Excerpts from GivesMeHope.com

The other day, I went to the grocery store to pick up a few things. While walking through the parking lot, I noticed a man stand on his shopping cart, and give a few pushes before jumping on. He smiled and laughed the entire way, loving life. He was about 50 and wearing a business suit. GMH.

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Today I saw a video on the news about protesters being beat to death by police. When one man was thrown to the ground, about to be beaten, a woman stepped in front of him (risking being beaten herself) and told the police to stop. She was pregnant. People like her GMH.

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Today, my aunt dragged me along to the mall to go shopping. While in the store, she criticized me, calling me fat and comparing me to ‘Ugly Betty’. When I walked out of the store, a boy held the door open and whispered ‘I don’t know what she’s talking about’. GMH.

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Today, I found GMH. After reading all the heartwarming stories, I walked into my room, and tore my suicide journal to shreds. I’m shaking out of happiness. GMH.

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Freshman year, there was a crippled girl bound to a wheelchair. For 4 years, she did physical therapy and progressed to crutches. When we graduated a few weeks ago, she handed her crutches to an officer and walked across the entire stage. The applause from the seniors was deafening. She cried the whole way. GMH.

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My family & I got separated in New York City when I was little. Scared, I sat crying on the sidewalk as tons of people passed by. A homeless man picked me up, comforted me, & carried me to a police officer, who found my parents. He had a long beard & I asked if he was Jesus. He laughed so hard he cried. He GMH.