Inspirational Stories / Motivational Stories

Make Your Life Sing

By Joseph J. Mazzella on February 11, 2016 / 2,630 views

I have always loved to sing. When I was a boy I sang in church, in my room, and even in my backyard. Growing up I always sang along with the songs on the radio. These days I sing in the shower. I sing when I walk my dogs. I sing when I do the dishes. My wonderful, loving, tech-savvy daughter has even downloaded music from the internet and made her old school Dad CD’s so I can sing along with all of my...

The Truth About Sensitive People

By Shannon L. Alder on February 10, 2016 / 2,096 views

Sensitive people are the most genuine and honest people you will ever meet. There is nothing they won’t tell you about themselves if they trust your kindness. However, the moment you betray them, reject them or devalue them, they will end the friendship. They live with guilt and constant pain over unresolved situations and misunderstandings. They are tortured souls that are not able to live with hatred...

Super Bowl Memory

By Kay on February 08, 2016 / 4,717 views

Back in 1985 we were having a Super Bowl party at our home. My husband, Bill had invited some of the people who worked for him to the party. I was 7 months pregnant at that time. At the end of the evening one of the men walked up to me. He wasn't exactly drunk, but he had been drinking and asked, "When are you due OR are you just fat?" I have to say that this might be one of...

It's A Good Year

By Azumdialu on February 08, 2016 / 2,356 views

I can't stop praising God because my life alone is a testimony. I have a wonderful relationship with him, so I always start and end my day with God. He gives me a sense of security and guidance in my daily task. Four years ago, I started a journey into marriage. Finally got engaged three years ago but it went downhill right from the start. I persevered and prayed with my whole heart. However,...

Later Mom

By Kay on February 08, 2016 / 2,531 views

Today is Saturday, February 6th. I remember well Saturday February 6th, 1988. This was the saddest day of my life. Little did I know when I woke up in the morning that this day would change my life forever. It was a very cold day on that Saturday. I woke up early thinking about my Dad. It had been two years since his death on this very date. I remembered my Uncle Mel who had also died on February...

A Facebook Group Made My Family's Night

By Kitteh_glitter on February 08, 2016 / 2,325 views

By Kitteh_glitter on February 08, 2016 / 2,325 views

Almost three years ago, I was forced to sell my beloved little dog. My kids loved her, and I loved her so much. I was heart broken, but I found a great family through an online sale site. My kids have asked about her once in a while, but I had deleted the messages long ago, and I had no idea how to find out how she was doing. Fast forward to tonight, I was watching Netflix with my kids, and I noticed that my...

A Glimpse Of His Soul

By Joseph J. Mazzella on February 05, 2016 / 5,247 views

YEEEE! The sound jarred me out of my dreams on a cold, Winter’s night. I sat up, threw aside my blankets, and fumbled for my glasses in the dark. I opened my bedroom door and saw a light coming from the bathroom. I knew then that it was my youngest son, Casey. Casey has had a severe form of Autism all of his life. He speaks only a few words and is bound by his daily routines. Small changes...

Learning From Children

By C M Reddy on February 05, 2016 / 5,319 views

Children teach many precious things for a Happy living, for which usually we adults turn a blind eye. One fine morning recently this truth has taught a great lesson for me. We in India during morning prayer offer flowers and fruits for worshipping the God. The flowers anyway we have to change every day because they wilt away soon. But the fruits we bring will run for three or four days. It is quite...

Awakening Heart

By Oneysa Mendoza on February 03, 2016 / 6,686 views

One Sunday afternoon, I was watching a talk show and this phrase caught me: "You are not hurt by the love you gave but you are hurt on how you expected to receive it." I wonder, "what pain can I sustain?" Is when I see my love ones suffering from sickness or having a terminal disease or fired from my dream job. Sometimes, when adversity comes and things is not working in the way...

Dance In The Rain

By Thirumur David Kiran on February 03, 2016 / 6,568 views

No matter what you do, life always has its storms. The way I see it, there are three things you can do: you can try to run away from the rain, you can curse the fact that it is falling on you, or you can thrill in the moment and dance in the rain! That, my friends, is truly living!" -- Thirumur David Kiran I penned these lines a few years back when I was at a very low point in my life. Nothing...

Living A Beautiful Life

By C M Reddy on February 03, 2016 / 5,865 views

Living always at Happiness is something not possible every day, we are prone to various kinds of emotions both negative and positive. When we wake up early in the morning we expect the day as more delightful than yesterday that is the usual way we think, but we easily get depressed when someone upset our mind with their negative stuff, they poison our ears simply by igniting negative emotions like...

Ready?

By Hugh Laurie on February 03, 2016 / 4,314 views

By Hugh Laurie on February 03, 2016 / 4,314 views

It's a terrible thing, I think, in life to wait until you're ready. I have this feeling now that actually no one is ever ready to do anything. There is almost no such thing as ready. There is only now. And you may as well do it now. Generally speaking, now is as good a time as...

A Lesson Taught In Silence

By John on February 01, 2016 / 4,090 views

One day, when i was back at kerala, I had gone out with one of my friends and got a chance to meet all his friends too. Well, it was a lot of talking. I felt that even I couldn't hear my voice out there. Everyone was talking about the problems he or she were facing in life - some about divorced parents, some about broken relationships, some about not getting a job. I don't remember the rest, but there...

Get Over Yourself - You're Nothing Special

By Amanda Chouinard on February 01, 2016 / 6,402 views

I can't tell you, how many times I've been shown or told this in my life(friends, family, partners, bosses, strangers etc). I'm nothing exceptional in terms of looks or intelligence. I view life as most people do-get a job, live and then eventually die...perhaps have a relationship,some kids and hobbies to pass the time. What's depressing more than accepting I'm nothing...

The Circle?

By Rick Euker on February 01, 2016 / 1,717 views

Could it be true that "what goes around comes around"? Does happiness run in a circular motion? Does hate curve in on itself? Is life simply linear? Could life just begin nowhere and end nowhere? Wouldn't a large curve arcing through the Universe look like a straight line up close? Could my circle be made of many lifetimes? Could I be living, or even re-living, the circle I created? Am...

How To Gain Self Confidence

By Sonia Kaur on February 01, 2016 / 4,512 views

Self confidence means accepting one own self gracefully. We all are created so beautifully by God but we haven't realise it because we are influenced by others. So be yourself and be confident. Whenever we are in the situation of listening praise we try to change the topic or start praising our ownself, this is wrong this is a biggest sign of inferiority complex. To maintain confidence and to...

A Loving Hand

By Joseph J. Mazzella on February 01, 2016 / 3,874 views

In the middle of Winter when a thick layer of snow covers the ground and the bitter, North wind is banging against my frosted windows I sometimes close my eyes and daydream of Spring. I imagine that snow melting into the ground and nourishing the tiny seeds beneath the soil. I think of those seeds springing to life and turning into thousands of red, yellow, pink, and purple flowers. I imagine the dry, brown...