Inspirational Stories / Motivational Stories

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The Good We Do

By Joseph J. Mazzella on September 11, 2024 / 3,752 views

We have had a tough stretch of weather this Summer here in the mountains of my home. Record heat and very little rain has left us with drought like conditions across the entire state. The grass is drying up and going brown and even the trees are losing their leaves early this year. It has been especially hard on the forest animals, not only in finding water but also enough to eat. That is why my daughter with...

A Case Of Cat Food

By A Friend on September 09, 2024 / 3,314 views

I was walking to our local pharmacy and remembered I needed to buy a special type of canned cat food from the vet. It's my daughter's cat, she can't afford to pay for the expensive food. I had just talked her about it the day before. That I can't afford to keep paying $300 a month for his vet food. When I entered the vet hospital, the vet assistant was helping another customer. She...

Some Things Are Not All About Money

By A Friend on September 05, 2024 / 3,507 views

I have been making lap size quilts for the past few months. I also made couple table runners and other bits and pieces. I use the hand sew, hand tie method. One quilt I decided to put on Facebook and said I would prefer it to go to someone in need. A woman told me she just lost one of her two dogs and wanted it to cuddle up on the sofa with the remaining dog. Today she came to pick it up,...

One Family In One World

By Joseph J. Mazzella on September 04, 2024 / 3,741 views

My youngest son has a severe form of Autism. He only says a few words and is in his own world most of the time. Yet, with medication, routines, and a lot of love, support, acceptance, and understanding he has been able to live a happy life here. There is one problem, however, that he still has: he is hard on his clothes ripping threads out of his pants and tearing his shirts. This means that I spend a lot of...

Two Unexpected Visitors To The House Today

By A Friend on September 02, 2024 / 3,929 views

Two unexpected visitors to the house today. The first a gentleman in his late 80's who lives round the corner. He has to travel to be with his daughter as they just heard that his son in law is being sent home from hospital (brain cancer) and been told there is nothing more then can do for him. Poor guy is only late 40's. Understandably this elderly gentleman was very upset and...

I Will Never Forget Those Kind People

By A Friend on August 30, 2024 / 3,958 views

This happened to me a few years ago, and is making me tear up still thinking about it. My husband is in the navy, and due to deployment missed the birth of our son and would be missing his first Christmas. We were devastated by this. It was thanksgiving week, and my husband had duty, he had to spend the night on the boat. We had very little money, but I really wanted to decorate the house for...

Just Be You

By Dorenda Crager Watson (Esa Sammuelle) on August 29, 2024 / 4,238 views

I was a second-grade art teacher for 32 years and one of the struggles I saw with my small students was the hurdle to belong. This led to them changing themselves to fit into a certain group and sometimes forgetting who they really were. So several years ago I wrote this poem for anybody that resonates with it...to remember that they were each a one-of-a-kind special being and that's not a bad thing at all...

The Mountain Climber

By Mr Suleman on August 29, 2024 / 4,602 views

In a small village nestled at the foot of a towering mountain lived a young woman named Maya. She had always been fascinated by the mountain's majestic beauty and often dreamed of reaching its summit. Every day, she would look up at the peak, imagining what it would be like to stand at the top and see the world from that height. One day, Maya decided that it was time to make her dream a reality....

Little, Shared Moments Of Love

By Joseph J. Mazzella on August 28, 2024 / 3,850 views

On cold, winter nights when I was a boy my Mom would often let me help her make popcorn to eat while we watched television. Mom made it the old fashioned way too. She would grab a cast iron skillet and light the stove beneath it. Then she would pour in a splash of oil and add a dollop of butter. Next she would sprinkle in a big handful of kernels from the popcorn bag. Together we would wait, listening to the...

My Husband Started Reading To Me Before Bed And I Am The Happiest I've Ever Been With Him

By A Friend on August 26, 2024 / 3,107 views

After 13 years of marriage, I am the happiest I’ve ever been with my husband. We got married very young, and have 2 boys under 3 years old. I am finally out of my postpartum haze. Feeling like myself again! My husband has always been so supportive and helpful as dad/husband and we have gotten a lot closer after having kids. Recently, he started reading to me before bed. I...

To Be A Good Boss, You Must First Be Human

By A Friend on August 23, 2024 / 3,133 views

One time a guy paid for all my groceries at the market. The bill came to $240 and I had forgotten I wouldn't get paid that week. So he took his card and said "to be a good boss, you must first be human". I never saw him again, but I sure want a boss like...

I Started Waking Up At 5:30 Everyday - Here's What Happened

By CulturalVariety5958 on August 22, 2024 / 3,878 views

So, a lot has been going on lately in my life, and one of them is getting a new job as an international student, not to mention the research position at my university AND my regular classes AND gym AND Guitar practice. Balancing these things has become so cumbersome that some days I just want to be left alone without talking to anyone. But something miraculous happened when I started waking up at 5:30 in the...

A Day Of Lost Connections, Found Humanity

By Sumeet on August 21, 2024 / 3,344 views

Today, I experienced one of those moments that makes you question how you’ll manage the next steps. While getting petrol, I reached for my phone to pay, only to realize it was gone. Panic set in—no cash, no card, just an empty pocket. The petrol attendant noticed my distress and, with a calm smile, said, “First, find your phone. Pay when you get it back.” With his...

Stranger Treats 5 Women To Brunch

By Kerry on August 21, 2024 / 2,574 views

Thank you to the lovely gentleman who treated 5 unknown ladies to brunch this morning! I met up at our local coffeeshop with 4 friends. We had a good catch-up after not seeing each other for a few months and didn't speak to any others apart from the lady who took our orders. When we went up to pay we were told a man had paid our bill as he had overheard us talking about a...

It Was Such A Beautiful, Moving Moment

By Masey on August 21, 2024 / 2,716 views

Earlier this morning, while I was at my local Woolies (Safeway in America), I saw a young mother and her maybe 4-5 year old child stop in front of a homeless man, on their way out. She withdrew a pack of chocolate Tim Tams from her shopping, opened it and gave two pieces to her child before instructing him to give them to the homeless guy. It was obvious how pleased and happy the man was with his...

With Laughter And Smiles

By Joseph J. Mazzella on August 20, 2024 / 3,351 views

When I was a young boy every Summer Mom, Dad, my brothers and I would climb into our beat-up old car and drive 7 hours over curvy, mountain roads to visit my Mom’s relatives in Tennessee. We always stayed in my Grandma’s house there with her, my Uncle Rich and Aunt Charlotte. It was a fun time with days full of excitement and joy. Often Aunt Charlotte would even make us a Thanksgiving dinner in the...

One Kind Soul To Another

By A Friend on August 19, 2024 / 3,079 views

This is so crazy I can’t believe this happened to me. I am pregnant and started a new job working at a huge hospital. I was forced to previously resigned from my previous job because I faced discrimination for being pregnant. So much so that they didn’t even pay me my last check. The reason why I bring this up is emphasize under a lot of stress. So much so that each week I barely was...