Inspirational Stories / Motivational Stories

Gentler Lights

By Joseph J. Mazzella on August 03, 2023 / 2,069 views

I knew it was going to be a bad fireworks season this year when I saw so many different tents selling them to the public. I was right too. The bangs and booms started before the first of July and lasted way past the fourth. I have never been a big fan of fireworks since I was a boy. It was then that a local fair set off a huge show near our house and I saw how the noise terrified our dogs. I sat on the floor...

I Will Pay It Forward

By Kristy on August 03, 2023 / 3,075 views

Both my cards declined tonight when I went to pay for a few groceries - I’d forgotten about a new direct debit I’d set up that was taking money out today to pay a bill. I looked for cash in my wallet but I didn’t have enough so I asked the cashier to put a few things back. A man behind me in the queue told the cashier to keep scanning and he would pay for everything. I...

You Have Just Made My Daughter's Afternoon

By A Friend on July 31, 2023 / 2,397 views

Thank you very much to the lovely lady on market place who not only gave me a barbie camper for free and delivered it to my doorstep free of charge but included another barbie car & barbie - you have just made my daughters afternoon and given me some hope there are some really lovely people out there. Life has been a bit harder for us this year. I will ensure when the time comes to...

Yesterday While Out Driving With My Aunty, She Said She Felt Her Car Was Pulling To The Left

By Kate on July 31, 2023 / 2,746 views

Yesterday while out driving with my Aunty, she said she felt her car was pulling to the left. We stopped at her local farm shop and as soon as we parked a lovely young man approached her window. He told her that her rear left tyre was very flat. He had been driving behind us and followed up into the carpark. He then whipped out a portable tyre pump and proceeded to put air in the tyre so...

Something Pretty Amazing Happened Today At Work

By Lucia on July 29, 2023 / 2,982 views

I don’t have any pictures or videos but something pretty amazing happened today at work. I work at a Starbucks inside a target and we have some regulars. One of them was talking to my other coworker about her applying for other jobs. I think they’re both in their forties. He asked her how the job search was going and she said she’d finished her resume but needed someone...

To The Metal Detector Man In Maine...

By A Friend on July 28, 2023 / 2,066 views

By A Friend on July 28, 2023 / 2,066 views

You ran right over to me. It was actually very endearing to see somebody care that much about a stranger to lend a helping hand. We've all lost our wallets before, but when you lose your wallet in the sand at the beach, that's a whole different level of lost your wallet. So there I am kicking around the sand in Old Orchard Beach for about a half hour with my phone flashlight (oh...

What Is Enough

By Joseph J. Mazzella on July 27, 2023 / 3,302 views

Ever since I was a boy I have been an avid reader. I have read and been touched by so many books from so many authors. I think it may be one of the reasons I started writing myself. I even enjoy hearing stories about other authors, because often they can teach us a lot as well. I heard one such story the other day that really made me stop and think. The two famous authors, Kurt Vonnegut and Joseph...

We Picked Up A Back Packer

By Kelly on July 26, 2023 / 2,475 views

We picked up a back packer, late afternoon yesterday, he was heading to Melbourne. We were an hour and a half from home, when we were approaching turning off highway,we asked what he was going to do (and it was dusk not a good time to be hitch hiking) he said he would find some place to camp, so we asked him home, gave him a hot meal with us. He had a hot shower and warm bed for the...

I Felt Special All Day

By Dorothea on July 24, 2023 / 2,504 views

Needed some fuel as my car was low so put in $10 worth of petrol. Waited in queue and when l went to pay the girl said nothing owing. I stood there unsure until this young man turned and said I've paid it "have a lovely day". I caught up to him outside and said thank you that's so sweet. He just smiled, got into his car and drove off. I...

Her Kindness Meant A Lot

By Casey on July 22, 2023 / 2,494 views

An employee asked me to fill out a survey because they were having a competition between stores. She didn't realize how much I appreciated her. I had moved from one country to another and she made shopping there super easy. She helped with a transitional acclimation period. She was a an anchor for a bit. She was filing me in on processes and changes. (Moved from overseas back to my home...

A Group Of Lovely Kids

By Meg on July 22, 2023 / 2,207 views

My 3-year-old daughter received the most lovely kindness from some older children today. She got stuck quite high in a playground and as I had other children to look after (and am also adult sized) I couldn’t climb in to help her. A group of lovely kids made it their mission to rescue her and were so gentle and kind! They even went back to find her lost socks...

Always Losing My Nail Clippers

By A Friend on July 21, 2023 / 2,642 views

By A Friend on July 21, 2023 / 2,642 views

I’m always losing my nail clippers and it stresses me out cause I’m a massage therapist and need them regularly. Then today I came home to this from my...

My Pay It Forward Opportunity Backfired

By Elisha on July 20, 2023 / 2,634 views

I was in the line behind a man who was making a small purchase. I heard the cashier ask if he had any cash on him or if there was anything else he wanted as the minimum eftpos was $5. I stepped forward and told the lady to add his purchase to mine. She scanned my items, putting the total to about $8. Then he reached over, tapped his card and said the business will pay for...

It's Humbling To Know Someone Helped And Hugged Her When She Needed It

By Shannon on July 19, 2023 / 2,518 views

My daughter new to driving and having a license, just called crying and said she had an accident, went into mum panic mode and made sure first she was OK and so was everyone else! She calmed down, and said it wasn’t an actual accident but a piece of metal or something had been dropped by a car on the road, consequently the car in front braked hard and swerved to miss it and then my daughter...

It Was Such A Heartwarming Moment

By Pamela on July 18, 2023 / 2,856 views

By Pamela on July 18, 2023 / 2,856 views

This wonderful story was shared on Facebook by a couple who were dining at The Barn restaurant in the small town of Little Compton, Rhode Island. "I don't post very often on Facebook, but felt this observation from a dining experience this morning was worthy of recognition. At about 10:30 this morning my husband and I were enjoying a delicious breakfast at the outdoor eating space at The...

Looking Towards Home

By Joseph J. Mazzella on July 17, 2023 / 2,543 views

When I was a little boy my Mom, Dad, brothers and I all lived in my Nana’s old, ramshackle house. The only way you could reach it was across a battered, wooden, swinging bridge that spanned the river next to it. On the other side of it too was a pair of railroad tracks only 10 feet from the house. I can still remember how the house would shake when the trains hauling coal would go by. Still, it was home...

Ellie

By Sandra on July 17, 2023 / 1,659 views

By Sandra on July 17, 2023 / 1,659 views

I would love to share about the great generosity of spirit of my friend Ellie. I’m a volunteer with Make-a-Wish. I was 1 of 2 wish granters for a “rush wish”, which means the child’s health is declining rapidly. My friend Ellie asked if she could crochet something. I told her that the kid and family LOVED Shel Silverstein… I thought she might crochet one...