Inspirational Stories / Motivational Stories

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The Pursuit Of Happiness!!

By Reshma Joel on April 16, 2015 / 12,198 views

Happiness can be a moment, a thing or a person to us. We are living in a world where all of us are constantly striving hard to make ourselves happy. But have you ever thought that the bigger joys in life are the ones in which we are the reason for making others happy. Just sit back and think of all those moments where you have brought a smile on someone’s face. A smile can lighten the burdens in your life. Even...

A Smile Is Universal: Paying It Forward Through Art

By Julie Mathis on April 15, 2015 / 2,667 views

A Smile is Universal Bren Bataclan, an artist from Boston, has been accepting smiles in exchange for his art for more than a decade. As part of his “Smile Movement,” Bren leaves his cartoon inspired paintings around the world for people to take for free, as long as they promise to smile at random people more often. Bren has brought smiles to people across the world, from his hometown to all 50 US states,...

Being Happy- A State Of Mind!!

By Reshma Joel on April 15, 2015 / 4,507 views

As someone rightly said, "Don't look for happiness. Create it." We are in the constant rush to achieve things in life, that, at times we tend to forget the tiny moments which made us happy. Right from reading a good book, having light conversations with family & friends, to buying something which we have longed for, all of us have different reasons to be happy. The very essence of our lives is to be grateful and...

Life

By Nikhil Atrawalkar on April 14, 2015 / 8,856 views

A 24 year old boy seeing out from the train’s window shouted… “Dad, look the trees are going behind!” Dad smiled and a young couple sitting nearby, looked at the 24 year old’s childish behavior with pity, suddenly he again exclaimed… “Dad, look the clouds are running with us!” The couple couldn’t resist and said to the old man… “Why don’t you take your son to a good doctor?” The old...

Where A Forest Has Grown

By Joseph J. Mazzella on April 13, 2015 / 5,557 views

I was giving myself a bad time of it the other day. It was one of those moments when you question your life. I kept wondering if I had done enough to learn, to grow, to help others, and to make this world a better place. I was being a tough judge on myself too. It was then, however, that God in His infinite wisdom gave me peace by awakening in my mind an old story that I had read many years before. The story...

Love The Small Things

By Stacy on April 13, 2015 / 5,818 views

I love the life, and recently I found myself thinking about what makes me love the life. Not just my life, but the life as a whole. This brought in my mind a lot of things I really care about, or that make me feel good when I hear or see them. A smile. A laugh. The happiness in the eyes of someone. The joy of seeing a loved one after a long time. A quarrel that ends with an hug. The first words of a child. A kind...

Humble

By Jas on April 10, 2015 / 5,251 views

Humble. To me it means to put your own thoughts, decisions, and priorities after someone else's. Being humble helped me a lot through tough times, I realised that I was simply one of the seven billion people in the world. My problems are pathetic when comparing them to others. There are people starving, homeless, or in poverty. There are cancers to cure, injuries to heal, hearts to mend, mouths to feed. But all I...

Faith

By Anjali Mohapatra on April 09, 2015 / 5,796 views

Faith Life is mysterious, so also the existence of God. It is the biggest mystery in this universe. We have not seen Him, but we do believe Him! He is the Master of everything. I have no idea, whether others will agree with it or not but this is my concept about God. Have...

The Sun Saved Me Money

By Mikaela Bekman on April 08, 2015 / 6,681 views

It’s a typical sunny day, the sun shines the clouds are fluffy and I get a ring on my house line. A representative of Sunergy Solar called me to ask if I was interested in Solar Installation. I told the man I was but I couldn’t afford it. He told me to have a consultation and just listen to the man. I have been wanting solar like most of us , because I am drowning in my bills. I have a daughter, I’m a...

What Are You Expecting?

By Kay on April 07, 2015 / 5,556 views

As a drought continued for what seemed an eternity, a small community of farmers was in a quandary as to what to do. Rain was important to keep their crops healthy and sustain the townspeople's way of life. As the problem became more acute, a local pastor called a prayer meeting to ask for rain. Many people arrived. The pastor greeted most of them as they filed in. As he walked to the front of the church...

Be Yourself..

By Cel on April 07, 2015 / 7,450 views

Sometimes, you keep on wondering why certain things happen. You want to escape but you can’t. Something pulled you to the ground and make you stumbled. Your body frail, your eyes weeping, and your face have devoid of feelings. You tried to hail but you are just afraid to get ignored, to hear criticisms, and to be judge. “No one is perfect” indeed. However, there are some people who are judgmental, having crab...

A Costco Employee Gave Us His Keys

By Feeling Humble on April 06, 2015 / 4,770 views

The guy who checks receipts at the door at Costco noticed we had a huge load and a very small car. We told him we were about to rent a truck and asked him to watch our stuff (off to the side) for us while we sorted it out, and he handed us the key to his truck!!! Not kidding! Didn't ask our names, didn't ask any questions at all, just said "Go ahead!". His personal truck. And guess what? We did! Brought the new...

Customer Blows Everyone Away In Bed, Bath And Beyond

By Lauren on April 06, 2015 / 7,036 views

So, my faith in humanity was restored last night while working my part-time job at a local Bed, Bath & Beyond. I was in the process of ringing out a female customer who had a rough time of it recently in their life. She had been in the night before and was back again to determine what she could afford to purchase. She was trying to buy comforters for herself and her two young sons. She had decided to purchase...

Father Makes Short Film For His Daughter And You Wont Believe What Happens Next....

By Kurt Dettbarn on April 06, 2015 / 4,957 views

Crazy story that's actually true… Dad (me) makes short film (Sad Monster) for his 3 year old daughter as a birthday present and ends up winning 7 Best Film Awards including BEST FILM at Comic Con!!! as well as 18 official film festival selections, a book deal and a meeting Stan Lee!!!!! My daughter (Maja) was growing up too fast and I wanted to capture this moment in her life before it was over. So I wrote a...

From Nine To Now

By Vivian Lewis on April 05, 2015 / 4,715 views

“From Nine to Now” A shy young girl nine years old was scorned with physical and emotional sadness due to being picked on by students at school. She began to feel unequal because of her size. She then developed a lack of self worth. After years of being bullied by her peers she felt discontent with her life. At time she felt life was not worth living. During the time of her disarray she knew her mother...

Aspiration Of A Child

By Anjali Mohapatra on April 04, 2015 / 5,806 views

A child's aspiration. The train was moving fast, leaving behind the platform far away. Almost all the passengers had settled down, keeping their luggages in proper places. I kept my suitcase just below the lower berth seat. Obviously, I preferred two-tier AC for a little comfort, only because the air ticket price for one side journey was too high. A...

Patching Potholes

By Joseph J. Mazzella on April 02, 2015 / 6,677 views

There is an old joke that I hear every Spring here in the mountains of my home. A police officer sees a car swerving erratically on the road ahead. After pulling the car over he walks up to question the driver. The man looks out his car window and says: "I know what you are thinking officer, but I am not drunk. I was just trying to miss all of those potholes." That joke rang true to me today as I found myself...