Inspirational Stories / Motivational Stories

Older Man Made Me Cry In A Restaurant

By A Friend on August 12, 2025 / 6,035 views

By A Friend on August 12, 2025 / 6,035 views

I was at a restaurant with my 3 year old son, just the two of us. An older gentleman at a table nearby finishes his meal, walks over and says “I’ve been listening to you with your son and just want you to know you’re a great dad.” I didn’t have much of a father figure growing up, and I wish I could have expressed to him how much this compliment meant to me. It felt like...

A Little Boy And A Much-needed Laugh

By A Friend on August 11, 2025 / 5,891 views

By A Friend on August 11, 2025 / 5,891 views

I did a random act of kindness almost a decade ago and I can’t stop thinking about them. Back in 2019 I was a ride attendant at a big theme park on one of the coasters. We had to close early because of an event so we had to keep the gates to the attraction closed so no one else could get in while we cleared the line out. While at the gate, I noticed a little kid (probably like 5 or...

I Took My Grandsons To GameStop Today, And We Ran In To The BEST Guy Ever!

By Patti on August 08, 2025 / 5,129 views

By Patti on August 08, 2025 / 5,129 views

I took my grandsons to GameStop today in small town SE Georgia. They were looking for Pokemon cards. At the same time, there was a young man there that was sending his cards out to be “graded”. He asked the boys if they liked Pokemon cards, and of course they replied, "YES!" He asked them to wait for a minute, and when he was finished, he would go to his car and get...

A Random Family Watched The Valuables Of My Friends And I While We Were Hiking

By A Friend on August 07, 2025 / 5,455 views

By A Friend on August 07, 2025 / 5,455 views

My friends and I went on a hike leading down to a creek and up a waterfall today. There was a family at the mouth of the falls, that had looked like they were there for awhile and were getting ready to go. It was a steep climb up and down a rope, so for safety we decided to put our backpacks at the mouth of the falls and just come back for them on the way down. Once we scale back down the waterfall...

Witnessed A Quiet Act Of Kindness At Winco Yesterday

By Dan on August 06, 2025 / 5,488 views

By Dan on August 06, 2025 / 5,488 views

Just wanted to share something that stuck with me yesterday. I was at Winco in Kent WA, where they only accept debit cards, no credit cards or Apple Pay. A couple was having trouble paying, and it became clear they didn’t have a working payment method. They started quietly arguing, clearly stressed and overwhelmed. Then this guy, who had been behind them came up and very subtly said,...

A Random Old Couple Helped Me And My Daughter Get Home

By Dani on August 05, 2025 / 1,870 views

By Dani on August 05, 2025 / 1,870 views

I felt like I needed to share this especially because of of the kindness I experienced as someone who seems to never get treated well. I was stranded 1.5 hours away from home, my car over-heated and I had my daughter at a therapy center. I tried to add coolant to my car which usually works but this time it didn't, every time I tried to drive, my gauge went up to H for my engine being...

A Gift Of Dandelions

By Joseph J. Mazzella on August 02, 2025 / 4,926 views

By Joseph J. Mazzella on August 02, 2025 / 4,926 views

I was a young father struggling just to earn enough to feed my family. I had gone back to college to earn a teaching degree hoping that it would help me to land a better paying job. All of the full time teaching positions were filled, however, so I found myself on the substitute list, waiting each day for the phone to ring telling me where I’d be working that day, if at all. I’d teach History one...

I Started Reading Out Loud To My Boyfriend Before Bed

By A Friend on August 01, 2025 / 3,826 views

By A Friend on August 01, 2025 / 3,826 views

I wasn’t really sure if he would like it or not at first. I was worried he was just humoring me when he said he wanted me to keep doing it. But tonight, he wasn’t feeling well and he fell into a restless sleep. I stopped reading and he woke up to ask me to keep going. I laughed and said “but you’re sleeping!” He said it didn’t matter, he just liked...

Monthly 'Walk And Dine' Surprise

By Laraine on July 31, 2025 / 3,813 views

By Laraine on July 31, 2025 / 3,813 views

I have been leading Heart Foundation Walks for 20 years, walking every Friday afternoon. We decided a few months ago to go to dinner after the walk one week each month. Today was this months Walk & Dine. We had extreme weather conditions so for only the second time in 20 years I cancelled today's walk, but we still planned to dine. Due to various reasons only six of us turned up....

When Small Kindnesses Find You At Just The Right Time

By A Friend on July 31, 2025 / 4,074 views

By A Friend on July 31, 2025 / 4,074 views

A little while ago, I was having a rough week, feeling invisible and just worn down. One afternoon I’d popped into a coffee shop, barely talking above a mumble as I ordered. But the barista greeted me with the biggest smile, complimented my earrings (which I’d worn on a whim), and tucked a note inside my cup that just said, “Hope today gets gentler for you.” It was...

A Simple Kind Word Can Change Everything

By Emma on July 30, 2025 / 3,906 views

By Emma on July 30, 2025 / 3,906 views

Today, while waiting in line for coffee, I decided to compliment a stranger on their outfit. It was such a simple thing, but the way their face lit up made my entire afternoon. I realized in that moment how powerful even the tiniest bit of kindness can benot just for someone else, but for me, too. I walked away feeling lighter and more connected to the world around me. Lately, I’ve...

They All Had Bracelets

By Hand Pan Leann on July 29, 2025 / 3,758 views

By Hand Pan Leann on July 29, 2025 / 3,758 views

Years ago in my twenties, I left my cushy life with $100 and a backpack. I got in a vehicle heading north with my then husband. The trip had some loose plans. My friend was driving and had some family in Portland. He was recently diagnosed with bi polar and his family decided to go on with a trip they planned to Europe instead of supporting him through this really tough time. They instead gave him...

My Wonderful Neighbor Who Doesn't Know How Much She Has Helped

By Lishler on July 29, 2025 / 1,558 views

By Lishler on July 29, 2025 / 1,558 views

I've just received a very unspecific diagnosis for an incurable lung disease, so I've been stressing and even antidepressants aren't helping much. My most wonderful neighbor called me Saturday and asked me to step outside. She had made burgers and homemade fries and brought me a plate and a carton of strawberry lemonade! I hadn't eaten yet, so I was very...

All Roads Lead Us Home Again

By Joseph J. Mazzella on July 28, 2025 / 3,623 views

By Joseph J. Mazzella on July 28, 2025 / 3,623 views

I was Lost in the city. My nerves were stressed. My muscles were tense. My heart was pounding. My hands gripped the steering wheel of my car as I circled the same city block for the tenth time. I grew up in the country and never had much experience driving in the city but I needed to pick up my daughter so here I was with my three children in the car trying my best to find the exit back to the interstate. This...

My Husband Brought A Stranger To Sleep In Our Home

By A Friend on July 25, 2025 / 3,808 views

By A Friend on July 25, 2025 / 3,808 views

This was several years ago. My husband was returning from his flight in New York for work. While he was waiting, he sat next to a much older lady (probably in her 70's) who was trying to return to her country (Cuba). She had been given permission to visit her child who was sick in the states, and was all alone flying back with a layover in Miami (where we live). He helped her...

Stranded Hungry Passengers - Still Smiling At How Good This Made Me Feel

By A Friend on July 24, 2025 / 3,671 views

By A Friend on July 24, 2025 / 3,671 views

Tiny gesture. Big feels. Yesterday I was flying home after a week away. We boarded our flight and left on time, about 1 p.m., but when we reached the destination, the pilot started circling because of bad weather. After what seemed like a couple hours, we were told they were flying us to a much smaller airport since weather in the big city was so bad and we couldn't land. Lightning,...

A Stranger Saw Me Unraveling In Silence — And Chose To Answer With Softness

By A Friend on July 23, 2025 / 3,454 views

By A Friend on July 23, 2025 / 3,454 views

I’ve been quietly journaling in the same spot every morning. Not for aesthetics. Not for healing. Just to keep myself from disappearing. This week, I left a single card behind. It said: “You’re allowed to begin again — without explaining why you paused.” I didn’t expect anyone to notice. But this morning, that same card...