Last weekend I decided to purchase a new garage door opener.  My current one would not stay closed, it actually would pop back up on it's own.  I went to Lowe's to see what they had to offer.  They happened to have a sale going on which discounted the price of installation.  Something that helped in selling me on one

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A few years ago I went through a divorce after over 10 years of marriage and two children.  I was left feeling insecure and scared that I wouldn't be able to provide for my kids.  I was living in an apartment that was getting too cramped for the three of us.  I didn't want to continue throwing money into an

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This story was on 20/20 in February of this year. Diane Sawyer put faces to a very real problem. Each story left you wanting to help and all had a common thread of a poverty situation that most of us will never know.
The article has a great list of how to help and who to contact.

Dr. Edwin Smith,...
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I am touched and motivated to think bigger.....better...than I have before. Michael J Fox wrote a book called "Always Looking Up" and refers to himself as an incurable optimist. I think that there are so many things around us every day that are positives.....unfortuneately, I also think that so many times we can't or won't see them...
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I read this story written by Jaye Watson and just had to post....
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ATLANTA -- This is how a story is born. At least, this story.

Several weeks ago, Jill Becker was standing near my desk talking with our News Director, Ellen Crooke, about some stories she was working on. Jill was going to profile some mothers of

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I have a sister that has been a lifesaver for me over and over. 

Through the past  ten years our family (5 siblings) has been through some tough times with family relationships.  Like most every family we all had our little feuds but this particular disagreement involved  "whole family against one".  That one person, was me.  Without going into why everyone was against me,

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Today just seemed like a good day to do a small good deed. After minutes from driving away from my house came an elder man trying to push and steer his truck into a gas station. So I pulled in and jumped out and pushed while he steered. I had to jump back into my car quick because of my...
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I would like to tell everyone about a good friend of mine.  She has a way of making anyone feel comfortable and always welcome to approach her.  Whether you are a elderly person in need of help reading a label in the grocery store, an unhappy cashier at Walmart who needs to vent and see just a smile in return, or a teen/early twenties special needs

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Listen to this, it is a song that was sung & played by people all over the world. More importantly, it kinda goes to show that no matter who you are, where you live, what color, sex or race you are, EVERYONE, no matter what, NEEDS SOMEONE TO STAND BY THEM. Check It Out...

This story is a MUST read!  It will inspire you & make you want to follow suit in your own area! It all started by a lady named Carolee Hazard doing a good deed in line at a grocery store called Trader Joe's in California.  She then posts a question on her Facebook page to all of her friends &...
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