Inspirational Stories / Motivational Stories

A Bag Of Goodies

By Bethany on March 12, 2021 / 2,540 views

By Bethany on March 12, 2021 / 2,540 views

Long story short(ish). I’m in Sydney (3 hours from home) for 4 weeks as my dog is undergoing radiation treatment. Last night whilst waiting for her to come out of the vets I got chatting to a lovely lady who was having dinner with her husband and dogs (1 of which is also currently requiring treatment at the animal hospital). They are also from out of town. Today when I dropped Bella at the vet...

Wonderful Firefighters

By Liz on March 11, 2021 / 2,469 views

By Liz on March 11, 2021 / 2,469 views

To the wonderful firefighters who made this little boys day you didn't just make him smile you put a smile on my face as well. Sitting in my car at the supermarket in Belmont Vic I watched as two fireman walked towards their truck. Noticing a young boy and his dad they stopped and chatted then took them over to see inside the cabin ,before hoping in and turning on the lights and...

Today I Hit A Pole With The Back Of My Car

By Sarah on March 11, 2021 / 2,638 views

Today I hit a pole with the back of my car. A foolish mistake that made me feel awful. I was angry with myself and upset, analysing everything that I could have done differently, justifying why it couldn't have been avoided. All my children were in the car and my beautiful 12 year old daughter reached over and grab my arm and kindly reminded me that I've always taught them that we all make mistake and...

Shopper Moved To Tears By Act Of Kindness

By Jodie on March 10, 2021 / 2,828 views

Oh wow, still emotional, was in Woolies Fountain Gate here in Melbourne just grabbing a few things we needed for dinner and a couple of other things. Anyway, as it was all being scanned I realised I couldn’t afford everything I had picked up, so was asking the checkout lady to please put some things aside as I couldn’t afford them. So almost finished doing this and me feeling...

A Pain In The Butt Turned Into A Fun Night

By Anasuya on March 10, 2021 / 2,603 views

I was driving into my little town in NZ when I blew a tyre, fortunately almost outside our local mechanic, unfortunately after 5pm so they were closed. There was a young couple sitting in the open door of their van in the mechanic's car park, with the hood up, looking a bit despondent. I knew I had a spare tyre in the back of my car but no tools, and I'm pretty unconfident with ye olde tyre...

Sad Night, But A Brighter Day

By Bishop Family Farm on March 09, 2021 / 3,181 views

By Bishop Family Farm on March 09, 2021 / 3,181 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...

Leave It All There, I Will Clean This Up For You

By A Friend on March 08, 2021 / 2,924 views

With tears I share this....I was at Bass Pro today and heard a loud crash and something shattering. Being nosy, I walked towards the sound and saw some people whispering and looking back to the end of the next aisle. When I walked down that aisle, I saw that an elderly man had hit a shelf and many things had fallen to the ground and broken. He was kneeling on the floor embarrassed, frantically trying to clean...

Your Small Act Of Kindness Makes A Big Difference

By Jess on March 04, 2021 / 3,867 views

I had an experience with a stranger recently that really touched me. Before I go too far let me just say, I'm a lover of love. I believe that all good things stem from love and I also believe that we are called to love one another each and every day. As I navigate life, I try really hard to show others love by helping, engaging, or simply looking someone in the eye and smiling. It doesn't...

Sing Until The Sun Comes Out

By Joseph J. Mazzella on March 02, 2021 / 3,467 views

It was a cold, gray, Winter’s day. Two inches of freshly fallen snow had blanketed the ground. The night before had been so bitterly cold that I had to leave my water dripping to protect the pipes. Still, the roads had been plowed and I had several errands that needed doing. I scraped off the windows, climbed in the car and cranked up the heater. Then I drove out into the grim, gray day. I was...

My Cat Thinks He Is The Best At Hiding

By LaunchesKayaks on February 25, 2021 / 2,992 views

My cat thinks he is the best at hiding. He is nearly blind, so he doesn't know that his cover is usually a lot smaller than him. I will stare straight into his eyes and ask where he went, saying that he's the best hider. After a minute or two, he will jump out of his hiding spot and run over to me. I'll say "there he is!" then pet his head. He looks so...

On The Side Of Love

By Joseph J. Mazzella on February 22, 2021 / 3,515 views

For the last three nights I hadn’t slept too well. I would wake up over an hour earlier than normal and then be unable to get back to sleep. I was a bit tired then when I went into my bedroom to watch a little television this evening. The nightly news was its usual horror show of hatred, rancor, prejudice, and division. I turned it off and put on some music instead. I picked up a book and tried to read...

Dogs

By A Friend on February 21, 2021 / 3,081 views

I had a dream a few years ago that I died and went to Heaven. I was very worried about my small children. I was told that I could stay or go back to Earth as a dog. All the dogs on Earth had made that choice. I know it was just a dream but it has forever changed how I look at each and every...

Customer Bought Me A Candy Bar

By A Friend on February 17, 2021 / 3,359 views

I work at a corner store pharmacy, family owned. I already have pretty bad anxiety and a low social battery due to PTSD. Now with the pandemic and dealing with a new breed of customers haven’t made it any better. But i make it through the day. A kid and his dad came in. The dad informs me his son helped shovel so he’s got spending money for snacks! So the son grabs a bunch of stuff for...

Our Town Rallied Together For Neighbors Who Lost Their Home In A Fire

By A Friend on February 09, 2021 / 3,233 views

By A Friend on February 09, 2021 / 3,233 views

This is the apartment building adjacent to my cousin's home. Last night there was an enormous fire (not sure about the causes). She and her husband were able to escape safely with their cats but a great deal of their neighbors lost their homes and many of their possessions. My cousin posted this photo on Facebook this morning with information on where to send donations, and just a...

Pass It On

By A Friend on February 08, 2021 / 5,137 views

The following was written as a comment in a reply to a social media post about a random act of kindness. We thought it was worth sharing here: Several years ago I had loaned a girl I was seeing some cash as she needed some work done to her car. We eventually split up but remained friends. About a month after the split she sent me a card thanking me for helping out and repaid me, which I had...

I Stopped Chasing Things That Don't Want Me And Started Embracing What The Universe Gives Me

By Kwangyae on February 04, 2021 / 3,541 views

Around a year ago I would desperately try to be friends with anyone who would give me the time of day, even if I didn’t like being around them. I thought that the more friends I had the happier I’d be. I would try desperately to cling onto people and it was rather embarrassing. I had a few people who I loved to hang out with but it was very evident that my friendship wasn’t valuable to them...

Gods Intervention And My Dream That Saved Me

By Diana on February 02, 2021 / 3,145 views

I'm always praying even through my darkest days for that's when we see the light and can experience gods intervention. I've never had a real serious relationship, many situationships though. I had met a man whom I thought was strong and my type, whatever that means. I was convinced I wanted a bad boy so to say, well God sent me just that. I was in shock at how quickly he came in my life and left...