The phrase "encouraging stories" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It can be used to describe stories that provide motivation, hope, or support to readers. Example: The teacher shared a collection of encouraging stories with her students, as a way to inspire them and boost their confidence before their big exam.
At the company's annual meeting this month, a series of executives denounced what they called negative publicity about Wal-Mart's working conditions and urged employees to spread encouraging stories in their communities.
A report in 2001 by the Countryside Agency, "The Pub is the Hub", recounted encouraging stories from near and far: of the Beauchamp Arms in Gloucestershire which now hosts a playgroup; of the Miners Arms in Derbyshire which offers computer training classes in a room upstairs; of the White Hart Inn in Suffolk, which takes in dry-cleaning and prescriptions.
"The growing popularity of this page, and more than 500 other Humans of… pages around the world, several of which have mounted successful crowdfunding campaigns, convinces me that millions of people are thirsty for inspiration, encouraging stories, and a more empathetic human connection and, given the chance, are keen to help others too".
In this country kit, you can read encouraging stories about initiatives of the Malian people who with support from the Government, UNICEF and our partners are able to improve the lives of children and women.
Encouraging stories and ideas that come from children themselves, presenting real-life positive situations, and the actual participation of children in productions are all examples of helping to ensure both authenticity and comprehension.
Some entertaining and encouraging stories.
Encouraging Story posting between Instagram and WhatsApp Status is notable because it gives a little more social media spin to WhatsApp, which Facebook acquired in 2014 for $19 billion with the explicit promise that it would stay independent of Facebook.
Most recently, a particularly interesting category of hashtag activism has emerged - namely, movements that specifically focus on encouraging story-sharing in order to fight stigma, take on stereotypes, and change public perception.
Younger users were already frequently posting and then deleting posts in the main feed, according to multiple usage studies, so shifting direction to encourage Stories as the main place to do that kind of thing is a smart move.
The limitation in place previously seemed designed to encourage Stories to be more of a repository for spur of the moment sharing (as well as a more accurate copy of the original Snapchat product), but Instagram seems to be fine with sacrificing spontaneity in favor of giving users more flexibility.
Informants were initially all asked one question: Can you tell me about a patient with chronic pain, or a consultation with such a patient, that has evoked strong reactions from you? Follow-up questions encouraged story development.
