Inspirational Stories / Motivational Stories

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Our Good Friend Jeorge

By Hand Pan Leann on August 13, 2025 / 7,325 views

We moved into our neighborhood 12 years ago when I was pregnant with our second son. We didn’t know anyone there but started to figure out who was who. A year and a half after my son was born he had a terrible reaction to the MMR vaccine that made him break out in a full body rash and have high fevers for a week. Shortly there after he lost all his speech and had trouble walking. It...

You Matter

By Joseph J. Mazzella on August 13, 2025 / 6,216 views

When I was a boy growing up in the 1970's and 1980's, it was common to see hitchhikers walking along the side of the road as you drove along. A lot of people back then couldn’t afford cars so they either walked or hitched a ride when they had to go into town. As I got older, though, I noticed them less and less. That is until recently. It seems the difficulties of life these days are leaving a...

Older Man Made Me Cry In A Restaurant

By A Friend on August 12, 2025 / 6,178 views

I was at a restaurant with my 3 year old son, just the two of us. An older gentleman at a table nearby finishes his meal, walks over and says “I’ve been listening to you with your son and just want you to know you’re a great dad.” I didn’t have much of a father figure growing up, and I wish I could have expressed to him how much this compliment meant to me. It felt like...

A Little Boy And A Much-needed Laugh

By A Friend on August 11, 2025 / 6,031 views

I did a random act of kindness almost a decade ago and I can’t stop thinking about them. Back in 2019 I was a ride attendant at a big theme park on one of the coasters. We had to close early because of an event so we had to keep the gates to the attraction closed so no one else could get in while we cleared the line out. While at the gate, I noticed a little kid (probably like 5 or...

I Took My Grandsons To GameStop Today, And We Ran In To The BEST Guy Ever!

By Patti on August 08, 2025 / 5,250 views

I took my grandsons to GameStop today in small town SE Georgia. They were looking for Pokemon cards. At the same time, there was a young man there that was sending his cards out to be “graded”. He asked the boys if they liked Pokemon cards, and of course they replied, "YES!" He asked them to wait for a minute, and when he was finished, he would go to his car and get...

A Random Family Watched The Valuables Of My Friends And I While We Were Hiking

By A Friend on August 07, 2025 / 5,616 views

My friends and I went on a hike leading down to a creek and up a waterfall today. There was a family at the mouth of the falls, that had looked like they were there for awhile and were getting ready to go. It was a steep climb up and down a rope, so for safety we decided to put our backpacks at the mouth of the falls and just come back for them on the way down. Once we scale back down the waterfall...

Witnessed A Quiet Act Of Kindness At Winco Yesterday

By Dan on August 06, 2025 / 5,630 views

Just wanted to share something that stuck with me yesterday. I was at Winco in Kent WA, where they only accept debit cards, no credit cards or Apple Pay. A couple was having trouble paying, and it became clear they didn’t have a working payment method. They started quietly arguing, clearly stressed and overwhelmed. Then this guy, who had been behind them came up and very subtly said,...

A Random Old Couple Helped Me And My Daughter Get Home

By Dani on August 05, 2025 / 2,008 views

I felt like I needed to share this especially because of of the kindness I experienced as someone who seems to never get treated well. I was stranded 1.5 hours away from home, my car over-heated and I had my daughter at a therapy center. I tried to add coolant to my car which usually works but this time it didn't, every time I tried to drive, my gauge went up to H for my engine being...

A Gift Of Dandelions

By Joseph J. Mazzella on August 02, 2025 / 5,118 views

I was a young father struggling just to earn enough to feed my family. I had gone back to college to earn a teaching degree hoping that it would help me to land a better paying job. All of the full time teaching positions were filled, however, so I found myself on the substitute list, waiting each day for the phone to ring telling me where I’d be working that day, if at all. I’d teach History one...

I Started Reading Out Loud To My Boyfriend Before Bed

By A Friend on August 01, 2025 / 3,954 views

I wasn’t really sure if he would like it or not at first. I was worried he was just humoring me when he said he wanted me to keep doing it. But tonight, he wasn’t feeling well and he fell into a restless sleep. I stopped reading and he woke up to ask me to keep going. I laughed and said “but you’re sleeping!” He said it didn’t matter, he just liked...

Monthly 'Walk And Dine' Surprise

By Laraine on July 31, 2025 / 3,933 views

I have been leading Heart Foundation Walks for 20 years, walking every Friday afternoon. We decided a few months ago to go to dinner after the walk one week each month. Today was this months Walk & Dine. We had extreme weather conditions so for only the second time in 20 years I cancelled today's walk, but we still planned to dine. Due to various reasons only six of us turned up....

When Small Kindnesses Find You At Just The Right Time

By A Friend on July 31, 2025 / 4,249 views

A little while ago, I was having a rough week, feeling invisible and just worn down. One afternoon I’d popped into a coffee shop, barely talking above a mumble as I ordered. But the barista greeted me with the biggest smile, complimented my earrings (which I’d worn on a whim), and tucked a note inside my cup that just said, “Hope today gets gentler for you.” It was...

A Simple Kind Word Can Change Everything

By Emma on July 30, 2025 / 4,056 views

Today, while waiting in line for coffee, I decided to compliment a stranger on their outfit. It was such a simple thing, but the way their face lit up made my entire afternoon. I realized in that moment how powerful even the tiniest bit of kindness can benot just for someone else, but for me, too. I walked away feeling lighter and more connected to the world around me. Lately, I’ve...

They All Had Bracelets

By Hand Pan Leann on July 29, 2025 / 3,908 views

Years ago in my twenties, I left my cushy life with $100 and a backpack. I got in a vehicle heading north with my then husband. The trip had some loose plans. My friend was driving and had some family in Portland. He was recently diagnosed with bi polar and his family decided to go on with a trip they planned to Europe instead of supporting him through this really tough time. They instead gave him...

My Wonderful Neighbor Who Doesn't Know How Much She Has Helped

By Lishler on July 29, 2025 / 1,687 views

I've just received a very unspecific diagnosis for an incurable lung disease, so I've been stressing and even antidepressants aren't helping much. My most wonderful neighbor called me Saturday and asked me to step outside. She had made burgers and homemade fries and brought me a plate and a carton of strawberry lemonade! I hadn't eaten yet, so I was very...

All Roads Lead Us Home Again

By Joseph J. Mazzella on July 28, 2025 / 3,761 views

I was Lost in the city. My nerves were stressed. My muscles were tense. My heart was pounding. My hands gripped the steering wheel of my car as I circled the same city block for the tenth time. I grew up in the country and never had much experience driving in the city but I needed to pick up my daughter so here I was with my three children in the car trying my best to find the exit back to the interstate. This...

My Husband Brought A Stranger To Sleep In Our Home

By A Friend on July 25, 2025 / 3,966 views

This was several years ago. My husband was returning from his flight in New York for work. While he was waiting, he sat next to a much older lady (probably in her 70's) who was trying to return to her country (Cuba). She had been given permission to visit her child who was sick in the states, and was all alone flying back with a layover in Miami (where we live). He helped her...