Inspirational Stories / Motivational Stories

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I Enjoy Exercise Tape

By Kay Heitsch on August 19, 2021 / 2,845 views

Years ago, I could not stand to exercise until I bought a cassette tape called "I Enjoy Exercise." I listened to it every day. I purchased the cassette tape because I wanted to run in a race and hopefully win! I had committed to our 16-year-old son Todd that I would run in a race with him. Unfortunately, however, when that race came about, he had died. So I took part in that race without...

Weeds

By Joseph J. Mazzella on August 17, 2021 / 2,812 views

It had been hot and muggy in the mornings for this last week, but this morning the weather was better. The air was cool and smelled sweet. The sun was slowly rising from behind the trees. The moon was at 3 quarters full and looked like a smiling face peeking around a doorway. I could see 3 hummingbirds zooming around in ariel acrobatics around my daughter’s feeder. In the sky the pink and purple in the...

Vulgar Graffiti Into Art

By Jason on August 17, 2021 / 2,188 views

We live in a town called Atglen, Pennsylvania. Some vandals decided to spray paint pictures of mostly male human anatomy on the pavement on our street. All the neighbors were not pleased and wondered how we could remove the graffiti. My kids 12 and 10 decided that they wanted to turn something obscene and inappropriate into something nice. We broke out the box of sidewalk chalk...

Missing Stuffie

By A Friend on August 12, 2021 / 2,764 views

This is a heartwarming story shared from a Facebook group in Canada. A mother reached out about a missing stuffed animal that her son had lost and was hoping someone had a similar one. "Anyone have one at home willing to sell? Any colour accepted," she wrote in the post. A local grandma saw the post and responded with a photo of the exact stuffed...

I Witnessed A Real Life Angel

By A Friend on August 09, 2021 / 3,940 views

I’m a cashier at a grocery store and the other day I had a mother and her 4-5 year old daughter in my line. An elderly woman comes up to the little girl and asks if she has a doll. She says yes, and then the older woman asks if she would like a bed for her doll. She said yes, again. As the older woman is walking out to her car the mother started tearing up and told me that their house burnt down two...

Guy Gets To Feel Like A Kid Again Instead Of Being Seen As Creepy

By A Friend on August 09, 2021 / 2,585 views

I live in an apartment complex that has a bunch of little kids. During the original lockdowns I would go outside to walk around and get out and one day one of the kids launched a soccer ball my direction and without thinking I headed the ball back to them and they said something like “WHOA! Do it again! Do it again!” And I was hesitant at first because I’m bald 31 year old with a large beard...

Fro-Yo

By A Friend on August 03, 2021 / 3,791 views

I was crying pulling into a parking spot to treat myself to fro yo because I was having a day. I caught a glimpse of a teenage girl and dad in the car next to me while I was crying. When I came back after eating the fro yo, their car was gone but this was in my door...

Meeps

By Helen on August 02, 2021 / 3,045 views

I am lucky enough to have a beautiful neighbour called Chloe Rose . She recently put a shout out on local fb pages, we live in the Macedon Ranges near Melbourne, asking if anyone would like one of the gorgeous "Meeps" she has crafted herself. Chloe doesn't want money in return, all she asks is that the receiver passes the kindness on. Her aim is to spread cheer and brighten...

A Family To Bless

By Rochelle on August 02, 2021 / 2,807 views

Just yesterday someone I didn't personally knew messaged me and said that she was looking for a family to bless that day, and that God directed her to us, it was an answered prayer because God knew we were financially struggling at this time. She sent me $50 Au, enough to buy my two babies food and milk. My initial plan was to keep some of it and use to buy even a small Peppa Pig cake for my...

Every Single Thing

By Joseph J. Mazzella on July 27, 2021 / 7,642 views

"I just don’t know what my purpose, what my mission in this life is!," a friend wrote me in an e-mail recently. For some reason her letter awakened an old memory in me so I wrote her back and shared this with her. When I was a young Dad my family was struggling just to get by. I was getting a few days work here and there as a substitute teacher. I was teaching every subject and every...

An Old Wet Dog

By Joseph J. Mazzella on July 27, 2021 / 3,644 views

It was several years ago. The air was cool, rain was falling, and it felt more like early Spring than early Summer. I was sitting at the desk I am sitting at now working on my old computer when I saw him. He was an old, wet dog walking up the hill to my house. His furry face was a grizzly white. The leather collar around his neck was faded, worn, and tagless. I could see the ribs sticking out of his sides and...

Anj

By Sigrid on July 24, 2021 / 2,933 views

Yesterday I posted on Facebook a photo of me overlooking the ocean with the title‚ Missing my family 😞. I haven’t seen my family, which lives overseas, in almost 2 years due to Covid, and the longer it takes, the more disconnected I feel. Today my doorbell rang. I opened the door and found an Uber eats' bag sitting in front of me. I was very surprised as I hadn’t ordered...

Surprise Coffee

By Kylie on July 24, 2021 / 2,752 views

Today I felt a little bit broken. I was up all night with a sick kid, snoring husband and a clingy dog (they are all SOOOOOO lucky I love them so much). Teaching my own 3, my high school students and using my breaks to do washing, house work and get dinner on. Then I was teaching my Year 10s period 5 when what do you see through the study window... My absolute legend of a neighbor quietly sneaking a...

When You Expect Miracles, Miracles Will Happen

By Rachelle on July 24, 2021 / 3,232 views

My father and I went to lunch today. Our conversation was about the power of a positive mindset, synchronicities, saving for future dreams and just life in general. The waiter grabbed my attention half way through our meal and pointed towards the exit saying something, I didn’t hear him at first because he was behind the counter which was a fair distance away so he walked over to us and asked...

It Changes Their World

By Lauren on July 15, 2021 / 3,730 views

As I walked to my car in the local shopping mall, I saw a man who was sitting quietly with a sign that said, please help. I often give $20 but after reading these posts over the past few weeks I decided to invest time as well… I stopped and just said… come on buddy… pick up your things and let’s get you some groceries. As we walked back into the mall we...

Today Has Been A Good Day

By Kerrie on July 15, 2021 / 2,519 views

Today has been a good day. My birthday wish this year was for friends & family to donate blankets & beanies to me. I ended up with nearly 30 blankets & 52 beanies! Unexpected generosity! My husband and I then packaged them up. Each day for the last week I've randomly met a rough sleeper during my lunch, had a conversation with them, bought them lunch (if they wanted it)...

Mobility Scooter

By Barbara on July 14, 2021 / 2,744 views

A friend/Buddhist nun’s weekend project was to sell her mother’s mobility scooter online. Joanna Lavelle is 90 and a bit more homebound these days. She and her daughter/my friend went to the shops this morning and her mother stopped to chat, as she always does, today to an elderly gentleman struggling with a rickety cane. She happened to mention the mobility scooter and he said “I...