Inspirational Stories / Motivational Stories

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After The Presents

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 16, 2014 / 4,266 views

When I was a boy I used to look forward to Christmas morning with all the eager anticipation of a child. I couldn't wait to crawl under the tree, pull out my presents, and rip off the paper. Yet, the best part of the day came after the presents. Once those presents were opened I would spend hours reading the books I got with pure pleasure and playing with the toys I got with joyful abandon. Yet, the best part of the...

A Train In Spain

By Bernie on December 14, 2014 / 5,287 views

Ten years ago I was sitting on a commuter train from Barcelona to Montpelier, a nice journey hugging the shoreline along the Costa Brava, when we came to a halt in the middle of nowhere. After a short while the conductor's voice on the speakers announced in French and Spanish that there was a problem on the tracks ahead and that we'd be delayed a while. A sigh went through the carriage and there was a sullen silence...

Words Of Wisdom.

By Amol A Sharma on December 13, 2014 / 2,091 views

There was celebration all around.Smiles...laughter...noise...music..dance...jokes...All of u had been in college for five years.Everyone was in jovial mood.It was a party,then after a month we had our exams.All dressed in there best..though there was no theme of the party.The music was loved by everyone..The hall was decorated with ribbons,balloons,glitter,smiles.chair were neatly arranged but as the party...

Love Over Fear

By Callie on December 13, 2014 / 5,617 views

When it comes down to it, there really is only love or fear to choose from. The obvious way we think about this is, choose love every time. The trouble we run into though, is that fear wears many disguises. It won’t always come to us as fear. It will come to us as practicality, being realistic, scarcity. We limit our abilities and build walls around our potential because we are afraid of our own greatness. The...

A True Story About Bruce Lee Running With A Friend

By Chris on December 11, 2014 / 5,655 views

Bruce had me up to three miles a day, really at a good pace. We'd run the three miles in twenty-one or twenty-two minutes. Just under eight minutes a mile. So this morning he said to me, "We're going to go five." I said, "Bruce, I can't go five. I'm a hell of a lot older than you are, and I can't do five." He said, "When we get to three, we'll shift gears and it's only two more and you'll do it." I...

Two Years After Breaking Out Of An Emotionally Abusive Relationship, Here I Am

By Danica on December 09, 2014 / 1,393 views

This is not a male bashing story, nor a story of gender. This is simply a story of one human being overcoming obstacles. I just so happen to be a woman who dated a man. So everyone chill your pants. I fell in love with a guy. He asked me to give up everything to move with him to a very secluded town, so that he can go to college for his specific degree. This place was incredibly from my life, my school, my family...

Erasing The Evidence

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 09, 2014 / 4,631 views

I woke up in the middle of the night with a start. My aging and aching back had jolted me awake with a sharp pain. I got up and stretched in the dark until it eased, laid back down again, and shut my eyes. I couldn't go back to sleep, though. Finally, I gave up and switched on the television. One of those early morning infomercials was on. Two women were going on and on about a new product that hid the wrinkles...

CHRISTOS THE OLD GREEK - A Tale From The Kalderimi

By Audrey Wilson on December 08, 2014 / 3,939 views

That Saturday it was really hot. Too hot to clean the paths, but we did it anyway. The noise from the cicadas in the olive trees surrounding us was deafening. I could hardly breathe. Sweat gushed from my face, my T-shirt was soaking wet and my hair looked as if I’d just stepped out of the shower. I stopped pulling the weeds from between the old stones and stretched my painful back. ‘You should take a...

Mid-Mid-Life Crisis

By Jodi-Ann E. M. Morgan on December 05, 2014 / 1,740 views

Did you ever wish you could hear God’s voice, like Samuel did when he was under the tutelage of Eli? I sure have; I have so many questions about life. What is my purpose here? Who am I to become? Am I on the right path to happiness? Recently, I have also been questioning where I am in my life right now. Being a prisoner of my thoughts I often find myself locked up behind bars of emotional turmoil and...

The Smallest Miracle

By Arleen Simmonds on December 05, 2014 / 5,453 views

THE SMALLEST MIRACLE One Thursday in December (2000), Jonah, my then three year old grandson, and I were hanging out in what was then the Thompson Park Mall in Kamloops, B.C. Canada. We were refugees from the toxic fumes of a bath tub being re coated. What a time of year to do it! It was freezing cold outside and stinky and cold inside due to having windows open etc. Jonah has bad...

Santa Is Coming

By Amy Chen on December 04, 2014 / 4,512 views

I am often asked for things, on a daily basis in fact. These are all types of things, from sharing a story to making a donation, to helping pay rent. I am not complaining, I am just stating the facts. I wish I were independently wealthy, I wish I had more free time to help people, but until that day comes I will do what I can, when I can. Why? You may ask. If I am not wealthy, and have little spare time? The answer...

The Real Winner

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 03, 2014 / 5,726 views

I switched off the morning news today while I sipped my morning coffee. The constant chatter about sports stars, celebrities, billionaires, and politicians had numbed my ears and left a bad taste in my mouth. I didn't really care to hear anymore about what this world considers winners. Instead, I gazed out my kitchen window and thought about the true winners in this life. I was sure too that Heaven was smiling down...

A Homeless Man Made Me Happier Than I Made Him

By Athena on December 02, 2014 / 1,610 views

There is a corner not far from my house by a gas station and freeway. 9 times out of 10 there will be a homeless person there with a sign. I always try to at least send a smile and not "look through" the homeless. Well today that smile prompted him to walk up to my window and ask for cash so he could rent a room tonight. I shook my head no and motioned that I didn't have an money on me. I typically won't give out...

Love

By Mantu Babedi on December 01, 2014 / 5,789 views

If you know the meaning of love you are not likely to have many questions, in the understanding of what love is, you will never be worried and if you have heard what love is all about You would not fall in love Because when falling in love you are building a house you will live in tomorrow. When you say I love you, know you are making and building an emotional contract that doesn’t have a...

Beggar's Decision

By Dr. Sunil Ji Garg on November 30, 2014 / 6,649 views

The story simply begins like this. One day I and my uncle, who visited me from Mumbai, were out on a morning walk. It was about 8.00 A.M. in the morning. Yes, from morning walk's angle it was rather late. But it was the right time for beggars on the street to start their day of struggle. So it was quite normal when a beggar come near us and asked for some money. My uncle, who is a retired soft-hearted person,...

37 Things I Did When I Turned 37

By Grace C on November 30, 2014 / 4,874 views

This summer when I turned 37, I asked myself what I did this year - what I have contributed? what value have I added? Unfortunately, I didn't have a lot to say for myself other than I go to work, go home, watch t.v., eat, sleep repeat. This cycle is one I've been repeating for as far back as I can remember and I decided that I had to change. I committed to myself that I would do 37 things that would change my life...

Guardian Angel

By Traci Jones on November 29, 2014 / 4,688 views

This is our 6 year old daughter Cora Jones. On November 10th she was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, she is the bravest kid around and even made a video with her dad she posted to YOUTUBE called Cora's Brave Adventures. As her parents we have been doing the best we can to make things normal in our new normal. We have been going through some very hard times but really putting up a great front for her and of course...