Kindness Stories / Feel Good Stories

Do NOT Taze Yourself!

By Chris on February 20, 2013 / 2,795 views

Last weekend I saw something at Larry 's Pistol & Pawn Shop that sparked my interest. The occasion was our 15th anniversary and I was looking for a little something extra for my wife Julie . What I came across was a 100,000-volt, pocket/purse-sized Tazer. The effects of the Tazer were supposed to be short lived, with no long term adverse effect on your assailant, allowing her adequate time to retreat to...

Alive Hope :)

By Shweta Nandanwar on February 19, 2013 / 6,384 views

It was a glorious spring day in the middle of May. It was just 6.00 am in the morning; I woke up for “Rise and Shine”. I opened window and took a deep breath. Fresh air enlightened my heart and mind and gives me some hope for better tomorrow. In a world such as this, our dreams tell us all. Sometimes it may be a deep desire within our hearts, something in the near future to happen, or even something that is not...

A Seat On The Couch

By Joseph J. Mazzella on February 18, 2013 / 6,597 views

It had been a long, hard day at work. At the time I was in my early twenties but by the end of the day I felt like I was ninety. Times were tough financially and the only job I could find was in a local lumber mill. That meant long hours for low pay. My days were spent cutting, carrying, and stacking boards with an injured back that never stopped hurting. My fingers were covered in band aids but still split and bled...

Keep Flying

By Suraj Nair on February 14, 2013 / 7,056 views

A few days after shifting to a new place I became an unwilling host to a pigeon who was bent on making a nest on the window, no amount of shooing or cursing would scare the winged bugger off, it even had the gall to attack and make me run for cover when I got too close. The little fellow in a bid to make a nest would fly off and make many trips to get some twigs, paper pieces. The twigs created a mess in my...

Kindness Of A Stranger

By Kim Robbins on February 13, 2013 / 7,248 views

After shopping for groceries at our local Giant supermarket I had a few dollars to spare. My son Billy loves the claw machine with the stuffed animals so off we went to play. After 3 tries he had dragged an Eagles teddy bear so close to the opening but it stuck. I only had 3 quarters in my change purse so off we went to the gumball machines. On the first machine it ate his quarters. Customer service handed him 2...

Guaranteed Delivery

By Joseph J. Mazzella on February 13, 2013 / 6,616 views

I got up early this morning, hopped in my car, and headed to the local post office. I drove along with eager anticipation that something I had been waiting for would be there. It had been ten days since I sent for it and I was sure that it would finally be waiting in my mailbox today. When I got there I slid my key into the box and opened the door. My face fell, however, when I saw it was empty. I sighed and shut...

Creatures Of Hope

By Joseph J. Mazzella on February 06, 2013 / 6,180 views

It is almost Groundhog day as I write this. That is the day when all of America watches as two men in top hats and suits from Victorian England reach into the ground and pull out a giant rodent to find out if it will see its shadow. If Mr. Groundhog does see it then we are supposed to have six more weeks of Winter, but if he doesn’t we are supposed to have an early Spring. Of course, everyone knows that we will...

17-year-old Rutvik Oza Solves An Open Problem In Mathematics

By Sameer Arora on February 03, 2013 / 5,256 views

An Indian teen has recently proposed a solution to an unsolved problem in mathematics. The 17-year-old young achiever, Rutvik Oza, a student of The H. B. Kapadia New High School, from Ahmedabad, Gujarat has now put a full stop to another open problem in the field of maths by providing a closed formula for the problem called Reve's Puzzle (also popularly known as the 4-peg Tower of Hanoi Problem). When asked about...

A Boy Named KEATON

By Don Wilburn on January 31, 2013 / 2,331 views

He's probably not the dream that most parents have for their children. Thirteen years old, and like every other teenager...the world revolves around him. Sometimes you have to listen closely to understand what he's saying, but don't let that fool you...he knows what he's trying to say. Keaton has Down syndrome, but I'm quite sure he doesn't know that. He just LIVES LIFE kind of the way God intended. He doesn't know...

Warmth On A Winter's Day

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 28, 2013 / 7,591 views

It was the start of a typical Winter's day here in the mountains of my home. Outside the grass was frosted and the ground crunched under my feet. The sun was rising but it did nothing to ease the cold. I could feel the bitter air seeping into my bones. My own breath froze in my nose while I walked my dogs. Still, I stopped to look at the magnificent pinks and purples in the heavens. It was so glorious. I gave thanks...

Was It Luck Or An Act Of God ?

By Snehal ZD on January 24, 2013 / 3,429 views

It was a bright sunny day, and this incident happened when i was studying in Bangalore for my Masters. I got a call from my mom that my brothers marriage is fixed and they have arranged for a engagement ceremony in next few days. My hometown was pretty far about 34 hours journey from bangalore. So the next thing i was suppose to do is book my train ticket as their was no direct flight to my town. Anyways booking was...

Unwanted House Guests

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 23, 2013 / 6,292 views

Have you ever had unwanted house guests? I am talking about the ones who wear out their welcome in the first two minutes yet plan to stay forever. I am talking about the ones who trash the place, eat all the food, sit in your favorite chair, and take over your bed. I am talking about the ones that even your dogs avoid. I am talking about the ones that take everything and give back nothing. I am talking about the...

The 2013 Change The World Project

By Change TheWorld on January 23, 2013 / 8,192 views

If anyone is interested, here is a short Youtube video about how one woman began to change the world with just $100 and a lot of love in her heart: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WbqD5WD-Sk&feature=youtu.be Thank you!...

Success

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 16, 2013 / 32,519 views

In the eyes of the world I am not seen as much of a success. I have a tiny house not a mansion. I don't wear fancy clothes. I don't own an expensive car, or a plane, or a yacht. My bank account is always empty at the end of the month. I am not a CEO of a corporation. I haven't made a movie, won a Grammy, or sold a million books. I am not famous. My picture has never been on a magazine cover. I have never had my own...

Footprints In The Sand

By Peter on January 10, 2013 / 32,107 views

One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand: one belonging to him, and the other to the Lord. When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set...

The Beauty Of The Spirit

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 09, 2013 / 10,381 views

I was walking towards the store when I first saw her. She was between eighty and ninety years old. Her hair was thin, sparse, and as white as the snow on the sidewalk outside. Her face was red, chapped, and wrinkled from a lifetime of use. Her mouth was missing most of its teeth. Her gnarled hands each carried a bag full of groceries. She wore work boots that had clearly seen better days. As she shuffled slowly...

The Greatest Adventure Of All

By Joe Mazzella on January 02, 2013 / 3,545 views

When I was a little boy I used to love those nights when my Mom would read me a story before bed. I would be warm under my blankets while my Mom's soothing voice would take me on an adventure to another world. As I got older I soon started taking those magical adventures myself. There seemed to be so many books and so little time to read them all. I journeyed along with Bilbo and Frodo in "The Hobbit" and "The...