The Forgotten Hour #2: The Question That Changed How the World Thinks About War

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There is a question that sounds almost offensive when you first hear it. It is June 1941. Nazi forces are…

The Kindness Report #13: The Stranger Who Spent Their Sunday Returning a Bike to Someone They’d Never Met

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He knew exactly what was happening to him. That was both the advantage and the terror of it. As a…

The Kindness Report #12: Davis Roethler Doesn’t Just Wash Windows, He Saves the Businesses Behind Them

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Davis Roethler shows up with a squeegee and an offer: let me clean your windows, no charge. For a restaurant…

The Forgotten Hour #1: 11:30 PM — The Decision That Brought Down the Berlin Wall

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There is a version of history you already know. It lives in textbooks, in exam answers, in the confident past…

The Kindness Report #11: ‘Excuse Me? You’re Having a Baby?’ — A Deputy Who Showed Up Anyway

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Deputy Foster Tracy of the Rancho Cordova Sheriff's Department showed up to what looked like a routine call. A woman…

The Kindness Report #10: He Listened to a Song on Repeat for 9 Days & The Internet Listened Back

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There's a version of the internet that most of us are pretty tired of. The one that runs on outrage…

How to Ruin a Good Mood in Under 30 Seconds

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There are days when nothing extraordinary happens, and yet everything feels just right in a quiet, ordinary way. The coffee…

The Kindness Report #9: She Picked Up a Pencil at 70. At 99, She’s Still Going

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There's a kind of lie we've all absorbed somewhere along the way, so quietly that most of us don't even…

The Kindness Report #8: A Bus Didn’t Stop, But Five Kids Did Something About It

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A school bus full of kids, around forty of them, just making its way home like any other day, nothing…

The Kind of World I’d Like to Grow Old In

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Not the world we live in. Not the one we argue about online. Not the one that greets us every…

The Kindness Report #7: A Dog Waited… and Strangers Refused to Leave It There

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There’s something quietly unsettling about the idea of being left behind without understanding why, and somewhere deep in the wild…

The Kindness Report #6: A Funeral That Should Have Been Empty… But Wasn’t

7 months ago

There’s something about funerals that we don’t really talk about until we’re forced to face one, something quiet and uncomfortable…

Artificial Flowers | Poem by Sarthak Bajaj

7 months ago

Poem by: Sarthak Bajaj I think hearts are a lot like flowers.Beautiful… fragile… and alive.If you really want to understand…

The Kindness Report #5: A Crater on the Moon Was Given a Different Kind of Name

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There are some kinds of love that don’t really fit into words, no matter how many times we try to…

What Does This Crazy Dream Mean?

7 months ago

Post by Dennis Do you ever have a crazy dream? Are your dreams in color? Do your dreams make any…

The Kindness Report #4: A Three-Year-Old Saw a Man Eating Alone… and Did Something About It

7 months ago

This story begins like that. A mother and her three-year-old son had stopped at a McDonald’s in El Reno, Oklahoma,…

How Music Puts Impact On Society

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The impact of music on society can be traced back to the dawn of humanity, whether it takes the form…

The Kindness Report #3: A Human Chain in Kazakhstan, and Seven Dogs Refused to Leave Each Other

7 months ago

Every week, while putting this together, I find myself thinking the same thing before I even start writing. There is…

Every Author Bio is a Lie (Including This One)

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Here’s the inconvenient truth (and yes, that’s ironic, because this is supposed to be my “bio” speaking): every author bio…

The Kindness Report #2: A Small Moment in 1999… That Found Its Way Back 25 Years Later

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Let’s start the same way we did last Saturday, because honestly, not much has changed. The world still feels a…

The Kindness Report #1: A Postal Worker Who Drove 52 Miles Just to Return a Lost Wallet

8 months ago

Let’s start with something simple. If you spend even ten minutes scrolling through the news these days, it’s very easy…

To the Women Who Write, Dream, Create, and Change the World

8 months ago

Every year on March 8, the world pauses for a moment to celebrate International Women’s Day. It’s a day filled…

Boycott Culture Is The New Social Norm

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In recent years, the phrase Boycott Culture has quietly moved from being internet slang to something we hear in everyday…

Nicholas Winton and the 669 Children

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For nearly 50 years, the world did not know his name. He did not write memoirs, give interviews, or seek…

Gino Bartali and the Bicycle That Saved Lives

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There are heroes who arrive loudly, announcing themselves with speeches, slogans, and history-book certainty. And then there are heroes who…

How Knowing More Can Make You Feel Alone

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Ever feel like your wisdom has made you feel isolated? You zoom past the potholes of small talk, effortlessly understand…

New Years Is Not Just Another Trip Around The Sun

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As we close the book on 2025 and are ready to celebrate 2026, it's tempting to view the new year…

2025 on Aspiring Blog— A Year Made Better by You

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We don’t always write year-end reflections. But this year felt like it deserved one. Consider this a simple pause to…

I Visited Dubai and Came Back With a Different Definition of Possible

11 months ago

When people talk about Dubai, the conversation usually starts with luxury, skyscrapers, and speed. And yes, all of that is…

Why the Opposite of Every Truth is Also True

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Ever noticed how life is full of advice that contradicts itself? “Look before you leap.”But also, “He who hesitates is…

The Comedy of Taking Life Too Seriously

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You ever look back at an old problem and think, “Wow, that version of me really thought the world was…

Why Do We Hate Mondays So Much?

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Oh, Mondays. The day that everyone dreads. The day that makes people groan and complain. But why, you may ask?…

The Power of Giving: A Heartwarming Gesture at the Ballpark

1 year ago

I’ve heard a piece of advice from people who have gained some notoriety on the Internet, “Don’t read the comments.” …