<p><br/></p><p><img alt="" src="/media/inline_insight_image/0c1a9d2d31b53d8837b46b52ea2f2428.webp.jpg"/></p><p>I think one of the greatest acts of faith is setting an alarm before going to bed.</p><p><br/></p><p>Every single night, we tell ourselves, "I'll wake up tomorrow."</p><p><br/></p><p>We plan tomorrow's meetings.</p><p><br/></p><p>We think about tomorrow's errands.</p><p><br/></p><p>We postpone difficult conversations until tomorrow.</p><p><br/></p><p>We promise to love better tomorrow.</p><p><br/></p><p>We believe, without ever saying it aloud, that tomorrow belongs to us.</p><p><br/></p><p>But it doesn't.</p><p><br/></p><p>Life has never promised us another sunrise.</p><p><br/></p><p>It is only a mist—appearing for a little while, then vanishing before we even realize it was here.</p><p><br/></p><p>This year has taught me that in ways I wish it never had.</p><p><br/></p><p>April was the hardest month of the year for me.</p><p><br/></p><p>Two losses.</p><p><br/></p><p>The first one shattered something deep inside me.</p><p><br/></p><p>The second felt like life kicking me while I was already on the ground.</p><p><br/></p><p>For weeks, I found myself asking questions that had no answers.</p><p><br/></p><p>Why didn't I call more?</p><p><br/></p><p>Why didn't I pray harder?</p><p><br/></p><p>Why didn't I spend more time talking to her?</p><p><br/></p><p>Why didn't I take more pictures?</p><p><br/></p><p>I kept searching for something I could have done differently.</p><p><br/></p><p>But I didn't know.</p><p><br/></p><p>None of us ever do.</p><p><br/></p><p>That's the uncertainty of life.</p><p><br/></p><p>We never know which conversation will become the last.</p><p><br/></p><p>Which laugh will be the final one.</p><p><br/></p><p>Which hug we'll spend years wishing had lasted a little longer.</p><p><br/></p><p>Last week, someone else died.</p><p><br/></p><p>She died in her sleep.</p><p><br/></p><p>And I couldn't stop thinking about it.</p><p><br/></p><p>She probably had plans for the next morning.</p><p><br/></p><p>She probably told someone, "See you tomorrow."</p><p><br/></p><p>She probably ended a phone call with, "We'll talk tomorrow."</p><p><br/></p><p>Someone else probably thought, "I'll call her tomorrow."</p><p><br/></p><p>But tomorrow never came.</p><p><br/></p><p>How many apologies are waiting for a tomorrow that may never arrive?</p><p><br/></p><p>How many hugs have been postponed?</p><p><br/></p><p>How many "I love yous" have been left unsaid because we assumed there would always be another chance?</p><p><br/></p><p>We carry grudges as though time is endless.</p><p><br/></p><p>We cling to pride as though life owes us another day.</p><p><br/></p><p>We let misunderstandings stretch into weeks.</p><p><br/></p><p>Months.</p><p><br/></p><p>Sometimes years.</p><p><br/></p><p>Until all that's left are regrets.</p><p><br/></p><p>The call you ignored could become the last one they ever make.</p><p><br/></p><p>The message you left unread could become the conversation you'll spend years wishing you had.</p><p><br/></p><p>The visit you kept postponing may become impossible.</p><p><br/></p><p>Death has a way of turning ordinary moments into priceless memories.</p><p><br/></p><p>It reminds us that nothing was ever ordinary at all.</p><p><br/></p><p>So love the people you love.</p><p><br/></p><p>Not tomorrow.</p><p><br/></p><p>Today.</p><p><br/></p><p>Tell them they matter while they can still hear it.</p><p><br/></p><p>Leave every conversation in such a way that, if it became your last together, your heart would find peace instead of regret.</p><p><br/></p><p>Forgive.</p><p><br/></p><p>Not because what happened didn't hurt.</p><p><br/></p><p>Not because everyone deserves another chance.</p><p><br/></p><p>Forgive because bitterness is too heavy a burden to carry through a life that is already so fragile.</p><p><br/></p><p>But don't confuse forgiveness with abandoning wisdom.</p><p><br/></p><p>You are allowed to set boundaries.</p><p><br/></p><p>You are allowed to walk away from people who repeatedly steal your peace.</p><p><br/></p><p>You are allowed to protect your heart without filling it with hatred.</p><p><br/></p><p>Forgiveness frees your soul.</p><p><br/></p><p>Boundaries protect it.</p><p><br/></p><p>For the eyes reading these words today may not be the same eyes that witness tomorrow's sunrise.</p><p><br/></p><p>The voice you hear today may become one you spend years wishing you could hear just once more.</p><p><br/></p><p>The people you think will always be around may quietly become stories you'll one day tell with tears in your eyes.</p><p><br/></p><p>Life is painfully fragile.</p><p><br/></p><p>A heartbeat.</p><p><br/></p><p>A breath.</p><p><br/></p><p>A moment.</p><p><br/></p><p>That's all that separates "I'm here" from "I was."</p><p><br/></p><p>So don't let pride steal what love is trying to preserve.</p><p><br/></p><p>Don't wait for funerals to say the beautiful things you could have said while they were alive.</p><p><br/></p><p>Call your parents.</p><p><br/></p><p>Check on your friends.</p><p><br/></p><p>Apologize when you're wrong.</p><p><br/></p><p>Say "I love you" while there's still someone to hear it.</p><p><br/></p><p>Laugh a little longer.</p><p><br/></p><p>Forgive a little quicker.</p><p><br/></p><p>Love a little deeper.</p><p><br/></p><p>Because tomorrow has never belonged to us.</p><p><br/></p><p>It never will.</p><p><br/></p><p>So tonight, when you set your alarm, remember what an incredible act of faith it is.</p><p><br/></p><p>And if you're blessed enough to wake up tomorrow, don't waste it.</p><p><br/></p><p>Love the people you love.</p><p><br/></p><p>Forgive where you can.</p><p><br/></p><p>Protect your peace where you must.</p><p><br/></p><p>Because life is only a mist.</p><p><br/></p><p>And tomorrow has always been a gift, never a guarantee.</p>
At the end of the month, we give out prizes in 3 categories: Best Content, Top Engagers and
Most Engaged Content.
Best Content
Top Engagers
Most Engaged Content
Best Content
We give out cash prizes to between 7 and 20 community members with the best insights in the past month.
The winners are picked by an in-house selection process.
The winners are NOT picked from the leaderboards/rankings, we choose winners based on the quality, originality
and insightfulness of their content.
Here are a few other things to know for the Best Content track
1
Quality over Quantity — You stand a higher chance of winning by publishing a few really good insights across the entire month,
rather than a lot of low-quality, spammy posts.
2
Share original, authentic, and engaging content that clearly reflects your voice, thoughts, and opinions.
3
Avoid using AI to generate content—use it instead to correct grammar, improve flow, enhance structure, and boost clarity.
4
Explore audio content—high-quality audio insights can significantly boost your chances of standing out.
5
Use eye-catching cover images—if your content doesn't attract attention, it's less likely to be read or engaged with.
6
Share your content in your social circles to build engagement around it.
Top Engagers
For the Top Engagers Track, we award the top 3 people who engage the most with other user's content via
comments.
The winners are picked using the "Top Monthly Engagers" tab on the rankings page.
Most Engaged Content
The Most Engaged Content recognizes users whose content received the most engagement during the month.
We pick the top 3.
The winners are picked using the "Top Monthly Contributors" tab on the rankings page.
Contributor Rankings
The Rankings/Leaderboard shows the Top 20 contributors and engagers on TwoCents a monthly and all-time basis
— as well as the most active colleges (users attending/that attended those colleges)
The all-time contributors ranking is based on the Contributor Score, which is a measure of all the engagement and exposure a contributor's content receives.
The monthly contributors ranking tracks performance of a user's insights for the current month. The monthly and all-time scores are calcuated DIFFERENTLY.
This page also shows the top engagers on an all-time & monthly basis.
Below is a list of badges on TwoCents and their designations.
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