Inspiring Stories

Musical funnyman ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic might have just won 2020 – and our hearts – with a cute story of high-school love that gives us all the feels. ‘Weird Al’ meets Mona Lisa Long before he was a four-time Grammy winner, Alfred Matthew Yankovic was a “pretty awkward, shy and nerdy” 9th grader. Then, one

All signs are pointing to 18-year-old Simone Johnson becoming a fourth generation star wrestler. But her famous dad, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, wants to make sure she’s doing it for herself and nobody else. A rising star In early 2020, Simone Johnson signed a contract with the WWE and began training to become a pro

It’s not easy to go out on your own and start your own business – but all the hard work and risk is well worth it in the end if you do make it. Especially when you are risking it all for the woman who sacrificed everything for you. Tyler Graham’s life started out rough.

After losing her mom in 2009, Sofia Wyszynski ate her way through her grief and her eating habits quickly spun out of control, up until she gave birth to her son. “Losing my mother was the hardest thing that ever happened to me,” she told the Daily Mail.   She got sick right around the same

The Ecuadorian government had plans to drill in the Amazon rainforest on territory inhabited by Waorani hunter-gatherers. Against all odds, the Waorani won in court, setting a precedent for other Indigenous peoples in Ecuador and beyond. The Waorani weren’t consulted In Ecuador, the government has the power to initiate energy projects and extract minerals on

A seven-year-old was the difference between life and death for his 22-month-old baby sister when he jumped into his burning home to save her. A terrible wake-up call On December 8, Nichole Davidson woke up in terror as her house in New Tazewell, Tennessee was burning down. She and her husband leaped into action. “(Chris)

Chrissy Teigen is adored by her fans for many reasons, from her delicious cooking posts to her funny Twitter commentary, but most of all, it’s for her open vulnerability and honesty – even with subjects very personal and difficult to share. Teigen and her husband John Legend had a tragic pregnancy loss in September, when

Jonathan Pinkard, 27, was taken off the heart transplant list and given just months to live. Then, he met Lori Wood, 57, a nurse at Piedmont Newnan Hospital in Georgia. Forty-eight hours later, Wood bravely asked Pinkard if she could adopt him, providing the solution he needed to be given a heart transplant — and therefore saving

Sometimes the most important moments of our lives – or the moments when we make the biggest impact on the life of another person – happen in a split second, and it’s all about thinking on your feet. Benny Correa and his wife Amanda Disley were in their car driving home from a family dinner

It was the middle of the ‘90s and John Stamos was at the height of his career. Full House was coming to a close, but the actor was a mega star and it was at that time that his love life experienced a boost, too. Uncle Jesse met actress Rebecca Romijn in 1994, they fell