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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 Character
Standing Up For His Faith
I was seventeen at the time and my grandma had just passed. It was one of the saddest things I've had to deal with. During the processional to the burial site, we had to drive through a well known gang area. My grandma purchased the plot next to her mother and father years before the neighborhood become a gang hangout. As we were driving down the street, we couldn't help but notice a group of... MORE
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I Remember Mama
In today's world, when a friend tells you he/she has met a female with a million-dollar smile, you automatically visualize a Miss America contestant or a young person whose beauty is exceptional. What you probably do not conjure up in your mind's eye is the image of a ninety-six and a half year old, teeny, peanut-sized woman who is the owner of that fabulous smile. Yet, that is the trait for ... MORE
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A Test of Character
My mother asked that I share this story on this special day. When one thinks defining and proudest moments in the eyes of a parent, big events should automatically come to mind- graduation, engagement, achieving an award, or some form of success- however, to her, one of her proudest moments in her life happened on an ordinary day during the holiday season. The story starts at the grocery stor... MORE
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Imparting Wisdom
My father died on December 18, 2003, when I was 12-years-old. Granted, I was not able to know my father for a big portion of my life, yet I acquired much wisdom from this great man's life and from what he had imparted to me. My father was a co-entrepreneur. He had a business he ran almost completely himself. His colleague who he went into the business with would usually only work from 10am to 1... MORE
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Caring is in the Heart
In a ram-shackled house, far from the village, lived a young man who was mentally impaired. He was always seen in the village, working hard to fill his old bag with discarded items and scraps of food. The children of the village sneered at him; the elderly villagers looked down on him and scolded their children from coming near him. One day, the villagers learned that the young man had passed... MORE
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Learning to Give
In the United States we have many material blessings available to us. However, oftentimes we do not share those blessings with others. While on a trip to Romania I learned a very important law of life: give of yourself and your possessions every chance you have. During July of 1999, I, along with eight others, traveled to the country of Romania to build a chapel in a Romanian/Hungarian village... MORE
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