Inspirational Stories / Motivational Stories

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By Joseph J. Mazzella on April 04, 2023 / 1,671 views

My daughter is such a beautiful, loving, giving soul. Everyday she comes over to my house to help me take care of her two mentally handicapped brothers. I don’t know what I would have done without her all of these years. Her love isn’t limited to just people, though. She has also rescued several dogs over the years and showered them with love and affection. Last year too she started to feed a...

Yesterday Mum And I Were Out Shopping When We Decided To Stop For Lunch

By Annette on April 03, 2023 / 2,261 views

Yesterday mum and I were out shopping when we decided to stop for lunch. Mum struggled to open the store door due to having her walker. Due to the angle of the path I couldn’t help with a very full trolley. Inside was a young boy (who appeared to aged 10 at the most). He jumped up and held the door open for us both. I’m not sure if he was there with his mum or grandmother but we both...

To This Day Her Kindness Brings Tears To My Eyes

By Melinda on April 03, 2023 / 2,703 views

It was from more than 15 years ago and I feel like I’d always been too embarrassed to thank her properly. I hope to share this so that there’ll be more compassion in the office. I was the “idiot” in the office and my manager was exasperated at my inability. I watched discretely from the corner as my manager complained to the CFO about how I wasn’t teachable, and that I was...

I'm Absolutely Blown Away By The Kindness Of A Lady Named Kathleen

By Tina on March 31, 2023 / 2,420 views

By Tina on March 31, 2023 / 2,420 views

Kathleen posted on our community page stating she has some Cadbury Saltanas & Peanut Chocolates she’d like to pay forward for Easter and that her and her daughter would pick out 4 people at the end of the day. With having 4 sons of my own, I asked if I may please be considered. Money’s tough atm. I was one of the lucky ones chosen out of many many people. I was excited,...

I Am In Absolute Shock

By Angelina on March 31, 2023 / 2,374 views

I am in absolute shock. This afternoon I was doing my weekly shop at ALDIs. I was loading my groceries, getting ready to pay. I was using my partners card to pay, not thinking I was going to run into any issues. It was time to pay and the cashier said "enter pin" I froze. I didn’t know my partners pin and he didn’t know either. I placed my groceries to the side, in a...

Don't Worry About It

By A Friend on March 29, 2023 / 2,468 views

This weekend I noticed our 24 year old cat had a nasty looking ingrown claw. I’m currently living with my parents and my mum decided to take her to the emergency vet (1pm on a Saturday the regular one was closed). I stayed home looking after my 1 year old, fully expecting mum to come home minus the cat, at 24 I thought she might have complications with a normally minor thing. Anyway, mum...

The Sweetest Apples Ever

By Micheala on March 29, 2023 / 2,550 views

By Micheala on March 29, 2023 / 2,550 views

I ran to help a small woman today as her full shopping trolley nearly upended as she negotiated it down a curb. When she had righted herself, I smiled at her then pointed to the nearby ramp saying that might be a better option next time. As I was walking away, she called out for me to come back to her. She was going through her bag. I shook my head and waved at her saying it wasn’t...

Hope In The Eyes Of A 3 Year Old

By Blair on March 28, 2023 / 2,362 views

Today, I was out buying supplies to take to Rolling Fork. Four different people came up to me and asked, "are you taking all that to Rolling Fork?" My response was "yes ma’am I am." Two offered to meet me at my car to load their goods two offered me money. I said I will not take their money please buy things and meet me at my car. The best...

I Am Shouting Out To The Incredible Young Man At The Hospital Carpark

By A Friend on March 24, 2023 / 2,386 views

I am shouting out to the incredible young man at the hospital carpark I was almost stuck in today. I have just spent 4 days in hospital with a scare for me and my unborn child and whilst trying to pay for parking my card refused to work. The attendant came up and tried to help and before I could stress about anything else he gave me a ticket to get out and said "looks like you've...

Friends Are Just Strangers We Have Met To Meet.

By Maree on March 24, 2023 / 1,484 views

Last week, I accepted an invite to travel with my two workaways to an outing I send all workaways on, some young lads we didnt know joined us. As Bents was closed they happened on this amazing place. I was content to sit under a shaded tree in a water hole, as I had already sprained my ankle, at the start of the walk, but I longed to climb through the hole and swim in the river. With...

I Am So Grateful, He Made My Day

By Glen on March 23, 2023 / 2,253 views

I went to a garage sale today just around the corner from where I live. I wanted to purchase a kitchen table and chairs. I had no way of getting the table home so I was feeling a bit frustrated. So I approached a stranger I never met before and he drove to where the table was and took the whole lot to my place and even helped take it inside for me. He didn't want any...

People Are Amazing

By A Friend on March 22, 2023 / 2,596 views

I work in a chain pizza place and I had this one guy pull up to the window to pick up his order he asks me how our tips work and I explained that I can keep cash to myself but we normally split card tips. I gave him his order and didn’t take a tip and told him it was ok and to have a good night. Later before I’m about to leave my manager walks up to me and says there’s...

If It's Been A While Since You've Seen An Elderly Loved One, Check In On Them And Give Them A Hug

By Michelle on March 20, 2023 / 2,479 views

Yesterday I was honoured to be chosen to provide some pampering to a remarkable and beautiful lady in her last days and dying from lung failure. She had been brought home from hospice and is surrounded by her loved ones. 87 years young, this woman has such fragile skin and requires her nails trimmed to avoid scratching and cutting her skin. She also wanted a little pop of colour to make her feel...

A Little Loving-Kindness

By Joseph J. Mazzella on March 20, 2023 / 2,317 views

In the last months of his life my brothers and I moved our Dad from a crowded V.A. hospital several hours drive away to a local nursing home just a few miles from us. I spent as much time as I could visiting him there. Cancer had ravaged his body and was now eating away at his mind. I could tell that he only had a few months or weeks left to live. During one of those visits I walked into his room...

It Was The Kindest Gesture That I'd Never Expected

By Linda on March 17, 2023 / 2,577 views

My husband gave me a surprise gift for Christmas—a gift that, at the time, seemed odd. It was something I never would have chosen for myself and would never have expected him to give me. He gave me a little bird, a cute, colourful conure. She was bitey at first, but she quickly became the sweetest, snuggliest, most beautiful little creature, and she brightened up every day. I looked...

I Love The Power Of Facebook

By Sue on March 17, 2023 / 2,217 views

By Sue on March 17, 2023 / 2,217 views

I love the power of Facebook. On Tuesday night I discovered I had lost my precious gold Pandora bracelet at the Rockingham foreshore that morning (despite it having a safety chain). Yesterday morning Lloyd and I went and searched where I had been and, as we had both expected, we couldn’t find it. I know there are a lot of good people in our world, and one of those may have found it, and not...

I Thought I Might Add A Story Here From A Few Years Ago

By Ross on March 16, 2023 / 2,489 views

I was homeless, literally sleeping out. I had my spot, relatively safe spot. One morning I got up, sat at the bench close by to where I slept and people wpuld be walking by on their way to work, well this kind man approached me and sat by me. He spoke with me awhile about my situation then proceeded to offer me a coffee from the Cafe just around the corner, he bought me a coffee we had a cigarette...