Inspirational Stories / Motivational Stories

We All Need To Lean On Something Or Someone At Times

By Beth on December 20, 2018 / 3,576 views

After posting my pay-it-forward story from Trader Joe's, my friend sent me this. I was in Trader Joe's yesterday hobbling around with a cane (having just had some surgery on my leg) and ended up with too much stuff in my little hand carry basket. I was really struggling. A woman came up to me who had a wheeled cart and said, "I have a lot less then you - let's...

Hold On Champ And Have Faith

By Dr Suvio Reddy on December 20, 2018 / 3,491 views

Hi all, have faith and hold on champ you will get there... We all have dreams and goals and at some point in time we do get stuck and question ourselves around it.If you are serious about your dreams and goals than one thing is for sure *It will come true*.At times we will want to quit and give up but do not be that person who had the chance to turn their dreams into reality but due to distractions...

Sticking To Even The Tiniest Routine Can Do Wonders

By A Friend on December 20, 2018 / 3,168 views

I've always journaled pretty regularly, but even more so the last six months or so as I have quite a lot going on and writing it down helps to shake it out of my head and make space for processing. About three weeks ago, I woke up with a couple minutes to spare before going to work, and I wrote down a few goals for the day. Don't be an a**hole. Be patient. Don't be unnecessarily argumentative. I...

What Are You Waiting For?

By Kay Heitsch on December 17, 2018 / 4,276 views

You can never do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~ How many times have we said, "Oh I'll do that tomorrow." Sometimes tomorrow never comes and we find ourselves saying, "Boy, I wish I hadn't put that off." Our family has been friends with Betty for many years. Over the years we shared phone calls and...

I Have To Pay This One Forward

By Marah Cefyne on December 15, 2018 / 3,516 views

I was at Trader Joe's with my granddaughters helping load the back of my car with groceries. We drove off. While driving on a curvy road a car manages to come to the side of my car. I'm wow what's up with this. The driver rolled down his window and showed me my phone wallet with my phone, money, driver's license, credit cards etc. They found the phone in the Trader Joes' parking...

Christmas Brings Out The Good

By A Friend on December 13, 2018 / 4,254 views

My wife lost her wallet last night Christmas shopping, had about $150 in cash, checkbook, drivers license, her credit card, and a credit card from her employer (with no limit). She does not realize it's missing till 4-5 hours after shopping. Calls all the stores " nope sorry". I know $150 isn't a lot but at this time of year, and the inconvenience of losing cards etc,...

To The Man Who Stopped...

By A Friend on December 13, 2018 / 3,978 views

I want to say thank you. Today was my wife's Papas funeral, he was in the military for the Vietnam war, so we had a lot of veterans in the procession. A lot of people were stopping on the road, but there was also a number of people who didnt or stopped until the police passed and then kept going. Well there was one man, upon seeing the procession, stopped his car, stepped out and gave...

Off The Ledge

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 12, 2018 / 4,197 views

It was a hot, Spring day. I was 25 years old and babysitting my two children while my wife was out. My son was 4 years old. He had been diagnosed with Autism a year earlier and had no real sense of danger. His sister was 2 years old and followed him around the apartment wherever he went. We lived on the second story of an old concrete building with high ceilings and long, narrow windows. The inside of the...

Bus Pass

By A Friend on December 11, 2018 / 4,446 views

A few years ago, when I was going through the deepest point in my depression- my living situation was abhorrent, I had no car, no license and barely enough money to get by. All of this was because of the choices I made but I couldn't seem to find my way out. I was riding the bus home one day from work when an older woman sat across from me and struck up a conversation. She asked me if...

The Unique Interview!

By Anjali Mohapatra on December 11, 2018 / 4,219 views

Perhaps, this was the unique interview you have ever seen for a high profile job. Five judges were sitting to cross-question the candidates. All are legends in their own field. One side of the semicircular table where the judges were sitting, a huge television was installed on the wall, so that everybody including the candidates could see the TV. The candidates were called one by one and the...

My Grandpa Realized He Was Having A Stroke And Gave My Grandma A Huge Hug Right Before He Died

By A Friend on December 10, 2018 / 3,399 views

My grandpa had a major left-sided hemorrhagic stroke, and the first thing that he lost was his ability to speak and fine motor skills, as my grandma knew she needed to call 911 when she realized he was unable to bring a glass of water up to his mouth. She said that before she did so, my grandpa pulled her into his lap and gave her the tightest hug ever. Soon after, he closed his eyes and...

Down The Memory Lane

By Gayathr. M on December 07, 2018 / 4,296 views

The room was dusty and dark, with a slight hint of cobwebs on the ceiling. This wasn't a surprise, for it had been a long time since she had visited that room. A sudden spree of renovation had brought her back to this particular place. Little did she know that this visit would change her life in ways she had never imagined... Pushing her way through the dingy room, she felt around for the...

Mum And I, Standing In Line At The Mermaid Coffee Shop...

By A Friend on December 06, 2018 / 3,662 views

The lady who will be next has 3 little kids in tow. She's watching two, but the third is making a mess. This little girl is having a ball. She's taking all the crinkle filler out of a display basket of snacks and throwing it on the ground. Lady steps up to order, then gathers her brood, and walks away from the mess without looking back. The man right in front of us, appears homeless or at...

Thank You Neighbor

By A Friend on December 06, 2018 / 3,740 views

My story starts on April 2, 2013. In the early morning, my stepdad pasted away and my mom was struggling to cope with the loss. As summer was coming, my mom had become depressed and struggled to get chores done around the house. One of the tedious chores we had was mowing the lawn. We live in the country and since we have a big yard, it can take up to 4 hours to mow. By the end of May,...

To The Lady At Hopyard 5 Years Ago

By A Friend on December 04, 2018 / 3,778 views

I was 13 or 14 at the time and money has always been tough for my mom (single parent). She wanted to surprise me so she took me out to a restaurant called Hopyard. We were having a great time as we waited for our food when I noticed a lady by herself looking at us in the corner of my eye. I saw her gave her smile and waved. At the end of our meal the waiter came and handed us a gift card of $100 and...

Today Took An Unsuspecting Turn Just Exactly When I Needed It The Most

By A Friend on December 04, 2018 / 3,586 views

Today. Today was one of those days where you're at the verge of tears, practically at any moment I could have exploded. Gas tank had 3, maybe 4 notches. Only ramen in the home. Landlord is freaking out over late rent (for an extremely overpriced apartment, so infested with cockroaches that even if we had food, it would have to go in the freezer, but they get in there too) Fiancé was just released...

'But Who Are They?'

By L, Medina on December 03, 2018 / 4,097 views

My husband gave my 6 year old son a $10 bill. This $10 bill went with my son everywhere, from one pair of jeans to another, one hoodie to the other. My son would even sleep soundly with the $10 bill under his head. You see, he was holding out to buy something special. One day my son and I go to the local grocery store where a man was singing carols and ringing a bell for the Salvation Army. My son...