Inspirational Stories / Motivational Stories

The Most Exciting Adventure Of All

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 12, 2015 / 7,264 views

One year when I was in college my friend and I decided to skip the crowds going to the beaches for Spring break and instead go skiing at a local resort. It sounded like an exciting adventure to both of us. There was only one flaw in our plan, however. Neither one of us knew how to ski. We spent the first day there then falling over and over, trying to gain our balance and learn how to ski on the children's slopes....

Bondage

By Theeagletts on January 12, 2015 / 3,968 views

A plant in the house is in confinement (bondage). It will never grow bigger then the inside of the house. Therefore it can never reach it's potential....but let it find a hole or a crack and it will shoot forth a branch or vine, outside, in real sunshine (the true light). Now watch what it does! That vine will grow and praise God, and wave it's leaves in the wind and be happy and grow bigger and bigger. The vine...

Lunch Money Well Spent

By Joy on January 11, 2015 / 4,250 views

Everyday, I pack my lunch, but there are days when I just don't feel like eating it. Ever have one of those days? This week I had one of those days when I just wanted to splurge and eat out. I even thought about the type of food I wanted to eat. As I rode the elevator down to the lobby of my building, I thought - hold a sec, what am I doing here? I have a perfectly good lunch in my bag. Why was I going to waste...

Best Day Of My Life Ever

By Kay on January 10, 2015 / 4,784 views

Today, when I awoke, I suddenly realized that this is the best day of my life, ever! There were times when I wondered if I would make it to today... but I did! And because I did I'm going to celebrate! Today, I'm going to celebrate what a great life I have had so far; the accomplishments, the many blessings, and, even the hardships, because they have served to make me stronger. I will go through this day...

The Forgotten Wish

By Reliza Halili on January 08, 2015 / 6,312 views

By Reliza Halili on January 08, 2015 / 6,312 views

Have you ever made a silent wish, but deep down you knew it was impossible to come true and you knew it was more like just a wishful thinking, and then later forgot all about it? Years have passed and one day you have no idea your wish is about to come true. The Universe gives you a foretaste of what is to come, perhaps sends signs in disguise as coincidences to get your attention, but you are clueless until the...

You'll Need To Take Him

By Kay Heitsch on January 08, 2015 / 2,109 views

You'll Need To Take Him The phone rang, it was the school calling. "Would you please come and pick up Brandon? He seems to be sick." What could be wrong, I wondered? I drove right over to the school and picked him up. We drove home and he went upstairs to lie down. Brandon slept for a long time, but woke up very sick. It was now quite late and nothing was open; I wasn't sure what I should do. I called Bill and...

Letter To Myself

By Wonderwall16 on January 07, 2015 / 3,970 views

Dear Me, I know what you're going through. I understand the depth of your pain. It was a mistake and all you can do is apologize. Been crying for hours helplessly. It's happened and now it can't change. So what's the next step? To give up and cry or mend the broken and join the pieces together. It's entirely your decision. Sometimes you've got to keep things to yourself. No matter how close you are,...

Don't Wait For Money To Be Happy, Be Happy Now!

By Millenium Girl on January 07, 2015 / 5,960 views

When I was growing up, money was always an issue. I saw my parents toiling away at their jobs for decades trying to make enough to pay for the mortgage and feed three kids. My parents never complained and seemed happy even though we didn't have a lot. I'm now the age my parents were when they started out. Unlike them, I don't have any mouths to feed, I don't have a mortgage to pay, and I fortunately have a job...

Reunion Of The Power Of Three.

By Sahra on January 07, 2015 / 3,853 views

The beginning of this year was actually quite depressing. A family member attempted suicide, another family member needed surgery, but this past weekend, some quite amazing things happened. Thursday, I was online, when one of my closer friends IMed me. Now, before I go any further, I'm going to go backward, and explain a few things. Years ago, I had two twins. I am the youngest in a set of triplets. The other two...

You're # 1

By Kay Heitsch on January 06, 2015 / 4,367 views

by Kay Heitsch After giving a little hug to one of my favorite 90+ year old residents in the Memory Care Center, he smiled and said, "You're #1 with me. And I'll tell you right now, #2 is not going to like it, not one little bit."...

Life: A Journey To Some, A Race To The Most

By Dam Dikkari Dooo on January 06, 2015 / 4,219 views

We are running a race, a race which has no finish line whatsoever. All through our childhood and teenage years, we are groomed to be a part of this race which is usually referred to as the race for one’s survival. If you don’t start thinking much and just keep running, keeping faith in the words of our elders (who are most likely told to do so by their elders), it is very likely that one is leading a very normal...

The Man In The Glass

By Peter Dale Wimbrow on January 05, 2015 / 4,277 views

By Peter Dale Wimbrow on January 05, 2015 / 4,277 views

When you get what you want in your struggle for self And the world makes you king for a day Just go to the mirror and look at yourself And see what that man has to say. For it isn't your father, or mother, or wife Whose judgment upon you must pass The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life Is the one staring back from the glass. He’s the fellow to please – never mind all the rest For he’s...

The Mistake

By Kay Heitsch on January 05, 2015 / 2,015 views

"The way we choose to respond when others make mistakes can cause them to feel ashamed or can allow them to remember our kindness and share our stories with future generations." -- Michelle Sedas When I read the above quote I couldn't help but think of Doris.* Doris was a little lady who lived in the memory care unit. She had been a science teacher by profession, but she also was a very creative person. All...

Some People Are Magic

By Sunshine on January 05, 2015 / 4,586 views

By Sunshine on January 05, 2015 / 4,586 views

Few months back, i was out with my girlfriends when i met this guy, he was a friend of my friend and he passed by to say hello, he sat with us for a while and i was oddly rude with him, i don’t know why, even though i didn’t know him, he was even surprised but that didn’t keep him from smiling to me the whole time... days passed by and he asked me out for an outing, i thought it will be a regular coffee...

A Letter To Myself #free Your Mind

By Franklef on January 03, 2015 / 3,542 views

Dear frank I know what you are passing through now. It's same thing i'm experiencing due to a silly mistake i made smetimes ago. you are a good boy, yea everybody knows that. But within yourself, you know u're not what they claim u are. On the 16th of october 2014, you did something that made you hate yourself, feel like like exploding and it sticks with youin your mind for a very long time. What you did, is not...

Dream. Seriously

By Richard Branson on January 02, 2015 / 9,259 views

By Richard Branson on January 02, 2015 / 9,259 views

Don't betray your dreams for the sake of fitting in. Dreaming is one of humanity's greatest gifts – it champions aspiration, spurs innovation, leads to change, and propels the world forward. We should all dream, and encourage others to do so too. In a world without dreams there would be no art, no adventure, no moon landing, no female CEOs, and no civil rights. What a half-lived and tragic existence we would...

I Feel Like I Made Some Form Of Difference In The Workplace

By Pat on January 02, 2015 / 4,051 views

I started a new job less than a week ago. I knew 3 people that worked there before I got there and they let me know of one of their employees that is deaf. I lost a large portion of my hearing in Afghanistan, so I started learning sign language recently. When the time hit midnight, the deaf employee was walking around cleaning up, so I signed "Happy New Year" to him. He had such a huge grin on his face! So after...