1. My 75-year-old grandpa who has been
blind from cataracts for almost 15 years said to
me, “Your grandma is just the most beautiful
thing, isn’t she?” I paused for a second and said,
“Yes she is. I bet you miss seeing that beauty on a
daily basis.” “Sweety,” my grandpa said, “I still see
her beauty every day. In fact, I see it more now
than I used to when we were young.” MMT
2. Today, I walked my daughter down the aisle. Ten
years ago I pulled a 14 year old boy out of his
mom’s fire-engulfed SUV after a serious accident.
Doctors initially said he would never walk again.
My daughter came with me several times to visit
him at the hospital. Then she started going on her
own. Today, seeing him defy the odds and smile
widely, standing on his own two feet at the altar
as he placed a ring on my daughter’s finger MMT.
3. Today, I walked up to the door of my office (I’m a
florist) at 7AM to find a uniformed Army soldier
standing out front waiting. He was on his way to
the airport to go to Afghanistan for a year. He
said, “I usually bring home a bouquet of flowers
for my wife every Friday and I don’t want to let
her down when I’m away.” He then placed an
order for 52 Friday afternoon deliveries of
flowers to his wife’s office and asked me to
schedule one for each week until he returns. I
gave him a 50% discount because it made my
day to see something so sweet. MMT
4. Today, I told my 18 year old grandson that
nobody asked me to prom when I was in high
school, so I didn’t attend. He showed up at my
house this evening dressed in a tuxedo and took
me as his date to his prom. MMT
5. Today, when she woke up from an eleven month
coma, she kissed me and said, “Thank you for
being here, and telling me those beautiful stories,
and never giving up on me… And yes, I will
marry you.” MMT
6. Today, I was sitting on a park bench eating a
sandwich for lunch when an elderly couple pulled
their car up under a nearby oak tree. They rolled
down the windows and turned up some jazz
music on the radio. Then the man got out of the
car, walked around to the passenger side, opened
the door for the woman, took her hand and
helped her out of her seat, guided her about ten
feet away from the car, and they slow danced for
the next half hour under the oak tree. MMT
7. Today, I operated on a little girl. She needed O-
blood. We didn’t have any, but her twin brother
has O- blood. I explained to him that it was a
matter of life and death. He sat quietly for a
moment, and then said goodbye to his parents. I
didn’t think anything of it until after we took his
blood and he asked, “So when will I die?” He
thought he was giving his life for hers. Thankfully,
they’ll both be fine. MMT
8. Today, my dad is the best dad I could ask for.
He’s a loving husband to my mom (always making
her laugh), he’s been to every one of my soccer
games since I was 5 (I’m 17 now), and he
provides for our family as a construction
foreman. This morning when I was searching
through my dad’s toolbox for a pliers, I found a
dirty folded up paper at the bottom. It was an old
journal entry in my dad’s handwriting dated
exactly one month before the day I was born. It
reads, “I am eighteen years old, an alcoholic who
is failing out of college, a past cutter, and a child
abuse victim with a criminal record of auto theft.
And next month, ‘teen father’ will be added to the
list. But I swear I will make things right for my
little girl. I will be the dad I never had.” And I
don’t know how he did it, but he did it. MMT
9. Today, my 8-year-old son hugged me and said,
“You are the best mom in the whole entire
world!” I smiled and sarcastically replied, “How do
you know that? You haven’t met every mom in
the whole entire world.” My son squeezed me
tighter and said, “Yes I have. You are my world.”
MMT
10. Today, I have an elderly patient who is suffering
from a severe case of Alzheimer’s. He can rarely
remember his own name, and he often forgets
where he is and what he said just a few minutes
beforehand. But by the stretch of some miracle
(perhaps the miracle of love), he remembers who
is wife is every morning when she shows up to
spend a few hours with him. He usually greets
her by saying, “Hello my beautiful Kate.” MMT
11. Today, my 21 year old Labrador can barely stand
up, can’t see, can’t hear, and doesn’t have enough
strength to bark. But it doesn’t stop her from
wagging her tail a mile a minute every single time
I walk into the room. MMT
12. Today is our 10th anniversary, but since my
husband and I are both recently unemployed we
agreed not to get each other any gifts. When I
woke up this morning, my husband was already
up. I walked downstairs to find beautiful wild
flowers brilliantly arranged all over the house.
There must be 400 flowers total and he didn’t
spend a dime. MMT
13. Today, my high school boyfriend, who I thought
I’d never see again, showed me the pictures of
the two of us he kept in his Army helmet while he
was overseas for the last 8 years. MMT
14. Today, my 88-year-old grandmother and her 17
year old cat are both blind. My grandmother’s
guide dog leads my grandmother around the
house, which is normal. But lately, he’s been
guiding her cat around the house too. When her
cat meows, he walks up and rubs against her, and
then she follows directly behind him to her food,
to the litter box, to the other end of the house for
a nap, etc. MMT
15. Today, I watched in horror through the kitchen
window as my 2-year-old slipped and fell head
first into the pool. But before I could get to her,
our Labrador Retriever, Rex, jumped in after her,
grabbed her by her shirt collar and pulled her to
the shallow steps where she could stand. MMT
16. Today, my older brother has donated bone
marrow 16 times to help treat my cancer. He
communicates directly with my doctor and does
it without me even asking or knowing when he
has an appointment. And today my doctor
informed me that the treatment appears to be
working. “Cancer cells have been drastically
reduced in the last few months.” MMT
17. Today, I was driving home with my grandfather
when he suddenly made a u-turn and said, “I
forgot to get your grandmother a bouquet of
flowers. I’ll pick up one from the florist at the
corner down here. It’ll only take a second.”
“What’s so special about today that you have to
buy her flowers?” I asked. “There’s nothing
specifically special about today,” my grandfather
said. “Every day is special. Your grandmother
loves flowers. They put a smile on her face.” MMT
18. Today, I re-read the suicide letter I wrote on the
afternoon of September 2nd 1996 about two
minutes before my girlfriend showed up at my
door and told me, “I’m pregnant.” Suddenly I felt
I had a reason to live. Today she’s my wife. We’ve
been happily married for 14 years. And my
daughter, who is almost 15 now, has two younger
brothers. I re-read my suicide letter from time to
time as a reminder to be thankful – I am thankful
I got a second chance at life and love. MMT
19. Today, and every day for the last two months
since I returned to school with burn scars on my
face after being hospitalized for nearly a month
for injuries I sustained in a house fire, a red rose
was taped to my locker when I got to school in
the morning. I have no clue who is getting to
school early and leaving me these roses. I’ve even
arrived early myself a few times to try to figure it
out, but each time the rose was already there.
MMT
20. Today was the 10 year anniversary of my dad’s
passing. When I was a kid he used to hum a short
melody to me as I was going to sleep. When I was
18, as he rested in his hospital bed fighting
cancer, the roles were reversed and I hummed
the melody to him. I haven’t heard that melody
since, until last night. My fiancé and I were turned
on our sides looking at each other in bed when
he started humming it to me. His mom used to
hum it to him when he was a kid. MMT
21. Today, a woman who must have her voicebox
removed due to cancer is enrolled in my sign
language class. Her husband, four children, two
sisters, brother, mother, father, and twelve close
friends are also enrolled in the same class so they
can communicate with her after she loses her
ability to speak aloud. MMT
22. Today, my 11-year-old son speaks fluent sign
language because his best friend, Josh, who he
grew up with from the time he was an infant, is
deaf. Seeing their genuine friendship evolve and
grow over the years MMT.
23. Today, due to Alzheimer’s and dementia, my
grandfather usually can’t remember who my
grandmother is when he wakes up in the
morning. It bothered my grandmother a year ago
when it first happened, but now she’s fully
supportive of his condition. In fact, she plays a
game every day in which she tries to get my
grandfather to ask her to re-marry him before
dinnertime. She hasn’t failed yet. MMT
24. Today, my dad passed away from natural causes
at the age of 92. I found his body resting
peacefully in the recliner in his bedroom. In his
lap, facing upright, were three framed 8×10
photographs of my mom who passed away about
10 years ago. She was the love of his life, and
apparently the last thing he wanted to see before
he passed. MMT
25. Today, I am the proud mom of a blind 17-year-
old boy. Although my son was born without his
sense of sight, it hasn’t stopped him from being a
straight A student, a guitarist (whose band just
surpassed 25,000 downloads of their first album),
and a loving boyfriend to his long-term girlfriend,
Valerie. Just today, his younger sister asked him
what he likes about Valerie, and he said,
“Everything. She’s beautiful.” MMT
26. Today, I waited on an elderly couple. The way
they looked at each other… you could see they
were in love. When the husband mentioned that
they were celebrating their anniversary, I smiled
and said, “Let me guess. You two have been
together forever.” They laughed and the wife said,
“Actually, no, today is our 5 year anniversary. We
both outlived our spouses and then life blessed us
with one more shot at love.” MMT
27. Today, my father found my little sister alive,
chained up in a barn. She was abducted near
Mexico City almost 5 months ago. Authorities
stopped actively searching for her a few weeks
later. My mom and I laid her soul to rest. We had
a funeral for her last month. All of our family and
friends attended the ceremony except my father.
Instead he kept looking for her. He said he “loved
her too much to give up.” And she’s back home
now because he never did. MMT
28. Today, there are two senior boys at my school
who have an openly gay relationship. They have
experienced verbal humiliation on a daily basis
for the last two years, yet they continue to hold
each other’s hand in the hallways. Despite threats
and vandalized lockers, they showed up to prom
this evening wearing matching tuxedos. Seeing
them on the dance floor, smiling from ear to ear
in spite of all the haters MMT.
29. Today, my sister and I were in a bad car accident.
My sister is Mrs. Popular at school – she knows
everyone. I’m a bit of an introvert – I hang-out
with the same 2 girls all the time. My sister
immediately posted a comment on Facebook
about our accident. And while all her friends were
commenting, my 2 friends showed up
independently at the scene of the accident before
the paramedics arrived. MMT
30. Today, my fiancé returned home from his last
tour of duty overseas. Yesterday he was just my
boyfriend, or so I thought. Almost a year ago, he
mailed me a package. He told me I wasn’t allowed
to open it until he got home in two weeks. But
then his tour got extended for another 11
months. Today, when he got home, he told me to
open the package, and just as I pulled the ring
out of the box, he got down on one knee. MMT
31. Today, my 12-year-old son, Sean, and I stopped
by the nursing home together for the first time in
several months. Usually I come alone see my
mother who’s suffering from Alzheimer’s. When
we walked into the lobby, the nurse said, “Hi,
Sean!” and then buzzed us in. “How does she
know your name?” I asked. “Oh, I swing by here
on my walk home from school all the time to say
hi to Grandma,” Sean said. I had no idea. MMT
32. Today, I found an old hand written note my mom
wrote when she was a senior in high school. On it
is a list of qualities she hoped she would someday
find in a boyfriend. The list is basically an exact
description of my dad, who she didn’t meet until
she was 27. MMT
33. Today, I’ve been chemistry lab partners with one
of the most beautiful (and popular) girls at our
school since the beginning of the school year. And
although I never would have had the courage to
talk to her otherwise, she’s totally down to earth
and sweet. We spend our time in the lab chatting,
laughing, and getting A’s (she’s smart too), and
just recently we started talking a little bit outside
of class too. Last week when I heard that she
didn’t have a date to our homecoming dance, I
desperately wanted to ask her, but chickened out
every time I was about to. Then this afternoon, at
lunchtime, she ran up to me and formally asked
me to ask her to the dance. So I did, and she
kissed me on the cheek and said, “Yes!” MMT
34. Today, on our 10th anniversary, she handed me a
suicide note she wrote when she was 22, on the
exact day we met. And she said, “For all these
years I didn’t want you to know how foolish and
unstable I was back when we met. But even
though you didn’t know, you saved me. Thank
you.” MMT
35. Today, my grandpa keeps an old, candid photo
on his nightstand of my grandma and him
laughing together at some party in the 1960’s. My
grandma passed away from cancer in 1999 when
I was 7. This evening when I was at his house, my
grandpa caught me staring at the photo. He
walked up, hugged me from behind and said,
“Remember, just because something doesn’t last
forever, doesn’t mean it wasn’t worth your
while.” MMT
36. Today, I sat down with my two daughters, ages 4
and 6, to explain to them that we have to move
out of our 4 bedroom house and into a 2
bedroom apartment for awhile until I can find
another job that pays well. My daughters looked
at each other for a moment and then my
youngest daughter turned to me and asked, “Are
we all moving into the apartment together?” “Yes,”
I replied. “Oh, so no big deal then,” she said. MMT
37. Today, I met the prettiest woman on a plane.
Assuming I wouldn’t see her again after we made
our connections, I told her how pretty I thought
she was. She gave me the most sincere smile and
said, “Nobody has said that to me in 10 years.” It
turns out we’re both in our mid-30’s, never
married, no kids, and we live about 5 miles away
from each other. We have a date set for next
Saturday after we return home. MMT
38. Today, I’m a mother of 2 and a grandmother of
4. At 17 I got pregnant with twins. When my
boyfriend and friends found out I wasn’t going to
abort them, they turned a cold shoulder to me.
But I pressed forward, worked full-time while
attending school, graduated high school and
college, and met a guy in one of my classes who
has loved my children like his own for the last 50
years. MMT
39. Today, on my 29th birthday, I returned home
from my 4th and final tour of duty overseas. The
little girl who lives next door to my parents (who
isn’t so little any more - she’s 22 now) met me at
the airport with a long stemmed rose, a bottle of
my favorite vodka, and then asked me out on a
date. MMT
40. Today, my daughter accepted her boyfriend’s
marriage proposal. He is 3 years older than her.
They started dating when she was 14 and he was
17. I never liked the age difference when they
were kids. When he turned 18 a week before she
turned 15, my husband insisted they break-up.
They maintained a friendship, but went on to date
other people. Now at the ages of 24 and 27, I’ve
never seen two people more in love. MMT
41. Today, after I heard that my mom stayed home
from work with the flu, I stopped by Wal-Mart on
my way home from school to pick her up some
canned soup. I ran into my dad who was already
in the check-out line. He had 5 cans of soup,
NyQuil, tissues, tampons, 4 romantic comedy
DVDs and a bouquet of flowers. My dad makes
me smile and MMT.
42. Today, I was sitting on a hotel balcony watching 2
lovers in the distance walk along the beach. From
their body language, I could tell they were
laughing and enjoying each other’s company. As
they got closer, I realized they were my parents.
My parents almost got divorced 8 years ago. MMT
43. Today, I’m only 17, but I’ve been with my
boyfriend, Jake, for 3 years, and last night was
the first time we spent the night together. We’ve
never ‘done it,’ and we didn’t last night either.
Instead, we baked cookies, watched two
comedies, laughed, played Xbox and fell asleep in
each other’s arms. Despite the warnings from my
parents, he’s been nothing but a gentleman and a
best friend. MMT
44. Today, when I tapped the side of my wheelchair
and told my husband, “You’re the only reason I
want to be free from this contraption,” he kissed
me on my forehead and said, “Honey, I don’t
even see that thing.” MMT
45. Today, my grandmother and grandfather, who
were both in their early 90’s and married for 72
years, both died of natural causes approximately
one hour apart from each other. MMT
46. Today, my dad came to see me for the first time
in 6 months since I told him I’m gay. When I
opened the door he had tears in his eyes and he
immediately gave me a huge hug and said, “I’m
sorry, Jason. I love you.” MMT
47. Today, my autistic little sister spoke her first word
at the age of 6 – my name. MMT
48. Today, at the age of 72, nearly 15 years after my
grandfather passed away, my grandmother
remarried. And since I’m only 17, I’ve never seen
her so happy in all my life. It’s inspiring to see
two people so in love at their age. MMT it’s never
too late.
49. Today, at a jazz club in San Francisco I saw a man
and woman enjoying a drink together. The
woman was a dwarf and the man must have been
6 feet tall. Later in the evening they went out
onto the dance floor. The man got down on his
knees so they could slow dance together. They
danced the rest of the night. MMT
50. Today, as I was sleeping, I woke up to my
daughter calling my name. I was sleeping in a
sofa chair in her hospital room. I opened my eyes
to her beautiful smile. My daughter has been in a
coma for 98 days. MMT
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