Inspiring Stories

The kindness of complete strangers on social media recently helped a woman get some much-needed help – and in a hurry! How One Plea Brought Strangers Around the World Together In 2018, Danika Whitsett was attending college when she got into a devastating car accident that left her paralyzed from the waist down. She was

One moment Nick Vujicic is jumping out of an airplane, the next, he’s riding the waves. He is a self-professed adrenaline junkie who is all about living life to the fullest. With no limitations. While this is inspirational in and of itself, what makes it all the more extraordinary is that he’s living a life

Don’t you just love it when a social media influencer uses their fame for good? That’s exactly what TikTok star Brian Arya has been doing! “To turn your head away from people who are out in the street is the opposite of what we should be doing,” said Brian Arya, whose TikTok videos have led

We’ve probably all made a snowman in our lives, but have you ever seen snow art? Yes. It exists. In order to find anything like the amazing works of art created by a 64-year-old British man named Simon Beck, you have to consider several other types of art blended together. You can consider a sand

Those four words were all it took for a son to help fill his dad’s empty doughnut shop and at the same time make a dream come true. Social media is known to both help and hinder our daily lives. But for a little doughnut cafe in Missouri City, Texas, Twitter helped bring a business

If you want to hear a great take on a hard draw, consider the outlook of a Vietnamese man named Thanh Dien. Dien has been blind since childbirth but says “God took my eyes and gave me really good ears to play music.” RELATED: Two Deaf Brothers Desperately Want to Learn How to Swim — So a

Just in case you’re sitting on the couch, binge-watching Netflix, and thinking you’re too old to work out, think again. This centenarian is about to change your mind. Meet Jean Bailey, the 102-year-old fitness guru from Omaha, Nebraska, who leads workout sessions four days a week at her senior living complex. She may be over

When you’re given lemons, make lemonade. When it’s 102º degrees in the hot Nashville sun, get the surprise of a lifetime. (Doesn’t the old adage go something like that?) A couple of TikTok do-gooders, Lexy and Austin Burke, gave Niko some much-needed refreshments as the young soccer fan was trying to raise money to go

When it comes to giving birth, most women like to have some sort of plan. Like, for instance, what type of birth they want, or whether they want to give birth in a hospital or at home. But as doctors are prone to tell you when you’re expecting, plans are made to be broken. And

This donut stop is one for the books for Deputy Donnie Jackson of the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. Jackson was making his regular stop at his local Weston, Florida Dunkin’ Donuts when he found himself feeling on edge. “It was really crowded, and as soon as I walked in, all eyes were on me,” he

Losing a job is never easy. The financial strain, uncertainty, and stress that come with it can be overwhelming. Not to mention the fear and anxiety of not knowing what comes next. So when Peter Judge, 59, found himself caught up in the recent wave of layoffs sweeping across the country he was understandably “heartbroken”

Margaret Atwood’s book The Handmaid’s Tale — published in 1986, and its sequel The Testaments, published over 30 years later — have won numerous awards. The first was a groundbreaking novel that painted a dystopian world, alarmingly seeming to be just a few chilling steps from our current reality. But The Handmaid’s Tale sayings might not

A lot of people faced hard times during the pandemic, and many people resorted to whatever means necessary to provide for themselves and their families. That meant kids and older folks also chipped in wherever possible, such as the 11-year-old boy featured in this story. Family Matters Instagram/@gabrielpequenovendedor When the pandemic hit, 11-year-old Gabriel lived

You have to make do with the best you have. Even when it’s terminal. In the summer of 2013, Dr. James Wolf of Auburn California had but a few months to live. He was dying of pancreatic cancer and decided to cease chemotherapy and other treatments to focus on palliative care. Dr. Wolf described himself

Her team was losing 4-1 in the top of the 5th inning when Grand View University catcher Kaitlyn Moses stepped up to the plate. They were playing their rivals, Southeastern University, in an NAIA matchup, and the bases were loaded. She wound up and let loose, smashing the ball deep to left center. It was

A woman is alive today thanks to the heroic quick thinking of her six-year-old son. Little Cornelius Fairley was at home with his mom in Picayune, Mississippi, when she suffered a seizure. The six-year-old flew into action and dialed 911 for an ambulance after finding his mom, Cornissia, in a comatose state. Twenty-eight-year-old Cornissia Fairley