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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- 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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- 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.
- 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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- Taking Tae Kwon Do lessons with my kids and all of us getting our black belts in three years. If I can do that, I can achieve most of what I want in life, even the hard stuff.
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- I am inspired by "The Greatest Generation"... So many gave their lives so that we could enjoy our freedoms that so many people take for granted today.
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- My little man inspires me. After he was born, and I survived his birth (36 hours) and then "newbornland" I realized that I am capable of asking for and achieving what I want and need.
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- My dog, Lucky, truly inspires me. He was involved in an awful hit-and-run accident where the driver took off without stopping... He recovered fully and now is my best friend in the whole world!
