Inspirational Stories / Motivational Stories

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The Simplest Act Of Kindness Can Often Be The Most Profound

By A Friend on May 02, 2025 / 2,035 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 / 2,050 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 / 1,454 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 / 1,930 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 / 1,716 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 / 2,159 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 / 1,636 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...

Taking The Time To Donate

By Joseph J. Mazzella on April 25, 2025 / 1,449 views

The Red Cross called me the other day to cancel my next appointment to donate blood. It seems that you can only donate blood six times a year not every 56 days like I thought. I never knew this before. I had always missed at least one blood drive a year because of snowy roads or car trouble or being sick or appointments I couldn’t break. I felt a little better knowing that I probably wouldn’t have...

A Random Stranger Gave Me A $100 Bill And Disappeared

By A Friend on April 24, 2025 / 1,916 views

I (44 Female) went out to eat for lunch with my son, DIL and grandbaby on Saturday. We'd finished our food and we're just sitting around talking. My back was to the room so I didn't see this guy coming. He walked up to my table, laid down a folded $100 bill and said quickly, "Here I wanted you to have this." And literally ran away. I spun around and yelled "What?!...

I'll Never Forget Her Kindness

By A Friend on April 23, 2025 / 1,792 views

I was at the vet, waiting to be called to put the family lab down. We had her for 10 years and I was kind of her favorite- we had a real bond. Here I am, a 50 year old man, and I just start bawling. Everyone pretended not to notice as I audibly sobbed and hugged my girl. Some random lady came over and sat with me, held my hand and struck up a conversation about the t-shirt I was wearing....

I Got Ding-Dong Ditched By Angels

By Erin C on April 22, 2025 / 2,009 views

I just wanted to share something amazing that happened not too long ago and I hope it puts the biggest smile on your face like it did mine. It's mid-afternoon and my mom and I were in the kitchen making homemade sushi and jamming out to The Cranberries when we hear the doorbell ring. We both look at each other in confusion for a brief moment because neither of us were expecting anyone.. So I...

How A Small Gesture Of Kindness Helped Change Years Of Neighborhood Tension

By A Friend on April 21, 2025 / 2,008 views

I live in a suburb of Charleston, West Virginia. My partner and I have lived in our home for 20 years and have built good relationships with our neighbors. One of our neighbors, who has been here for about 15 years, has had a contentious history with the people living on either side of her. There have been several incidents over the years, including police being called due to disputes with one neighbor, and...

Blind Love: Granddaddy's Unseen Lessons

By William Thrift on April 19, 2025 / 2,187 views

When I was a kid, my two siblings and I would take turns staying with my Granny and Grandaddy in Waycross, GA, for a week at a time during summer vacation. We saw them often throughout the year, but we always looked forward to that special week of one-on-one time with them, because they spoiled us with love, not gifts. Both were very special to me, but especially my Grandaddy, whom I was named...

Middle School Kids Restoring My Faith In Humanity And Optimism For The Future

By Lexi on April 18, 2025 / 1,984 views

As a middle school counselor, I know firsthand how unkind kids can be to each other—but today, I saw something that reminded me just how compassionate they really are. It was “College Day” at our school, when students wear gear from colleges, universities, trade programs, or tech schools, and we focus on the importance of pursuing education after high school. At lunch, we hosted a...

Free Mow And Oh My Gosh They Took The Branches Down!

By Cheloniancat on April 17, 2025 / 1,095 views

I have two random acts of kindness that just happened in 2024. The first was after a hurricane…we have hugs trees in our yard and the largest lost a branch during a hurricane. At first the electric company showed up within an hour of calling them because the branch was leaning on lines. So they moved the lines over the branch, but said we are responsible for removing the gigantic limb. A day...

To The Girl Who Made My Day Today - Thank You So Much!

By Thatsmebee on April 16, 2025 / 1,577 views

I was sitting outside in our garden with my fiance today. People can see us when we sit there. We live close to the city centre, so there are quite a few people walking by. We ate dinner outside and talked. I‘ve had a rough couple of months, fighting a hard depressive episode right now and been pretty mean to myself sometimes. I wasn‘t having the best day. When this girl...

Crying In The Middle Of The Road

By Joseph J. Mazzella on April 14, 2025 / 2,190 views

I was a young boy sitting in the middle of the road, crying. My head was hurting so bad I could hardly stand it. I felt dizzy. Blood was streaming down my face. Just ten minutes earlier I had been having the time of my life, riding my bicycle down the deserted roads of the empty 4-H camp near my home. It was only used during the Summer months and during the rest of the year is was my own personal...