Inspirational Stories / Motivational Stories

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My Niece Chose ME Today And I Understood Her

By A Friend on December 04, 2025 / 1,409 views

My niece is about 18 months old. She is a huge mama's girl and for most of her life, she wouldn't let anybody else hold her. I live 2 hours away so I only see her on weekends. The last 6 months or so, she has warmed up to my brother (her dad) and my mom. She still would flip out if I tried to pick her up, but she would tolerate me playing with her. Today, she walked right up to me, held her...

Thank You To The Kind Strangers Who Stopped In The Pouring Rain

By A Friend on December 03, 2025 / 1,427 views

Thank you to the kind strangers who stopped in the pouring rain to help me when my paper shopping bag disintegrated. One stranger offered the plastic bag her bubble tea came in and then apologized she didn't have a second one to give me; tourists who seemed just as devastated as me that the jar of mayo smashed; and a generous young woman, with a Disney Princess sparkle in her eye - she had a...

If Money Is All You Have

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 02, 2025 / 1,617 views

It was a snowy Saturday in the 1980's. I had just finished carrying in some wood for the inside wood box from our stacks outside and my sneakers were soaked. I sat at the kitchen table in the seat nearest the wood stove hoping to dry them out while I munched on a cheese sandwich for lunch. Behind me I could hear my Mom washing dishes while dinner cooked slowly on the kitchen stove. The scent of brown beans...

After 174 Days, My Kitty Is Home!

By A Friend on December 01, 2025 / 539 views

My cat went missing June 3. This is the second time she went missing, only this time I had no idea where she ended up (climbed up under an Uber drivers car and hitched a ride ). For months I posted to local groups and held on hope, despite some people saying I should just give up or trying to scam me. Last Thursday I get the typical ‘potential matches!’ email from a lost and...

My Cousin Was A Real Life Princess

By A Friend on November 29, 2025 / 1,538 views

...at Disney. She was hired to be a general character actress. Mostly she was Belle, but she also got to be Ariel, Cinderella, Jasmine, and the rest. Belle was just her favorite. After being there for years, she was starting to have a hard time fitting into her costume. They don't tailor costumes to you. You have to fit into a pre-existing size. So she was told she had to lose weight,...

A Story Of Kindness To Restore Some Faith In Humanity!

By A Friend on November 27, 2025 / 1,087 views

So I am a Teacher Assistant at a public high school and I work with the "adaptive class" which are the kids with downs or severe autism, etc. This is my first year working in this class. They always go to a hibachi restaurant for "Thanksgiving" as a class. We were using discounts and stuff as well as students bringing in their own money for the field trip. We go to pay but...

First Time I’ve Gotten A Drawing From A Kid

By A Friend on November 26, 2025 / 1,458 views

I practice Karate, and while one class is happening I practice in my own section of the school. Often when I practice, one of the students younger sisters likes to watch me. She enjoys the karate atmosphere but is naturally a more shy person (and too young), so she likes to mess with equipment and such and watch me as if she was doing it too. One time she said hi to me when I was taking a quick...

A Lovely, Unexpected, Act Of Camaraderie Made My Day

By A Friend on November 26, 2025 / 1,441 views

I was on a 4 hour bus journey and everyone had gotten off for a rest stop, rushing to go and buy overpriced coffee nearby. I was in the front seat and just stood up to stretch whilst waiting…the bus driver and I got talking about how insane the price of a lot of drinks are now - and I mentioned I regretted not bringing my thermos of tea with me but hadn’t had room - he immediately...

My Childhood Cat Found Me

By A Friend on November 25, 2025 / 1,378 views

I had a childhood cat named Charlie. He was a tom cat, he'd disappear ever few months, be gone for a while then come back. Well during one of his adventures, i moved. Not far, just more into town. A few years later (today) my brother comes into my room and said theres a cat outside, I opened the door and it started meowing at me. And I immediately said Charlie. The same scars, the...

Your Last Five Dollars

By Joseph J. Mazzella on November 24, 2025 / 1,799 views

Here is my new story. It is for anyone who has helped or been helped along the way in this life. I hope you enjoy it. God bless you always. It was over 30 years ago. I was a young Dad with a wife and 3 kids at home. I was working at a local saw mill just trying to make ends meet. We had been working most of the day when suddenly the main machine broke down. The foreman told us to go home...

My Girlfriend Surprised Me With A Coffee Cart At Her Place

By A Friend on November 24, 2025 / 1,060 views

For context, I have been staying mostly with my girlfriend recently because I can't return home due to personal reasons. Coffee is one of my biggest interests and I've been talking about how much I miss making my coffee in the morning but I know my espresso machine would be too loud at her house. After I got back from work last night I came home to this personalized coffee cart she made...

I Was Just Minding My Own Business While Playing Xbox

By A Friend on November 21, 2025 / 1,438 views

There I was, playing Xbox when I got a message. I don't know who or why, because I don't play online. But I responded. It was a kid having some personal issues and didn't have anyone to talk with. So we chatted a few hours and then he said he had to go. I wished him a great day and that was it. Then last year I get a message. This is verbatim from the...

Big Stretch

By A Friend on November 21, 2025 / 792 views

My dad was never really great to my mom. He wasn’t very present and I don’t think he valued her like he should’ve. Well mom got remarried a few years ago to a man that she actually knew back in elementary school. They reconnected and he’s been so good to her. He really takes care of her. Well I was sitting with them one day and I was telling them how I told my...

Sometimes, You Just Have To Share The Goodness!

By J.A. Nice on November 20, 2025 / 743 views

My friend has a bad hip, and she fell, when we were eating at Amigos. This customer (his name is Ashton) ran, with the speed of light! Helped her off the floor, hugged her, helped her to our table, told her that he loved her, and if she needed any help at all, just to let him know. There is goodness out there, and this is a picture of Ashton, who is absolute goodness! Yes, I...

I Knit Little Hearts To Give To Strangers

By A Friend on November 20, 2025 / 2,157 views

Several years ago, I found this nifty pattern for making little hearts. It’s just technical enough to be interesting and knits up very fast. I made the first ones while I was on a work trip to kill time while traveling. As I was getting off the plane to go home, a woman behind me in the aisle tapped my shoulder. She said, “I’ve been watching you since the terminal, and I have to...

Saw A Kid Crying Alone At A Bus Stop And Couldn’t Ignore It

By A Friend on November 19, 2025 / 1,461 views

This morning I noticed a small kid sitting alone at the bus stop with tears rolling down his face people were walking by but something told me to stop and check. Turns out he had lost his way trying to get to school I sat with him, helped him call his parent, and waited until they arrived. His mom hugged him so tightly almost crying herself I’m glad I stopped sometimes the smallest...

A Single Act Of Kindness

By Joseph J. Mazzella on November 18, 2025 / 1,924 views

My new story is about how a single act of kindness can change a life. I hope you enjoy it. God bless you always. When I was a young man just starting college I began to write my first articles for a local county newspaper. I hadn’t been doing this for long when I received a letter from a young woman who got the paper out of state. She had been in grade school with me many years ago....