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Your Inspirational Stories
These stories were written by people like you. Read how their lives were changed for the better by adopting positive values. Be inspired by them.
The following stories have been tagged with Friendship
St. Felix, Don and Winston
If there ever was an Award for "Great Examples of Kindness, Helping Others and Positive Values," our old friend, Felix Cartagena would be up way up there.
Long story short, for about 3O years that I've known Felix he's been doing Bubble, Kite, Bikes and Bear Shows. He's gone thru many 5O gallon barrel's of soap bubble liquid on his signature FREE Bubble Shows, entertaining many thousands of... MORE
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FRIENDSHIP
My Spark In Life
Growing up wasn't easy for me - I was a very mean and aggressive person because of my disorder. When I was twelve years old my counselor gave me medication to help me with my behavior, but I still lacked one thing and that was motivation. I did not have anything to look forward to.
That all changed during my freshmen year in high school. An autistic kid had enrolled in our school district a... MORE
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FRIENDSHIP
A Little Kindness Goes a Long Way
New neighbors are building their "dream house" on our street. They had sent a note to everyone introducing themselves when the construction started a year ago, but we had not met them yet. We bought a small plastic basket, filled it with candy and attached it to the temporary fence with a note saying: "Welcome to the neighborhood, your home is beautiful and the workers have been exceptionally c... MORE
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FRIENDSHIP
What
Snowflakes, chills, blustery winds, snow melts, water puddles, and muddy snow shoes, these are the sights that welcomed me back in Orland Park. I just came back from a flight from a tropical island in Asia. I try to paint a smile on my cold, blushing cheeks. Winters are not my cup of tea—I dislike them down to my core. That's one thing I hate about vacations, getting back to reality. It'... MORE
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FRIENDSHIP
A True Friend
For as long as I can remember, I have had a friend through a friend of my mother's. My mom and her mom met through a downhill skiing group for people with disabilities. I am disabled, and her mother is disabled. We lived about 45 minutes away from each other so we didn't really grow up together, but we spent as much time together as possible. I am a year older than her, but it never felt lik... MORE
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FRIENDSHIP
True Friend
There is a boy I know who used to always get picked on. He was insulted, he was pushed around, and he was taunted by bullies. One day, he decided he couldn’t take it anymore, and he wasn’t scared. When the bullies came to pick on him, he wanted to stand up for himself. Then, one of the bullies was about to throw a big punch right into his face, and that’s when he suddenly fel... MORE
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FRIENDSHIP
Making Friends, Losing Enemies
About five years ago I started at a new school, when my family moved to Iowa. I was just a little excited, but I worried I would never fit in with the other sixth graders. Lucy, a girl in my class, who I thought was not ready for change, didn’t like me from the start. In fact, I was pretty sure she hated me. I would ask her a question, and I could tell she thought I was a total idiot... MORE
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FRIENDSHIP
Peggy
Susie May Isaacs, my great-grandmother, was a beautiful woman, both in person and in spirit. She lived through two World Wars and the Great Depression. She was born in a dugout in Western Oklahoma to a Cheyenne Indian father and white mother during a time of great upheaval for the Native Americans in the Oklahoma Territory. During the eleven yrs I knew her I received the gifts of witnessing det... MORE
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FRIENDSHIP
New Kid On the Ward
I was a scared 10-year-old girl in the hospital having reconstructive surgery. This was back when you checked into the hospital the day before your procedure. I was shy but met some of the kids in the ward. I was pleased and surprised when they walked me to the elevator as I was being wheeled down for surgery. But nothing could match my surprise as I was wheeled back into the ward 3 hours lat... MORE
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FRIENDSHIP