Inspirational Stories / Motivational Stories

Bad Times Are Good For You

By GeniusBox on October 02, 2017 / 2,382 views

Are you having bad times in your life? Maybe just a bad day or even just a bad moment and yeah, it probably sucks and it's so freaking hard and painful but trust me, it's needed. You should be thinking, why the hell bad times are needed if it makes me feel like crap? They are because after that, you'll be appreciating and enjoying everything, every single thing that happens to...

Thank You To The Lady Who Hugged Me In The Restaurant This Evening

By PM on October 01, 2017 / 2,008 views

My SO and I have been together for over 12 years, and married for more than half of that. We've gone the some rough times, but recently things have been so bad I'm honestly not sure if we're going good to make it. It's been awful. We were having a bad day already, and plans came up to meet SO's family for dinner. We were fighting in the car on the ride over, and continued arguing...

My First Review

By Joseph J. Mazzella on September 29, 2017 / 1,906 views

The first review I ever got for my writing happened in the middle of the night. I was a young adolescent going through the pains and trails of being a teenager. I knew too I had been a pain many times to both my Mom and my Dad. One day, however, I realized just how kind, loving, and supportive my parents had been to me during this time and in fact for my whole life. I was too shy to tell them how much I loved...

Sisters...The Perfect Best Friends!

By Gayathri M on September 29, 2017 / 4,625 views

It was 4 a.m. Anybody in her place would have been in a deep sleep. But not her...she was waiting with anticipation for the news.Her wave of thoughts were interrupted by the shrill sound of the telephone. Her heart skipped a beat as she picked it up. All her anxieties and fears were put to an end as her father on the other end happily said," You have a baby sister!" She was on cloud nine all the way...

Have At It!

By Kay Heitsch on September 29, 2017 / 1,915 views

Over the years I've wanted God to change other people or change my circumstances so I could be happier. I hadn't ever thought about God changing me. Later in life, much to my surprise, I came to this understanding. Maybe I needed to change. Maybe God wanted to change me and my attitude more than He was interested in changing others and my circumstances to keep me happy. Once I...

Enjoying Every Day Chores

By Kay Heitsch on September 27, 2017 / 2,564 views

Yesterday at Planet Fitness John said something that got my attention. He said, "Kay, the way some people view work we see as another way to exercise." You know, that is exactly how I think. Whenever I shovel, mow, clean, or anything else that some people consider work I do view as exercise. I don't know when I started to think like this, but it has helped me enjoy my every day life...

Choose Happiness

By Sonia Kaur on September 23, 2017 / 3,077 views

What is your way to be happy? Have you ever asked this question to yourself? What answer did you get? I asked myself one day, then got the answer. There are many ways of staying happy with my own. First of all, I found happiness by helping others, regardless of how helpful it is. I like helping others, especially the poor children. I want to do something for poor children, seeing them I always think that they...

You Are Very Much On Time

By Unknown on September 20, 2017 / 22,245 views

By Unknown on September 20, 2017 / 22,245 views

Obama retired at 55, Trump started at 70. Sydney is 3 hours ahead of Perth, but that doesn't make Perth slow. Someone graduated at the age of 22, but waited 5 years before securing a good job. Someone became a CEO at 25 and died at 50. While another became a CEO at 50 and lived to 90 years. Someone is still single, while someone else got...

Miracles Happen Everyday!

By Kay Heitsch on September 20, 2017 / 3,157 views

"Never stop BELIEVING because MIRACLES happen everyday!" Has God ever asked you to do something you thought was ridicules? Around six months after our son Todd's death, our younger son Brandon (then almost three) began stuttering. You see, Brandon and I went for a walk each night, and about this time we saw a dead, decaying bird lying on the side of the road. Brandon...

Hollys Journey: From Guillain Barre Syndrome To Happily Ever After

By Holly Gerlach on September 20, 2017 / 3,772 views

When I was 26 year old, I was diagnosed with a rare disease just 20 days after the birth of my daughter. A tingle in my finger and a weakness in her legs brought my to the ER, and within 12 hours I could no longer walk anymore. The disorder progressed very quickly and by Day 3, I was in the ICU on life support. I spent almost 5 months in the hospital – 2 and a 1/2 were spent completely paralyzed from the...

Side Trip

By Kay Heitsch on September 18, 2017 / 2,549 views

I could see the sky was very black up ahead as I came back from a visit up north. I thought if I stopped maybe I'd stay behind it. I was nearing the Clare exit where Cop's & Doughnuts is located. Cops & Doughnuts is a bakery that was taken over by a group of police officers when the owners decided to close. They bought the bakery and all the recipes. At first it was just a bakery,...

Soul Song Of New Age Children

By Sonia Kaur on September 18, 2017 / 2,383 views

Sai Baba Channeling 2-25-2015 We spoke again with the Universal energy that calls itself Sai Baba this week. A group of four gathered. He said, "I have come today to turn on a great river of Love..." The message were the following: It is great looking at people who are looking to me for their Higher Purpose rather than asking for things. You can rebuild...

Lessons Of Life

By Gayathri M on September 18, 2017 / 2,210 views

She was falling through the sky...like a tiny feather in the air...but the beaming smile on her face was unmistakable...for she knew, from the strong arms that caught her and held her close,her father would always be there to catch her. Trust,the foundation of a true relationship,was clearly expressed in the little girl's eyes. In a world where smart phones are a necessity and money, a necessary...

Can I Help You?

By Kay Heitsch on September 18, 2017 / 2,431 views

As I turned to go down the aisle in the grocery store I spotted him... an elderly man appearing to be lost. As I walked closer I could see a sad look in his eyes. I felt an urge to say something to him. "What should I say?" I wondered to myself. "Can I help you find something?" I heard myself saying. "Thank you, I really need some help," he answered. "Tell me what you are...

How You Give

By Joseph J. Mazzella on September 18, 2017 / 2,164 views

I was a young, substitute teacher trying to make American history exciting to a class of bored sixth graders. I was going over a list of things the founding fathers had done for our country. Going off the lesson plan I mentioned that today people can still give a lot to their country, community, and people around them. “What do I have to give?”, asked a cynical voice from the back of the class. I...

The Value Of A Moment

By Kay Heitsch on September 15, 2017 / 4,249 views

Last week I was looking for something in the basement. I opened several tubs when I found some old pictures. Wow, what a surprise to find them! As I looked through several pictures the memory of these wonderful people and events made me smiled. At the time the picture was taken I didn't realize the value of that moment until it was now a special memory. Today's Bible verse is...

Monopoly

By Kay Heitsch on September 15, 2017 / 2,484 views

Today I heard a story about the game Monopoly. I remembered playing the game many times in my life. Sometimes it was fun and sometimes it was not. Very much like life! It's not always fun! We all gather around the table and set the board up. Someone is the banker and they hand out the money. As the game goes on we can buy and sell property. It's a great feeling to own Boardwalk, Park Place...