Inspirational Stories
Blog posts of stories that inspire us to do good, to live better, or to help us realize what life is really about will be posted here. Or, blog posts of your personal stories that may inspire others to do good of their own.
Blessings
- By Maggie B
- Published 06/15/2009
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Sometimes we can't see the forest because the trees are in the way. We don't always see a blessing for what it is until something happens that kind of smacks us in the face.
The Legend of the Starfish
- By Kindness Matters
- Published 06/9/2009
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A short story, but very powerful. It's worth the read.
The good you do in this life does not have to be overwhelming, the simplest of things can make a huge difference.
A Choice Each Day
- By Kindness Matters
- Published 06/4/2009
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"I am convinced that life is 10 percent what happens to me and 90 percent how I react to it. And so it is with you. We are in charge of our attitudes.” Chuck Swindoll
Changing our attitude is the core of changing our world.
Changing our attitude is the core of changing our world.
Two Wolves
- By Mary Benedet
- Published 05/28/2009
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“ My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all."
Jim Valvano - Espy Awards Speech 1993
- By Mary Benedet
- Published 05/28/2009
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I just got one last thing, I urge all of you, all of you, to enjoy your life, the precious moments you have. To spend each day with some laughter and some thought, to get you're emotions going. To be enthusiastic every day and [as] Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "Nothing great could be accomplished without enthusiasm" -- to keep your dreams alive in spite of problems whatever you have.
Impossible Only In Mind, Not Reality
- By Smiling Athlete
- Published 05/27/2009
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Some people may have thought that moment would be impossible to achieve, but not Lasorda, and certainly not Gibson.
"The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination."
How to Live Your Life by Robert Louis Stevenson
- By Mary Benedet
- Published 05/27/2009
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Make the best of your circumstances – no-one has everything and everyone has something of sorrow intermingled with the gladness of life; the trick is to make the laughter outweigh the tears
Commencement Speech by Anna Quindlen
- By Mary Benedet
- Published 05/27/2009
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Get a life in which you are generous. Look around at the azaleas in the suburban neighborhood where you grew up; look at a full moon hanging silver in a black, black sky on a cold night. And realize that life is the best thing ever, and that you have no business taking it for granted.
The Precious Stone
- By Mary Benedet
- Published 05/27/2009
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Happiness comes from within. . .
It's better to be kind than to be right.
- By Mary Benedet
- Published 05/27/2009
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Be kinder than neccessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.
