Inspirational Stories / Motivational Stories

To My Little One

By Jcontrench on February 19, 2018 / 3,838 views

I'm not the greatest man alive. I can't even begin to explain the kind of stories you will hear about me, love. Surely some old mate will come and visit and then you'll hear about the time I did this or that and I'll try to change the subject. I don't have a good past, I'm afraid. I have to be a role model now but I used to skip school all the damn time to do drugs and play...

I Have Decided To Follow My Dream

By Beetsaladwithwalnuts on February 19, 2018 / 3,840 views

I have always loved fish. Is it weird to love fish? When I was five my dad told us he was taking my brother and I on a fishing day a few hours away, from the car I shouted AQUARIUM! I read the sign. I was five, my dad loves that story and bragging about my reading ability for my age at the time. My parents wanted to throw me a big party for my sixteenth birthday. Instead I asked them for a fish...

God's Math

By Joseph J. Mazzella on February 17, 2018 / 4,932 views

When I was young I was great at math. I had started playing cards with my Mom, Dad, Nana, and brothers when I was only four years old. All of those pleasant evenings at the kitchen table playing “Knock” and “Rummy” had made me very good at addition and subtraction. It gave me a head start over the other first graders. I was soon at the top of my math class and I stayed there until high...

My Faith In Humanity Has Been Restored...

By BON on February 15, 2018 / 5,442 views

Today while I was at work, I was feeling pretty down. I have less than $20.00 in my bank account and live about an hour away from work. So I use quite a lot of gas (about a quarter tank every day I have to work). Well I needed to get gas today, badly, and with gas prices pretty moderately high, I knew I wouldn't have enough to fill my tank and keep it full until pay day (this friday). So I told a random...

7 Principles To Live By For A Great Life

By DLS on February 14, 2018 / 17,529 views

By DLS on February 14, 2018 / 17,529 views

A reasonable life can be achieved by anyone. An OK life, an OK job, OK relationships - anyone can have these. If you want a great life, you must commit to it. Doing things, the majority do not do. Commit to thinking like the minority, not the majority. Here are 7 principles to live by for an abundant, happy, succesful life: 1. One day you will be gone. Maybe in 50 years,...

Ch'e'e'h Sinn'sid (She Woke Me Up)

By Dezba Chooli on February 14, 2018 / 3,000 views

If you’re a Domestic Violence, Sexual Abuse or Assault survivor, you may often hear someone tell you, “write it out.” My fellow teachers tell me it helps survivors, since I am a quiet person, I will try to express in my writing. Another day on the, “Rez,” but I know on this day I had a break through. My Lay Advocate Sylvia Rose Viarrial and it’s whispered “an...

Obstacles In Our Path

By Sunny Skyz on February 12, 2018 / 5,517 views

There once was a very wealthy and curious king. This king had a huge boulder placed in the middle of a road. Then he hid nearby to see if anyone would try to remove the gigantic rock from the road. The first people to pass by were some of the king’s wealthiest merchants and courtiers. Rather than moving it, they simply walked around it. A few loudly blamed the King for not maintaining the...

Winter Work

By Joseph J. Mazzella on February 09, 2018 / 3,978 views

It was Groundhog Day and the furry rodent had just predicted 6 more weeks of Winter. A winter storm had hit overnight too. I tried to open my backdoor only to find six inches of wet, heavy snow piled up against it. I knew I had quite a job of shoveling out ahead of me, so I reached over to grab my snow shovel. It looked a lot more ready to work than I did. I sighed and pulled on my boots, gloves, and heavy...

Human Touch

By Hansa Rajput on February 08, 2018 / 4,736 views

Home of Faith. Does the name ring a bell? Yes, you guessed right, it's the obscure little orphanage you over look every time you pass by the gate of our college campus. An upsetting majority of us will navigate these four arduous years without sparing so much as a second glance for this forgotten place. Until last year, I was part of the herd too. But thanks to my roommate, I had the good fortune of...

Hand Me Downs

By Joseph J. Mazzella on February 05, 2018 / 5,351 views

Aside from socks and underwear at Christmas and an occasional new pair of sneakers, I never got any new clothes as a child. What I got were hand-me-downs. My coats, jackets, shirts, sweaters, pants, and even belts were all clothes that my older brothers had out grown and then been given to me. My clothes were often torn, sewed, and patched. They were never “in style.” I didn’t resent having...

Be Strong And Walk Away

By Ladybug on January 31, 2018 / 8,412 views

Don’t let anyone bring you down so low as to hate them. Release them from the hold they have on you and continue on with peace in your heart. Life is short and is not worth wasting your time trying to figure people out or prove anything to them. The only person you have to prove anything to is yourself. Strive to be the best person you can possibly be, be strong, and walk away. Holding on to bitterness...

A Small Kindness

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 30, 2018 / 7,093 views

I had abruptly run out of printer ink just when I needed it, so I found myself making the long drive to the only store around here that sells it. It was the worst possible time to shop. The store was packed with people and the wait at the checkout counter was long. I could see the stress and frustration on the faces of the people around me. It was no better in the parking lot and I found myself in the middle...

Stressed About Money, Woke Up To A Gift

By Ella Johannessen on January 30, 2018 / 4,935 views

By Ella Johannessen on January 30, 2018 / 4,935 views

I was on the Virgin east coast train from London (King's Cross to Leeds), on the 27th of January—I got on at Peterborough. I found a seat, and rang my mum. I was rather stressed and upset over my financial situation, and was trying to locate what had happend to £35 that had been sent to me over a bank transfer. I spoke to her about how little money I had, how worried I was about my finances and...

Cashier Uses Her Own Credit Card For Customer Who Forgot Her Card

By Pricewatch Reader on January 29, 2018 / 3,542 views

"I thought it might be worth telling you of a positive encounter in Lidl Deansgrange during Christmas week. On completing my shop, I found I did not have a credit card and only €20 cash on me to pay just under €70. Aneta on the till who did not know me from Adam, seeing my predicament immediately offered to use her own credit card and pay without any conditions. I promised to call in...

12-year-old Girls With Hearts Of Gold

By Allie on January 27, 2018 / 17,713 views

My name is Allie and I’m twelve years old. I know you’re probably thinking that I’m a kid who has no purpose to be here but trust me, I know what I’m doing. My friend and I were at school one day when this guy was telling us how he didn’t have enough money to buy lunch from the school. We put together out spare change and whatnot and came up with just enough for him to buy lunch....

Polish Thumbs

By Amy Frakowski-Giesecke on January 25, 2018 / 19,683 views

By Amy Frakowski-Giesecke on January 25, 2018 / 19,683 views

Growing up, I always subconsciously and self-consciously hid my thumbs in my fists because of their weird shape. Admittedly, they do look more like a big toe instead of a thumb and from an early age, my thumbs earned the nickname "toe thumbs." Then, while I was in high school, I worked as a cashier in a grocery store. One day, I was checking out a sweet little old lady and as I counted her change...

The Hill

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 23, 2018 / 5,378 views

It was a cold, dark Winter’s night during my freshman year of college. I was at the local pub drinking steadily with my friends. My body was starting to feel it too. My brain was numb and fuzzy. My vision was getting a bit blurry. My fingers were tingling and my stomach was churning. I felt like I could throw up at any second. Not wanting to embarrass myself in front of my friends I said I was heading...