"My daughter was born with bilateral clubfoot and bilateral hip dysplasia. She endured many surgeries and torturous months in body casts. We didn't know if she would ever walk: today at 18 she performs with color guard dance, theatre, and her competitive show choir is the current state champion. She has a whole series of scars - I look at them and see a hero."
Taylor Swift’s Comment on a bullied fan's photo: “Reading this made me so sad because I love seeing you in your videos and photos being so happy and wide eyed, like the world isn’t as harsh and unfair as it actually is. I hate thinking about your pretty face covered in tears, but I know why you’re crying because I’ve been in your place. This isn’t a high school thing or an age thing. It’s a people thing. A life thing. It doesn’t stop. It doesn’t end or change..."
"I don't know what is the most heartwarming thing about this. The fact that a beautiful little girl won a hard battle (because the toughest battles are health-wise. If you're not healthy, there's not much you can do in life is there?) or the fact that I'm scrolling through comments on a picture on facebook and seeing only wonderful comments, praising this girl. The internet needs this more than all the hate and cussing, seriously."
"When visiting Brazil, I hardly had the opportunity to work on Portuguese because all the Brazilians I met were so eager to try out their English. Everyone was unbelievably friendly. You come from an amazing country. I hope you find your group. If I was in New York I would love to be in yours. I could have someone to practice Portuguese with and you could practice your English!"
"One of my jobs is in retail, and I see a lot of self-centered, rude, and downright terrible behavior. In fact, I am on my break and thought I'd get a dose of happiness from Happsters and I saw this. I just have to say- @filmthat , thank you for being that rare thing, a gentleman with an empathetic soul. I wish you nothing but the best."
"As a survivor that still struggles I can not this enough. Thank you! I'm 32 and while lately things have been down I would not have had all the amazing experiences in the last six years if I would have suceeded. My two year old son being my favorite."
"We're all in it together."
"God bless him. I run for sickle cell in honor of my grandma who lost her battle to sickle cell. Keep up the fight."
"This is a beautiful, strong woman with a beautiful strong heart! You will do amazing things in your future. When it seems bleak look for the good and actively chase your joy every day. You will get there. Also: Amazing scarf!"
"Yes, diagnosed three years ago, triple negative, stage 4 breast cancer. I wouldn't have made it without my loving husband, and family. Cancer free, after 17 rounds chemotherapy. Double mastectomy. God is good!!"
"I worked for sbux... and when someone took out their frustrations on me, I tried to change their day: bought their drink for them, or made it a size larger than ordered, or something... the mentality of lets make a bad day worse is just not a good way to handle things... js"
"I couldn't have seen this at a more perfect time. I gave my child up for adoption and his 18th birthday is this Friday 2/27. Not a day goes by that I don't think about him. I hope he shares this sentiment."
"Yes and that wonderful grandson of yours. Seeing his love for Grandma Betty reflected throughout the social media world made me miss my own grandma. I love how he chose to honor Grandma while he could."
"This is the person stuck in traffic with you, this is the man in line at the grocery store, this is your neighbor... Remember, the next time you're short on patience, that the person staring back at you could have just had the worst day, month, or year of their lives. Give grace, my friends."
"My step dad once told me that "a million little gestures will always be more meaningful than one big one" i've never forgotten that"
"Everyone will fight a hard battle. I am currently watching my loved ones fight battles with cancer, old age, loss of physical capabilities, depression, loss of employment, marital problems and the list can go on and on. Just because you don't see it, doesn't mean that people aren't struggling. People have to go on with their lives and the appearance of being calm and having it all together is just what folks do."