Inspirational Stories / Motivational Stories

Ice Cream

By Dale on April 07, 2021 / 4,011 views

Just wanted to share a little story about my daughter. Yesterday she was working at McDonald’s when a lovely older couple brought their grandchildren in for a meal. She served them the first time round and when they finished the grandfather walked back and asked how much 2 ice creams were. She advised him it would be $1.40. He sighed and said that’s ok I don’t have enough and the...

Leftovers

By Joseph J. Mazzella on April 01, 2021 / 4,286 views

When I was a boy growing up I can not once ever remember either my Mom or my Nana wasting food. Anything we didn’t eat at one meal was saved, stored, and served as leftovers later on. I can remember my Nana making a huge pot of brown beans with a large cake of cornbread. We would all eat until we were stuffed but there was always about half of the beans left over. A few days later Nana would take those...

The Chemist

By A Friend on March 31, 2021 / 3,811 views

I just had a genuine act of kindness by a complete stranger, and it's hit me right in the feels.... I went to the chemist to take out my antidepressant script, and was served by a new girl who checked my details and checked my dosage, she was clearly concerned seeing how high of a dosage I am on, all I said was "it's needed to be that high"... while waiting for the script I checked...

Buried Coins

By A Friend on March 31, 2021 / 2,876 views

Thank you to the kind lady who buried a few coins in the sand today at Inverloch here in Victoria so my 3 year old son could find them with his make shift metal detector (a stick) and dig them up with his spade as he was being like his daddy who was metal detecting. My partner said our son was so excited and kept hanging on to his pocket so he wouldn't lose them, he was so excited to show me...

Birthday Flowers

By A Friend on March 29, 2021 / 3,144 views

By A Friend on March 29, 2021 / 3,144 views

My Mom and I went to Trader Joe’s and she mentioned in passing it was my birthday and our cashier ran off and came back with flowers for me. My heart is...

The Race

By Kay Heitsch on March 25, 2021 / 4,081 views

After watching my son Todd run in a race, I made my usual comment, "Todd, I could walk faster than those women run." Todd laughed as he knew I wasn't a runner. "Listen, Mom, I want you to put your money where your mouth is. How about you run with me next year at this race?" Without thinking, I quickly agreed to this challenge. I felt this was going to be a piece of...

Carrying Items For A Stranger

By Kym on March 25, 2021 / 3,213 views

Today as I stood in line at Chemist Wearhouse picking up some medicine for my unwell 1 year old.. I overheard the conversation of an elderly lady at the counter next to me. This lovely old women appeared to be buying up half the shop and said to the shop assistant "can I leave half of my items here and I’ll collect the rest when I can as I can’t carry all my items they are far to heavy for...

Chain Reaction

By Leanne on March 25, 2021 / 3,161 views

I'd just taken a ticket at the deli counter of the local supermarket and was waiting. A few people were at the machine behind me, taking turns to get their ticket also. As my number was called, an older man at the counter looked disappointed when he realised he'd forgotten to get one. I gave him mine, then almost immediately the lady who had followed me gave me hers, which started...

Butt Lady

By A Friend on March 21, 2021 / 2,929 views

By A Friend on March 21, 2021 / 2,929 views

This is the Butt Lady! She has been cleaning up cigarette butts in my town every day for 6 and a half years. 1 million butts and counting! Said she already picked up 423 in this parking lot. I saw her madly clicking her...

Foodservice Worker Hand Sews 300 Scarves In 2 Weeks For Local Students In Need

By Alejandra Jauregui on March 19, 2021 / 2,548 views

During the freezing winter months at Olivet College in Olivet, Michigan, Lin Collins - a foodservice worker with the college for 20 years – was busy keeping students warm with love…and 300 handmade scarfs! What started as an idea to help a few students in need quickly turned into something bigger. Over a two week period, Lin worked with her employer, Chartwells Higher Education, to get...

Everyone Who's Been Suffering

By David P Carroll on March 18, 2021 / 2,583 views

David P Carroll wrote this poem for all our loved ones who have passed away from coronavirus and all our loved ones who have still suffering from coronavirus. Our world has changed Like never before and it's so sad Every day because our lives have changed So much in life today and so many families suffering Like never before and this killer virus is here to...

An Unbelievably Nice Gesture

By A Friend on March 18, 2021 / 3,198 views

By A Friend on March 18, 2021 / 3,198 views

Yesterday the owner of my company noticed that the shoes I had on were worn through and the jeans I had on had holes in them. I was planning on getting a new pair of each on my next paycheck. Today he took me to Costco and bought me 2 new pairs of shoes, 4 new pairs of jeans, and some food. I started in December of 2020 after being laid off/unemployed for a vast majority of the year....

What Is Aging?

By Joseph J. Mazzella on March 17, 2021 / 2,960 views

am 54 years old now. Actually I should say my body is 54 years old now. On the inside I am still a bit confused about it all. Part of me is still that 5 year old boy running outside all day long playing with his dog and making silly faces in the mirror when he brushes his teeth before bed. Part of me is still that awkward teenager, looking at his gawky face in the mirror, hoping that his zits will clear up...

Paying An Electricity Bill

By A Friend on March 15, 2021 / 3,409 views

My wife, myself and our 2 kids under 4 were in the post office a few weeks ago. I was being served when an 80+ year old man, with obvious, significant health issues was trying to pay his electricity bill next me. He was struggling to walk on a walking stick, had very bad deep vein thombosis in both legs, and a permanent shaking of his hands and arms. So he was 20 cents short of his total $118.70. Twenty...

An Angel On The Train

By A Friend on March 15, 2021 / 3,425 views

I'm currently sitting on a train heading into Sydney and during the journey a middle-aged man got on the train and was experiencing a mental distress episode which was making those around him extremely uncomfortable. This lovely young lady sitting near me spoke up and started talking to him to make sure he was ok. The two of them spoke for about 10 mins and during this time the lady...

People Are Mainly Kind And Beautiful

By Tracey on March 15, 2021 / 3,241 views

By Tracey on March 15, 2021 / 3,241 views

I'm currently cycling trails around Australia, and am about to cycle the Nullarbor to raise funds for MS. I have MS myself, but cycling is a pain free activity for me. Whilst travelling, a not-so-kind person stole all of my bikes. The human kindness I have been shown since this happened has been nothing short of amazing . A kind lady bought a mountain bike for me to continue riding trails. A...

On The Receiving End Of The Kindness Of Strangers

By Darlene on March 15, 2021 / 2,644 views

By Darlene on March 15, 2021 / 2,644 views

I'm on day four of mandatory hotel isolation after returning back to Australia from a trip to Hawaii, where I was studying the new advanced techniques of building low cost eco friendly housing. I was on the phone to a good friend and I was joking with her about an idea I had of sticking a sign on my hotel window that was facing some offices across the road. She thought it was a great idea and we...