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Not everything is terrible. Sometimes we let ourselves forget how beautiful the world is. It doesnt mean that the issues we face every day are not important. Sometimes we just need a little break. A reminder of what it all could be more like. What we could be more like.
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onecaliberal
(32,880 posts)FM123
(10,054 posts)Link to tweet
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Rhiannon12866
(205,732 posts)handmade34
(22,756 posts)thank you
MaryMagdaline
(6,856 posts)byronius
(7,397 posts)Obama Helped Stranded Stranger 20 Years Ago
It was 1988, and Mary Andersen was at the Miami airport checking in for a long flight to Norway to be with her husband when the airline representative informed her that she wouldn't be able to check her luggage without paying a 100 surcharge:
When it was finally Marys turn, she got the message that would crush her bubbling feeling of happiness.
-Youll have to pay a 103 dollar surcharge if you want to bring both those suitcases to Norway, the man behind the counter said.
Mary had no money. Her new husband had travelled ahead of her to Norway, and she had no one else to call.
-I was completely desperate and tried to think which of my things I could manage without. But I had already made such a careful selection of my most prized possessions, says Mary.
As tears streamed down her face, she heard a "gentle and friendly voice" behind her saying, "That's okay, I'll pay for her."
Mary turned around to see a tall man whom she had never seen before.
-He had a gentle and kind voice that was still firm and decisive. The first thing I thought was, Who is this man?
Although this happened 20 years ago, Mary still remembers the authority that radiated from the man.
-He was nicely dressed, fashionably dressed with brown leather shoes, a cotton shirt open at the throat and khaki pants, says Mary.
She was thrilled to be able to bring both her suitcases to Norway and assured the stranger that he would get his money back. The man wrote his name and address on a piece of paper that he gave to Mary. She thanked him repeatedly. When she finally walked off towards the security checkpoint, he waved goodbye to her.
Who was the man?
Barack Obama.
I have never heard that one before. A keeper. Class all the way.
Thanks for posting!
byronius
(7,397 posts)Rhiannon12866
(205,732 posts)bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)sinkingfeeling
(51,469 posts)red dog 1
(27,838 posts)rurallib
(62,433 posts)Thank you - I am on the edge of some happy tears.
NNadir
(33,538 posts)Thanks for the uplift.
IronLionZion
(45,491 posts)The world is a beautiful place full of wonderful people.
ailsagirl
(22,898 posts)csziggy
(34,136 posts)When they were trying to bring Puffins back to islands on the US east coast, they decided to do so with dummies. Puffins are very social and, as a result, would want to land on islands that already have puffins. The dummies looked real from a distance, but were seriously lacking up close, held up by a single peg. Puffins, being social and wanting to fit it, followed suit
ailsagirl
(22,898 posts)IronLionZion
(45,491 posts)Fla Dem
(23,722 posts)I should have been doing something else for the past hour, but oh no....I got caught up in all the feel good stories posted on this site and didn't want to quit.
Finally I just had to stop, I have been sitting one place just looking at all these stories, and a couple I wanted more info on so I googled them. Well, I am only on page 8, 1/3 of the way thru. Will have to come back later and view some more.
Thank you for posting.
ailsagirl
(22,898 posts)Leith
(7,813 posts)It was time well spent.
My favorite was the bride whose father's heart transplant recipient walked her down the aisle.
IronLionZion
(45,491 posts)because I want you smiling like an idiot every day including weekends
IrishEyes
(3,275 posts)Thanks for letting us know it was there. I needed those happy stories right now.
Silver1
(721 posts)People can be great!
samnsara
(17,625 posts)... such beautiful photos and stories.
ailsagirl
(22,898 posts)Eliot Rosewater
(31,113 posts)left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)IronLionZion
(45,491 posts)and to keep fires out of our country.
ailsagirl
(22,898 posts)Loved them all!!
logosoco
(3,208 posts)Between this and SCEs LOL cats this morning, my heart is filling so full!
I think I will avoid the news for a while now and just coast on this feeling!!!