Everyday Hero Stories

Where did your values come from?

We've all had people in our lives who have made a positive impact on us. A parent or grandparent, a sibling who was there for us, or maybe even just a guy who shines shoes for a living? Whoever they are, tell us their story so they can inspire us even more.

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GIVING BACK
"SHOW THEM AND GIVE BACK" In the Ronnie Milsap song"Show Her" , the words say you've got to show her a little each day". This is true for everyone in your family and the people that mean something to you. We need to "show our sons and daughters , grandchildren and friends just what they mean to us everyday. We need to "give back " and...
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FRIENDSHIP
"WHAT IS A TRUE FRIEND?" What is a "true " friend ? A "true" friend is someone that has the same "values" as you do. And for me , it is "love" of family and children. Not just saying "I love you " but showing the "light of love "everyday. A "true" friend also does for others and can be "counted upon" if you ever need help. Some people...
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CARING
"TEARS SHED" Today I came from my best friend's tribute to life.Why was she my best friend? Why were" tears shed" for her. "Tears were shed "for her because she was a friend that shared the values of family first and her love of children , which are my priorities in life. As the song by Alabama , "Angels Among Us" was sung ,...
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LOVE
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE A true friend of love captured my spirit and love inside my soul; I love her soul and we continue to love each other with spirits like birds and bees that sings in the trees. Her spirit of love is in my soul. I love you for being a true spirit of unconditional love.
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KINDNESS
FIRST FRIEND There was a girl in my p.e class that is a grade younger than me. She was always quiet in the class and I always wondered if she had anyone to talk to. I am sort of quiet myself and I would think of all the times I had no one to talk to. Over the whole year I would say hi to her and sometimes she would come over...
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TEACHING BY EXAMPLE
RONNIE W Ronnie was a teacher in a building where I worked. He had been a principal in the district but when he retired, he returned to his true calling - the classroom where he could make the most impact. Ronnie not only impacted his students with his caring attitude and faith in them but also with all of the staff that...
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APPRECIATION
"TODAY IS A TREASURE!" I appreciate today! Today is a treasure! When a person feels "down", they can just look around to see others having difficult times. We all have today, a "present" although we may not think of it as a "gift" but it is. As I spend time with my best friend,Carol, who has cancer, I realize that I am here today , as...
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INSPIRATION
MY LIFE WITH AUTISM My name is Richie Jewell. I'm 20 years old and i have autism since being diagnosed at the age of 2 1/2. Like everyone else in the world, i have an up-down life like a sea-saw. I went through some of the stuff that has been a rocky roadblock during my life. It was very challenging to live through the times that I...
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RIGHT CHOICES
CAROL S Carol came from a blue collar family and built a million dollar business that served as a great vacation stopover, a safe haven for the homeless families, and a summer recreation spot for families. Carol managed to get people to back her up financially to purchase land with a considerably large lake next to the...
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AMBITION
HERSHAL W Like many people that have come and gone I was at a very, very low point in my life. I was a little over weight and had a slight speech impediment when I was going into the eigth grade. i had been made fun of comstantly being referred to my weight or speeh, or anything else. What helped me was this little...
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE
BRENT H When I was a freshman in high school, I was very insecure and did not know how to speak up for myself. Some awful boys were making fun of my father, and I was just crawling inside myself a little further, saying nothing, and feeling terrible. Brent was a few years older than me. He was "Mr. Our High School,"...
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LOVE
"MY BROTHER BILL" In all the stories I have written , I have forgotten to thank you , Bill . Not only are you my "big " brother and childhood friend , but you were the "special " person caring for our mom,our "very special " person. I believe that the most precious person in our lives should be a "good" mom. Our mom was that...
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE
" THE CORNER GROCERY STORE" How can having a corner grocery store make a difference in someone's life? Well, having both sides of" my family" having a small "family " business made the difference in all of our lives. It was 1953 when , I can remember my dad's family grocery store ,"Gollie's". I was just a little girl going to buy candy...
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GENEROSITY
NICE KATHLEEN Kathleen was the most popular girl in her high school yet she still was nice to everyone. When a boy with mouth problems asked her out, she said yes despite his disability. She was also nice to a boy with a crush on her who used to hide in her bushes. She was selflessly kind.
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GIVING BACK
FROM FOSTER CARE TO PHYSICIAN At age four I was placed in my first foster home and by age 14 I had already lived with thirteen different families.There have been so many helpers along the way and giving back is what I was meant to do. Now I am a Pediatrician in an inner city clinic where I often care for children at the edges of society. I...
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COMMITMENT
" I AM AMAZED BY THE COMMITMENT PEOPLE HAVE TO EACH OTHER" The word "commitment " means "to do "and" have a bond". Over the past few weeks , I have observed family members "doing" and "having strong bonds". One of my friends has cancer, and what "gets her through" is her commitment to the her family and our community. Carol has strong family bonds which she started over...
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FRIENDSHIP
ANNIE PAGATPAT P She is a teacher of sorts: A teacher who understands with just a look, a teacher who had her smile a bargain, and a teacher who really knows your worth. I love her and she owns a portion of my heart. She is incomparable. She is one of a kind. A beautiful person inside and out. A loving...
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KINDNESS
LOUBETH C She is not my mother but she gives and cares so much. She helped me realized my most profound dreams. She sent me to school, provided me with all the things I need, and taught me to learn from my mistakes. Whatever I may become in the future, it's all because of her; her worth in my life is incomparable. She...
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SACRIFICE
MICHAEL M Michael P. Murphy was a Navy Seal. On June 28th, 2005 he led a small reconnaissance unit of Seals in Afghanistan, when they were discovered and attacked by an overwhelming force of Taliban fighters. As members of the unit were wounded fighting, Murphy ran out of the way of cover into the kill zone to get...
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SACRIFICE
DON ORINGA KWIZERA K Many of us are who we are today because of someone in our lives. My hero is my beloved sister who sacrificed all her earnings to help me. After the death of both my parents, I lost all hope of joining a university to pursue a career. Like many orphans, my dreams where shattered, until my beloved sister took up...
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HOPE
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY,LITTLE ALEX" July 19,2012 will be little Alexandra's 2nd birthday. After listening to the song,"Keep It Between the Lines" by Ricky Shelton, I thought about little Alex. Last year, little Alex had her daddy with her. This year her daddy and mommy are watching over her from heaven. As my son Michael, her godfather, watches...
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RISING ABOVE
SUZY H My mom was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when I was four years old. The doctor who discovered it told her it was progressing rapidly, and that she could be in a wheelchair in one to three months. Another told her she had a mild condition, and may go years before experiencing any symptoms. She was terrified,...
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RIGHT CHOICES
A LITTLE GIRLS LEADERSHIP My daughter moved to a new school in third grade. She really wanted to be friends with one girl, but the girl cussed alot. This bothered my daughter and she discussed this with us. We told her to stick to her values and she told her friend that she could not be friends with someone who cussed all the time. Her...
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DETERMINATION
PATRICK Patrick Ireland was the boy in the window at Columbine . He was shot three times but went to render aid to a fellow classmate. He drug himself to safety and flung himself into the arms of swat and saved his own life. It took him nearly 3 hours and had he waited for help he would have died. Patrick had to relearn...
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RESPONSIBILITY
"LEARNING RESPONSIBILITY" The year was 1923, and Genia was 13. Genia's father had just died. In 1923 , if someone had an upstruction of the bowels , they would have to wait until morning for surgery. Genia's father didn't make it until morning , and died at the age of 39. Having come from Poland just 10 years before, Josef had worked for...
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COMMON GROUND
"STRENGTH IN FAMILY ROOTS" As I listen to the Merle Haggard song, "Roots of my Raising," it brings back memories. Alhough I grew up not in the South, but in northern Wisconsin, there are memories that are the same. We can all think about the past if those memories give us the "strength" to live today . Though today is a "present" and a...
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AMBITION
STEPHEN S Stephen Speilberg is my hero and inspiration. He is so many things to me I am not sure on where to start. First of all he inspired me to go into drama at school (and I am not the most outgoing kid in school) and now I am saving up money to get a camera and film my own short film. My greatest wish is to become a...
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CARING
DUKE F Duke was amazing. I always wanted someone that'll be there for me, and he never let me down. Any time I was down over a situation, he was always there to comfort me. My parents were very abusive, yet he always knew the right thing to do to comfort me. He never gave up on me changing and becoming a better person...
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COURAGE
LEWIS W The Lt Gen that was the Commanding General of I Corps in South Vietnam Nam overheard my request for an evacuation of my patrol, while engaged with enemy forces. The Lt Gen ordered his helicopter to make the evacuation. We were a Recon patrol so there weren't many troops. In spite of that real danger; the...
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SACRIFICE
"MY APRON MOTHER SAVED A LOT FOR ME" As I was going through things to donate to Easter Seals, I found bed sheets that were my mom's. I couldn't believe as I hung them on the line , that every corner was sewn. My "apron" mother took the time to sew , iron and use her things to last. My "apron " mother was the mother that wore an apron in 1950's and...
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COMPASSION
A LEGACY OF COMPASSION I became a Police Officer at the ripe old age of 19. I have spent my entire adult life proudly wearing a badge but sometimes look back at some of the decisions I made in the first few years of my career and cringe. The world was black and white to me then, a simple universe of right and wrong. The color grey was...
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FRIENDSHIP
TRUE FRIENDS A true friend is one whom will be there for you thru thick and thin, one that will look pass all your little flaws and bring out the best in you, one whom will love you forever, and is the one who looks into your heart and see’s that you are truly beautiful.
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RIGHT CHOICES
THE RIGHT THING TO DO Every time we have any election local state federal.I remember my father teaching me about the right thing to do is vote no matter how small or how big the election is. He Said at my first chance to vote if you dont want to vote think of all the men and women who died and suffered lifetime physical and mental...
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