Inspiring Stories

In an article on the power of music, Gene Beresin, Executive Director of the Clay Center in Boston, Massachusetts, draws a long list of all the researched ways in which music can heal. Among them are music’s ability to reduce pain, improve mood, and have positive effects on symptoms of stroke and dementia. Dr. Kayonda

*This story first appeared on Love What Matters on May 25, 2022. Families come in all shapes and sizes, and there is no one single path to becoming a family. Sometimes families are born. But sometimes, they are made.  In a TikTok video that has gone viral with over 9.2M views, Jordan Benewiat gives a

Since Victory Brinker was a toddler, it was clear she had a special gift. It didn’t take long for her to hone this gift either, and at just 7 years and 314 days old, she became the Guinness World Record holder for youngest opera singer after participating in eight professional performances. However, that isn’t the

Those who work in the service industry often develop special relationships with customers who become “regulars”.  These customers come week after week, sharing their personal lives, struggles, and victories with their servers who often become their friends.  One Chick-fil-A employee, Rachel Curry, developed an amazing relationship with two elderly regulars, David and Millie. The couple

A World War II veteran celebrated his 105th birthday with more than 3,000 cards from kind-hearted strangers. Kind Strangers Make Birthday Special for Senior Ernest Horsfall, who has no surviving relatives, said he was “surprised and amazed” at how many people wrote to him. Horsfall was showered with over 3,000 cards from generous well-wishers after

When Eileen Monaghan embarked on a cruise in 2015, she thought she was only celebrating her birthday– what she encountered on the cruise shook her world. Eileen’s cousin Nora died the previous year, in 2014– marking not only the loss of a beloved older relative but also the last link to her Irish lineage. See,

“For the longest time, I lived my life scared just seeing what he went through,” remembers golfer Sam Bennett. At age 23, he’s a rising star in the world of amateur golf. But he was holding back; he was scared of what might happen next. That’s because in June 2021, Sam’s father lost his battle

In 2018, Maureen Beck became the first adaptive climber to summit the 2,600-meter White Lotus Flower mountain face. The climb is notorious, located in the Northwest Territories of Canada. A remarkable accomplishment for anyone, Beck also happened to be born without a left hand. “I never identified as having a disability because I’m like, ‘Oh,

One California teen’s prom pictures have gone viral on social media but not only for her beauty and exquisite dress but also because of her dapper date — her grandpa. Not having a date for her grade twelve prom photos, Lancaster High School student Kaylah Bell’s grandpa took the matter into his own hands. Kaylah’s

A Virginia police officer’s quick thinking and lightning-fast reflexes helped to save the life of his fellow officer when he pulled her out of the way of a skidding car that had crossed a median and crashed into her police cruiser. The unexpected incident happened when Gate City Police Department Officer Jessica McGraw was responding