About 'Stories to Inspire'
Boston.com is collecting its most uplifting stories and asking readers to contribute their own personal stories, photos, videos, and links. Entries will be reviewed daily by an editor. If your story meets our standards it will be published in the gallery. The best will be featured on the Stories to Inspire homepage.
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- After 65 years together, Betty and Everett “Pops’’ Potter still hold hands all day. They sing songs together. They rarely leave each other’s side.
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- I volunteer every week to feed feral cats and I spend time at a local cat shelter cleaning, feeding, and socializing.
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- Nothing inspired me as much for a long, long time, as The Fukushima 50... It's difficult to find the words to describe the selflessness they showed while fighting for Japan...
- Imagine the challenge of your first black-belt test in the martial arts: the years of practice, the nerves, and the questions about your opponent’s skills. Now, imagine putting on a blindfold just before the test.
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- There isn't a moment on any given day that I don't remember the odds we faced when our daughter disappeared... Since our daughter was found I have tried to help others in the same situation.
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- I am inspired by life. After being diagnosed with colorectal cancer at the age of 30 and enduring many surgeries and rounds of chemotherapy, the fragility of life inspires me to live each day.
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- My daughter was born very early and weighed only one pound. She is now eight months old and healthier than me and the most beautiful little thing I have or will ever see.
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- I am inspired by the stories of Alzheimers care givers.They have helped me understand what is now expected of me in my care giving role.
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- My children and grandchildren. Just the other day my 6 year old granddaughter says to me that "love is important because it lets you know your people care about you."
