Inspirational Stories / Motivational Stories

A Smile Is A Gift Worth Giving

By Kay Heitsch on December 21, 2016 / 3,510 views

I'd never really thought about giving a smile as a gift until this morning. Sometimes a smile is the best gift you can give someone. Yesterday I was in the grocery store. I saw an older man standing with a sad look on his face. I walked by and gave him a big smile. Immediately, his eyes brightened and he smiled back. I don't know why he looked so sad, but for that moment in time he...

My Husband Pointed Out My Wrinkles

By Carli on December 20, 2016 / 4,511 views

By Carli on December 20, 2016 / 4,511 views

My husband and I have been together for a bit over 10 years. We met when we were 16, it's no surprise that we've both changed over time. I've been noticing some winkles here and there, mainly under my eyes and eye corners. Nothing major but... it's there. This weekend after not seeing each other for a week, my husband takes a long good stare at me. We often do this, because you...

At Christmastime And Always

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 19, 2016 / 4,206 views

I have always loved Christmas music and I don’t just listen to it in December either. I have been known to listen to "The Christmas Song" on the first day of Spring, "Jingle Bells" during the worst heat of Summer, and "Let it snow" while the leaves are peaking in the Fall. This year thanks to the gift of a new record player I was even able to play some of my Mom’s old...

A Motherless Christmas

By L. M. Frye on December 19, 2016 / 3,669 views

My memory, my own, real memory of Christmas. You know the one that no one told you the story about or you have seen so many pictures that you think you remember it, but really you remember someone else version of it..... this is my first real Christmas memory.... I am not even sure how old I was. It is sad really, because I am sure I was about 8 or so... yet I cannot remember. I had done my...

Don't Tell Me The Odds

By Banan on December 19, 2016 / 3,223 views

When I was 12 I wanted to be a graphic designer and people told me it would be really hard since the amount of people who wants to be one is huge. I never gave up and worked hard and now I work for a big international company who cooperates with Dreamworks and Pixar as a graphic designer. Never give up if you really want to achieve your...

The Truth Is, I Don't 'Have It All Together'

By Dani Thompson on December 17, 2016 / 1,992 views

By Dani Thompson on December 17, 2016 / 1,992 views

Recently I have had a few friends and family members comment to me, 'you seem to always have it all together.' I want people, especially other moms out there to know that, I try, but the truth is, I don't 'have it all together.' In today's world, so many parents think they need to live up to a stereotype that in my personal opinion, completely hinders our abilities to enjoy the true...

Positive Responses To The Refugee Crisis

By Harri on December 16, 2016 / 1,795 views

After months of staring in disbelief at the news about the refugee crisis last year, a few friends and I decided to use our interests and skills to take action. We organised a sponsored relay cycle from London to Athens to raise money for a refugee community centre in Athens. It went really well, we had 43 cyclists participate and we managed to fundraise £48,000, which is enough to pay for the rent and...

A Hundred Years From Now

By Warren Parker on December 16, 2016 / 2,313 views

It will not make much difference friend a hundred years from now, If you live in a stately mansion or a floating river scow. If the clothes you wear were a tailor made or just pieced together somehow, If you eat big steaks or beans and cake a hundred years from now. Won't matter what your bank account or the maker of car you drive, For the grave will claim all...

My Christmas Miracle: The Day Death Took A Detour

By CE Johns on December 14, 2016 / 2,168 views

Miracle - A surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divine agency. ~ Webster's dictionary Not only do I believe in miracles, I expect them to occur in my life in answer to my prayers. Although we don't hear about divine miracles as often nowadays (probably because bad news pushes them off the front...

I Married Young And I Felt Unhappy And Depressed

By TheFunnyWeirdo on December 13, 2016 / 3,342 views

I got married when I was 23 years old, and for a while I was unhappy. I couldn't break up our marriage cuz I had always believed divorce was not an option. So I tried to live one day at a time, not over-thinking the future, hoping that things will get better some day. The problem was, it was all me, my wife didn't do anything to upset me and she's genuinely innocent. I didn't laugh when she was...

It's Christmas

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 12, 2016 / 4,865 views

It was a few days before Christmas many years ago and it looked like it would be a lean one for my family. The saw mill that I was working at had laid a lot of us off while machinery was being repaired so we didn’t have much money. My wife and I had scrimped and saved to buy our young children some toys, but an unexpected car repair had taken most of our cash. We decided then that we could only afford to...

View Your Time As An Investment, And Pay Attention To What Gives You The Greatest Return

By Anon on December 12, 2016 / 4,051 views

Think of how stingy you are with your money: if someone on the street asks for $10, you're not giving it to them. There's no way you're giving a 30% tip for a normal dining experience. And so on. And yet so many of us just waste ungodly amounts of our time. We throw it away, every day. I know I do unless I'm careful. What helps me to not waste time is to see it as an investment, and...

I Was Given A $20 Dollar Tip And Was Touched When He Said Why

By Areazel on December 12, 2016 / 4,355 views

I was working a shift at my job, working behind the concession stand during a slow night, and I was wearing my uniform, part of which is a short sleeved shirt. I have struggled with self-harm for a long time, but I don't go out of the way to hide my scars because why not? Anyway, I had healed scars on the outside of my arm, still red but healed. These two guys came in, and as much as I try not...

Someone Paid For Groceries Today, And I Couldn't Stop Crying

By Mellow Bug on December 10, 2016 / 4,905 views

Things have been rough lately. Like, grocery shopping at the dollar store rough. Borrowing money from my boss to pay rent rough. We were shopping for some little things today; burger buns, potatoes and some cheese. The last behind us had a grocery basket of food and told us to go ahead of her, because we only had a few things. After we were all rung up, she said she would pay for our items with...

Do Not Confuse Life And Love

By Jason King on December 09, 2016 / 1,947 views

Do not confuse life and love. Life will get difficult. Bills will cause stress, jobs will get old or lost, days will be tiring. You’re going to cry, get angry, wonder what you’re supposed to be doing, sometimes feel nothing. Cars will break down. You may have to sell possessions just to make ends meet and live of grilled cheese sandwiches and hope. This is life. It’s going to be messy. Too...

90 Days Without Alcohol!

By RMNZR on December 08, 2016 / 4,025 views

First, some background: I grew up with a loving mother (and father). However, my mother had issues with alcohol; one beer / glass of wine would change her completely. She would say rude things - do many mean things. She would be full of sorrow for a while, ask us for forgiveness, receive said forgiveness, and we all would forget about it. So MOST of the time it was good, but every time she consumed alcohol the...

Make Good Memories

By Kay Heitsch on December 06, 2016 / 5,052 views

My husband Bill's Grandma Z. was in a nursing home when we moved back to Michigan. Grandma had been unable to walk for quite some time; now her eye sight was almost gone. Over the years Grandma Z. and I had exchanged many cards and letters. I knew how she enjoyed staying in touch with people. Since I'd come back to Michigan, Grandma Z. thought I should be her "personal secretary."...