Inspirational Stories / Motivational Stories

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Risking My Job As A Lunch Lady By Feeding Kids With No Lunch Money

By A Friend on November 17, 2025 / 96 views

I work as a lunchlady in a high school. Our school does not get free lunch unless you are approved for it. For that paperwork has to be filed for the student to receive it. Many times that does not happen and many times the kids do not have lunchmoney. Protocol is to give them an alternative meal that consists of a cheese sandwhich and all the sides that we offer plus milk. We always have two...

A Wholesome Note At A Bus Stop

By A Friend on November 17, 2025 / 96 views

"I was on my way to work and found this note taped to the bus stop... My first thought was instantly how wholesome is that!" Location: Auckland, New Zealand. The note reads: To: the guy with red backpack. I always see you on the 66 bus and I think you're kinda cute. I hope to see you this week too in the morning. From: the brunette girl...

A Dog's Approach To Life

By Joseph J. Mazzella on November 14, 2025 / 503 views

Our minds are weird things sometimes. My mind can often handle crisis with a calmness and coolness that is amazing. But when my days are going good and problem free, it will create fear and drama in my dreams. This happened last night. I was in the middle of a particularly nasty dream when suddenly I felt my dog, Sweetie licking my face and her brother Hank licking my hand. Both must have sensed that I was in...

Thanking The Local Sandwich Manager Who Went Above And Beyond

By A Friend on November 13, 2025 / 556 views

I am a full-time caregiver to my mom is handicapped from 3 strokes, and has stage 4 cancer so she us often times in a wheelchair that I push, but when she has strength she uses her walker. She is left side paralyzed, so she moves and thinks slowly. We often time get a sandwich and split it because it's cost effective because she can't eat a whole sandwich by herself, and I'm not a huge...

My Mom Wrote This On The Wall

By Liv on November 13, 2025 / 523 views

My mom wrote this on the wall next to my dad’s tool bench 25 years ago and he still has it up. They’ve been married 30 years now and my dad brings a bouquet back every time he goes to the grocery store. My mom dries them if they’re roses and stacks them above the shelves to decorate the kitchen (which is common in France) and there are roses EVERYWHERE. Note reads:...

A Story To Share

By A Friend on November 12, 2025 / 816 views

Hi. I've been looking for a place to share this story, because I often think about it and when I do, it makes me happy. Around 15 years ago, I was working at a care home in a small town. It was a nice residential home and everyone was treated well. We had an elderly gentleman, John, who had been a WW2 soldier. He was lovely but a little lonely. His wife had passed and he had no children. We did...

To The Beautiful Strangers Who Paid For My Massage At 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay

By Jane on November 12, 2025 / 497 views

I took a vacation I couldn’t really afford. I did it with a Costco vacation package. But still. I’ll be paying off this credit card bill for quite awhile. I don’t even care. It was so freaking worth it. Best vacation I’ve ever had and most beautiful (and swanky) hotel I’ve ever stayed at. Kaua’i is now calling me and all I can think about is how to come...

Ryder's Friend, Mike

By Leanne on November 11, 2025 / 633 views

I have an amazing special needs son named Ryder. He is 11 and on the autism spectrum. As a parent to a child with special needs you carry certain worries and insecurities sometimes.. like will my kid ever fit in ? Will he make friends? Can he find his happy place in this world? Through our adventures we have discovered a place in the mall in our town called “Game World”. It is...

A Cute Note I Got From A Stranger On A Flight

By A Friend on November 10, 2025 / 906 views

So this story if from May 2024, I was returning from a family trip In Turkey enroute to Mumbai, India. There was this girl sitting behind me on flight and asked me for my power bank because her phone was dead, I gave it to her but unfortunately it did not have enough juice to get it on. I felt bad, I immediately got up got my bag from the overhead, got a USB A to USB C cable from my bag (...

Stopped To Help A Stranded Mom With Two Kids On The Highway. Added An Hour To My Commute After A 12-hour Shift. No Regrets

By A Friend on November 10, 2025 / 771 views

Was driving home after a 12-hour shift, dead tired, when I saw someone on the side of the highway with their hazards on. It was getting dark and starting to rain. Should've kept going. I was exhausted, still had a 40-minute drive ahead of me, and honestly just wanted to collapse on my couch. But I pulled over. It was a woman with two kids in the back seat. Flat tire, no...

I Was On The Train And Someone Handed Me This Note

By A Friend on November 07, 2025 / 1,011 views

I was on my way home from a long day at work. I heard paper tearing, but I kind of tuned it out as one does on public transportation. When the train door opened, a guy handed me this and bolted. I looked around confused before reading it and it immediately brought a smile to my face. The note reads: "You look nice. It's clear you take pride in your appearance, keep it...

The Store Did Me A Favor Today. So I Do A Favor For You

By A Friend on November 06, 2025 / 1,160 views

I’m sitting here on my lunch break writing this as I just witnessed it. For context, I’m a Shift Supervisor for a retail drug store chain in the USA. Currently the USA government has shut down, unfortunately it’s impacting people who are on government assistance. One form of government assistance in the USA is food stamps. A certain amount is put on a card, called an EBT card, and...

My Neighbor Shovels My Driveway Every Time It Snows

By SunshineLD on November 05, 2025 / 1,052 views

I live alone and have a bad back, so winters are rough. Last year my neighbor started clearing my driveway before I even woke up. I’ve tried paying him, baking cookies, everything-he just laughs it off and says “just pass it on.” People like that make me believe in community...

Growing Up Little

By Joseph J. Mazzella on November 04, 2025 / 1,355 views

Here is my new story. It is for anyone who has ever felt little and afraid. I hope you enjoy it. God bless you always. When I was 4 years old my parents entered me in Kindergarten. Because I was born on September 29th they were given the option of letting me enter early or wait a whole extra year. I was a good reader and eager to go to school so Mom agreed. This led to me always being the...

Fixed A Kid’s Broken Toy Today And It Weirdly Made My Day

By A Friend on November 03, 2025 / 1,245 views

My neighbor's little kid (maybe 5 or 6) came to the gate this afternoon with a broken plastic robot. One leg had snapped off and he looked ready to cry. I didn't have glue or tools, just random junk in a drawer, so I grabbed a paperclip and some tape and tried to make it stand again. It looked stupid but somehow worked the robot could walk in a wobbly way. He tested it, stared for...

Brief Exchange Of Kindness In The Grocery Story When I Needed It Most

By A Friend on November 03, 2025 / 1,489 views

So within the last couple weeks, my wife of 10 years told me she wants to separate and it's been very hard. I've had a rough couple of days and on my way home from work today I stopped by the grocery store. As I was heading to checkout, a man stopped me and out of nowhere started to talk to me. I forget how it started but basically he said "Hey keep it going, I believe in...

I Just Finished This Year's Halloween Rocks

By A Friend on October 31, 2025 / 1,150 views

I posted about a month ago about how I have been painting rocks for Halloween and leaving them out in public for people to find because I saw that this year someone else had done the same. I wasn't sure if this year I was going to get them done in time and considered passing the torch on to the mysterious stranger who had also painted some jack-o'-lantern rocks; however, some in the comments encouraged...