Inspirational Stories / Motivational Stories

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A Stranger Bought My Father-in-law's Birthday Cake To Remember Her Daughter

By A Friend on February 27, 2025 / 3,116 views

My father in law came from New Jersey to visit us in Missouri as each of my daughters were competing in their sports this weekend… it just happened to be his 70th birthday so we got him a birthday cake from the local grocery store. I went to pick it up and the girl working said someone had paid for the cake and they left a note. I asked for a name of either her or her daughter but she...

The Kids Are Alright

By A Friend on February 26, 2025 / 2,619 views

I (28, F) am pregnant with my first baby, nearly in my third trimester. I work a physically demanding factory job. My shifts are 12 hours long and require me to be on my feet the majority of the shift. I love my work but it definitely isn't the easiest these days. My direct team includes 3 young men (19, 19 and 21) and holy moly they have restored my faith in humanity. (Not to the mention the...

Spreading Smiles On A Rainy Day!

By Tops Day Nurseries Poole on February 26, 2025 / 2,020 views

Today, despite the rain, our amazing children brightened up the day by handing out beautiful bunches of flowers to the public—bringing unexpected joy to those just popping out for their shopping. These flowers were kindly gifted to us, saving them from going to the landfill, and instead, they found their way into the hands of strangers, turning an ordinary day into something special. The...

Life Goes On

By Joseph J. Mazzella on February 25, 2025 / 3,372 views

For over 30 years now I have lived right next to a graveyard. I am not complaining, though. Not once in all of these years have my neighbors played loud music or got into an argument or complained when I walk my dogs near their fence. They don’t even mind when deer graze among their gravestones. And they always help to remind me how brief and precious life here is. Sometimes in the morning...

A Little Kid Gave Up His Seat On The Subway For Me

By A Friend on February 24, 2025 / 2,609 views

There was a little guy on a very busy subway who saw this tiny little cast on my finger and he gave up his seat so that I could sit down. He was so little and he got whipped around when the train sped up. I was perfectly capable of just standing lol, but I thought it was very sweet of...

A Small Act Of Kindness On A Day I Really Needed It

By Lori on February 20, 2025 / 3,634 views

Today the simplest act of kindness just broke me. I'm out of town because my elderly father fell and fractured his c-spine, in other words he broke his neck! He'll be okay but it's been really difficult to say the least. Today I stopped to get gas and put in wiper fluid and this lovely gentleman insisted I get back into the warm truck while he took care of the wiper...

Someone Bought Me A Coffee And It They’ll Never Know What It Meant To Me

By A Friend on February 20, 2025 / 3,572 views

This happened almost a year ago but I think about it a lot. I was up in MN for work when my parent got the call for a heart transplant. I offered to come home but my family said i wouldn’t make it back on time and everything looked good to go and I’d see them when I got back in 2 weeks. Well it went bad and they ended up being placed into a medical coma and on ECMO so I had to...

I Was So Stunned That I Cried

By Linda on February 19, 2025 / 3,060 views

I was shopping at Giant on a recent weekday afternoon. At the checkout, a man walked up to me and said, “Hi, I’m Steve.” He then proceeded to tap his card and pay for my groceries. There are generous people out there. I was so stunned that I cried. Thank you so very, very much, Steve. What a kind thing to do. I was in shock. I was standing outside crying, because no one...

Shout Out To The Random Guy That Just Helped Me Get My Car Out Of Snow

By A Friend on February 18, 2025 / 2,666 views

It was a long day at work, and all I wanted to do was get home. The snowstorm last night and into this morning made the roads a mess, and I didn’t have time to shovel before heading out. When I pulled into my driveway, my car got completely stuck in the snow. I was getting frustrated, trying to push it out, but there was no way I was doing it alone. Out of nowhere, this...

A Spare Umbrella

By Hand Pan Leann on February 17, 2025 / 3,338 views

It rained here in southern California the other day.. and it caught a lot of folks off guard. Especially those living on the streets. I try to keep extra umbrellas in my vehicle and sleeping bags if I have some to spare. Im glad I had some of these items the other day during a rainstorm.. I have a toddler daughter who really wanted to get a “blenders “ smoothie, I thought for a bit about...

A Chain Reaction Of Kindness At A Local Lowes Store

By A Friend on February 17, 2025 / 3,414 views

Names have been changed. I was given some grape vine shoots from a friend, Mary. Since our soil is mostly clay, and my husband and I planned on eating the grapes, I went to Lowes to pick up some organic garden soil. I got two bags loaded into my cart and headed for the register. There were several people in line, and others lingering around still shopping. I got in line, then realized I'd...

Pretend That You Are 90

By A Wise Man on February 17, 2025 / 3,051 views

A wise man once said, if you're 40, instead of regretting that you can't wake up at age 20 again, pretend to yourself that you are 90 and you have woken up at age 40 again. And that you magically, wonderfully have the next 50 years again. Today is the youngest you’ll ever be for the rest of your life. So make the most of...

If I Make You Happy And Smile, Take Me Home, I Am Yours

By A Friend on February 15, 2025 / 2,515 views

I was having a bit of a rough time a few years back. During a particularly very long and crappy day, at the end of another 16 hour shift, I found a little crocheted wormy friend on a shelf with a similar note. Sadly, the creator didn't leave any information of where to post anything, just said "post on social" (I think they were new to the idea and still workshopping the notes). All I...

A Missed Opportunity At Christmas Time Leads To A Second Chance For Kindness In February

By A Friend on February 14, 2025 / 3,369 views

Around the holidays I was in line to check out with my Christmas shopping in a large retail store. There were two women (Mom and grandma) with an infant in front of me. They had purchased some Christmas things and were ringing up four large cans of baby formula. The mom was purchasing with a card for a special program that helps women and children afford things like formula. The number wasn’t...

Three Smiles

By Joseph J. Mazzella on February 13, 2025 / 2,553 views

You see some amazing, beautiful, and wonderful things in this life, if you keep your eyes open. I saw one just the other day when I was shopping at the local grocery store to pick up a few odds and ends for my home. I had just turned the corner into an aisle with my shopping cart when I almost bumped into an elderly lady pushing hers. She was eighty years old if she was a day. What amazed me, though, was...

Little Bit Of Kindness For Someone On The Internet

By A Friend on February 12, 2025 / 2,481 views

I saw a TikTok the other day of cat toys sold at Meijer called “mice with occupations” (they’re very cute) and read a comment by someone asking if anyone would be willing to send them the cat toys as they don’t live near a Meijer. I was at my local Meijer yesterday and saw the toys so of course I had to pick them up for her. I went back for the comment, dm’d...

I'll Never Tell Any Of My Friends Or Family About What I Did Right Before Christmas

By A Friend on February 12, 2025 / 2,765 views

I'll never be able to tell any of my friends or family about this because I know that they'll tell me that I was scammed but I know that I wasn't. It was the week before Christmas and I was flying home from Vegas on Southwest. I got to the airport early because my friend was leaving early and frankly, I was just ready to be gone. What I didn't realize was that Southwest doesn't...