by Carlyn | Mar 8, 2019 | Stories About Strangers turned Friends
I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve called my Mom, “holy moly, you’re never going to believe this strangers to friends story!”. But, she’s never really surprised. This is the story of my life. BUT, this story in particular,...
by Carlyn | Aug 12, 2014 | Stories About Strangers turned Friends
There are countless ways, every day, we have an opportunity to do something we feel called to do, having no clue of how far that act will carry on into the life of someone else. This story begins with the blog I wrote in May 2014, “Top 5 Lessons Learned from...
by Carlyn | Jul 22, 2014 | Karma, Stories About Strangers turned Friends
“For it is in giving that we receive.†― St. Francis of Assisi I love helping others. I especially love helping others without them asking for it. It fills me with joy to take the initiative and choose to make a difference. Whether I surprise someone with a...
by Carlyn | May 19, 2014 | Ideas, Thoughts & Epiphanies, Lessons Learned
Whether it be a broken heart, being let go from a job, the death of a loved one… or something as unimaginable like…losing your two front teeth, life constantly supplies us with situations where we are forced to make a choice on how to respond to an...
by Carlyn | May 9, 2014 | Ideas, Thoughts & Epiphanies
The other day I wrote a story about bumping into a friend I hadn’t seen in a year – and how being Facebook Friends influenced our initial conversation. My intention was not to cast a shadow over our ability to constantly keep our friends and family up to...