Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

There are people in the world who live without, or ignore, their moral compass. Most of them are probably in jail, alone, or on their way to both, though. The rest of us listen to the voice in our ear telling us the “right” thing to do, though – but if we didn’t, these 14...

To some extent, what makes a behavior “rude” can be a bit subjective. What bothers or offends one person could go unnoticed by another, but most of us just get that awkward feeling when something that’s been said or done feels off. This post, though, is about those moments that occur even when the action...

Human beings are odd little creatures. We try our best to get along, to avoid conflict, and we worry far too much (imho) about our interactions with strangers. Sure, some people could stand to be a little more polite, but for the rest of us, we should stop worrying that things like these 13 are...

It can be hard to remember sometimes how similar human beings are, all over the world. We focus on the ways we’re different, our disparate beliefs and upbringings coming into the mix. At our core, though, we all have the same desires, We all need the same things to thrive. And in these 12 chance...

None of us leaves the house in the morning expecting to bump into a perfect stranger who we’ll never forget. We expect the people who change our lives to be our nearest and dearest, I think. For these 13 people, though, it’s those random encounters that are burned on their brains for all eternity. 13....

We don’t expect a perfect stranger to be there in our most vulnerable moments, or to change the way we think or view the world in the span of a single conversation. That’s exactly what happened to these 14 people, though, and the stories will warm your heart. 14. A sweet start. A couple days...

You never know when someone you run into accidentally, for just a few minutes, will change the rest of your life. If that statement seems like something that only happens in the movies, well, these 16 people are here to share their real-life tales. 16. You can’t judge a book by its cover. I’ve told...

Say what you will about the situation we find ourselves in right now, but it has given us the time and space to take stock what is really important and necessary in our lives. The planet, being left alone more often, is starting to heal from our over- and misuse, so some people – like...

Especially when you’re young, reading other people and sussing out whether or not they’re interested in a relationship can be pretty tough. The more experience you have, the more times you tangle with other people, the easier it is to tell – though these 14 moments really weren’t that hard to read. 14. The nightmare...

Hindsight is definitely 20/20, so once you’ve reached a certain age, it’s common to look back and think about all of the ways you could have improved your life by starting one good habit or another earlier. These 14 people have some great thoughts, so younger people take heed! 14. All day every day. Listening...

I think it’s fair to say that not as much about the past was “better” or “good,” the way our minds so often want to remember it. That said, there’s a certain amount of nostalgia that accompanies our youth, and for many of us who grew up in the 80s and 90s, that includes the...

There’s a lot of conversations and controversy flying around about police officers these days – how much money they make, how they’re trained, and yeah, how they’re treated by the law themselves when they wander afoul of it. This person thinks that cops should be considered civilians when off-duty, whether that means they’re treated more...

Okay, not really, because it seems like they never teach you the good history in class. If they did, everyone would love it. Universities would be overrun with history majors, and listen – I don’t think that would be a bad thing, because too many people are out there living like the past doesn’t come back around...

As someone who fell in love with, and studied, history in college, I can promise you one thing is true: the fact that so many people “hate” history class when they’re young has nothing to do with the subject, and everything to do with the instructors/curriculums. There are plenty of fascinating, funny, relatable, AND important...

There are a lot of things to worry about in this world we’re currently living in – like, a lot. And since my grandmother always used to lecture against “borrowing trouble,” I don’t want to spend too much time worry about tragedies that aren’t likely to come to pass, you know? But do you ever just sit...