Good Morning People!! A few months ago, I received a message on Facebook Messenger from one of my younger brothers. He was a little upset with me because I wasn’t so quick to lend him money. He spent nearly 1,000 words in those messages explaining how much I had changed and how I wasn’t the same as I used to be. He was right. I wasn’t the same person anymore. I had completely changed my life for the better. But what I found exhilarating was the fact that, for the first time s

It’s the people behind the scenes who don’t need the spotlight. The ones speaking your name in rooms you’re not in. The ones pushing you forward quietly while you’re busy doing the work. They don’t post about it. They don’t announce it. They just show up—in prayer, in encouragement, in belief. It’s the lessons you learned the hard way. The resilience built on nights nobody saw you cry. The faith that steadies you when the applause is gone. Not every pillar shows up as a perso

Good Morning People!! Toraze sat at the lunchroom table, listening as two of his junior high school friends discussed how they were going to end the school year by slamming rotten eggs all throughout the school on the last day. The plan was strategic, organized, and well thought out. The only issue was that Toraze did not agree. He knew what this act would do to the school’s environment, and he also understood that it would not only disrupt the staff but also his fellow stude

Good Morning People!!! Brian woke up feeling great. Because of this, he held the elevator door open for a man he saw running down the hall. Thomas was grateful for the gesture from the man holding the elevator open for him. He wasn’t used to people helping him, so he decided to return the favor. While in the drive-thru lane at the coffee house up the block, Thomas not only paid for his own order but also for the person in the car behind him. Sabrina needed a coffee badly. She

Good Morning People!!! Back in 7th grade, I had a wood/metal shop teacher who carried a cup of coffee everywhere he went. His name was Mr. Armburst. Mr. Armburst drank coffee all day long—so much coffee, in fact, that we all believed it was the reason he was such a happy and fun teacher to have. If he wasn’t whistling a tune or cracking jokes, he was telling us a cool story. Mr. Armburst was also the after-school wrestling coach, and I happened to be on the team as well. He w

Good Afternoon, People!!! In 1972, what became known as “The Match of the Century” took place in Iceland. It was the World Chess Championship between challenger Bobby Fischer of the United States and defending champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union. Spassky was a cunning player who had spent a great deal of time studying Fischer’s style of play, so he felt confident that he would eliminate Fischer’s chances of winning the world chess title. What Spassky didn’t anticipate

Good Morning People!! While serving a short prison sentence back in 1999 at the Omaha Correctional Center in East Omaha, Nebraska, I met a guy named Anthony. Anthony was cooler than the inside of an ice cream lid, so it was no wonder we hit it off so well. We eventually connected on the streets, and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise because Anthony worked as a lighting technician for a company that needed help. I applied and found a new love for the trade. Unfortunat

Good Morning People!!! Kelly looked into the mirror at the person staring back at her. What she saw was someone totally different from just 30 days prior. The last time Kelly looked at herself, she was 20 pounds heavier than the person now staring back. She was also a much stronger person. You see, 30 days ago, Kelly made the decision to lose weight. Even though she wasn’t optimistic about sticking to it, she knew she had to try. At first, she didn’t believe she had the willp

Good Morning People!! In 2011, the lead quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts, Peyton Manning, walked off the field after the first game of the season. Due to a very serious neck injury, he had to undergo surgery that forced him to miss the rest of the season. After surgery, he went through strenuous rehabilitation and therapy training to prepare himself for an unexpected return to the NFL. His healing process was one of the hardest challenges he had ever faced, and after spe

Good Morning People!!! Valerie laughed at the message she had just received from a user’s profile. “How about we Netflix and chill for our first date? You know… get to know each other a bit,” was the user’s response. “What nerve,” she thought. Years ago, she had put dating to the side to build herself a successful career in business. Now that her financial future was looking bright, she figured it was time to work on her personal future as well, so she decided to get back int

Good Morning People!!! I had a dream last night that I was walking through a cemetery. Out of nowhere, a lady appeared. As she matched my stride, she spoke a question. She asked me if I was ready yet. I responded in my head, “Ready for what?” Still matching my stride, she countered with, “Ready for death.” Looking at the lady now with a frown on my face, I replied, “I don’t think so, la—” but before I could finish getting the words out, she interrupted me by saying, “Start l

Good Morning People!!! My first week attending high school was one to remember. For starters, I was now the unpopular freshman . The school was the biggest I’d ever seen, so I kept getting lost, which made me late for class several times throughout the week. But the biggest thing I remember happening was when I clicked the lock closed on the padlock that was issued to me for gym class. I remember standing there in my gym uniform, realizing that the combination code was in my

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Good Morning, People!!! While going through one of her old college sorority chests, Tabitha came across a photo album filled with pictures of herself and her then–college bestie, Mina. They had both made sure their college experience would be one to remember. Those were the days. Tabitha hadn’t talked to Mina in years, all due to a misunderstanding involving their friend, Cole. Both Tabitha and Mina had strong feelings for Cole, and because of this, neither of them pursued hi

Good Morning People!!! Tanya needed to stop smoking. She had been an avid smoker for 35 years, and because of it, her health had been on the decline. Her biggest obstacle was the fact that smoking was deeply tied into her daily routine. She woke up and smoked a cigarette. Ate breakfast—smoked a cigarette. Morning break—smoked a cigarette. She even spent most of her lunch smoking. Each time she lit up, she walked away feeling anxiety-free and ready to take on the world again.

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