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Tag Archives: boy
I Like This Little Guy! Fly, My Friend! Fly!
At his request, each morning three-year-old Ray’s mother pinned a bath towel to the back shoulders of his size two T-shirt. Immediately in his young imaginative mind the towel became a brilliant magic blue and red cape. And he became … Continue reading →
Posted in Attittude, Believe, Children, Humor, Passion
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Tagged authority, boy, Clark Kent, kindegarten, mikeysFunnies, Superman, teacher
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Sometimes It Takes a Hero, A Leader, And Teamwork
A boy is drowning in the ocean. A crowd gathers on the beach. A man runs out to try to save the boy. Despite his best efforts, he can’t drag the boy and himself to safety and begins floundering. The … Continue reading →
Posted in Adversity, Breakthroughs, Courage, Creativity, Fear, Ingenuity, Inspiring, Vids & Stories That Touched Me
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Tagged boy, breaks, broken, drowning, help, Hero, human chain, leader, New Zealand, NZ, rescue, teamwork, undertow, waves
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Rescuer Gets Rescued
A 17-year old boy who had recently beeen trained as a swimming pool lifeguard risked his own life to save a 12-year old boy from drowning in the ocean. He ended up getting a nearly $2600 bill from the hospital … Continue reading →
Posted in Choices, Courage, Generosity, Stories That Touched Me, Vids & Stories That Touched Me
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Tagged 17-year old, boy, breakers, Eagle Scout, heavy swells, John Clark, KOIN-TV, lifeguard, ocean, trained, Vancouver
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A Warm Heart on a Cold Day
From the time I was a young boy all the way through my most of my thirties I tended not to fit in with most of my peers. I was introverted, socially awkward, lacked confidence, and often felt shunned and … Continue reading →
Posted in Gratitude, Growth/Learning, Healing, Inspiring, LIfe Lessons, Love, Making the World a Better Place, Praise, True Stories I've Written
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Tagged boy, boys, cocoa, heart, hot chocolate, kids, kind, kindness, polite, share, snow, trip, warm, young
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Yucky or Wonderfully Delicious?
A little boy is telling his Grandma how “everything” is going wrong: School, family problems, health problems, etc. Meanwhile, Grandma is baking a cake. She asks her grandson if he would like a snack, which of course he does. “Here, … Continue reading →
Posted in Abundance, Creativity, Grandparenting & Grandkids, Gratitude, Growth/Learning, LIfe Lessons, Observations, Optimism, Stories That Touched Me
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Tagged boy, cake, delicious, Grandma, grandmotehr, gransdon, son
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The World Needs More People Like You
I just read about a very remarkable 9 year old boy. Here are some snippets from The Sideshow article written by Dylan Stableford: A 9-year-old Massachusetts boy who earned an all-expenses-paid Disney World vacation through an innovative Facebook experiment gave … Continue reading →
Posted in Creativity, Generosity, Inspiring, Making the World a Better Place, Vids & Stories That Touched Me
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Tagged 9-year old, A Soldier for a Soldier, Afghanistan, all expenses paid, Bob Wade, boy, Brendan Haas, Disney, Disneyworld, Dylan Stableford, fallen soldier, soldier, world
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6-Year Old’s Lemonade Stand Raises $10K to Fight His Dad’s Cancer
Despite having cancer, Randy Cox is a lucky man, and I’ll bet he knows it. His six-year old son Drew Cox started a lemonade stand to help raise funds to fight his father’s cancer. What happened next was truly inspiring. … Continue reading →
Posted in Generosity, Inspiring, Making the World a Better Place, Vids & Stories That Touched Me
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Tagged $10, 000, boy, cancer, cars lined up around the block, donations, Drew Cox, Family, inspiring, It's a Wonderful Life, kid, kindness, Lemonade stand, Life, long and healthy life, Love, neighbors, Randy Cox, six-year old, son, wonderful
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