Inspirational Things Found on the Internet.

[tampa24]

I do like this one. Thanks Drake.

 

[Beth]

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-...Y/s456-no/inspirational-quotes-about-life.jpg

I always follow the "DR.'s" advice!

 

[Beth]

I can't even imagine the patience it takes to do this...amazing!
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[Beth]

I didn't know exactly "where" to put this; I think this guy has the same problem.

 

[peterh6308]

I didn't know exactly "where" to put this; I think this guy has the same problem.

OW that's got to hurt.....

 

[mikeyank]

OW that's got to hurt.....

I could kiss him where it hurts to make him feel better...........lol

 

[Beth]

I could kiss him where it hurts to make him feel better...........lol

I don't think there's any room for a response!

 

[louis33705]

One Direction's message to our "...World Leaders."

 

[louis33705]

How great is this, to be able to swim free with our brothers, the Dolphins.

 

[tampa24]

I've posted this elsewhere in the past But I still think it's a good video.

 

[tampa24]

Here's a follow-up:

 

[BSBDrakeTyler]

I didn't know exactly "where" to put this; I think this guy has the same problem.

LMAO!! I don't know which is funnier. The guy's skinny jeans or the face that the woman is making in front of him! haha

 

[Buckeye1]

LMAO!! I don't know which is funnier. The guy's skinny jeans or the face that the woman is making in front of him! haha

A lesbian, no doubt. lol

 

[tampa24]

Bully's Powerful Apology to Student He Tormented — 20 Years Later


Rachel Bertsche
Writer

‎May‎ ‎14‎, ‎2015

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ChadMichael Morrisette got an apology recently from one of his junior high bullies. (Photo: ChadMichael Morrisette)



A man who was bullied in junior high received an unexpected apology – 20 years after the fact – when one of his tormentors recently reached out via Facebook to make amends.

ChadMichael Morrisette, a 34-year-old brand consultant and visual designer in West Hollywood, grew up in small-town Alaska. “The entire football team bullied me,” he tells Yahoo Parenting. “It wasn’t one guy, it was six or seven guys who would follow me in the hallways, harassing me, insulting me, threatening my life.”

Morrisette left home when he was 15, and says life got better quickly after that, and he hasn’t reflected much on his bullied childhood since. That is, not until May 5, when he woke up to a surprise message on Facebook.


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The note was from Louie Amundson, whom Morrisette says he doesn’t specifically remember. “But that’s because there were so many bullies it was hard to name them all,” he says. Morrisette says it took a couple of days for him to process the true meaning of the message. “It unlocked something in me I didn’t realize I’d been holding onto. I cried a little bit. It was so moving.”

A few days later, Morrisette wrote back:

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He heard back from Amundson immediately.


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Amundson tells Yahoo Parenting he never expected anyone else to see his message to Morrisette, but felt it was his duty to apologize. “You can’t change your past, but you do still own it,” he says. “I can’t take back the names I called him, and the threats I made toward him, but I can apologize. It doesn’t excuse my behavior as a child in any way, but as an adult it’s the best I can do to try to make it up to him.

The apology was inspired by a conversation with his daughter, who is on student council, Amundson says. “They were working on a skit about bullying, so she was asking several different questions about why kids bully, what to do if you’re bullied — then she asked if I was ever bullied, and I said yes,” he says. “She then asked if I had ever bullied anyone else, and I had to think about it for a minute and that’s the first time I had thought about it in 20-plus years, so I answered honestly and said yes.”

Morrisette says he was especially touched that the apology was inspired by Amundson’s conversation with his daughter. “There was something magical happening between dad and daughter, that she brought the apology out,” he said. “And that he was honest with her that, yes, he bullied – good for him. I’m quite proud of him.”


Amundson says that receiving Morrisette’s forgiveness was quite emotional for him. “[I felt] humbled and ashamed and relieved all at once,” he says. “I owed him that apology, he did not owe me his forgiveness. The fact that he was able to forgive me showed that I may have been the bigger kid, but he is the bigger man. I really didn’t expect him to respond at all, and figured if he did it would be telling me where to stick the apology, kind of like ‘too little too late.’”

Morrisette says he hopes his exchange with his former tormentor will inspire both bullies and those who have been bullied. “For the ones that are bullied and are young, it does get better,” he says. “It’s hard to see that now. And it doesn’t get better in a year or two, necessarily, but 20 years later you’ll look back and realize, it is better.”

And for those who’ve been guilty of picking on others: “You can ask for forgiveness,” he says. “It takes courage to ask for forgiveness, and even if you don’t get it, the fact that you asked redeems you. I encourage more people to ask for forgiveness. Own up to what you did. A simple ‘I’m sorry’ can change everything.”

If nothing else, Morrisette says, remember one thing: “It’s never too late.”

Source: Yahoo Parenting
https://www.yahoo.com/parenting/bullys-powerful-apology-to-student-he-tormented-118953377332.html

Here's an update on this story:

http://www.insideedition.com/videos...hood-bully-after-he-apologizes-20-years-later

 

[tampa24]

Here's a follow-up:

These twins recently got an acting role on the new show Scream Queens. haha

 

[louis33705]

 

[Ambivalent]

This may not be inspirational. . .

But it's kind of fun: the new "Moschino Barbie" ad. (It's totally FIERCE!)

"A" ;-)

 

[tampa24]

 

[louis33705]

Wow, I can't believe I missed this. Thank you so much for posting this. I do have a little personal secret to share with you that I have not shared before with anyone. I know from the bottom of my gut and heart that my granddaughter is gay. No one has discussed this with me, but I KNOW. I only pray that when the time comes for her to come out to us, that she is the one who tells me. She knows I am gay as well as the rest of my family.

Again, thank you for posting this.

Louis

 

[louis33705]

I do not know if this song is an appropriate response to these two posts. However, it is very relaxing to me and reinforces my belief that my strength comes from a Source greater than me. There is so much going on in the world that we do need to stop and reflect on not only, How Great He Is, but also How Great We are! Hallelujah!