24 of our Latest Daily & Weekly Treats

A Lost Phone!

A Lost Phone!

I left my phone on the bench at a bus stop. By the time I realized it, I was already at work. I used my coworker’s phone to call my…
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Empathy Is a Skill!

Empathy Is a Skill!

Since 1993, every child in Denmark between the ages of 6 and 16 has had one hour set aside each week that has nothing to do with math, science, or…
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“I Was a Stranger!”

“I Was a Stranger!”

John Steinbeck once did something few writers would ever dare. He hid in a migrant camp under a fake name — just to see if America would treat him like…
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Seeing Someone’s Potential!

Seeing Someone’s Potential!

I run a pawn shop. You see a lot of sadness here. A kid, maybe 12, came in with a guitar. It was a cheap acoustic, scratched up. “How much?”…
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“Who Am I to Judge?”

“Who Am I to Judge?”

A woman refused to give up the window seat she paid for  — and the internet hasn’t stopped fighting about it since. A crying child was sitting in her seat.…
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A Lost Ring!

A Lost Ring!

We were walking through Walmart when my 10-year-old son spotted something glimmering on the floor. He bent down, picked it up, and handed it to me — a ring. At…
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Good Soil Produces Much Fruit!!

Good Soil Produces Much Fruit!!

There is a monastery in Portugal that is quite a tourist attraction. The monastery is perched high on a 3,000 foot cliff. Getting to the monastery is a terrifying ride…
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One Honest Decision!

One Honest Decision!

I found a wallet in the shopping cart at Aldi today. It was worn leather. Inside: $400 cash. No credit cards. Just a driver’s license and a folded photo of…
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Keep Each Other Alive!

Keep Each Other Alive!

I manage a 24-hour fitness center. Every morning at 5:30 AM, a high school teenager would scan his key fob. He never touched a single weight or treadmill. He just…
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We Don’t Need a Sign!

We Don’t Need a Sign!

This morning, on my way to work, I pulled up behind a car with a handwritten note taped to the back window. It said, “Learning stick. Sorry for any delay.”…
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