Our world is full of unsung heroes; real-life heroes who show up in times of disaster at great sacrifice to themselves…When Kim was born with a growth hormone deficiency, doctors said her brain wouldn’t develop normally and she wouldn’t amount to much. But she proved them wrong. Today, Kim’s sister, Nicky, honors Kim as her unsung […]
The last time Fathima posted a picture on social media, she received derogatory comments implying that she was too ugly to show her face.In this story, Fathima shares her hope for a world where we can accept each other, not based on anything other than who we are on the inside ..I get palpitations when […]
Right now, with so many people personally affected by events happening around the world, we need to find ways to create connection and build empathy through understanding.I call to the Sky, ‘cry love’I beg Earth, ‘drink of the tears’For humanityis parchedof compassion,her thirstlonging to bequenchedWhen we take the time to listen to the real stories […]
Jayashree returns to her homeland in India, where she encounters a young girl selling handmade toys and bangles.
The encounter reminds Jayashree of her childhood and a simple life lesson … the smallest expression of kindness can take the biggest space in a person’s heart.
Photograph by: Kenan TekinA short story highlighting the wonderful work of “Grannies in Demand” and the older folk they help in the care homes of Israel.Evening at the Nursing Home. I help Rika as she painfully pushes her steel framed walker back to her room. We make our way carefully across the dining room where, […]
Everyone is worthy of love. How you treat another person can impact their life forever.
My name is Mehvi from Pakistan. Please hear my story. I am not a journalist. I am not a writer. But I have a dream
and I speak from my heart …
Story about Soula … a woman who can carry a gun in one hand, while accepting a delicate rose in the other.
I peer through the glass display, I want to dry-retch, but tears come up first. It was the piles of hacked-off hair that got to me the most. A big matted …. CLICK TO READ THIS MOVING STORY
