Inspirational Stories / Motivational Stories

Sing Until The Sun Comes Out

By Joseph J. Mazzella on March 02, 2021 / 3,561 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 / 3,062 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 / 3,596 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 / 3,161 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 / 3,433 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 / 3,319 views

By A Friend on February 09, 2021 / 3,319 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 / 5,224 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 / 3,622 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 / 3,236 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...

Dennis

By Lori Ravelli on February 01, 2021 / 3,950 views

I want to tell you about a man living on the beach, how he came to love my dogs, How we came to love him, and how our lives are forever changed. I would like to share a story how we helped change the life of someone who was sleeping on a beach waiting to die. This is also a story where the name could easily be replaced with many. With the troubling economy, so many people and especially single mothers out of...

A Knitting Project That Keeps Going

By Leann Leedom on February 01, 2021 / 3,571 views

I am a proud mother of three children, my last little one being delivered in the middle of this pandemic. She was born in August and her name is Aida. Shortly after having Aida my mother in law Ann showed me something she learned from her friends mother in an art class she attended weekly. She had a loom and showed me how to knit a scarf. She showed me one stitch and gave me a small loom with her...

Behind School Doors

By Kasey Lynne on January 29, 2021 / 3,769 views

By Kasey Lynne on January 29, 2021 / 3,769 views

Yesterday, one of our kiddos didn't want to go to school. They were having a little breakdown as we were trying to get them into the classroom. Mr. Burwick walked down the hall and saw the struggles. Instantly, he jumped into action and laid on the floor, talking with this little one. He began explaining how, at times, he doesn't want to go to school, but he does so because it's fun to learn new...

Thank You To These Sweethearts

By A Friend on January 27, 2021 / 3,061 views

My brother is autistic and has tourettes, and he plays Fortnite a lot with my Dad. They don't play online with others much, especially not with voice chat on because my brother is quite loud and people get mad at him and often insult him. But this one time, they joined these two older-sounding lads, and didn't turn their mics off. Ryan was being himself, very excitable and making sounds, and...

Love Matters

By Lettie on January 22, 2021 / 4,038 views

When I met and married a kind Japanese man in NYC, I thought he would learn a bit more English and we would continue to live our lives there. But in life's twists and turns we ended up living in Tokyo! I was the one who needed to learn Japanese...and fast! There is no experience quite as lonely as living in a foreign country without a grasp of the language. Especially to make friends and to break that...

Thank You To The Woman I Have Never Met, Who Sends Me Love Notes Randomly Throughout The Year

By A Friend on January 22, 2021 / 3,942 views

We have met, just not in person. I am a mortgage banker so I do my financial transactions over the phone and computer. This lady is a borrower of mine and I have done two of her refinances over the past couple of years. She is not a woman that is my mother‘s age, not a grandmotherly type of client, because men or women of that age are always very loving and they check up on me. This woman is my...

Because Of Love

By Shining Brown on January 20, 2021 / 4,734 views

Last month I took my son Tom to see his grandparents in the countryside. When we arrived, my father and mother were so happy to see us. Tom’s nana hugged and kissed Tom excitedly. Then his grandpa took him to the yard to play. My mom went to her kitchen to prepare our meal. I knew my Tom was curious about everything in his grandparents’ home, and he would be very excited. At lunch table,...

At A Crossroads

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 18, 2021 / 3,805 views

It was the Summer of my 16th year. I was 2000 miles away from home and my heart was aching. I had traveled from the mountains of West Virginia to the great plains of Iowa. I was with a group of boys touring a Seminary college. When the trip had first started I was filled with excitement. It was going to be a week of adventure, a week of travel, and the possibility of starting on a new path in my life. Now 5...