My Good Time Stories

Inspirational, Motivational, and Heartwarming Stories

Tag: helping others

  • The short, inspirational Christmas story below was originally published in the December 14, 1982 issue of Woman’s Day magazine. This moving story inspired the creation of The White Envelope Project, a caring nonprofit organization dedicated to developing the next generation of givers, civic leaders, and philanthropists. May this inspirational story remind us all of the…

  • A week or so ago, I read a short story on Face Book that served as a great reminder why we should take some time each day to help other people. Even though I don’t know who authored the following tale, I thought that it would be a good thing to share with everyone. After…

  • I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my car. I had just come from the car wash and was waiting for my wife to get out of work. Coming my way from across the parking lot was what society would consider a bum. From the looks of him, he had no car,…

  • It is so nice to be back from vacation. It was such a relaxing and soothing time to be with my family and friends. It reminded me of a story that I once read on “Let Us Ponder.com” of another person that was on their vacation and learned an incredible life lesson from a total…

  • There are many people in today’s world that want nothing to do with helping other people. Their thought is, “why should I go out of my way to help them with the problem that they are facing? It has nothing to do with me.” Well, sometimes this decision can come back to affect them. The…

  • There are many people in today’s world that want nothing to do with helping other people. Life is becoming busier and busier for many people in today’s world. Unfortunately, individuals are so busy with their own issues in their lives that they often think that difficulties that may affect others won’t affect their lives. Their…

  • All of us experience the “ups and downs” of life. How willing are we to turn a negative situation into a positive one? Maybe this story will inspire you to look at life in a different way. Life is a funny thing. There are times when a person feels great about themselves; their self-esteem is…

  • An anthropologist proposed a game to the kids in an African tribe. He put a basket full of fruit near a tree and told the kids that whoever got there first won the sweet fruits. When he told them to run they all took each other’s hands and ran together, then sat together enjoying their…

  • Life is a funny thing. There are times when a person feels great about themselves; their self-esteem is at its all-time high, and everything in the world looks and feels as beautiful as a cool, crisp fall day…nothing can be better. Then come the “down times” in life; the moments in life when an individual…