Feeling a Bit Down? 5 Things to Help Inspire You

Is life really so tough?

Well, yes, it can be.

Here, though, is to keeping things in perspective. For more than a month now, Patch and Grape-Nuts have teamed up to present stories about your neighbors - neighbors who have faced challenges that would seem insurmountable to many of us. 

But not to the people we've featured in this series, Journeys.

Not surprisingly, the stories have generated dozens of comments on Patch and on Facebook: "Great story..." "Thanks for sharing..." "So wonderfully inspiring..." 

And, so, here they are again. Great stories shared to inspire. Take a look at what these people have faced. Then click on the story to see their responses. And, feel better about things.

Med Student Back to His 'Old Self' After Near-Fatal Bike Crash

Matt Miller was in a freak bicycle accident in 2008. Today, he's finishing medical school at the University of Pennsylvania and training for the Ironman World Championships in October.

Three-Time U.S. Soccer Olympian Continues to Expand Her Goals

Heather A. O’Reilly has had a legendary career as a midfielder for both the U.S. national and Olympic teams. After finding inspiration from legends such as Mia Hamm, O'Reilly has overcome her own obstacles to achieve soccer glory.

While on the psychological rollercoaster that is living with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Shira Klein has been instrumental in helping to match up 23 bone marrow and stem cell donors and recipients. 

What's Your Biggest Mountain?

Follow this link and watch and listen to goals people just like you are setting for themselves. Some of them have big goals, others not so big. But no mountain is to big, or too small.

Tales of Inspiration

Grape Nuts takes to the streets of Chicago to hear what residents of the Windy City have to say about challenges and goals that they're setting.