Inspirational Stories / Motivational Stories

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I Have Learned

By Marc Reister Altares on January 25, 2016 / 7,152 views

I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, friends and to your special someone, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life. I've learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a life. I've learned that life sometimes gives...

From Dark Discoveries To The Road To Recovery

By Adam on January 25, 2016 / 3,726 views

My life as I knew it to my mind was very good. I was happy. I had goals which I was going to achieve in my life. I was working in my job but I didn't see the bumps in the path which I was going down on my journey and I never saw the twist and turns of my roller coaster ups and downs of my life which was going to come and haunt me. So in 2009 my life changed forever for the worst and I went from...

Winning A Stuffed Animal For An Elderly Woman

By Sara on January 22, 2016 / 2,476 views

My 10-year-old daughter witnessed an elderly lady at a pizza place ask a teen boy if she could buy the stuffed animal he had just won out of a machine. He said, "NO. It's for my girl." My daughter asked me for a dollar to see if she could win this lady something. Well, she won! When she gave the little stuffed leopard to the lady, she almost cried. Her Bill had a stroke and...

A Bus Driver In Ireland Being Kind To An Elderly Lady

By Clara O'Brien on January 21, 2016 / 4,970 views

This was shared on a Dublin Transportation Service Facebook page: Hi! I want to commend one of your bus drivers who was driving the 205 service from CIT to Kent Station at 15:40. As an elderly lady was getting off the bus she almost tripped. Once she was off, the driver noticed that her lace was undone and he stalled the bus to tell her. When she said that she knew, he realised that she wasn't...

Tire Hearts

By Kay on January 21, 2016 / 4,507 views

Right before Christmas I went to the dentist for a cleaning. The dentist came in to check and said, "I don't want to ruin your Christmas, but you need to have 3 new replacement crowns on your teeth." I thought that crowns lasted forever, but I found out they don't. One crown had decay under it and all 3 were very old. I've had more than one crown at a time done before. It was an ordeal I...

An Elderly Woman Sitting In The Cold

By Nic on January 20, 2016 / 4,571 views

Today I was working in Lowes and it is very cold where I live for the area today. This elderly woman just bought barely what she could afford at Winco next to Lowes and she had come into the Lowes because she has no place to sit and wait for a cab to take her and her back home. Turns out she was sitting there over and hour with no way to get home, not enough money for a cab and no way to contact anyone....

To The Man In The Red Sweatshirt

By Triniti on January 19, 2016 / 5,908 views

Today you saved my life. It may have not been a car crash or a gunshot. It may have not been a fire or a dog attack or lightning. Today you saw me for who I am. And I'm proud of it. I'm a "single mom". You saw a person who pays her bills and take care of her kid with no help or welfare. You saw a cart full of groceries and a look of how to pay for all of it; and get a small...

An Open Book

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 18, 2016 / 6,399 views

When I was in school I could always tell when my class was about to take a test. You could feel the fear, anxiety, and worry in the air. People’s muscles were tense. Their foreheads were creased. Their smiles were tight. Eyes were blinking more often. Feet were fidgety. Pencils were tapping on desks. A few students were trying to crack jokes to ease their nerves. Others were trying unsuccessfully to act...

There's Still Hope In Our Youth

By Cayla on January 17, 2016 / 1,631 views

The absolute nicest thing just happened! On the way to our table at Steak 'n Shake, my shy, retiring husband stopped to chat with four teenagers and found out they were all members of ROTC. They read his shirt and thanked him for his service. After they left, their waitress came over and handed Lou a $30 gift card and said, 'The people at my table asked me to give you this and thank you for your...

Woman Battling Cancer Couldn't Afford Expensive Blender, And Then This Happened

By Eric Frey III on January 16, 2016 / 9,973 views

I witnessed a true act of kindness today. The man in this picture, Jeremy, is the sales representative for Vitamix the high dollar ultra-cool mixer/juicer sold at Costco above the $400 mark (including the tax). He spoke with a woman, who was clearly battling cancer and going through radiology (she was wearing the telltale handkerchief over bald head) at length regarding the health benefits of his product when...

At First I Was Frustrated With This Woman, But Then I Watched The Employee

By Sarah Owen Bigler on January 15, 2016 / 3,410 views

Yesterday Matt was sick. I picked up Archie from the sitter and Eloise from school and decided to run to Target for a few things. I had hoped to be in and out quickly. I found a line with just one person ahead of me and began organizing my items on the conveyor. After placing my items, I look up to see that the person ahead of me was an elderly woman. She was paying for her items with change and...

Sometimes The Smallest Things Are The Greatest

By Julie on January 14, 2016 / 7,777 views

One year when I was an RA in college there was a girl on our floor that was struggling socially. She kept to herself. I always looked for an opportunity to reach out to her. One night when I was doing rounds her dorm room door was open a crack which was really unusual. I took it as an opportunity to knock and talk to her for awhile. I have no idea what we talked about but I just wanted her to know she was not...

Always Be Kind

By Lauri on January 14, 2016 / 2,396 views

A few years ago, I was in line at our local post office and behind me in line was a (obviously homeless) man. He was dirty and obviously hadn't bathed, combed his hair, or changed clothes in who knows how long. The others in line stood back several feet from him and had a distinct look of disgust on their faces. I hadn't even noticed him until the woman behind the counter had looked up, saw him and her...

My First Crush

By Vijay Lohith on January 13, 2016 / 2,451 views

Well, it was my first Interdojo State Level Karate Tournament. Like other participants even I was excited about my event. When I got into the ring it was my first fight and I was easily qualified to the second round. I was watching every opponent's skills techniques so that I can be careful about their moves. Somehow I got into the semifinals. In the semifinal, my opponent was so rash that he...

Living Limitlessly

By Girish Gogia on January 13, 2016 / 5,341 views

I was ushered into the auditorium in a wheelchair. Being a tetraplegic (which means paralyzed neck downwards) I cannot move an inch on my own, nor can I do any work without the help of a caretaker. As my caretaker smoothly guided my wheelchair onto the stage, an estimated 500 strong audience broke into an applause. I was conducting an inspirational seminar in Mumbai, India for an international IT company. They...

Be Wise

By Azumdialu on January 13, 2016 / 4,807 views

We all hear about the aftermath of violence in the world and often wonder how another human could carry out such atrocity against another person. When it happens close to home, especially in the family unit, reality sets in and reminds us that violence, however it is dished out, isn't quite so remote. It could happen to anyone, anywhere. That was my realization when I heard what happened to a close friend...

Learning To Walk

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 12, 2016 / 5,058 views

I was 22 years old, sitting on my Mom’s couch, waiting for the kinks in my back to ease up. A lack of work and money had forced me, my wife, and our baby boy to move back in with my parents. We were all cramped together in my old bedroom and I was feeling down. Thankfully, I had found one new job: helping my son learn how to walk. He had already gone from creeping to crawling, and had started to pull...