Through a little bit of blog stalking today I discovered this amazing website, Gives Me Hope. Apparently the guys who started it did it in response to the FML website which, while funny, can also be kinda depressing sometimes.
GMH is filled with happy and uplifting stories that often (thanks to my newly discovered lack of emotional stability) make my eyes feel a little moister then usual and give my arm hairs a standupish sort of feeling. Although lots of things seem to do that lately, songs on the radio, TV commercials, books, you name it... I think I'm becoming my mom.
Here's a few of my favorites...
Today, my grandmother died. I took a walk to try and calm down but ended up sitting on a park bench crying. Someone tapped me on the shoulder and a man handed me a beautiful bouquet of flowers. He said, "I walked past here earlier and you were crying, so I got you these flowers", and walked away. Kind strangers like him GMH.
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I work in a little local shop and we don't make a lot of money. Recently I had a lady come in and hand me $15. She then told me that she placed an order about a week ago and when she was rung up, they undercharged her and being a small business she wanted us to have the money. Her honesty GMH!
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My aunt had terminal brain cancer and the doctors told my uncle that he should buy a hospital bed to put in their home. His reply?
"I've never seen a hospital bed made for two."
He was completely serious and that GMH.
"I've never seen a hospital bed made for two."
He was completely serious and that GMH.
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One night, my dad told my family we should all pray for my cousin who is serving in Afghanistan. We later found out that around the same time, he ran over a bomb in his vehicle with 4 other soldiers. All five of them survived with only scratches. Prayer GMH.
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