Overalls in Heaven | Leaving a Legacy of Love by Manndi Maphies DeBoef | Inspiring Story #130

It is a humbling and honoring feat to leave a legacy of love …

Run with Roshni – When Break-Up Leads to Breakthrough, Step by Step | Inspiring Story #129

Roshni, a strong Gorkha, Indian woman, is left devastated after a break-up. She can’t think, eat or sleep until, one morning, she is called to rise with the sun and run…

Letting Love In with Sheri Salata | Story about Opening Ourselves to Love | Inspiring Story #120

 A beautiful piece about letting love into our life … this story is an extract from Sheri Salata’s memoir “The Beautiful No: And Other Tales of Trial, Transcendence, and Transformation”Love. Specifically, sexy, romantic, passionate, real soul-to-soul love. This is tough. Embarrassing. And tinged with what feels like genuine shame. Love is my unsolved mystery—one of the great […]

Pennies from Heaven | Nothing Can Separate Us | By Brenda Kay Ledford | Inspiring Story #125

No matter how deep our losses might be, nothing can separate us from the love of our loved ones…  A special story dedicated to all those who have lost loved ones over the past eighteen months. I’m counting pennies in the music room that was Mother’s sickroom.  I gaze through the window at the Blue […]

What is Love? | By Jesse, Aged 8 | Inspiring Story #124

What is Love?

Our Shortest Story. From Our Youngest Contributor.

The Story of Flotinya | How a Small Flower Radiates Big Love | By Alayana | Inspiring Story #123

This is the story of a tiny yellow flower expressing herself willfully, reaching out to the Universe, wanting to share her Beauty, her Light and her Love for All… This morning,Being out thereIn NatureFor my daily walkI am Blessed withA Meaningful EncounterOh, you couldn’t guess…Neither was ITo suspectSuch a Sacred MeetingIn between blades of grassHidden […]

The One I Fight With & The One I Love | By Karletta Marie | Inspiring Story #121

One early mid-October evening a romantic beach walk turns into a foot-stomping fight. In this short story, we highlight the positive side of being able to argue with the ones we love.Beyond the horizon, over the Mediterranean sea, a softening sun shone upon angel wings spread across the sky.  Feathery clouds played about, draped in […]

Orange Sky | Continuing the Legacy of Those Loved & Lost by Nhezyl Rojo | Inspiring Story #104

 This powerful and touching story shows us how we can continue the legacy of our lost loved ones while drawing inspiration to live a more meaningful life. “Wherever life takes you, there is always someone waiting for you here. This place will always be your first home.” As I recall my grandmother’s words, a sad smile […]

My Ted | Story about Adoption Hurt & Healing by Simon Benn | Inspiring Story #102

Simon didn’t think he had any issue with being adopted.  That was until he found out his childhood teddy bear had been a gift from his birth mother …  I never knew I had an issue with being adopted.   That was until my 40th birthday.  That evening my parents arrived to take my wife and I out […]

My First Hug by Elana Rabinowitz | Everyone is Worthy of Love | Inspiring Story #66

Everyone is worthy of love. How you treat another person can impact their life forever.

Falling for The One by Hannah Teslin | Inspiring Story #57

A short story about finding love, facing your fears, and discovering who ‘The One’ really is.  Six years ago, I moved to Germany to be with a guy who I thought was ‘The One’. Crazy in love, I boarded a plane to move to an unfamiliar land where I didn’t know anyone except ‘The One’.  As […]

Storms and Rainbows | My Triumph Over Domestic Abuse by Kathy Butler | Inspiring Story #47

Kathy’s childhood was filled with horrors. As an adult she endures a bad marriage, emotional abuse and domestic violence. Her life seems to be filled with darkness until she remembers who she really is …