Inspirational Stories / Motivational Stories

At The Beach This Afternoon And Saw Two Kids Chasing Seagulls Screaming

By A Friend on January 22, 2024 / 2,695 views

At the beach this afternoon and saw two kids chasing seagulls screaming. "Sorry!" his mum said to us. We laughed it off. I watched the children playing and they were so full of joy. I went in for a swim and when I came back ten minutes later the surf rescue people were helping their dad. I don’t know what happened in those ten minutes but he was lying on his...

A Story Which Isn't Really Mine To Tell But An Event I Witnessed Today

By A Friend on January 19, 2024 / 3,076 views

By A Friend on January 19, 2024 / 3,076 views

.A story about going above and beyond, not just by the lovely customers involved but also the thrift store itself. A distressed man went in to Vinnie's, he's homeless and sleeps in a tent locally. He found an air mattress in the shop to help give him a little more comfort, but didn't really have enough to purchase it. In no time he had store volunteers offering to pay for...

Today I Placed My Handbag On The Cover Of My Daughter's Ute Tray

By Leah on January 17, 2024 / 2,098 views

Today I placed my handbag on the cover of my daughter’s ute tray. We were going to the dog park and I was distracted loading the dogs. I forgot I had left it there. I was convinced I had packed it but when it wasn’t in the car I decided I must have left it at home. Three hours later a lovely man was tooting madly in our driveway. I went out and he had my purse and car keys. He had seen...

I Just Wanted To Say Thank You To The Kind Dad Yesterday

By A Friend on January 17, 2024 / 2,271 views

I just wanted to say thank you to the kind dad yesterday who made the time to stop and chat to my autistic 3 year old who was having a hard time due to the sensory overload. To most he probably just seemed like a naughty child and it’s extremely hard and somewhat embarrassing always getting ‘the look’ from everyone passing by like you’re not doing a good job while your child...

My Son

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 17, 2024 / 2,037 views

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 17, 2024 / 2,037 views

I was 21 years old sitting in a hospital waiting room trying to keep my fear down. My wife was pregnant but our son was 3 weeks past due and now complications had forced them to do an emergency C-section. I didn’t know if my wife or son was going to survive. After a long time, though, they brought my boy out healthy and breathing. I felt my fear flee and my heart expand with a joy I had never known...

I'm A Single Mom Of 2, And I Started Crying In Walmart Today

By A Friend on January 15, 2024 / 2,510 views

I’m a single mom of 2 kids, and I started crying in Walmart today. The guy in line behind me overheard me on the phone with my mom talking about what we needed and didn’t need for the possible freeze this weekend, and I put back some stuff because I didn’t get my child support payment and was working with $75 until get paid until the 25th. I ended up having to run to the...

You Don't Know How Much I Needed That Hug

By Lynn on January 12, 2024 / 2,726 views

I went to Southpoint shopping center today. My 89 year old mum who is on a mobility scooter was being a little more difficult than usual and I was stressed. We went into a cafe and I was just about to order when mum was complaining to me about the kids screaming coming from the nearby play equipment. Mum decided she did not want to stay so I got her back on scooter and she took...

My Daughter And I Were On The Receiving End Of A Colossal Act Of Kindness

By Nicki on January 12, 2024 / 2,547 views

By Nicki on January 12, 2024 / 2,547 views

My daughter and I were on the receiving end of a colossal act of kindness. She broke her almost brand new school laptop, after spilling soup onto it. I took it to a local repair shop that I had never been too. After chatting to the owner I began to cry. Being a single mum, I was struggling to comprehend how I was going to not only pay for them to check the computer, but also pay for a new...

A Gesture That Will Stay With Me For Years To Come

By Rebecca on January 10, 2024 / 2,855 views

Hello! I was the fortunate recipient of a beautiful act of kindness this weekend in a gesture that will stay with me for years to come, and I'd love to share my experience with you all. On Saturday, I worked my final retail shift at a place of which I've been employed for the last 4 years. One gentleman made me feel particularly special; this man was the first customer I happened to serve at...

I Was Sitting In The Car Waiting For My Hubby And Wondered Why He Was Gone For So Long

By A Friend on January 10, 2024 / 2,562 views

I was sitting in the car at Bunnings waiting for my hubby and wondered why he was gone for so long, he was just ducking in to grab one thing. I thought, this was a silly mistake to let him go into Bunnings unsupervised. I look towards the entrance and there he is changing someone's tire for them. He’s not one to ever walk past and not offer help. The older gentleman had shared...

The Ledge

By Anjali Mohapatra on January 10, 2024 / 1,812 views

The buzzing sound of the alarm clock broke my sleep. I felt a little drowsy and didn't want to get up. I tossed myself on the bed and put the pillow over my face, but nah- nothing worked. The gleaming ray of the sun crossed through my window slit and directly fell upon my pillow. I blinked! Leisurely I got up from the bed and strolled in my bedroom balcony. The view of the busy road from the...

Numbers On The Water Tower

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 08, 2024 / 2,986 views

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 08, 2024 / 2,986 views

Across the road from my old high school, on a hill is a water tower. Each year the seniors will sneak up to it one night and write in giant numbers the year of their graduation. This year as I was driving back from the post office I looked up at the water tower and was shocked. There was a giant number 24 on it. That couldn’t be right. When I graduated there was a giant number 84 on it. It couldn’t...

So The Other Night I'm In The Middle Of Dropping Off An Instacart Order...

By Michael on January 08, 2024 / 2,420 views

By Michael on January 08, 2024 / 2,420 views

An elder man pulled up and asked if I knew where St Luke's Hospital was located. Being that we were a bit far [from the hospital] I didn't just want to say "make a left here and go straight," so instead I told him I'll use my GPS and you can follow me. I didn't have any active orders so I figured why not? I got in my car and had him follow me. When we arrived at...

My New Year's Resolutions!

By Anjali Mohapatra on January 05, 2024 / 2,428 views

31st December, 2023! Night time… My brisk walking around the room was a clear reflection of my anxiety! But the minute and second hands in the wall clock were even faster than me. I looked at the wall clock. It was 10:42 pm. I grumbled to myself, ‘Oops! No, no, no - Only one hour and eighteen minutes left. No way! This time I’ll make it!’ I rushed to the table and grabbed a...

Kindness Through Letters

By Allison on January 05, 2024 / 2,655 views

By Allison on January 05, 2024 / 2,655 views

Hi, I am Allison I was born at 25 weeks premature I am developmentally disabled and physically disabled. At birth I wasn’t expected to survive but I did. I battled anxiety all throughout school I also got saved around age 15 recently I dedicated my life to my ministry and sharing God’s love with the world. In 2015 I lost the woman who inspired me to be who I am today and...

A Lovely Chrismastime Gesture

By A Friend on January 05, 2024 / 2,092 views

On Dec. 15, we were having lunch at one of our favorite restaurants. There was a table of six service members in uniform at a table adjacent to us. When we were wrapping up our meal, my wife pulled out her credit card and told the server she wanted to pay the bill for all six. The server was surprised and confirmed that she wished to pay for the entire table, which she did. The server...

A Kind Reminder To Look Out For Our Elderly

By A Friend on January 03, 2024 / 2,388 views

This post isnt for recognition but a kind reminder to look out for our elderly. I was at our local marketplace last week. I went to order a coffee from the food court. In front of me an elderly couple had asked how much for a medium coffee. The girl told him $4.50 he then turned around and started to count what coins he had. He then asked how much it was for a small coffee when the girl...