Inspiring Stories

Bill Moczulewski doesn’t let anything stop him from getting where he’s going in life. Including to his overnight job as a janitor at Walmart in Cabot, Arkansas. Legally blind, Bill doesn’t drive. So he walks. Five miles there, and five miles back, a total of four hours of walking roundtrip — rain, snow, or shine.

Being a parent is one of the toughest jobs in the world. So when a single mother named Stephanie Bassett stood before a judge and explained why she had put herself in a situation to owe $1,000 one day, he approached the case with kindness and grace. In the end, this mom wasn’t just thankful.

Eighty-five years ago, Gus and Emma Thompson didn’t just open the door of their home to the Dongs, they opened the door for the Chinese-American family to achieve the American Dream. The Dongs never forgot it. And now, the last two remaining Dong children are paying it forward. They’re donating $5 MILLION to the Black

Losing someone you love is never easy. In grief, the best thing many of us can do is find a purpose in our loss and honor the person who is no longer with us. In that way, we create meaning in our lives and, hopefully, make a difference. Two parents who lost their child to

It’s no secret that scammers have reached an all-time high (and low). From emails sent by Nigerian princes promising fortunes to Facebook messages from Lady Gaga needing $145 to finish her latest song (ra-ra-ra-ra-ra) to phone calls claiming “You’ve just won a cruise!” scammers will try just about anything to extort your hard-earned cash. However,

Acts of kindness don’t always come from adults. Sometimes, they come from observant children whose big hearts remind adults of the importance of helping others. That was the case with one grade-school boy who decided he wanted to make a difference in his class and help his friends who were going without. A Special Request

When it comes to school rules, nothing seems to be more contentious than those surrounding the dress code. For years, school dress codes have come under fire for being sexist and riddled with double standards, and yet, still not much has changed. Now one mom is speaking out in defense of her daughter after she

Cafe owner, Varun Chada, was shocked when he discovered that his truck had been stolen right out from under his nose. It was mid-afternoon and he had just finished work. After realizing that he had forgotten something, he quickly ran back inside the restaurant, leaving his truck parked right out front. When he returned less

McDonald’s general manager, Paloma Robles, knows that it’s strictly against company policy to open a locked door, she did it anyway. That open door didn’t just give a freezing homeless man a temporary respite, it opened the door to an entirely new life. What Happened When a Couple Discovered a Homeless Man Freezing in the

*This story originally appeared on Diana Leygerman’s Medium. Diana Leygerman is a high school school teacher with teaching methods that her students are sure to never forget — she’s just going about it in the most unconventional way. This Pennsylvania teacher turned her classroom into a “dictatorship.” She wanted to teach her students a lesson, but