Inspirational Stories / Motivational Stories

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Thanks So Much For Remembering The Veterans, Particularly This One

By William on July 04, 2022 / 2,110 views

On June 6, I was having trouble putting five pounds of groceries into a three-pound sack at the Giant grocery store in the Shoppes at Kissel Village. I got confused and nervous! After getting squared away, the cashier returned my credit card and said the bill was paid for, which I didn’t remember doing. Getting home, I went to check my balance and discovered that I was not charged! But I...

Playing Fetch

By Joseph J. Mazzella on July 01, 2022 / 2,647 views

It was a hot, humid, steamy, Summer afternoon. I had been up doing one thing or another since six in the morning. Now with the dinner dishes done I thought I could finally lay down for a minute and rest my aching back. As I lay on my bed trying to watch a little TV my brain felt heavy and I noticed my eyelids slowly shutting. I was almost asleep when suddenly I felt a blast of hot breath on my face. I opened...

Kindness At The Grocery Store

By Jen on July 01, 2022 / 2,328 views

I’ve been wanting to share some kindness for a long time and I had my opportunity the other afternoon at the grocery store. A lady in front of me had $55 for her groceries. She had a 3L milk and bread left and was hoping they would total the $5. I knew they wouldn’t as the bread alone was $3.70. When it scanned to almost $60 the lady was going to leave her bread behind. I...

Gas Pump Kindness

By Rachael on June 29, 2022 / 2,270 views

I paid for a elder ladies fuel she was behind me in the line. She didn't know I paid. A few days later I was back at the same servo and the console operator came out a d gave me a huge hug. She said this if from the lady you paid for her fuel. She was going to visit her dying husband in Ipswich I haven't done a lot for others recently I have had a lot go on....

Flood Donation

By Morrison County Sheriff Office on June 28, 2022 / 2,032 views

This morning while working with other city leaders in Randall, a gentleman stopped by the fire hall and told me that he’d like to make a donation to go towards all the food, water, drinks and other expenses that the city is dealing with because of the flooding. I asked this gentleman if he was from the Randall area and he told me that he was from Brainerd, but he passes through Randall a lot and he loves...

New Friends At The Ice Cream Truck

By Lee Lee on June 27, 2022 / 2,597 views

I have a son with Moderate autism, and he has some awesome people in his life who help him with academics. One Of these awesome people is Tom and he meets me and my other two children at a park of our choice twice a week to help support my son Ryder with Academic instruction. We picked the park in our neighborhood on what is known as “the Ave” not a super wealthy place but has a...

A Genuinely Kind Hearted, Amazingly Compassionate And Terrifically Friendly Little Soul

By Ness on June 24, 2022 / 2,488 views

If you’re reading this and you’re the parent of a little guy named Leo who was playing with his sister in a playground in Main Beach today, then you should know that you are raising a genuinely kind hearted, amazingly compassionate and terrifically friendly little soul! I have a two and a half year old who, after being the victim of a magpie attack, and being jumped on without...

Drive Through Order

By Candace on June 24, 2022 / 2,342 views

This morning in North Brisbane my drive through order was paid for by a lovely lady in front of us, an egg mcmuffin and Hash brown. What you didn't know was that I had spent the night in hospital with my 2 year old who had an anaphylactic episode and I hadn't really eaten since lunch yesterday. After a long, rough night you absolutely made my day. It's amazing how...

Flickers Of Light

By Joseph J. Mazzella on June 24, 2022 / 3,781 views

It was June a few years ago right around the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year. A few weeks earlier the first fireflies had appeared blinking their lights on and off in the woods around my house and the meadow in my backyard. What a joy it was seeing them again. Their little flickers of light made me smile with delight and I thanked God for them. Now as the daylight was starting to fade I...

My Husband Has Been Lying To Me For Years

By A Friend on June 21, 2022 / 4,191 views

Ever since we started dating, whenever we go out to eat and there is a pickle on his plate, he gives it to me. One of our first dates was at a sub shop and it came with a pickle and I ate it first, and I think he picked up on it, because ever since he has just slid his pickle onto my plate and I eat it and I never really thought twice about it. That had remained the status quo until one...

A Tie Dye Blanket

By Jeneen on June 20, 2022 / 2,187 views

Yesterday I had a woman come into the shop I work asking if we had a tie dye blanket. I walked her over to where I thought we had the only one and it was there. She got tears in her eyes and said her mom was in the hospital dying and had requested a tie dye blanket. My heart swelled and I've never been so happy to find something that someone was looking for. After I rang...

Waking Up At Night

By Joseph J. Mazzella on June 20, 2022 / 2,421 views

Until I was 11 years old my Mom, Dad, two brothers and I lived with my Nana in her 70 year old, ramshackle wooden house. Then one fateful night a fire burned it to the ground. We all escaped with our lives but we lost everything we owned. Thankfully, our loving, caring community helped us and soon my Dad was able to get us a low-income house. My Nana, however, didn’t join us. Instead she bought a small 2...

Please Don't Touch!

By Sarah on June 18, 2022 / 2,162 views

My son dropped his toy turtle in Melbourne on a trip today, we didn't expect to see it again. We retraced our steps to find this note with his beloved plush. Thank you to the kind soul who did...

I Work With Youth Who Are In Govt Care And Today I Witnessed An Amazing Act Of Kindness

By Nicki on June 16, 2022 / 2,194 views

I was out looking at thrift shops with a teenage girl who has significant acquired brain injuries suffered as a baby. This girl has been fixated on Quinceanera dresses, ball gowns and Victorian era hair styles. When ever I work with her I curl her hair and do her makeup for her she looks into the mirror so proudly afterwards. This morning I did this and we looked at pictures of ball gowns...

Kindness Is Free

By Florence on June 16, 2022 / 2,151 views

While at the shopping centre today I walked past a little boy and his mum and they were near a child's ride,mum didn't have any change for the ride so I asked her if I could give him a ride. She said yes. The look on the boy's face was beautiful. I've been the recipient of so much kindness in the last few weeks it was a tiny act of kindness but I felt good about...

Legends

By Nina on June 13, 2022 / 3,494 views

I’ve been having a really hard time lately with the very recent loss of my father and work-related stress. I went back to work after taking one day off after his passing and was having a very difficult, tear-filled day. My job takes me around the city and as I was walking down a busy street I saw a homeless man covered in a blanket but his bare feet were sticking out and it was so, so cold. I...

A Brief Connection

By Anne on June 13, 2022 / 2,431 views

This morning I went grocery shopping and in an enclosed area where the shopping trolleys are housed I saw a youngish man who appeared very distressed. He was thin, bent over and very much alone. I went over to see if he was ok and asked if I get him anything. He said he was ok and he didn’t want anything. Oh my heart went out to this man who appeared to have a mental illness and to be...