Your Inspirational Stories
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Share Your StoryTeaching young kids the pass it on idea
Submitted by Irma about 17 hours ago.
Hi, I'm a volunteer in an elementaryschool day care center in Holland and i have watched pieces of the movie pay it forward. The idea was so heartwarming that i decided to pass it on in my class.(childeren in the age 6 to 8 years) One day one of the childeren forgot his lunch pakkage and had nothing to eat…
The healthy daughter in a family of illness.
Submitted by MacKenzie 1 day ago.
My name is MacKenzie, and I am from a town right outside of Boston. I am a student at Auburn University. I am the youngest daughter of three, and I am also the healthiest. Both of my sisters were born with the genetic disease Cystic Fibrosis (CF causes thick, sticky mucus to build up in the lungs, digestive tract, and…
Life can change any time.
Submitted by Priyanka 10 days ago.
Submitted by Ben 5 days ago. When Ben Pohl was in a life altering accident his senior year of high school, his life changed forever. What he didn’t know at the time was how it would help him change the lives of others as well. A car accident left Ben in a coma for a month, after which he had…
I can be good too
Submitted by Priyanka 10 days ago.
As parents, we're nothing if not educators. Ever since our daughter was born, when I leave her, to go to work for instance, I tell her, "You be a good girl, and I'll be a good boy too." I'm not perfect, but through this she knows that I expect her to be good and that she should expect me to…
Ben Pohl - Giving Back
Submitted by Ben 15 days ago.
When Ben Pohl was in a life altering accident his senior year of high school, his life changed forever. What he didn’t know at the time was how it would help him change the lives of others as well. A car accident left Ben in a coma for a month, after which he had to re-learn how to talk, walk,…
LYD "Impossible is Nothing"
Submitted by Anthony 18 days ago.
At age 4 I was diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) which is a type of Autism on the Spectrum. A year later doctors and specialists told my parents in a meeting that would change their lives and mine forever. They told my family I would barely graduate from high school, I would never become and athlete, everyone in my…
I'll Be Good Too
Submitted by anonymous 20 days ago.
As parents, we're nothing if not educators. Ever since our daughter was born, when I leave her, to go to work for instance, I tell her, "You be a good girl, and I'll be a good boy too." I'm not perfect, but through this she knows that I expect her to be good and that she should expect me to…
Magic of being yourself and sharing your unique talent to the world
Submitted by Troy 24 days ago.
Many people these days can't realize how much magic there is when you be yourself because each of us are created unique and made in a very unique way. Lots of us got a magical power when you look deep in yourself it is where the magical power lies in. Deep inside each of us holds the key to live…
Heroes of the day to me
Submitted by Curt 29 days ago.
I had left the medical center with my wife, two hours into a four hour trip home. She had just undergone a double mastectomy with some complications requiring a second trip into the operating room just a few hours after the initial surgery. Almost to the usual halfway point where there is somwhat of an oasis the only thing I…
The cancer money
Submitted by lexi about 1 month ago.
It was my winter break, and I went to my grandparents house. My aunt was there and she was telling me about how her class raised money for a cancer organization. Right then I knew what i was doing that winter break raise 500$ for cancer. Then next day I set up an account and just then somebody donated 36$…
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The Foundation for a Better Life began as a simple idea to promote positive values. We believe that people are basically good and just need a reminder. And that the values we live by are worth more when we pass them on.