Inspirational Stories / Motivational Stories

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Thank You Burger King Dude I Really Needed That Today

By IcyStrawberry911 on May 14, 2025 / 1,594 views

To the guy working the drive thru at the Burger King in Stillwater, Oklahoma - thank you. I came through the drive-thru this evening and I was bawling. Like ugly cry bawling. When we got to the window you offered me a crown. I'm old as dirt and you offered me a crown. My boyfriend was driving the car, but you looked at me and offered me a crown. This has been one of the...

Finding Joy In The Storm: A Mother's Story Of Faith Through Unthinkable Trials

By Katelyn on May 13, 2025 / 2,655 views

So often in life we ask the question, “Why?” Why me? Why them? Why now? Why like this? It’s a question I’ve asked many times. And sometimes, I catch myself asking God why. But then He gently reminds me of all the times He’s carried me through the impossible—through the pain I thought would break me, through seasons I never thought...

Doing What You Can

By Joseph J. Mazzella on May 12, 2025 / 1,402 views

I have been making some dietary changes recently to better my health and hopefully live longer. I want to be here to care for my two Special Needs sons for as long as I am physically able. That means switching to whole grains, cutting back on sugars, and eating more of the fats that are good for you and less of the fats that are bad for you. This, however, left me with some boxes of pasta and rice...

Random Old Lady’s Kind Words Made My Week, Possibly My Year So Far

By SPMTDegree on May 10, 2025 / 1,792 views

I definitely weigh too much. In years past I’ve strength trained and done cardio and the whole thing, but frankly I just never stuck to it enough, and just didn’t eat right. The result was just the old weight yo-yo. Lose a bunch, and then gain it all back. This year, I decided that “forget that, I’m gonna make it stick.” I laid out small but attainable goals for every...

Mom Has Daughter Give Up Some Easter Eggs For My Son

By Cwu007 on May 09, 2025 / 1,303 views

My town has an annual Easter egg hunt the day before Easter. It’s run by a local non profit organization. It’s a huge community event. They will divide up a local school’s grass field into sections. Each section has a designated age group to keep things fair. I have 2 children, 5M and 2F. My son was with my husband and I, my daughter was with her grandparents. The announcer sounds...

Surprised A Stranger A While Ago And Ended Up Ugly Crying

By Akillustrations2025 on May 08, 2025 / 1,601 views

I do custom pet portraits as a side gig. A while ago, I saw a heartfelt post by someone grieving their British Shorthair cat. The photos they shared and the way they described the cat’s personality just stayed with me. I couldn’t stop thinking about it. (I have also lost a cat in the past so could relate). So I decided to draw their cat. I didn’t tell them,...

Sharing Our Daily Bread

By Joseph J. Mazzella on May 07, 2025 / 1,693 views

Funny how a memory from 50 years ago can still shape your life and touch your heart. I was 7 or 8 years old. We were spending a week visiting my Aunt Charlotte and Uncle Richard at their home in Tennessee. My older brothers were off playing with neighborhood boys their own age and I was left alone. One day, though, I noticed a boy about my age playing outside of a worn, old house down the street...

He Thought A Group Of 'Scary Teens' Was Mocking Him, But They Were Doing The Opposite

By Sunny Skyz on May 07, 2025 / 1,708 views

This heartwarming story was submitted to The Guardian by a man named Richard for their "Kindness of Strangers" series. He shared how a painful injury led to an unexpected bond with a group of teenagers he had once...

Working At An Elementary School And The Kids Will Be Alright

By Ekt1509 on May 06, 2025 / 1,282 views

I work at an elementary school and yes kids can be terrors, but they also set an example of kindness that I think some of the adults here should follow. Just today we had a fifth grade boy stop in the middle of his recess game to help a first grader tie his shoes. A fourth grade girl brought me a crying injured kindergartner and took care of him and volunteered to take him to the nurse. A fifth...

The Sweetest Surprise: One Quarter At A Time

By Sunny Skyz on May 05, 2025 / 1,614 views

Here’s a heartwarming idea that proves small gestures can make a big impact — and bring big smiles. Someone online shared a simple habit that’s been spreading joy to random kids: leaving quarters in candy machines at stores or restaurants. “I like to leave quarters in the candy machines for little kids,” they wrote. “I’ll do it on the way into a...

The Simplest Act Of Kindness Can Often Be The Most Profound

By A Friend on May 02, 2025 / 1,939 views

Today I had an interesting interaction in the restroom at Walmart. I was coming out of a stall, and a very elderly lady (assume late 80's, early 90's) was coming in. I simply said, "Good morning." She took my hand in both of hers, and said, "Thank you for speaking to me." If you see an older person, don’t be shy—say hi. It might seem small to you,...

I’m A Custodian, And I Just Found This On My Closet Door

By A Friend on May 01, 2025 / 1,961 views

This person has an uncanny ability to walk through my stairwell whenever I am mopping or just finishing up. She’s always way more upset about it than I am lol. I always say something along the lines of, “this thing is made to be walked on” or “I’m just happy it was clean for 5 minutes”. This can be a thankless job, which is totally ok. I dont mind being in the...

Help Me Find The Lady Who Paid For My Groceries Tonight

By Randall Alexander on May 01, 2025 / 1,392 views

This wonderful act of kindness was posted to the Colwood Community Page on Facebook: Help me find the lady who paid for my groceries tonight at Save-On Foods on Sooke road at about 6:30 I'm pretty much a single...

A Million Miracles

By Joseph J. Mazzella on April 30, 2025 / 1,809 views

I woke up before the alarm went off this morning. I reached over to grab my clock and see what time it was only to have a furry head with a long nose get in the way. I petted my dog, Hank while he happily licked my hand. I decided to check the clock with the other hand only to have my other dog, Sweetie intercept it. I leaned down and touched my head to hers and she licked my nose through her under bite. I...

My Random Act Of Kindness Ended Up Being Just As Healing For Me As It Was For Her

By A Friend on April 30, 2025 / 1,647 views

Today at my workplace, a woman was buying some pink shorts. My boss and I were ringing her up and during chit chat we comment how pink was her color (she had a bright pink purse too) and she told us how pink was her mom’s favorite color. Then she got quiet and told us how her mom had just passed and she didn’t get to see her before she passed….. she started crying while trying to...

Accidentally Said 'Love You!' At The End Of A Call

By A Friend on April 28, 2025 / 2,038 views

Accidentally said "Love you!" at the end of a call with an important client yesterday. I heard him giggle as I hung up, and I was mortified. Today, I saw he emailed me...

The Dumbest, Silliest Random Act Of Kindness I Ever Performed. Pretending To Steal A Boys Breakfast At A Waffle House In Alabama

By A Friend on April 28, 2025 / 1,560 views

Man I love the Waffle House. Closest one to me is 45 min away, so when I'm road-tripping through the South (as currently), I stop there every morning. This morning I got my usual black coffee, Pecan Waffle and double order of smothered-covered-chunked-scattered. And I don't even eat Waffles, unless it's at the WH. Black coffee is all the breakfast I need. For the record, I am a white-haired man in...