Inspiring News
From the Good News Network
Sometimes the news can show the darker side of local and world events. But there is so much more! We found the Good News Network online and find their writing and focus to align well with our virtues and beliefs. We have included some excerpts below borrowed from their site. The link above with direct you to their site for further information and to subscribe directly.
Oldest Woman in China Reaches 124 with Pumpkin Lard Porridge and a Positive Outlook
A Chinese woman recently celebrated her 124th Birthday, according to local civic documentation. Crediting her longevity to a “love of lard” and an optimistic personality, her big day was celebrated on January 1st in her home of Nanchong city amid a horde of relatives....
30-Year-old Letterman Jacket Is Found By Brother in Serendipitous Twist of Fate
From Arizona comes the remarkable “timeless” story of a man who got to try on his varsity letterman jacket decades after he ordered it. Unable to afford it at the time, Jed Mottley and the jacket went their separate ways, only to reunite after a spur-of-the-moment,...
She Found Her Dream Wedding Dress for $25 at a Thrift Store–and ‘It Fit Like a Glove’
After she couldn’t find a gown she liked in any bridal shop, a Florida woman bagged her dream wedding dress in a thrift store for just $25. Julia Webber felt disheartened after trying on dresses at a boutique shop and not finding anything that was right. “I wanted...
‘Road-Tripping Auntie’ Broke with Husband and Tradition to Travel Around China, Becoming Viral Celebrity
For millions of Chinese women, this road-tripping grandmother divorcè is an inspirational figure of freedom from convention. Separating from an abusive, violent husband, she has spent the last four years traveling around her vast country all alone, while amassing a...
Once Like a War Zone, Homicide Rate Is Now Freakishly Low in El Salvador
GNN has reported several times since the end of 2023 about falling violent crime rates across American cities. But the latest homicide statistics coming out of neighboring El Salvador are truly something to celebrate. Put simply, the Bukele Administration has turned...
Indian Farmer Changes His Fortunes–Finding Two Diamonds in His Field Worth $46,000
A poor Indian farmer has seen his fortunes change in the blink of an eye after he found two diamonds worth almost $50,000 in his field. Ramnaresh Dubey had been sifting through dirt at a shallow depth for the past six months—and his luck finally paid off with the...
Young Woman Returns Family Photos Lost in Hurricane Helene Using Social Media to Find Owners
A North Carolinian is reuniting families with precious photographs blown away in the storm, offering them critical links to their pasts as they rebuild their homes and lives. Taylor Schenker, who lives in Canton near hard-hit Asheville, was searching through debris...
Britain’s Wildlife Baby Boom Continues: There Were No Seals And ‘The next day there were 200’
Grey seal colonies are flourishing along England’s east coast after being absent or scarce for years. Thousands of pups are born every year along breaches that are closed to the public in winter, something which one ‘seal warden’ described as Britain’s greatest...
Firefighters Surprise Boy with Brand New Bicycle After Cutting Spokes to Free His Foot
On December 18th, Fernandina Beach Fire Department rushed to the scene of a bicycle collision where a young man was trapped under his bike wheel. Before the firefighters could free the boy, named KJ, they had to cut his foot loose from where it was trapped among the...
