Inspirational Stories / Motivational Stories

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Pretend That You Are 90

By A Wise Man on February 17, 2025 / 2,757 views

A wise man once said, if you're 40, instead of regretting that you can't wake up at age 20 again, pretend to yourself that you are 90 and you have woken up at age 40 again. And that you magically, wonderfully have the next 50 years again. Today is the youngest you’ll ever be for the rest of your life. So make the most of...

If I Make You Happy And Smile, Take Me Home, I Am Yours

By A Friend on February 15, 2025 / 2,304 views

I was having a bit of a rough time a few years back. During a particularly very long and crappy day, at the end of another 16 hour shift, I found a little crocheted wormy friend on a shelf with a similar note. Sadly, the creator didn't leave any information of where to post anything, just said "post on social" (I think they were new to the idea and still workshopping the notes). All I...

A Missed Opportunity At Christmas Time Leads To A Second Chance For Kindness In February

By A Friend on February 14, 2025 / 3,032 views

Around the holidays I was in line to check out with my Christmas shopping in a large retail store. There were two women (Mom and grandma) with an infant in front of me. They had purchased some Christmas things and were ringing up four large cans of baby formula. The mom was purchasing with a card for a special program that helps women and children afford things like formula. The number wasn’t...

Three Smiles

By Joseph J. Mazzella on February 13, 2025 / 2,254 views

You see some amazing, beautiful, and wonderful things in this life, if you keep your eyes open. I saw one just the other day when I was shopping at the local grocery store to pick up a few odds and ends for my home. I had just turned the corner into an aisle with my shopping cart when I almost bumped into an elderly lady pushing hers. She was eighty years old if she was a day. What amazed me, though, was...

Little Bit Of Kindness For Someone On The Internet

By A Friend on February 12, 2025 / 2,146 views

I saw a TikTok the other day of cat toys sold at Meijer called “mice with occupations” (they’re very cute) and read a comment by someone asking if anyone would be willing to send them the cat toys as they don’t live near a Meijer. I was at my local Meijer yesterday and saw the toys so of course I had to pick them up for her. I went back for the comment, dm’d...

I'll Never Tell Any Of My Friends Or Family About What I Did Right Before Christmas

By A Friend on February 12, 2025 / 2,518 views

I'll never be able to tell any of my friends or family about this because I know that they'll tell me that I was scammed but I know that I wasn't. It was the week before Christmas and I was flying home from Vegas on Southwest. I got to the airport early because my friend was leaving early and frankly, I was just ready to be gone. What I didn't realize was that Southwest doesn't...

Donating Handmade Valentine's To My Grandpa's Assisted Living Facility

By A Friend on February 10, 2025 / 2,079 views

I posted a while ago when I was trying to figure out what to do to celebrate my birthday. I ended up organizing a big crafting party and we all made cards that my family then distributed at my grandpa's assisted living facility. The turnout was amazing and we barely had enough chairs (about 30 people). Everyone had a blast and said we should do it again next year. Our goal was to make 50...

When We Least Expect It

By A Misfit Father on February 08, 2025 / 2,978 views

Some years back, social media was thrust upon us as a society. It came with no instructions, disclaimers or warnings. Being one of the last of the Boomer era, I was wary of this new form of communication and to this day don’t have any form of social media presence. My wife on the other hand, jumped in with both feet. It has been my observation that social media has had a mixed influence on our...

Meet George: The Stray Cat Who Stole Our University's Heart (and Couch)

By A Friend on February 08, 2025 / 1,774 views

Meet George, the true ruler of our university. He’s a stray, but if you ask the students, he’s been here longer than some professors. No one knows exactly when he showed up, but at some point, George decided that our campus was his home. He spends most of his days lounging around, moving from one cozy nap spot to another, completely unbothered by the chaos of university life. His...

I Broke My Ankle. I Asked My Friend To Pick Me Up A Pint For The Pain And He Went Above And Beyond

By A Friend on February 07, 2025 / 2,582 views

So I broke my ankle on Monday night. Weber A fracture, got lucky. Basically that means I had a clean break and my ligaments and tendons were intact, but I still needed a cast and I can't walk. Where I live, the hospital doesn't send you home with pain meds or crutches and since I live alone in a 3 story townhouse, it's been brutal. My kitchen is downstairs and I've had to crawl up...

Thank You To Whomever Left This To Be Found!

By A Friend on February 06, 2025 / 1,814 views

My two year old daughter found this at the Aldi in Miamisburg, OH. She absolutely loved finding it and was so excited to bring it to my wife. At first we thought she was wanting us to buy something, then we realized what it was. Definitely something that was nice to find as we navigate her terrific twos. Thank...

In 8th Grade I Was Gifted Art Supplies I Couldn't Afford

By A Friend on February 05, 2025 / 2,315 views

I grew up in poverty, and I feel like it was pretty obvious to all my teachers growing up. In 8th grade, I won a contest for designing the yearbook cover, cementing my place as "that one art kid" in my graduating class. I made the design with random pens and pencils and Crayola markers in the classroom, because I didn't have any of my own. My teachers noticed I really...

Being Alone Is Best

By Sonia Kaur on February 05, 2025 / 2,387 views

In 2017 in December my dad passed away of heart failure. Next year my sister and brother got married. I became totally alone whether my family was extended but still I felt loneliness. I was totally blank because I had never felt like this. One day I came across an article that if we think a lot about loneliness we fall into depression. I decided to study again. Within 2 days I took admission in the...

An Innocent Love And A Spontaneous Joy

By Joseph J. Mazzella on February 04, 2025 / 2,641 views

When first one and then both of my sons were diagnosed with Autism and mental handicaps I didn’t know the journey I was in for. It has been one that has had pain, frustration, worry, fear, anger, sadness, and despair. Yet, it has also been one that has had laughter, peace, learning, love, joy, and growth. I didn’t know then that my two sons were to become my greatest teachers in how to live and how...

We Bought A Cat Bed For A Brushtail Possum

By Leisa on February 01, 2025 / 2,483 views

In early 2020, we bought a cat bed for a brushtail possum (who would sit on our garage shelves and look all sad). We installed CCTV cameras to see if he would use the bed and named the camera “Pandycam”. Now it’s 2025, and it gives me so much joy to see that the bed is still being used! This possum is 100% free and comes & goes whenever he wants. He’s not...

Under A Sea Of Stars

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 31, 2025 / 3,079 views

When I was a boy I never looked at the stars much. During the summer evenings I preferred reading a book or watching the television to being outside. As I got older I began to gaze up into the night sky more often, but we lived in a place with light poles that came on each night so I could only see a few dozen stars at the most. Still I enjoyed seeing their beauty. One Summer night, however, I was...

Had Small Talk With A Stranger At CVS About Squirrels

By A Friend on January 28, 2025 / 3,292 views

Recently, I was in CVS waiting for my prescription. I used to work in service, so I’m especially polite and patient, but tbh it was taking forever. After a second, a man sat next to me and started talking to me. Again, I used to work in service, so talking to strangers is kind of fun and nice for me. He started telling me about how there’s not enough squirrels around and how...