Inspirational Stories / Motivational Stories

The Best Or The Worst

By Joseph J. Mazzella on March 24, 2020 / 4,137 views

It was the first day of Spring here but it didn’t feel like it. The Coronavirus Pandemic was sweeping the globe and everywhere there were feelings of uncertainty, fear, loneliness and even despair. “Social Distancing” had become the new norm. Here the schools had been closed, the restaurant dining rooms shut, and people had been told to work from home whenever they could. Even the sheltered...

A Little Girl Rollerblading On Her Own In A Local Park Made Me Cry My Eyes Out

By A Friend on March 21, 2020 / 4,312 views

So most Sundays I bang out a quick 5km run around my local park, it resets my body clock after a weekend playing video games or writing until like 3am. So as I'm getting to the last half a kilometre, I see a figure in the distance. They have brightly coloured, pink footwear on, I'm only just sort of registering this in my exhausted state when wham, they hit the deck. Hard. To my...

Americans Are Friendly And Kind People

By A Friend on March 21, 2020 / 3,683 views

America has its problems but as someone who's from the UK, everyone tends to keep to themselves in public and are quite reserved. People are easily pissed off here. When I went to Seattle with my foster parents for a month it was an amazing experience. We were staying with a family member. I remember the houses being so much bigger than the houses in he UK. I went out one day and the neighbour...

Got Hearing Aids Today And Cried Because My Cat Purred

By A Friend on March 18, 2020 / 3,733 views

I (31F) began to lose my hearing about ten years ago, when I was in the military. My husband and I got a cat about five years ago. I've never owned a cat before, so I had no idea what kind of noises they made besides "meow" so I had no context for what to expect when I heard my cat purr for the first time today. I was laying in bed and he jumped up next to me and snuggled into my...

Christmas Miracle

By A Friend on March 17, 2020 / 3,866 views

When my daughter was 4 I was so broke. We went to the Christmas tree lot and the man could tell I was about to cry. He "found" a tree that "had a problem" and was free. So he gave it to us. As I walked back home with my kids and our gorgeous tree, along came the tree man in his truck. He threw the tree in and gave us a ride home. I'll never forget...

I Know Why

By Joseph J. Mazzella on March 16, 2020 / 3,502 views

I honestly don’t know how I survived my childhood. I am pretty sure my guardian angel put in for early retirement after taking care of me all those years. I also think I might have been the reason why my Mom had to dye the gray out of her hair so often. Before I was ten years old I had already survived a wreck riding on the back of my older brother’s motorcycle, ruptured my groin when I fell off...

A Visit To Akshardham Mandir

By Sonia Kaur on March 11, 2020 / 2,730 views

My brother-in-law wanted me to see the place 'Akshardham Mandir.' he is fond of this place, he visited many times. Yesterday on 10 March we decided to visit there. I was very excited because I love exploring new places and it was the first time I was going there. We reached Akshardham, It is very beautiful temple, I knew it earlier but it is that beautiful I came to know...

The Return Message From A Robin And White Feather

By Clara Bell on March 07, 2020 / 3,172 views

My dear friend passed on Dec 18, I left her at 11:30 that night. Putting up her christmas stuff and looking forward to Xmas. She just adored robins, one came to her backyard every day, and I bought her lots or robin pictures and blankets and robin items. She always said it was her Mum, she got really happy when she saw her little robin. Weeks after her passing, I was talking to her and for the first...

The Light We Live In

By Moladybug on March 05, 2020 / 3,562 views

As I look outside from my desk at work, I have a view of the mountains, a beautiful, partially cloudy blue sky and the random car traffic on our quiet rode. I love this view and consider myself blessed to have it every work day. I have worked for companies where my desk or cubicle had no window view and there are associates at my current company who do not have a view. I know I am lucky and I appreciate it so...

Love Like Nana

By Joseph J. Mazzella on March 04, 2020 / 3,290 views

My dear grandmother passed away almost 18 years ago but I still miss her every single day. She was such an important part of my life. My Mom, Dad, brothers and I lived in her old house for most of my childhood. And when I close my eyes and open my heart that is how I remember her. I can still see her in her flower print, cotton dress with a flour dusted apron tied over it. I can see her smiling face with her...

Quote Of The Day

By A Friend on March 03, 2020 / 3,900 views

In the mall I have noticed a black board at the entrance, each time I see it there is a positive/inspirational quote written neatly on it. The quotes themselves bring me peace and joy. The world can seem so chaotic and frightening, people rush through life barely giving anything a second thought. So the fact someone takes time out of their own day to uplift mine and others is a really...

Husband Lost His Job And Turned Out To Be A Blessing

By A Friend on March 02, 2020 / 3,905 views

Three weeks ago, we were paycheck to paycheck. Our bank accounts were always empty. We survived on my husbands (40/m) job and my (34/f) disability. We have kids. Also, at the same time, I was experiencing a terrible cyst on my neck that was leaving me bed bound in excruciating pain but the surgery was going to be $8,000 cash, out of pocket, because Medicare only covers 80%. So on the day...

A Simple Fact!

By Anjali Mohapatra on February 28, 2020 / 4,043 views

Once a teacher was passing through the corridor of the school after finishing her teaching in the class. While coming, one of the care takers of the school who was very friendly to that teacher wished to talk to her. The care taker said, ‘Miss, I want to tell you something.’ ‘Of course, you can. What do you want to tell me?’ ‘I have observed you from the day...

I'm An Old Married Dude, And I'm Getting Adopted

By A Friend on February 28, 2020 / 2,928 views

My dad is the only "dad" I have known for my entire life. He and my mom got married when I was 1, and as such I even have his last name. Things were easier in the past (especially in a small town), so all my ID, bills, legal documents, even my social security and DD214 have his last name. He taught me to hunt, fish, build things, and how to be a good husband and father. He gave me my work...

Kindness Of Strangers

By A Friend on February 27, 2020 / 3,648 views

I broke my elbow last year and for a good few months I couldn't move my arm at all. I still can't move it properly. However until I got some decent slip on shoes I occasionally had to ask random people to retie my laces. I never had anyone turn me down. It really reinforced my faith in humanity. At one stage I'd taken myself on holiday to stop from going stir crazy, and there...

Don't Cling To A Mistake Just Because You Spent A Lot Of Time Making It

By A Friend on February 26, 2020 / 3,538 views

There are many times we do this in our lives, even if its at an unconsciousness level. For example, a friend of my was deeply conflicted over religion and going to church. It just didn't resonate with him. He didnt feel any spiritual growth from committing to his religion, but he did so because he grew up with that and his parents were deeply religious. I encouraged him to maybe leave the church...

Faith In Humanity Restored After An Unfortunate Accident

By A Friend on February 22, 2020 / 3,948 views

I’m going through it right now. Last night one of our 3 family dogs was hit and killed by a car in front of my mother’s house. The dogs became, more or less, my mother’s surrogate children after her human children grew up and moved out and my father ran with a midlife crisis and left her. The one that was killed had bonded with my mom far more than the others. She is devastated. I...