Inspirational Stories / Motivational Stories

Behind Our Setbacks

By Little June on November 19, 2018 / 3,824 views

My story starts when I started working abroad.I'm a nurse by profession. Before my friend and I left, we were told that we will only be having working permit. It was only after a few days of working that we realized that its a pass intended for low income earners. We already know that our salary is low but we were thinking if we will work in the wards, there's night differential, meal allowances, etc....

When You Don't Know What To Do

By Little June on November 16, 2018 / 4,057 views

No matter how busy we get each day, at some point we will have this feeling of emptiness inside us. It's as if something is missing and needs to be done. We may think we just need someone to talk to. Or listening to music can make us feel better. But in my 33 years of existence, I have come to realize and experience that at these times, all we need to do is PRAY. Prayer is the best weapon to...

I Absolutely Love Life

By A Friend on November 15, 2018 / 3,329 views

Just everything about life is so underappreciated, just listening to the radio makes me so appreciative that someone has spent time writing, composing and singing this song makes me so grateful. Simple things like spending time with my cat just brings me such joy. Little things like enjoying a cup of tea and browsing social media and going through dozens of posts that have the intent to entertain,...

Learn What You Want To Learn

By Glory Fu on November 14, 2018 / 3,610 views

I have a degree in business. However, it was my father's decision for me to pursue a business major. He thought that having a business degree would make me more competitive and provide me with more available options in entering a global marketplace. I took his advice. Nevertheless, even though my college experiences were fantastic, I still had no interest in any field of commerce, let alone having a...

The Pulse Oximeter

By Marilyn Lucero on November 13, 2018 / 3,786 views

Eleven years had passed. I looked at her in awe and amazement while she sat down on her hospital bed. She is still that lively and cheerful woman I knew. She is still that someone who sees the world in its colorful hues. A peculiar someone who enjoys life despite its inconveniences. Yet, she is already far from that new and clumsy nurse volunteer we both were when we applied in this hospital eleven years...

A Moment Of Thanksgiving

By Joseph J. Mazzella on November 13, 2018 / 5,288 views

It was 28 years ago. I was a young dad with two babies under three. My Mom and Dad had invited us to their home for Thanksgiving dinner. Their tiny house was packed. There was my wife, myself, and our babies. My two brothers were also there with their families as well. The kitchen table was full and people were eating on TV trays and with plates in their laps. We eased around each other so as not to spill our...

A Stranger Just Bought My Dinner

By A Friend on November 12, 2018 / 3,712 views

As I type this I'm sitting in a Chinese buffet. When I sat down I patted my pocket and realized I forgot my wallet. I told the waitress as I started to get up to leave, and the guy at the table next to me said, don't worry about it and he gave the waitress a $20. I tried to decline but he just said "pay it...

When A Child Prays

By Marilyn S. Lucero on November 11, 2018 / 3,448 views

It is with a heavy heart to come up with this decision. I have to do this for now or else I would end up giving myself to emotional devastation. I have become so tired. Tired of running so hard to make both ends meet. Tired of thinking what more could I do in a faster way. Tired of always making the impossible. I have painfully decided to let my kids move to another school with a much cheaper rate...

Signs Of The Star

By Maite Dela Luz on November 11, 2018 / 2,947 views

One of my best chilhood memories with siblings was spending many wonderful nights gazing at the sky. We enjoyed the view of the amazing gathering of bright celestial objects above. When everybody's settled and ready, the search for the brightest and biggest star began. As we looked up towards its horizon, before even we could find the brightest and the biggest, we began noticing patterns among...

Blessing In Disguise

By Maite Dela Luz on November 10, 2018 / 3,697 views

Never did I imagine I would land into a place that I used to hate the most. I could only remember those times when all my plans were set for my american dreams. But God I guess must have been teaching me something, something that I could always value throughout my life. My coming here in Saudi Arabia (KSA) turned to be a blessing in disguise. I have learned many things about life: its significance,...

Big Sister

By Sarah on November 10, 2018 / 2,863 views

My fiancee has two younger sisters. I am the youngest of five children, and thus have never had the experience of younger siblings. Lately his sisters (who are both teenagers) have been coming to me to ask for advice. It makes me feel really cool and important, but also a little bit scared that I could be telling them the wrong thing. We come from different religious backgrounds, and I haven't been a...

Beyond The Reach!

By Anjali Mohapatra on November 10, 2018 / 3,422 views

Long ago, a man with his family shifted from his village to live in a town. He started his business over there. In due course of time with the God’s grace, his business increased time to time. He was quite happy thinking of taking a good decision of shifting from village to town. The best part of the man was, he was very much devoted to his father who was an old man. He lost his mother when he was a...

I've Never Felt More Loved In My Life

By Peach on November 07, 2018 / 3,765 views

My dog was sitting by my parents quietly begging for their dinner. I called her seeing if she wanted to come upstairs with me but she didn’t even take her eyes off the food. I got the hint and went up to my room. A few seconds later she pushed open my bedroom door and came walking in. She picked me over the slight chance of food falling to the...

I Just Had The Cutest Brother Sister Moment

By Cody on November 07, 2018 / 2,914 views

So me and my sister have the same lunch and me and my friends had a big fight earlier that day so I didn't want to sit with them so I went and just sat a table that didn't have anyone there then my sister came over and said "hey bud want to come sit with me and my friends?" I told her no I'm fine so instead of leaving and going back with her friends she just sat there with...

My Wicked Heart

By Marilyn S. Lucero on November 07, 2018 / 3,311 views

I watched them with a heavy heart as they left until they slowly disappeared. It was such a heart-wrenching sight! While I would be taking a convenient ride home, he would be trudging on foot along the highway, crossing several busy streets and down the rough and muddy road towards home. It would not be an enjoyable strides and a light walk but a difficult and heavy one. He would be pushing papa in his...

Enough

By Joseph J. Mazzella on November 06, 2018 / 3,975 views

In the summer of my eleventh year the home I had grown up in burned to the ground in the middle of the night. Thankfully, my Mom, Dad, Nana, brothers, and I escaped along with our dogs. Yet, we had nothing but the night clothes we were sleeping in. I spent the rest of that night with friends of our family trying unsuccessfully to sleep in a bed in their attic. I was too scared to doze off, though. I...

It's The Little Things In Life

By A Friend on November 05, 2018 / 3,462 views

At my school, a random animal likes to show up occasionally. This time it was a stray cat. The school left it at first, and some people petted it and stuff. One day, we had an assembly in which they said anyone seen feeding the cat or petting it will get a detention. People started leaving the cat for a few days, and it started to die. This one man who works at out school as a security guard at the...