Inspirational Stories / Motivational Stories

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I Think I Had An Angel Visit Me

By Ree on January 10, 2022 / 2,809 views

While sitting in my car, playing my phone, waiting for hubby to grab a loaf of bread, I heard a voice at my driver window "hello, all the best" Looking up confused, I saw an elderly man at my window. I said "pardon me" as I wasn't sure if I hear him correctly. He said " hello, I just wanted to wish you all the best." I said "thank you so much &...

Thank You To Whoever You Are, You Made Our Day

By Megan on January 10, 2022 / 1,873 views

Driving thru to get some dinner for kids about 6.50 pm tonight, placed our order, go to pay at window and the car in front of us - paid for our order, so then I decided to pay for the car behind too - I got a thumbs up from the young couple and I think they also paid for car behind them. Such a lovely gesture when you least expect it and have had a challenging afternoon. I wish I knew who...

Sold A Couch

By Michael on January 06, 2022 / 2,045 views

Sold a couch to a random bloke on Facebook about a year ago. It was my folks old couch set that was passed down to me when I moved out. On NYE I received a text from a number which turned out to be the bloke who bought the couch. He was messaging as he had found a Pandora bracelet in the couch and was reaching out to see if it was ours. Incredibly, it was my sisters, she lost it about...

We Only Had Money For Fries

By A Friend on January 06, 2022 / 2,407 views

My little brother and I were broke while driving to McDonalds to get my son some fries. Literally, all we had was money for that. When we pulled up to the window to receive our purchase, the cashier looked sad (and I don't blame her). Then she looked at me and recognized me from our old high school. She tells us to wait for her to return. When she did return she handed us a bag of...

I Was So Blessed By The Kindness Of A Stranger And I Will Never Forget It

By Clare on January 03, 2022 / 3,053 views

Do you find that sometimes an act of kindness or compassion can so completely take us by surprise, that we don't notice it's significance until later - when it's too late to express our gratitude? It happened to me a couple of months back and I don't think it would be right to keep it to myself! I was so blessed by the kindness of a stranger and I will never forget it. In...

Kindness In Beenleigh

By Lisa on January 03, 2022 / 2,294 views

My Dad is 82, he’s had a hard year with my Mum needing to go into care with deteriorating Parkinsons and dementia. He has had to learn to live on his own after 64 years together and he has developed his own health issues. Today he felt really down and sad, went to the supermarket to get some things. As he went to pay, a gentleman beside him, stopped him and said he wanted to pay for...

The Person Nearest You

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 31, 2021 / 2,971 views

It was a rainy, damp December day. I was headed to the store to pick up another week’s worth of food. I had put off shopping for Christmas presents until later in the month but wasn’t looking forward to the crush of Christmas shoppers while I grabbed my groceries. I kept the CD player on while I drove to avoid the radio news. It only spoke of the world’s huge problems and how divided we all...

Nursing Home Surprise

By Amy on December 31, 2021 / 2,825 views

My partner and I wanted to spread some joy so we decided to organise gifts for the residents of a local nursing home. I posted on Facebook about our plans and my aunty, and two of my friends sent me money to go towards gifts. Then one of the ladies who works at a different branch of the store I work sent me over a huge box of chocolates, biscuits and sweets to add to the haul of presents. We purchased...

The Kids Got To See Santa Today

By Carrie on December 28, 2021 / 2,003 views

The pandemic has hit our family pretty hard. In addition to my husband being a frontline healthcare worker and the kids all going back and forth between in-person and online school, we have dealt with the worst the virus can dish out. This month marks one year from my dad having a covid induced stroke which has left him permanently disabled. On December 10th we also hit one year since covid took the life of my...

A Little Christmas Eve Miracle Of Kindness

By Anoush on December 28, 2021 / 1,863 views

My cat got sick because I was suddenly away half the day for seven days caring for friends' cats. Cats quickly convert stress into urinary tract infections and then they stop drinking. At the end of the week, I was sick too (autoimmune stuff). Then last night I had to take my cat to emergency because all the vets are booked out til January because of crazy season. It took...

Hot Dogs

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 28, 2021 / 3,393 views

“Well, we could use some hotdogs.” I was at the local Catholic Charities food pantry. They had a thrift shop attached to it where I would sometimes stop to pick up a sweatshirt or a CD for my sons. Once in a while, though, I would also step back into the food pantry and ask if they needed anything. I had needed the help of food pantries myself a few times when I was a young father struggling to...

Best. Day. Ever!

By Tanya on December 24, 2021 / 2,559 views

Well that was the best. Day. Ever! My autistic son is a mapper - human GPS - memorizes Google Maps and downloads it in his brain forever. He LOVES to go for drives. He navigates and I go wherever he directs. There are hours on motorways on a weekly basis. Yesterday was his first time in the front seat. He is a happy flapper, and bounces in his seat with an open mouthed smile on his face...

My Christmas Angel

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 24, 2021 / 2,737 views

Growing up as a boy I am sure that I gave my guardian angel premature gray hair. He probably had to take early retirement too. There is no other way to explain how I cheated death and injury so many times. I was often reckless, sometimes hurt, and had more near misses than I can remember. One near miss that I do remember happened one year on the last day of school before Christmas break. We lived...

A Handmade Quilt

By Julie on December 20, 2021 / 2,383 views

Last week I saw a friend I hadn't seen for a while who said she had something for me. The very next day I was having breakfast at a cafe with two work colleagues and she rang me to ask if she could drop off what she had for me. It turned out to be the most exquisite hand made quilt, with encouraging Bible texts embroidered on it and a personal message. I have had a bout with breast...

Missing Package

By Riette on December 20, 2021 / 2,294 views

To this guy, THANK YOU for bringing our package that has been missing for 2 days! I’m so sorry I couldn’t answer the door to personally say thank you. I honestly don’t know how we missed the doorbell ringing. But our washing machine has been broken for a month and we needed that part to come in the mail so bad. I was horribly depressed that it was delivered to...

Have The Time Of Your 'why'

By Jodi-Ann E. M. Morgan on December 16, 2021 / 2,342 views

It was Mark Twain who said: "The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why." This has always resonated with me and now, more than ever, I’ve been living my life on the mission to learn what my calling is and fulfill my purpose. With that being said, I think there are two important questions that can used to supplement that statement...

Random Act Of Kindness At Supermarket

By Michelle on December 15, 2021 / 2,323 views

About 9.45pm I was going through the checkout at the supermarket at Canterbury Gardens when this lovely guy offered to pay for my shop. It was all Christmas things, ham, turkey, plum pudding, Christmas cake, boxes of chocolates, nuts etc etc I told him I couldn’t possibly accept that but thank you anyway. Then he said it would make his Christmas. He ended up paying for it all. I had...