Fall Out Boy.

Good karma GMH.

4 years, 5 months and 13 days ago, my dad was diagnosed with cancer. He received a Peace Lily from a friend. He lost his battle with cancer Dec. 9, 2005.

In the final days of his life, I asked for a sign to let me know he'd made it to Heaven okay. That Christmas, his Peace Lily bloomed for the first time...and the last.

Love that endures death GMH

Once, at a college party some 15 year old girls showed up.

They got really drunk, and one of them started stripping on the dance floor. Seeing other guys eyeing her, some boys put their jackets around her and took her home.

Strangers caring GMH.

In high school, there was a man who every day sat on his mobile scooter and waved to every car that passed.

Touched by his kindness, I decided to bake him cookies. When I delivered them, I realized he couldn't speak as a result of a past stroke. Instead, he kissed me on the cheek to show his thanks. He died 3 years ago.

His kindness still GMH.

Today is my friend's 16th birthday, he died on the 22nd of December 2009.

I found out a few days ago that he passed away when shots were fired after he saved a 15 year old girl from being raped by 3 men. She got away.

His selflessness GMH.

I'm 22 years old and I'm about to go on my first date. I've never felt so beautiful. GMH.

After having a really stressful week trying to finish a paper for a class, I fell asleep at my computer only halfway done.

I woke up the next morning with only an hour before it was due, and my paper was completed. My boyfriend had finished the paper while I was sleeping, staying up all night using my research.

My caring and selfless partner GMH.

One day in 5th grade, I came home upset and told my parents that my friend had been taken out of class by Child Protection Services. My dad did everything he could to find her.

Now, for the past 11 years, I've had the sister I always wanted.

My parents GMH.

Today, it has been almost three months since I have cut myself. Why?

On my last birthday, I got my late father's initials tattooed on my wrist. I don't care about ruining the tattoo, but it is now a constant reminder that it's wrong to violate what's his: Me.

Whoever said tattoos were only for rebellious teenagers? Mine GMH.

During WWII, my friend's grandpa was captured and tortured, but he refused to reveal his mission. The japanese said if he didn't spill, they would kill the other five captured men. He wouldn't budge. He escaped, but he had to live with their blood on his hands. 25 years later, he found out they all lived. Not a single one talked. GMH

Last year, a local boat carrying various aged passengers home, flipped during a storm.

There was a teenaged boy and a baby aboard. Though the teenaged boy couldn't swim, he placed the baby on the last floating device--a cushion. The teenaged boy drowned. He was a basketball player and a senior in highschool.

Your selflessness GMH. RIP Rishard.

Two years ago, I tried to kill myself by swallowing a bottle of painkillers. My online friend, who I'd never met, was the only person who knew. He called 911, they pumped my stomach to save my life. Today, I got my bachelor's degree in sociology. I'm now going to grad school. GMH

While I was waiting for a flight, I noticed a little girl walk right over to another girl who she did not know and ask if she wanted to color.

The girls sat down on the floor and began to talk, and laugh as if they had always been friends.

Children who can become friends easily and quickly without regard to race, class or other boundaries GMH.

Years ago, my cousin was in school with a guy who was teased for being himself, and made fun of for being a guy and liking to sing.

My cousin encouraged him to pursue his dreams of being a singer. The next year he tried out for American Idol. His name? Clay Aiken.

People pursuing their dreams GMH.

While doing homework on one of the university computers, I spied Sailor Moon manga on one of the others. It turned out to be a very large, imposing football player reading it. He told me that it was his little sister's new obsession and he wanted to be able to talk to her about it when she called. GMH

Today, I came across a video of CNN reporter Anderson Cooper reporting the news in Haiti.

Chaotic looting had broken out all around him. Suddenly, the looting turned violent, and a young boy was laying on the ground, gushing blood.

In the chaos, Cooper stopped reporting, sprinted over, and dragged the stunned boy to safety. GMH

A new nurse has just started working with me at a local nursing home.

It took me a while to find out about him, but i learnt he also volunteers for Riding for the Disabled, is the captain of the Rural Fire Service and runs an ENTIRE branch of Meals on Wheels.

He is 18. Men like him GMH

Last week, my three year old daughter asked if she could send a letter to god asking why sparky, our 12 year old dog had to go to heaven. Later that day, she mailed that letter.

Two days later, we received a letter from an anonymous person saying that Sparky is fine and not to worry and that he will always be with us in memory.

People like that GMH

When my best friend and I were young, we went to a fantasy gift shop together. We both wanted to buy Harry Potter wands, but my friend's mom wouldn't pay for hers. My mom offered to pay for both, but the salesmen told us he'd give us a special buy-one-get-one-free discount as long as we used them against Voldemort. We laughed and it GMH.

One day, I was riding the EL during rush hour. A blind man came on the train. A nice woman gave him her seat, then asked if he needed any help. Turns out he wasn't very familiar with Chicago, so she got off three stops early to make sure he got to where he needed to be. People like her GMH!

A few days ago, I was feeling really horrible in class.

I didn't want to leave, so I sat quietly in the back, tears running down my face. The next morning, I found a bag of homemade cookies in my mailbox, with a note from my strict professor, saying "Smile. You deserve to."

Unexpected kindness GMH.

Just today, I found out the real reason of my parents' death when I was 10.

When our car lost its brakes and was going to crash into another, they tried to protect me to the last minute. Their bodies were found, covering me while I was unconscious.

Their never ending love truly GMH.

I work in an airport. Today, a group of around 50 Army soldiers got off one of our flights, about 5 at a time, coming home. In an instant, the entire concourse got on their feet and gave a standing ovation until every last soldier got off the plane. GMH

At my college graduation everyone is allowed to take a loved one with them as they walk across the stage. The last girl to walk across held the arm of her 90 year old grandpa. As they crossed the stage the chancelor read her grandfathers name. He graduated 60 years ago but didn't get to walk his own graduation because he was fighting in WWII. GMH.

When my dad suddenly died, my girlfriend came with me to my parents' house for a week where she cooked every meal, babysat my three nieces, fed the dog, cleaned the house, and spent a lot of her own money on groceries. I later learned her boss didn't want to let her have the week off, so she quit her job to hold my family together. Her love GMH.

The hardest part for me about my daughter being autistic is that she didn't recognize me as her mother. This week we were pointing at things in a book- "where's the cat?" "where's the ball?" and I asked her "where's the mommy?" and she turned around and pointed at me. GMH

I worked in a retirement home for a month. The lonliness of that place was too much for me to handle and so I quit. But my roommate has worked there for almost a year. Changing, bathing, feeding and talking to these 'forgotten' people in our culture. And she always smiles, even through tears. GMH.

I'm a 17 year old male that has spent the last 4 years working through anorexia. Yesterday, I had a large order of French Toast with eggs and bacon for breakfast, a cheese burger and French fries for lunch, and a steak with mashed potatoes and corn for dinner. I have never felt so attractive. GMH

The homosexual boy in my senior class was not harassed, bashed, or mocked for his sexuality. As a matter of fact at our senior prom he was voted prom king AND prom queen, and he received a standing ovation from our entire class as he cat walked across every foot of the stage. GMH!

I read on MSNBC an 11-yr-old graduated from college with honors and a degree in astrophysics. He's also a national martial arts champion, and he's writing a book teaching kids how to succeed in school. "I feel it's a waste of time playing video games because it's not helping humanity in any way." He wants to use his knowledge to change the world. GMH

I have an eating disorder, many times i would binge and cry after that, i had tried purging once but didn't succeed. I am lost and don't know what to do, i feel suicidal. But when i came to this site and read it, i feel a tinge of hope in me again. Tomorrow will be a new start. GMH.

I have a little sister who suffers from mental retardation. My mother told her I was gay and that "gay people don't go to heaven'. My sister started sobbing saying, "It wouldn't be heaven if Paloma wasn't there." My sister's unconditional love GMH.

Today is my birthday. A couple months ago I was attacked by a dog that left horrendous scars on my face. My boyfriend made a book that says "You're the most beautiful thing I have ever seen" in over 100 different languages. GMH

This spring, I helped out at my school's prom, monitoring the voting for prom queen and king. When the winners were announced, they came as no surprise. A very popular girl, and Shane, who had been surrounded by the prettiest girls all night. Oh, but Shane? He has Down Syndrome. My generation GMH.

Yesterday I turned my calculator on to do my math homework and "I love you" was written on the screen. My boyfriend said "I wrote it last Sunday and I've been waiting all week for you to turn it on." He knows I'm struggling with precalc and he can't help me, but his love and support make me want to do my best. It GMH.

Today I found out about a 10-year-old boy who has been harrassed by his classmates because he refuses to say the Pledge of Allegiance. Why? He says that until gays and lesbians have equal rights, there isn't really "liberty and justice for all". Kids with the courage to stand up for their fellow human beings GMH.

When I was 15 I tried to kill myself by taking an entire bottle of pills. I went and laid on the top bunkbed so that I could die and then I heard my baby brother laugh. I used all my strength to fall off my bunkbed so that someone would hear it and find me. I am now 29 with a college degree and newly married. My baby brother GMH.

I was talking with this little girl I used to babysit for before I started college. I explained to her that I'd be gone for a while and would only see her when I came home for vacations. She said, "So you'll be gone for the whole year except summer and holidays?" I nodded. Then she said, "So you're going to Hogwarts?" GMH

I was at the store and I saw a really attractive guy in his twenties in a wheelchair. Just as I was thinking how terrible it was that someone so attractive had to lead such a different life and depend on others...he held the door open for me.

My friend's younger sister was coming home by herself when a guy on the bus began hassling her. An elderly man on the other side of the bus stood up and demanded that the guy "leave his granddaughter alone". The guy stopped, and got off at the next stop. The elderly man was a stranger. GMH.

My father is an eye surgeon. One day we saw a TV show about a blind toddler being raised by his single father. My dad recognized the symptoms of the blindness and knew that it could be treated through surgery. He gave the surgery to the kid for free and now he can see. My father's sense of duty GMH.

I use a power wheelchair on a college campus. One day, my chair battery died in the middle of campus with 3 more classes to attend and no way to get there. I quickly became a human baton, my 300 pound wheelchair being pushed though the rain by a series of strangers. I got to each of my classes and back home on time! Thank you relay team...you GMH!

My brother has Down Syndrome and doesn't speak very well. This week while we were down the beach he tried to learn how to skim board.He would try and ask the other boys how they did it and they would laugh at him and walk away. The last day 4 teenage boys spent hours with him teaching him. They were so patient. He wouldn't stop smiling :)They GMH.

I was reading about a little kid whose mom told him the key to life was happiness. When he was in school the teacher asked them to write down what they wanted to be when they grew up. He said happy. They said he didn't understand the assignment. He said they didn't understand life. My generation GMH

I got my first boyfriend at age 16, and soon after I was diagnosed w/ multiple sclerosis. Soon after, I developed a bad limp and have trouble walking. But, he's stayed with me for 5 years. He still takes care of me and tells me I'm beautiful everyday. Now, we're engaged. GMH

The other day, I went to the grocery store to pick up a few things. While walking through the parking lot, I noticed a man stand on his shopping cart, and give a few good pushes before jumping on. He smiled and laughed the entire way, loving life. He was about 50 and wearing a business suit. GMH.

I suffer from severe depression. I try to keep that part of me away from friends because I'm worried they'll judge me for it. After revealing this to a dear friend via email, he went silent. I went to bed feeling worse than ever. Early the next morning, there was a knock at the door. He had driven all night to see me, just to give me a hug. GMH.

Exactly 8 months ago my grandpa lost his battle with cancer. By the end he couldn't talk and wouldn't respond to any of us. A few moments before he took his last breath, he looked at my grandma and said clear as day "I love you". They were married 51 years. GMH!!

When I was a child I had just been yelled at by my parents, and went down to cry beside my pet rat's cage. When she noticed I was crying, she walked to her food bowl, grabbed a cracker, and handed it to me through the bars. Loving pets GMH.

I was in class one day when my boyfriend, who had been deployed for two years, came walking into the classroom. I had no idea he was back in the States. I've never cried harder in my life then I did when I saw him walk in. As I was hugging him, he got down on one knee and proposed to me. We're getting married in the fall. GMH.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8081829.stm - If penguins can accept it, so can we. Penguins GMH.

A little girl was dying of cancer and her younger brother had a match for the bone marrow she needed. The doctors told him it was a matter of life and death. After he had the surgery, he asked the doctors how long he had to live. He thought if he gave his bone marrow to let his sister live he would die but he did it anyway. GMH

I was at a bookstore and an obscure author was doing a book signing. Nobody was coming over--he looked dejected. Then three teenagers came over, got his autograph & took pictures with him. It looked like it made his day. Later, I talked to them and they said they had never read his books. GMH

I was in a car accident. At the scene, one ambulance was prepared to have me taken to a local hospital where I would be pronounced DOA. A second ambulance arrived and argued that I deserved a chance to live, since I was only 16. Less than 3 weeks later I walked out of the hospital doors. GMH

My mother raised three girls without any support from my father. We lived in a two bedroom apartment, my sister and i shared a room, my eldest sister in the other. My mom slept in the living room, for 11 years. We never missed a meal, never wanted for anything. She only made at most $26,000 a year. My Mom GMH.

If you're reading this, I want to be the first to tell you that you look beautiful today. You guys GMH.

Yesterday, it was late and I was heading to my car in the parking lot after work and three young guys come up to me and start talking. I was scared, until one draped his arm around me and silently showed me a text on his phone, telling me there was a dodgy guy following me and that they would make sure I got to my car safely. Their kindness GMH.

A 5 year old boy in my town had leukemia. His wish for Make-a-Wish was to spend a day with Corbin Bleu (an actor in High School Musical), and he had a blast. Yesterday was the boy's funeral. Corbin flew in to our town with his dad and attended the funeral as a pallbearer. His selflessness GMH

Once, I was in the emergency room with severe stomach pain. I never cry in public, but I was in such pain I couldn't help just sobbing. I watched as patient after patient went in ahead of me. After about an hour, a man sitting near me was called for his turn. He took one look at me, shook his head and said 'she can go ahead of me'. GMH

A few years ago, I was out with my gorgeous best friend, feeling like the most ugly girl in the room. Sensing this, an elderly gentleman won a stuffed animal from the crane machine, comes over and says "a stuffed animal for the prettiest girl in the room." I still feel like it. GMH.

One of my classmates in high school had leukemia, and he was really depressed after his first round of chemo when he came to school with no hair. When they found out about it, all 70+ members of the varsity football team shaved their heads too. Their yearbook picture is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. GMH

In the news: Johnny Depp left a waiter at a steakhouse a $4000 TIP. GMH

After being teased throughout highschool, for having acne and being overweight, I finally overcame my hardships. I now have self-esteem. GMH

Every year, the graduating 8th grade class votes for superlatives. The teachers add up the votes. When 'Jordan A' was announced for Most Inspirational, teachers were in tears to see our entire class who never get along, give a standing ovation. He died in a fire in fourth grade and we still consider him part of our class.

After suffering a series of severe strokes, my boyfriend's dad was about to be taken off of life support. When we went in to say our goodbyes, he squeezed our hands, even though he was still unconscious. Today, nearly 8 months later, you can barely tell he ever had a stroke. GMH

A boy was dying of cancer and needed an expensive brain surgery, but his family, broke and desperate, couldn't afford it. His 8 yr old took sister Tess took her piggy bank savings to a pharmacist in order to buy a 'miracle'. it just so happens that the right man witnessed the little girl's tears at the pharmacy counter: a neurosurgeon. He performed the surgery for free.

I was recently working at a nursery school where I saw a 3 year old girl wearing tights on her head. One of my colleagues told me it was because some of the children had been making fun of her bald head. She had had chemotherapy. I later saw one young boy of about 4 go over to her, tell her she was beautiful and remove the tights. GMH x

Freshman year, there was a crippled girl bound to a wheelchair. For 4 years, she did physical therapy and progressed to crutches. When we graduated a few weeks ago, she handed her crutches to an officer and walked across the entire stage. The applause from the seniors was deafening. She cried the whole way. GMH

My younger brother was born with a severe disability. My parents are his main caretakers and the thought of what will happen to him when they're gone has always scared me. I confided this in my boyfriend recently and without skipping a beat, he said "we'll take him." His understanding GMH.

About a year before my dog died, he started to go blind. When my cat realized this, she began helping him find his way by rubbing against his legs, running ahead of him, and meowing loudly so he could follow the sound of her voice. The love pets have not just for people but for each other GMH.

A girl I went to high school with was diagnosed with Leukimia her Junior year. She lost all of her hair due to the chemotherapy and was pretty upset about it. One day, eight of her closest friends came to school with shaved heads, saying it was just hair, and who cared - bald is the new in. GMH

I was always shy in high school, new to the area, felt like people didn't care, & just lived in the background. Then at graduation I got an award for never missing a day of school since kindergarten & as I walked onstage, everyone gave me a standing ovation. It was the happiest I've ever felt. GMH

A long time ago, I was on the verge of committing suicide when a guy came to the roof to have lunch. He saw me climbing over the railing and asked me to share his lunch with him. After receiving my puzzled look, he explained, "everyone should die happy. or at least with a full stomach." We celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary last month. GMH.

A few years ago I was living with my best friend, he was very into the way he looked but everywhere he went with me he walked around with a studded belt around his forehead, so people wouldn't just stare at me in my halo brace GMH

I'm 16 and am about to have a baby. I work a minimum wage job with about 15 other people who are just barely making it. My boss told me that me being pregnant was making him look bad and that I need to quit. I did. So did everyone else working there.

i worked at a fast food place for a while, trust me you begin to hate people. on the day i left a man came up and bought food for all 20 people in line (a bill totally $200+) he said it was his chance to give back. people like him GMH

Three years ago, almost to the day, I left a note in a guy from my French class' textbook asking him to call me. That day, being the last day of school and the last day I would ever see him, I told him to check inside his book, before I ran away. We're still together. Take that chance.

At the grocery store I work at, a young lady with a baby just got done scanning her cartfull or groceries, but both of her cards were denied and she had no cash. She quietly asked to have them put back, when the man behind her said 'I'll pay for them' and smiled. They were total strangers. GMH

I work in a bank - a place where good news is hard to come by recently: Today I spoke with a gentleman who told me he needed to know how much money he had. When I asked if he had a large purchase coming up, he said yes. "I'm buying clothes for the man who asks me for a quarter every day on my way to school," he replies. This gentleman was 12. GMH

Last summer I was working as an assistant wedding photographer in California during the brief period when gay couples could marry there. While working a wedding at the San Fransisco City Hall, I watched two old men in tuxedos help each other up the stairs in order to finally get married after over 30 years together. GMH.

At a fireworks display tonight, a man with Downs syndrome sat next to me on my blanket. His elderly parents were next to us & started to scold him & apologize, but I said I had plenty of room. He held my hand & told me he wanted to watch fireworks with me because I was pretty & he wanted to be my friend. He GMH.

Today, I woke up and my wife was more beautiful than I'd ever seen her. We've been married 15 years. GMH

Today I was going out for a coffee with my boyfriend. On the way I passed a homeless man and gave him $5. When I got to Starbucks my boyfriend dumped me. I walked home crying, and when I passed the homeless man he told me how sorry he was, and offered to buy me a coffee. He used the $5 I gave him, and smiled proudly as he handed over the money. GMH

Ten years ago, my friend made an enemy. They didn't click at all and I think my friend really hurt that person. Flash forward. My friend is broke w/ kids, & after getting into huge trouble, really needed a lawyer and was referred to one. The lawyer was her old enemy & she took the case. For free.

I recently finished an amazing internship at a local high school and hoped to get a job there after graduation. Unfortunately the position I was hoping for ended up not opening. My boss contacted me recently and called me in to discuss job options. She told me she was willing to take a $7k pay cut to open a new position for me. GMH

My family and I disowned my sister for her years of her drugs and alcohol abuse. I found out she was in a homeless shelter so I picked her up and took her in. She has been sober for a year, and helps my brother every day with his baby because his wife is terminally ill with cancer. Now, she is the one holding the family together. GMH

When I was 11 years old, about a month before my dad passed, he was almost completely paralyzed and the doctors we sure he would never be able to speak again. Just out of the blue, he said my name. They called me and put him on the phone, and he said he loved me three times. GMH.

This year I got divorced. When it came time to split our tax return like we'd agreed, at the last minute my ex-husband wrote me a check for the entire refund, even though he was completely entitled to half. It was $3000. When I asked him what he was doing he said, "I know you need it more than I do." Kind and generous people like him GMH.

Today, I got tripped by a random 6th grader at our school's registration. I sat out in the open and cried after I scraped my knee deep, and nobody seemed to care. Then, a cute little boy at about the age of 4 walked up to me and gave me a hug and a kiss on the cheek and said, "Itto be ow-kay!" His cuteness and kindness GMH

A few weeks ago I submitted a story to this site, it didn't get published. It made me realise this site is just a snippet of the number of inspirational stories out there. The fact that there could be millions of stories that are just as amazing as the small number published on this site GMH.

One day I received in the mail from my grandmother a little slip of paper from an article asking kids "what does love mean?". One boy answered, "Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other", this 5 yr old GMH.

Yesterday, my husband told me he'd be coming home in 6 days. Today, he was killed on a mission in Iraq. He is gone at 23. I fell to the floor. An hour later, his 17 yr old sister was on the floor reading me the letters he sent her about his love for us. Selfless teenagers biking 4 miles GMH.

Last week, a very hateful group announced that would be protesting outside my college's center for Jewish life. They planned to carry hateful signs and to jeer at Jewish students. When they arrived, they were met by 1,000 students and professors standing in the rain, and left quickly because they could not be heard over the songs of love. It GMH

Today, I was chewing gum and I blew a huge bubble which popped all over my face and glasses. I take off my glasses and peeled off the gum my two year old cousin asks me 'Why did you take your glasses off?' I said 'because theyre dirty and I'm stupid.' her response? 'No, you're not' Her innocence GMH

In this economy, those in the teaching field all across the United States have taken a huge hit in funding and have had to lay off many professionals. The teachers in my county voted to take a pay freeze in order to save our colleagues from being laid off. We saved close to one thousand jobs. GMH.

When I first got pregnant I had a bit of bleeding. Of course panicked of a miscarriage I went to the hospital. Before leaving my son kissed my belly and told me "Don't worry mama, the baby is okay, God told me so" I'm due in 1 week with a baby girl My son's love GMH

This week we found out that our 18month puppy would need surgery to remove the ball of string she swallowed. The Animal Hosp was going to charge us $3000, which we could never afford. They let us bring her home to say goodbye, and we made arrangements with the local vet to put her to sleep. Instead he offered to do the surgery free. GMH.

http://tinyurl.com/kvav4l This town was featured on CBS news tonight. In this town, you don't need a bike lock, people put notices up for lost $20 bills, shopkeepers leave their stuff outside everynight, kids pay for their candy into a jar without a storekeeper. Nothing is ever stolen. This town GMH.

In second grade, I had a friend who was struggling with leukemia, and kids often teased her because she was losing her hair.

A girl asked her why her hair was so thin, and her older brother came over and made up a story about how she got gum stuck in her hair. People laughed at him, but he just kissed her head and sat back down.

Adam's love GMH.

A 90 year old woman has donated over 25 gallons of blood... 20 times the amount of blood in the average body! GMH

Today i got a package in the mail that was from my sister that had cancer that died a year ago.

I opened it and there was a heart necklace and then a note...

"Emma, i put this together when i knew i wasn't going to live for much longer. I just wanted you to know that i'm still thinking of you and that i'll always be with you."

I posted a GMH story a couple weeks ago. In it, I proposed to my long time friend who helped me curve my desire to commit suicide.

She said yes.

We are getting married this summer.

Life is too precious to give up. Thanks, Kristain. Thank you for giving me life. GMH.

Three generations graduated from a University on the same day. 1) A girl, 21, who raised a child while in school. 2) Her mom, 42, took classes part-time for 7 years while raising a family and working two jobs. 3) her grandma, who works full time, and went back to school after raising 6 kids. All had high GPAs. All 3 plan to pursue master's degrees. GMH!

I lived at a sober living place in LA. It was a really rough neighborhood; I witnessed 2 arrests in 1 month. There were lots of taggers who would use spraypaint to deface the buildings. However, our buildings were always left alone; the taggers knew what we were there for and they respected us. GMH

There's a friendly homeless man who always rides the same subway, selling trinkets for 25 cents each, usually to to buy food.

Today, instead of collecting the money for himself, he was sending his proceeds to help the victims in Haiti.

A man with barely anything selflessly helping those in need GMH.

I was biking down a busy street when I saw all the cars stop. When I looked back, I saw a mother duck and her babies crossing: every single car had stopped to let them pass. And every driver looked so happy, no one mad about being cut off. If we can show this much care to the earth's littlest creatures, imagine what we can do for each other. GMH

Five years ago I was raped and left for dead in the woods.

A morning jogger found me and carried me to the local hospital. The stranger stayed by my side knowing I was an emancipated minor. He took care of me and the child. Two years later, we sit here at home with our baby girl.

My husband GMH.

today i was on FML.com.my little sister came up and took control of the computer and told me to turn around when she told me to look she had sent me to givesmehop.com. she said " i dont know why you were on such a depressing site when this one's much better!" she's 9.

Every 1000 bottle caps my friends mom collects, a 4 year old girl gets a free round of chemo. While i was at my brothers baseball game, collecting bottle caps, 3 little boys asked me what i was doing. They went around to every trash can, not caring what was in them & got bottle caps. We ended up with over 1500 caps. Their generation GMH.

When I was four, my doctor told my parents to put me in a learning disabilities school because I would never recover from the radiation therapy I had undergone to treat my leukemia. I got accepted to Yale yesterday. How much my parents believe in me GMH.

My Mom was just diagnosed with a brain tumor. 4 days after her first chemo session, she got my name right...for the first time in 2 months. GMH.

My little 8 year old sister has leukemia. Today I visited her in hospital and she said to me

"Ellie, I know I'm going to die. But I know that I'm going to be coming back as a kitten. So after I'm gone and when a kitten comes to your door. It will be me. I will always love you. Even when I'll be a cat".

Her beautiful words GMH.

A few weeks ago, I watched my 3 year old niece cross the finish line by herself at a run/walk, refusing to let anyone even hold her hands. The run/walk was held in her honor. She was in a car accident 8 months before. Doctors said she would never live off machines. She has a ways to go, but she GMH.

Today I was crying because I felt ugly and unloved and my 8 year old nephew that lives in the room next to mine comes in my room and tells me whoever doesn't think I'm the most beautiful girl in the world will get their butts kicked by him. I love my nephew, and he always GMH

About a year ago, my mother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

She reads GMH daily, looking for inspiration for her life. However she just donated $20,000 we don't have to spare, to the relief funds for Haiti.

Mom, when you see this... i hope you know people like you, GMH.

After reading every GMH on the site, I texted and emailed all my friends and relatives, telling them how much they mattered to me and that I loved every single one of them. Within an hour, everyone had replied back telling me that they loved me too. Even ones I haven't talked to in years. GMH

I just started therapy for a 10 year long battle with Bulimia. I went to the library to grab some books on ED Recovery. Tonight, I opened up one of the books to start reading and an index card fell out with GMH's site and it stated "Smile! You are beautiful!" It made me cry. THANK YOU GMH!

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For the past four years, the most beautiful, popular girl in my school has run an active anti-bullying campaign, always helping anyone she could. Yesterday, she lost her own battle with cancer. Today, almost every person in my entire school, staff and students, are wearing blue anti-bullying bracelets in support of her. RIP Chelsea Thomas, you GMH

My family and I were shocked to hear that my aunt and uncle had sold their gorgeous home and bought an old armory. They had already raised two children and could have relaxed and retired in 10-15 years. They're turning the armory into a battered women and children's shelter. GMH.

Today, I was walking in a dog park. I reached this really steep hill, and noticed someone rolling down it, laughing the whole way. At first I passed it off as a just a kid. Then I noticed that it was a woman at least 60 years old, and that her husband was waiting at the bottom of the hill to catch her. They GMH

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we are NOT a lost generation and WE can change the world! GMH!

Four years ago my parents got divorced, and my mom kicked my two sisters and I out so she could start a new life.

Even though he isn't our biological father, her ex husband continued to support us and love us.

Today he is still the only man I call Dad, and his love for us GMH.

Years ago me and some friends were sitting in a fast food place eating our burgers when a little boy turned around from his meal and while looking at us said to his mother "look at the pretty girls mommy". I'll never forget that. It was the first time someone said i was pretty. He GMH.

Yesterday, I was feeling overwhelmed by my horrible home life. I found this site from a Facebook group but assumed it was fake.; these kinds of things can only happen in books. 1 day and 62 pages later, I was convinced that there is still hope for the world. GivesMeHope GMH.

Early this year, a Spanish teacher at my middle school died of cancer, leaving behind a son. The school banded together to raise money for a college fund. They raised $6,300. Six teachers and the Principal shaved their heads in support. One cut the ponytail he'd been growing since 1986. GMH.

Today I was at my aunts house telling her about how I couldn't afford my books for the next semester of college.

About ten minutes later, my 5 year old cousin came in with a wagon with 8 piggy banks full of change they had been saving for him. He gave them all to me to buy my books. He GMH.

Today I caught my husband chewing anti-smoking gum.

I asked him why he suddenly decided to quit, him being a smoker for almost thirty years. He patted my pregnant stomach and told me that he didn't want our little girl to suffer once she was born.

His love for our unborn baby GMH.

I just read an amazing article about a little girl with cancer whose dying wish was to see Up! She was too sick to attend the theatre. Upon hearing this, Pixar sent over a staffer with gifts and a DVD. She couldn't open her eyes, so her mom described it. She passed away that night after seeing it. GMH.

Yesterday, I missed the bus to school, so my Muslim Afghani mother dropped me off with her headscarf on. I was scared about what the other kids would think when they saw her, but instead they bombarded me with questions about Islam and seemed fascinated to learn about another culture/religion. Their religious tolerance GMH!

There's a really beautiful freshman in our school who a mentally challenged sophomore boy has a huge crush on. She got asked by at least 10 people to the winter formal dance, but she decided to go with the mentally challenged boy. Beautiful girls who are also beautiful inside GMH.

When i was 6, I had to get a bone removed from my neck. I was crying at the hospital. A 4 year old kid came up to me, asked why I was crying, then proceeded to make me a fake hamburger in the play center. It GMH.

On the night of Dec. 30, Haleigh Hess from Kent, Washington posted a suicide note on Tumblr, a social networking site.

In minutes, over 400 of people reblogged her post to gain awareness. The local police dept received over 60 calls from all over warning them, and hey got to her in time.

Hundreds of people who have never met in real life coming together to save a stranger GMH.

Today my boyfriend and I spent the entire day together. While we were laying on the grass and talking, he told me I made him the happiest man on earth. My boyfriend has been clinically depressed for the last 6 months. This definitely GMH.

On Christmas Eve, I visited my neighbors with a present for their four year old daughter.

When I asked what she wanted for Christmas, she told me she only asked Santa for one present so that he could give more presents to other children.

Unselfish four year olds with big hearts GMH.

My 7 year old brother is autistic and has a very hard time with fine motor skills so he was held back.

But one day over the weekend he sat at the table for two hours trying to string beads into a bracelet all by himself. The reason? He loves a little girl in his class named Cindy because she plays with him.

His love and her kindness GMH

This past Mother's Day, I had visited my Grandmother's grave in the cemetery.

On her grave site laid a rose with a note attached "to a lovely woman who lead a wonderful life, Happy Mother's Day". As I looked around other grave sites had roses as well.

The kindness of strangers will always GMH.

A few months ago a man sending a bid in for a job by fax was in my store and he was a couple dollars short. I told him not to worry about it, and good luck with the bid. He came in today, handed me a $20, and told me he got the job, and thank you. GMH

Today, I sent a text message to everyone that said: "You are truly beautiful, unique, and perfect. Smile because you are you and no one else! Send this to each beautiful person you know. Givesmehope.com" GMH.

My mother's Romanian caregiver who lives in a bad part of town and gets no break, still manages to wear his"I Love the USA" shirt everyday. GMH.

i work at the front desk of a nice hotel. very often i get distressed travelers who just need directions to another hotel they cant find. I always give them a map, directions (mapquested if needed), freshly baked cookies (we keep them around for guests), a bottle of water and even some candy if theyre interested. each surprised smile GMH

When my daughter was 7 years old on the last day of school her favorite bus driver had said that she can't work as a bus driver anymore due to the low pay. After hearing this when it was my daughters stop she gave the bus driver her 1.80 cent from lunch and said thanks. The bus driver told me this story in tears saying my daughter was an angel. GMH

A few months ago, my grandmother died of cancer.

With the few words she had left, she told me where to find my Christmas presents for the next three years, my high school graduation present, and my wedding present. As her youngest grandchild, she wanted to make sure she could be there for me even after she was gone.

Her love and thoughtfulness GMH

Once during one of the hardest times of my life, I went to my room to cry for sometime. My sister, who rarely speaks to me made me a card that said "don't worry, bee happy" with a bee on it. She's 10. I pasted it up on my wall because it GMH

Yesterday while I was at work, a 5 year old girl came up to me, holding a 3 year old girls hand. She then told me, that the little girl didn't know where her mother was, and asked if I would help find her mother. While the 3 year old girl was waiting for her mother, the 5 year old girl stayed with her the whole time. She GMH.

An elderly lady come to my register and was buying milk and bread.

She didn't have enough $$ and had no way of paying. There was a 12 yr old boy buying a video game and a toy. He handed me his gift card to buy her items. He said that she needs food more than he needs a video game.

Boys like him GMH

Montreal's bus drivers aren't known for their kindness, especially to english speaking tourists. Buses were going back to the station for the night, and after getting on the wrong one, I ended up stranded across town, alone and terrified. Another bus driver drove 50 minutes to bring me right to my hotel's doors, just to make sure i was safe. GMH.

Every once in awhile I take an alternate path at school to 7th period. Every time I do, I always see the same freshman boy holding the door to the building open for the entire student body. I thank him every time. He GMH.

Earlier this year my family had been evicted from our home. We went to different places but I often ended up staying on the streets. I told a close friend of mine and his dad overheard what happened. He bought me food every day and let me stay over every night until things got better. He GMH.

Today, I went to a store and bought a coat. I suffered severe burns on my face when I was a toddler, and have always been very insecure. As I was leaving the store wearing the coat, I found a note in the pocket from the cashier, who I've never met. It said, "You're beautiful." I read it every day. GMH

Everyday before school my senior year, I would volunteer with disabled kids. On prom night, I noticed they weren't dancing with each other. I asked my date if it was okay to leave him for a slow dance to be with the kids, and he not only let me but danced with one of the disabled kids himself. GMH

Today, my little cousin cut 8 inches off her hair and donated it to a foundation dedicated to girls with cancer to make wigs. She wasn't really happy about her new haircut so I told her I thought it looked beautiful. She replied "At least someone else will feel pretty, so that makes me feel beautiful on the inside". She's only 8. Kids like that GMH

I work as a waiter. One day a man was giving me a particularly hard time because his food wasn't fast enough and wasn't good enough, etc and all i wanted to do was cry. At the table behind him were four teenage girls, they left a 100% tip and a note saying 'Sorry that guy was such a jerk'. These girls GMH.

Today I was walking in the park and saw some teenage boys on a bench around my age. They looked like the typical kind that loiter outside of stores, so I was surprised to see a little kid with them. I turned to say a quick hi and realized the kid was holding one of their guitars. They were teaching him to play. Positive influences GMH.

Today, my 18 year old brother came home with a new bicycle. Curious, I asked about it. "Donnie's old bike finally broke. The front tire went flat and the chain busted. I bought this one for him so he can get around." Donnie is a homeless man my brother talks to everyday at lunch and his bike is his only mode of transportation.

I work in a coffee shop, and every time I make a hot chocolate for someone, I like to draw a pattern in chocolate sauce on the froth relevant to what I think they'd like. Smiley faces for little boys, love hearts and butterflies for the girls and sometimes, if I'm really lucky and hear their name, the first letter. Their laughter GMH.

A few days ago at the market where I work, a lady came in and told me about the huge bonus she recieved that day. Thinking it was just small talk, I rang her up, but as she was about to leave, she turned to my two co-workers and me and handed us each a $20 bill. We were shocked! The lady said she was just sharing her good fortune with others. GMH.

Last May, I tried to kill myself. When I got home from the hospital, my family barely said a word.

I went to bed in tears, until my little brother woke me up and dragged me onto our garage roof. He sat and watched the stars with me for two hours, telling me he loved me, and that he wants to make everything better.

My 9yr old brother GMH.

Two years ago, my husband and I were planning to get divorced. My mother was dying of ovarian cancer and didn't know we were separating. Her last wish was for us to work out our problems and not get divorced, so we agreed we had to at least try. I've never been happier. I've never looked back. GMH

My mom told me today about a lady who had come into her store last night. At one point, she had brain cancer and three days to live. After that, she got breast cancer and had it surgically removed, giving her tumors. She has had ten surgeries and breast cancer four times, and has survived each one. She's still positive each day. GMH

When I was at the store, a family couldn't afford all of the groceries they were going to buy. As they were putting the ones they could afford in their cart (which wasn't that much) the lady behind them said "I will pay for them." The family thanked her repeatedly. This happened 5 years ago and I still smile when I think about it. GMH.

I work at McDonald's and had to work drive-thru last night. Even with my coat and longsleeve shirt, I was still freezing. A woman walked to my window and said "Sweetie, my husband came here earlier and said you looked very cold." She handed me a brand new scarf, hat, and gloves and left. She GMH.

I work in a day nursery. One day, a little boy was on my lap crying. Another little boy came over and saw he was crying, so he went and brought him a toy and put it in his lap. A little girl then came over, ran off to get a tissue from the wall dispenser and wiped his nose herself. These children are 18 months. Their concern for others GMH.

Freshman year, there was a crippled girl bound to a wheelchair.

For 4 years, she did physical therapy and progressed to crutches.

When we graduated a few weeks ago, she handed her crutches to an officer and walked across the entire stage.

The applause from the seniors was deafening. She cried the whole way.

A boy in my sister's high school lost his mother to suicide this year. The Christmas gifts he is buying his little brothers are essentials like socks and underwear. He was sad one day because his little brothers are asking for a Wii, which he can't afford. My sister bought the game system for the boy to give to his brothers. Her selflessness GMH

Today, I drove my car into a ditch. I got out and started sobbing, having no idea what to do, and worried about what my parents would think. Then five cars stopped right next to the ditch. Everyone helped and and they pulled my car out of the ditch. They had better things to do. It GMH

My little brother was very sick with Pneumonia, and my parents hadn't been sleeping well, having to get up and help him every few hours to change the settings on the air purifier to make him comfortable. One morning, my dad was sleepwalking around the house, telling us he was "Making a robot" to help Alex. Being a loving dad, even while asleep, GMH

today, i was on postsecret.com and i read an e-mail message that said "As a child, when the "tooth fairy" left money under my pillow, I would sneak the few dollars I got back into my mom's purse. She was a hard working single mom." GMH

A couple of years ago, when I was a sophomore in high school, I went on my very first date. When the door bell rang my mom got up to go answer the door, but my brother told her that he wanted to do it. When he opened the door he told my date that if anything happened to me that he would personally beat him up. He was only 11 years old. His love GMH

I have wished for a pony every 11:11 since I was 10 years old. At first because I wanted one so badly, later because I didn't want to accept the fact that 11:11 doesn't actually work. Yesterday I came back from a final and there was a rocking horse in the middle of my room from my suitemates. GMH

I've had an eating disorder for seven years. Last week I flipped on the TV to see my friends from a treatment center on Intervention. At the end of the show, they were shown happy and healthy. I know I can do that, too. I can recover. GMH

The day after a huge snow storm I had a presentation that I completely bombed. I needed something to cheer me up so I decided to write 'SMILE' on the snow near a busy road. A week later I saw somebody had taken a picture of it and put it on Facebook. There were about 40 comments saying how people already seen it and how it made their day. GMH