Most of us chase success like schoolgirls chasing the cutest
boy in class around the playground.
We have our arms stretched
out wide, our sticky fingers wiggling to grab the back of his
shirt, only to fall flat on our faces in the dirt as he takes an
unexpected cut to the left. Yes, there are many other boys on
the playground, but all the girls want that one boy.
You know who he is. He is the one who has the swagger, but who
doesn’t yet know he has it. He is the one who goes home and
complains to his all-knowing mother that those sticky-fingered
girls just won’t leave him alone at recess.
That boy is success. He is right under your nose, but seemingly
untouchable. Everyone dreams of catching him, but not everyone
has the inspiration to pull themselves up from the dirt after
taking a nosedive during the chase.
Those who do catch the shirttail of success are the ones who
pick themselves up from the ground, band-aid their bloody
elbows, and study the playground for another chance to continue
the chase. It takes inspiration and strength to do that, which
is where inspirational stories are powerful.
Everyone takes a nosedive into the dirt from time to time, but
not everyone summons the courage to get back up and try again.
Inspirational words from others can give you the strength you
need to pick yourself back up.
After the fall, some give up too easily and run off with one of
the other boys, never to truly experience the power of that one
boy no other can match. This is because that one boy can be
slick, and he knows just when to take that cut to the side to
get you off his shirttail. If success were easy to bag, then he
wouldn’t be the boy with the swagger that everyone wants. He
would be just another nose-picking amateur running around the
playground.
If you want to become your own version of success, you must tap
into the power of inspirational stories and use them to find
your own courage. You must always get up after the fall, and
never give up on the chase.
If you know inspirational words can help you turn your life
around and make changes for the better, this page of
inspirational stories is for you.
If you have yet to discover the power of inspirational stories
but are willing to give them a try, stick around and see what
could really become of your life.
You will find a lot of information about the power of
inspirational stories on this page, and you are encouraged to
keep reading the first time you visit this page.
After reading it once, you can bookmark the page and come back
whenever you need inspirational words for strength, courage,
insight, or comfort. This quick list will give you direct access
to pages of inspirational stories dedicated to different needs
and life circumstances:
Coming Up:
- Inspirational Stories for Parents
- Inspirational Stories about Loss and Grief
- Inspirational Stories about Moving On
- Inspirational Stories for those Living In Fear
- Inspirational Stories for Courage
What Is Inspiration?
Inspiration means something different
to me than it will to you, and it will mean something different
to you than to others reading this page. Think of it as a bold
streak of lightening flashing through the sky. You may look out
your window and see a flash of white momentarily lighting up the
sky, while your neighbor sees a bluish streak stretching through
the sky. You are looking at the same lightening strike, but you
see something slightly different.
That is exactly how inspiration works. One person may read
inspirational stories and take nothing away from them, while
someone else reads the exact same inspirational words and their
life is forever changed. These two people have different life
experiences, different perceptions of the world, and different
goals in life. What they need to be inspired will be very
different because they are very different people.
Consider inspiration to be anything that…
Inspiration is something that has a moving effect in your mind,
which leads to changes in how you act. It is anything that
changes your world for the better. It doesn’t do the
work for you. It just gives you the strength and courage to pull
yourself up out of the dirt, study the playground of your life,
and continue the chase.
Harnessing the Power of Inspirational Stories
Success often comes just when you want to give up. It comes
right after the nosedive into the dirt, as you lie there with
your bloody elbows and knees, tears streaking your face. It is
in that moment that many people crawl to the sidelines of the
playground, bury their faces in their hands, and quit the chase.
We have all been there, right?
In that moment, you do not think you have the strength of body
or courage of mind to lift your face from your hands, scour the
playground, and pull up to your feet for yet another chase.
You may be in that spot right now. Your bloody elbow might be
the loss of your job, or your bloody knee might be the end of
your marriage. You may have a bloodied, black eye representing
the loss of a child.
Inspirational stories can help you tap into the strength you
need to lift your head and resume the chase around the
playground.
The strength is in you!
You may just need some inspirational words and the uplifting of
others to summon the courage and lift yourself up. You might not
have that outpour of love and inspiration from others in your
life, but you have it right here!
Harness the power of inspirational stories. Allow these stories
to help you through all of the bloody elbows and knees of life.
You may even get a bloody lip or black eye from time to time,
but these inspirational words will always be here for you. They
are powerful, and they are willing to share some of that power
with you.
From Inspiration Comes Action
Just reading inspirational stories will do nothing for your
life. You have to take the power and strength offered through
those inspirational words and use them to take action in your
daily world. It is this action that ultimately changes your life
for the better, but inspirational words get the credit for
pulling you off the pavement and shoving you in the right
direction.
