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.
Rugby Player Turned Quadriplegic Completes Incredibly Recovery by Summiting Unconquered Asian Mountain
A retired rugby star turned quadriplegic has made an unbelievable recovery from a broken neck to reach the peak of a previously unclimbed mountain in Asia. Ed Jackson became the first person to successfully ascend the unnamed, 15,485-foot-high peak in the Tien Shan...
Newly-Uncovered Roman Mosaic Depicts What Appear to be Flip-Flops at the Bottom of a Pool
A Roman mosaic at the bottom of a bathing pool has come to light after 1,600 years, and seems to show that the modern “flip-flop” sandal has an archaic origin story. Far from being invented by Havianas, it seems they were long-established as standard bathhouse...
Australian Woman Shocked When Ohio Social Media Helps Reunite Her with iPad Lost 2 Years Ago
From the popular social media platform Reddit comes the incredible story of a young woman recovering her iPad lost two years before while traveling in the US. It started on a forum, called a sub-Reddit on the site, for Columbus Ohio—a 23-year-old Australian woman...
Postman’s Unusual Act of Kindness Makes Him a Rainy Day ‘Laundry Hero’
From Australia comes the story of a Sikh’s kindness caught on camera when he thought no one was looking. With the heavens having opened, the man, a postal worker who had arrived at a house to deliver a package, took “one minute” to pull down the client’s laundry and...
A Policing Act of Kindness After Little Boy in Detroit Calls 911 to Chat About Soccer
After doing laundry last Saturday, Ken Porter noticed a missed call on his phone from the local police department. “When I returned the call, I learned that my 4-year-old had called 911 and struck up a conversation about soccer and swimming,” Micah’s father told GNN....
Retired ‘Tech Fairy’ Rebuilds Old Computers and Gives Them to Folks Who Can’t Afford One–700 Gifted So Far
Craig Clark may call himself ‘the oldest computer technician in America’, but everyone else calls him the Tech Fairy because of all the wishes he has granted to strangers. In his field, as a technician, people sometimes give Craig their old computers after he sets up...
Two 10-Year-old Girls Just Defeated Chess Grandmasters on Separate Continents Just Hours Apart
Two ten-year-old girls have recently conquered one of the world’s oldest board games, taking down two grandmasters in chess, men considered to be the kings of the sport. It all started at the 2025 British Chess Championships in Liverpool, England earlier this month....
Great-Grandad Gets Hole-in-One at Age 93 – May Be the Oldest Golfer in Britain to Do it
A 93-year-old great-grandfather could be the oldest golfer in Britain to get a hole-in-one after achieving the feat in a recent round. Jack Ponsford notched the ace on a 135-yard third hole at Pannal Golf Club in North Yorkshire, England. It was his first ever...
Grandma Delivers Daughter’s Baby in the Back Seat of Car and Then Saves His Life
A proud grandma says she is ‘thrilled’ after helping deliver her daughter’s baby in the back seat of her car—and then saving its life. Shelby Cook was one week overdue when she arrived flustered at her mom’s house in early August. Her mother Sonja Cook thought she...
