Inspirational Stories / Motivational Stories

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A Kind Gesture When I Needed It

By Jen on October 14, 2021 / 2,107 views

My husband has been working 12 hour shifts, 7 days a week, for over a month. On October 2nd, my 15 year old had a syncope episode, and hit her head on the ground when she fainted. She has been recovering from a concussion ever since. Thankfully, nothing more serious is going on with her. I’ve been battling an issue with my foot, and have been wearing a boot since July. It has gotten so bad,...

Barefoot In The Grass

By Joseph J. Mazzella on October 09, 2021 / 2,894 views

It was officially the last day of Summer but it felt more like Fall. The air was finally cooling down. The first leaves were changing colors on the trees and some were even dropping to the ground. The hummingbirds had flown south for the Winter and I was seeing fewer bees and butterflies. The sky above me was turning gray and sprinkles of rain were falling down. The wind was blowing and I could smell that a...

A Series Of Events

By Joseph J. Mazzella on October 05, 2021 / 3,325 views

“This used car is beginning to be a pain,” I thought to myself. First the battery had died in the first few months that I had it. Then a recall notice had arrived in the mail shortly afterwards. This meant driving it to a dealership 25 miles from my home and sitting for 2 hours while they replaced the faulty parts on it. I had driven it in 2 weeks earlier only to hear that the right...

Appreciation Beyond Words

By Gabrielle on October 05, 2021 / 2,755 views

I cannot begin to express how truly grateful I am to live in a neighborhood with such supportive and compassionate people. Stonegate neighbors came together at the request of a sweet neighbor of mine to offer their assistance, tools, and whatever else we needed to carry out a surprise yardwork day for me. Due to very personal circumstances, its has been a struggle to perform yard upkeep and maintenance on a...

Thank You For Protecting My Freedom

By Lisa on September 29, 2021 / 2,437 views

Today, we received thee most amazing envelope in the mail. It was an envelope full of letters from Tayder! He has been writing a little each night and mailed them out as a group to each of us. The trainees haven’t been able to get to the store, so he was running low on stamps. I noticed quite a bit of writing on the outside of the envelope, and I didn’t put two and two together right...

One Good Word

By Joseph J. Mazzella on September 27, 2021 / 4,147 views

I loved my first grade teacher. Her name was Mrs. Gross but there was nothing gross about her. She had a such a sweet smile and kind way about her. I wasn’t sure what her age was at the time but she already looked very grand-motherly. She was soft spoken and had a very gentle sense of humor. Unlike some teachers she never yelled at or criticized her students. To me it felt like having a second...

A HUGE Act Of Kindness

By A Friend on September 27, 2021 / 2,685 views

I experienced a HUGE act of kindness from a stranger this week and I can’t stop thinking about how lucky I am. I gave away a heap of baby clothes and a box of baby toys that had been sitting around and hadn't been opened from our last move 3 years ago and I didn't want to open it before I gave it away incase my two little ones saw it and decided to raid it since they’ve got more...

A Brighter Day

By Bishop Family Farm on September 27, 2021 / 2,821 views

Sad night last night but brighter day. The ewe (female sheep) on the left lambed a stillborn and we were unable to resuscitate it. She cried most of the night longing for her lamb after we removed it. The ewe on the right lambed twins last week, though they were very small. It seems that today she has given one of her twins to the grieving mother to raise as her own. The Lord...

Lint Filter Surprise

By Tracey on September 23, 2021 / 2,414 views

I just went to buy a Samsung washer and dryer from a guy and he was asking $500 I told him I just had a kid and if he could take $400 I’d be really grateful. I got home hooked everything up and everything worked great, I opened up the dryer to check the lint filter and I was shocked my $400 was sitting in there. I got a message from him saying "check the dryer, a gift for the...

A Possum In The Daylight

By Joseph J. Mazzella on September 22, 2021 / 4,070 views

Some people say life is full of coincidences. Some people say life is full of synchronicity. I say life is full of God: guiding us, connecting us, watching over us, and protecting us. Looking back over my own life I have seen countless instances of God’s love and protection. One such moment happened when I was still a struggling, substitute, school teacher. At that time, over 30 years ago my...

Received This Letter From My 8-y-ear-old Son's Teacher

By A Friend on September 16, 2021 / 2,794 views

I received this letter from my 8-year-old son's teacher. He has ASD and ADHD. Two years ago he was suspended because he couldn't regulate his behavior. He's now in a new school and special ed program. This just melted my...

Anything Worth Doing Is Worth Doing Poorly

By A Friend on September 16, 2021 / 4,475 views

One of my college professors used to say "anything worth doing is worth doing poorly." I didn't understand that for years because I didn't do anything poorly, I couldn't do anything poorly, I had to do everything perfectly. But brushing your teeth for 30 seconds is better than not brushing them at all when that 2 minutes seems exhausting. Doing ten minutes of yoga is...

They Put A Smile On My Face Every Day

By Narelle on September 15, 2021 / 2,334 views

Six months ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Luckily for me I caught it early and will be just fine. I have to take a tablet a day now to help make sure it doesn't return and I struggle everyday with taking it but I woke this morning to find a little helping hand in the pill box left by my beautiful children. They put a smile on my face every...

The Road Not Taken

By Joseph J. Mazzella on September 13, 2021 / 3,866 views

The new, “used” car that I bought just three months ago wouldn’t start the other day. The factory battery that came along with it decided that it had worked long enough and chose to take an early, permanent retirement. My kindhearted neighbor gave me a jump but the battery stubbornly wouldn’t hold the charge. After getting one more jump then I headed to the local auto parts store to buy...

If It IS Broken... Don't Fix It?

By Jodi-Ann E. M. Morgan on September 09, 2021 / 3,330 views

It has been pretty hard on all of us at some point in the last year or so, for some, way more than others. This is the reason I try my best not to complain because despite how hard I may think I’ve had it, I know there is somebody out there who would trade places with me in a heartbeat. However, if I am totally honest, these last couple of weeks have been tough for me - drama among friendships, stress at...

The Kindest Of Kind Things Happened Today

By Dani on September 09, 2021 / 3,201 views

The kindest of kind things happened today. Last week my 4 yr old son Basti and I went for a walk and found a toy dugong just off the track. Basti was so excited by this amazing find (he loves animals), he held onto it all day and took it to bed with him that night. That evening, I stumbled across a community post from a mum urgently trying to find a lost dugong - her son’s fave toy....

A Reminder The World Is Full Of Good People

By Tom on September 09, 2021 / 4,252 views

On the weekend my daughter was tasked the shopping chore of an increasingly independent young lady to venture up the road to the local supermarket. Through the aisles of offerings she went about her list and time came to pay. The first attempt to compensate at the self serve failed. The second attempt under the now watchful eye of the supermarket attendant also met a similar...