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Now We Are Free., Abeyrathna, Colombo (2024)

23/11/2023

After 908 days in foster care, Miriam has a forever family. Congratulations on your adoption day, Miriam ❤️⁠
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23/11/2023

My Grandma’s high school boyfriend, Jim, called her up a few months ago to plan a high school reunion. They are both 81 and widowed. Then they had another phone call. And another. Which turned into a visit. And then, they fell in love all over again. My Grandma started smiling again. Our talks started to be about her future instead of her past. She became herself again. I guess the same thing happened to Jim. His daughter called my grandma and thanked her for 'helping her dad smile again.'
Not many people marry their prom date…but tomorrow my Grandma gets to marry hers, even if it is 64 years after prom!
Credit: Anna Harris

23/11/2023

I've had many problems in recent days but I refuse to let the drink be one,no matter how bad they've been. Being sober has given me a new lease on life. Sobriety is the path I follow.
-Raul
credit : Richie Webber

30/09/2023

Today God reminded me why I do what I do! While pumping gas this beautiful girl came to my truck... tears rolled in my eyes as I looked at her, her parents and big brother... Her mom said to her do you remember your angel, why did she say this? Because just over 3 years ago I was giving her lifeless daughter CPR. She was almost 2 and today she proudly shared she is 5 and on her way to Disney! This was such a blessed reminder why I do the job I do, and beyond grateful to the amazing agency I work for that believes in top notch training for their deputies and equipment to do our everyday tasks. Enjoy your Disney weekend pretty girl, you left my heart so full

Credit: Collier County Sheriff's Office

29/09/2023

"I literally have been thinking how I wanted to share this post. It’s going to be a novel but worth the read. Promise. Last night Jared and I caught a flight to LAX on Hawaiian Airlines. As we sat waiting to board the plane, we realized this was our first time being away from our kiddos at the same time. We’ve traveled separately before. But not together and not without the kids. Needless to say, we began to comment on all the families traveling. Making jokes how we don’t have a billion bags to carry and how we cannot pre-board since we don’t have TK. But then we began to notice the mommies who were traveling alone with their babies and we began to plan out how we can offer to help being we’ve traveled so many times with the kids.
It was on the flight, where a single Mom of three was doing her best to calm her youngest one down. Her oldest couldn’t have been more than 5 years old. I watched her turn into an acrobat, trying to sooth her crying toddler, passing a turning. Tying to find a position to make him comfortable. She paced the aisles back and forth and nothing could calm him down. A couple in front of her kept turning around; giving her a stink eye. As if she was purposely trying to inconvenience them. I watched the woman in front turn around and snicker som**hing at her children and all I could think of was “you wait until this seatbelt sign comes off...” Jared could tell I was getting frustrated. Not at the child screaming. Not even at the mom. But irritated that people could see a mother desperately trying to sooth her child and still lack empathy. Right before I could get out of my seat, this happens.... a flight attendant walks over and asked to hold her son.
The mother seemed reluctant, embarrassed and at her wits end. She had tried for at least 45 minutes and nothing worked. The toddler reached out and the flight attendant rocked him... Up and down the aisle until he finally gave in. This is true Aloha spirit. HawaiianAirlines you should be proud of the people you hire who go beyond the call of duty and remind the world that kindness isn’t all that uncommon. I didn’t get her name but I’m sure someone knows who she is. To that flight attendant, thank you for your kindness. It was noticed all around that flight. You gave a mother a moment to breathe and you have no idea how priceless this was for everyone around to see. Mahalo Nui!"

Credit: Rachel Yuen

29/09/2023

“I have Asperger's and that means I'm different from the norm.
At school I was always alone, without friends, I sat in a corner.
Still at home sick eating disorder.
It's all gone now, because I figured out where my path is.
I’m not the angry little girl who screams in front of world leaders, I’m not how some media portray me to be, I’m a shy, studious girl, a nerd who cares about the present and future of the Planet and therefore my own.
I have found purpose in a world that often seems empty and meaningless to so many people. When haters get offended by your looks and difference, it means they don't know where to go. And you know you're winning.”
-Greta Thunberg

29/09/2023

′′ Few people know that Popeye's character (Arm wrestle) really existed. His real name was Frank ′′ Rocky ′′ Fiegel, born in Poland in 1868. he emigrated with his family to America where in 1887 he joined the Navy.
When he was with children he held the pipe with the corner of his mouth and told them the antics of his youth, often boasting of his physical strength and loudly claiming that spinach is the food that makes him invincible.
Popeye's character creator Elzie Crisler Segar was born in Chester and was one of the children who had the privilege of hearing ′′ live ′′ the stories of the former sailor."

29/09/2023

Rainbow Bridge: Setting the Record Straight
Most anyone who has loved and lost a dog has most certainly heard of the poem, Rainbow Bridge, a tribute to pets that have passed. The poem has touched the lives of millions of pet lovers around the world.
Most often, it has been shared, posted or inscribed with "Author Unknown" attached to it. Paul Koudounaris, an art historian and a founding member of The Order of the Good Death, was on a mission to find the poem's true auther.
Through his research, Koudounaris found records of 15 separate claims filed under the title "Rainbow Bridge" with the United States Copyright Office, dating as far back as 1995. He compiled a list of 25 names he found that had any connection to the poem. Then, he found the name Edna Clyne from Scotland, in an online chat group. A little Googling led him to the name Edna Clyne-Rekhy, whose authorship of a book about her late husband and their dog made him jot her name onto the list — the only woman and the only non-American.
"What initially would have seemed like the most unlikely candidate in the end turned out to be the most intriguing candidate and, of course, the actual author," said Koudounaris. When Koudounaris contacted 82-year-old Ms. Clyne-Rekhy, she had no idea that the poem she had written more than 60 years ago to honor her childhood dog had brought comfort to so many people.
Major, a Labrador Retriever, was Edna's first dog. "Major was a very special dog," said Edna. “Sometimes I would just sit and talk to him, and I felt that he could understand every word I said.” Her mother used to ask how Edna had trained Major to be so gentle and obedient, and she still laughs about the question, explaining that she had never trained him at all, it was natural between them.
Major died in 1959, when Edna was 19 years old. The day after he passed, Edna found a notebook and pulled a piece of paper from it. As she began writing, she felt as if Major was guiding her pen.
"Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge," the poem begins. When she was finished, she wrote "Rainbow Bridge" at the top of the piece of paper, then showed it to her mother, who responded, "My darling girl, you are very special." Afterwards, she put the piece of paper away and didn't show it to anyone else for a long time.
Years later, she showed the poem to her husband, Jack Rekhy, who suggested she publish it. But, Edna didn't want to, telling him it was som**hing private between herself and Major.
Eventually, Edna typed up a few copies and handed them out to close friends - but she did not add her name on those copies. As more and more people shared the poem, it became cut off from its source.
By the early 1990s it had crossed the Atlantic. In February 1994, a woman from Grand Rapids, Michigan, sent a copy of Rainbow Bridge that they had received from their local humane society to the advice column Dear Abby. It was published with a comment from Abigail Van Buren (Dear Abby), "I'm sure that many readers will be as moved as I when they read it. I confess, I shed a tear or two. Regrettably, you did not include the name of the author. If anyone in my reading audience can verify authorship, please let me know." The letter provoked an overwhelming reponse with mailbags full of letters from pet owners who had been touched by the poem.
When Koudounaris reached Edna, she was surprised he found her, and the reason why. She told him everything, inluding that the original poem sat in a box in her attic marked, "If you can't find it, it's in here."
Edna confessed to Koudounaris that when she took the poem out of the box to take photos of it for him that she began to cry. The memory of Major in the poem still carries that much emotional power for Edna.
"More than anything though, she is simply flattered that som**hing she wrote so long ago has resonated with such a vast number of people—the fact that it has comforted so many is the greatest possible homage to her love for Major," Koudounaris said. "She knew nothing about the inscribed tablets in pet cemeteries. She had also never heard the abbreviation ATB. I had to explain that it meant 'At The Bridge', and that there are entire mourning groups based around those three letters, which signify the pets waiting to meet their owners at a place she invented for Major."
"As a concept, what nineteen-year-old Edna envisioned is a kind of limbo where deceased pets are returned to their most hale form and cavort in newfound youth in an Elysian setting," wrote Koudounaris. "But it is not paradise itself. Rather, it is a kind of way station where the spirit of an animal waits for the arrival of its earthly human companion, so that they may cross the Bridge together, to achieve true and eternal paradise in each other’s company, and to thereafter never again be parted."
Koudounaris asked one question of Edna that took her aback during their discussions. What advice could she share for someone suffering from the loss of a pet?
"Her response was then immediate – get another pet," wrote Koudounaris. "She said that the relationship with a new pet will never be the same as the relationship with the old one, but it can be equally special and loving in different ways."
Shown: A recent photograph of Edna with her dogs Zannussi and Missy. Courtesy of Edna credit: Clyne-Rekhy

28/09/2023

I found a dead baby rat on the ground this morning during chores. It’s not uncommon but always sad.
As I picked her up, she blinked her eyes and wrapped tiny, chilled little rat hands around my finger, clinging for comfort. Her body was cold and stiff. I walked inside to find my gentle, merciful euthanasia supplies and still she held on. Just don’t let me go. It’ll be okay. She clung.
So instead I grabbed a heating pad and a soft blanket and warmed her. She began to move around a little and I fed her a little formula. As I did, she held tightly, arms around my thumb. She didn’t bite or squeak, just didn’t want to be alone.
She perked up, which is when I realized that while the rest of her body regained movement, the hind legs dragged. I laid her down and went to figure out a dose of steroids, maybe this was just an injury we could fix, and when I returned to pick her up, she took her last breaths in my hand.
These are the cursed hopeful thoughts of a rescuer. Even her own mother, who she was probably still weaning from, cut her losses and walked away, realizing the futility of her daughter’s situation. If we were smarter or a little more guarded, maybe we would cut our losses too.
Lately, just about everything happening everywhere makes me furious. I’ve quit writing, quit sharing, I’m tired. Sometimes it feels like kindness is a liability, and performing it makes you a target.
Somehow amidst the hopelessness of it all, we keep begging for miracles within the framework of a mean and seemingly heartless world, and sometimes all we can offer is a hand to hold on the way out. Bye, baby. You were hoped for.

Credits Goes to the respective Author ~

28/09/2023

"My own little dog has always been special. He was re****ed after being hit on the head when he was a baby. It never bothered me and I never saw it as a problem even though people secretly called him re****ed, dumb and such.
Today we turn 19 full of happiness!!!!! I am very happy to have you in my life!!! Thank you for living 17 wonderful years together and as many more as you want! Thank you for never listening to people but only to me, mom, who adores you!! You are the most beautiful soul"
❤️🎂✨

28/09/2023

"When we adopted our child we met with the other family, who had his brother, once a month. We saw how inseparable they were, how happy and how sad they were for days after we separated them. So we decided to ask for the brother from the other family .It was hard...But finally they agreed.As soon as we put them in the car we saw them like this...Their eyes say it all!!!!I have never seen them happier with so much emotion.Yes animals have feelings and I need to talk for it and to respect it. That's our role as animal parents"🥹
Credit goes to original owner/author

28/09/2023

A distressing photo of a Syrian father holding a single island and holding his newborn child without limbs has won the 2021 Siena International Competition
The image is titled "The Hardship of Life"

27/09/2023

”After almost 8 years of infertility and 7 miscarriages, this morning we finally got to welcome our daughter into the world”
Source: Reddit/willingdeduction94

27/09/2023

"Today we took the kids to the Paducah mall to see Santa. We entered praying that Santa would have a real beard.😧 As our 2 littles are on the edge of disbelief. Little did we know that this Santa not only had a real beard but was absolutely magical! The little girl in front of our kids had 2 hearing devices in which Santa could relate as Lauren, my daughter, told me he also had one himself (so sweet). Elias talked to him then it was Lauren's turn. As he picked her up to set her in his big chair with him I realized he noticed she had a back brace and not knowing the exact words I knew he was discussing it with her. He then leaned forward and Lauren started feeling his back. I grabbed an "elf" and asked quickly, 'does Santa have a back brace?' 'Yes!' She answered. I wanted to cry and explained, 'my daughter wears one too. And I'm pretty sure he is letting her touch his.' She insisted, he was the greatest thing for the kids. She told me a story about how he prayed with a family who had come the day before who brought a baby with a feeding tube. Oh my! What a blessing! As Lauren discussed toys with Santa I walked over to the exit and turned around to notice they were once again in DEEP conversation. He whispered som**hing in Lauren's ear and Lauren turned to him with the strongest embrace that lasted for more than your typical Santa hug. He returned one as equal to hers. I was teared up at this point. Mrs. Claus came to me and said, 'I don't know what's going on over there, but whatever it is has Santa crying too.' I explained about the brace and she began to cry herself. Lauren cried just yesterday about her brace hurting as she often does, but today she found out Santa wears a brace too and he told her he knows just how she feels. I told Phil it was MAGICAL!! He could relate to the girl with hearing devices and then could surprisingly relate to a girl with a hidden disability? A back brace? Coincidence? magic? Tomorrow Santa might not have hearing aides and he might not wear a brace, but today he did. And today he touched some special children, and their parents! This is his picture."

Credit: Kelly Jackson

27/09/2023

When I became a single mom over 3 years ago I made a promise with myself that I would do anything I could, even if it meant going out of my comfort zone, to give my kids a "normal" life and the same experiences as other kids. We have accomplished a lot. Trips alone, teaching my son how to play catch, killing bugs with minimal screaming, countless memories, and a normal life. But when my kindergartener came home with a paper saying that they were having "dads and doughnuts" my heart kinda sank. I finally sat him down and asked if he wanted to ask his grandpa to go. He just smiled and said 'no. I want you to go. You're my mom and dad.' So this morning I gathered up my best dad outfit, painted on some facial hair, and went to breakfast with my sweet son. I was so embarrassed but I couldn't help but smile when he introduced me to his little friends saying 'this is my mom... she's my dad too so I brought her!' I've tried my best to let them know they are loved but I wonder a lot if I'm actually succeeding at it. When I went to leave he ran after me and hugged me tight around my neck and whispered 'mom... I know that you'll always be there and do anything for me. Thank you. I love you.' He kissed my cheek and ran off. I hope he remembers this day cause I'll never forget it or his sweet words.
Credit: Whitney Kittrell

27/09/2023

TODAY I ADOPTED A HUMAN
It broke my heart to see him so alone and confused. And suddenly I managed to make his teary eyes meet mine. I don't like the smell of sad. I wanted so badly to jump on him. He spoke to me tenderly and I knew, I had to rescue him! That human needed me. So I barked with all my might, followed him for blocks and blocks.
I got closer, I could smell his hands. The human smiled for an instant and when he took me in his arms, I began to feel his cold heart warm. I got close to his cheeks and felt a tear roll down them. I looked deeply at him and his response was a bright smile. I jumped excitedly into his arms, I promised to behave myself, love him forever and never leave his side.
How lucky he was to pass through that block, down that street and I also feel lucky.
There were so many people walking by and no one was looking at me. All worried, all involved in his problems. I'm glad no one else chose me! Today I saved a life. Today I adopted a human. 🐾🕊️💞

27/09/2023

The 71 year-old Brazilian man spotted a starving, magellanic penguin drenched in oil on the beach near his house.He took the bird and fed him everyday until he was strong enough to leave, but he refused to go and stayed. Months passed,then after he changed with new feathers, he finally disappeared.
Other people thought that was the end of the human-bird friendship.
But a few months later, the bird returned and found his human friend. Every year since then, the penguin travels to visit the man who rescued him 🐧♥️

27/09/2023

She said, “Don't call the doctor, I want to fall asleep peacefully, with your hand in mine.”
He told her about the past, how they met, their first kiss. They didn't cry, they smiled. They didn't regret anything, they were grateful. Then she repeated softly, “I love you forever!”
He returned her words, gave her a soft kiss on the forehead. She closed her eyes and fell asleep peacefully with her hand in his. Love is really all that matters because everyone comes into this world with nothing other than love and leaves with nothing other than love. Think about it. Profession, career, bank account, our goods are just tools and nothing more.
Everything stays here. So just love… Love those that really love you. Love, as if there was nothing more important in your life. Bless you my friends. ❤
- Unknown author

27/09/2023

"Today we celebrate the year of marriage! 💍✍️🙂🙂 Many people may not greet us because we have Down Syndrome, but we thank everyone who thinks we are equal and oppresses 👍

21/09/2023

If you see a married couple still in love through the years, you may think how lucky they are. But in marital relations, there's no such thing as luck. They made many compromises, they overlooked each others faults. They forgave many mistakes & endured many problems. They spent years learning to understand one another. Love has never been a matter of luck. It's mutual giving, compromise, shared dreams, care, respect, mercy and patience...

By Wenhe Olsen

21/09/2023

Want to make a difference in the World?
Make these 5 commitments
1. Personal - I commit to being kind towards myself
2. Interpersonal - I commit to being kind towards my family, friends & social network
3. Humanity - I commit to being kind towards local and global community
4. All Living Things - I commit to being kind towards animals and all living things
5. Share the Message - I commit to sharing the message of kindness by my example

source : Random Acts of Kindness

09/09/2023

Here's a rewritten version of the paragraph, emphasizing inspiration and the power of love and support:

"In a heartwarming display of love and support, a 16-year-old high school football player, in his final game of the season, made a remarkable move. Instead of staying on the field after his team's victory, he took to the stands to deliver a bouquet of flowers to his grandmother, who is bravely battling breast cancer. In that moment, he not only won the game but also earned the title of the 'Most Valuable Grandson.'

This touching gesture reminds us that the strongest victories are often measured in love and compassion. Let's rally behind this young man and his family, sending our heartfelt wishes for his grandmother's victory in her battle against cancer. 💪💖 "

Source : Soulseedforall On IG

09/09/2023

My name is Meghan and I’m an addict.
I always used to say it took me about 4 years to lose everything to he**in, but that isn’t true. It took me exactly 30 seconds to lose it all. That’s how long it takes to pour a bag into a spoon, mix it into a shot, and jab it into your arm. It was all over from there. All I ever wanted was another hit. My lowest point was when they took my daughter away. I couldn’t settle for that so I fought back. Getting clean was the most difficult thing I ever did. It takes a long time to undo all that damage, but I’ll get there.
Clean and sober since 3-12-19.

Credits : Rockstars Recovery

08/09/2023

The first photo to the left was me in my active addiction, using m**h, fentanyl, and just about anything I could get my hands on. Homeless, sleeping in cars, on sidewalks, behind dumpsters, or just about anywhere I could find. A complete prey to misery and depression, and was on the verge of su***de. 😔
The picture to the right, is me 75 days clean. I have never felt so much better about myself than I do right now, I currently have 75 days clean and sober from all mind-altering substances. I am so very grateful for this program,the 12 steps, and my higher power, for they have brought light back into my life. I’m pregnant with my son as well, and he’s a huge motivation for my sobriety, but I’m staying clean for myself. I get to love myself more and more everyday, and it has never been easier for me to look in the mirror than it has today. I have a roof over my head, a bed to sleep in, and food to eat. I have a sponsor, and about to have a homegroup and I couldn’t be happier 🧡
Rockstars Recovery

08/09/2023

"Meet an incredible 91-year-old who continues to inspire us with her zest for life. Despite facing mobility challenges that make navigating store aisles difficult, she still loves her shopping outings. In Virginia, a store has provided a heartwarming solution by introducing 'Caroline's Cart,' initially designed for special needs children but proving just as invaluable for our elderly community members.

This touching story reminds us of the boundless humanity and compassion that exist in our world. It's a perfect example of how small gestures can uplift hearts and make a world of difference.

Source: Unknown

Join us in celebrating inspiring moments like these that warm our hearts and remind us of the kindness that surrounds us every day. 💖 "

Credits : Soulseedforall on IG

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