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.
In 10 Minutes, UN’s Tsunami Warning System Notified Millions in East Asia Following Russian Earthquake
Following the powerful earthquake originating off the coast of Russia, a UN organization’s early warning systems triggered a tsunami alert within just 10 minutes. Thanks to this global monitoring system, which has been deployed for more than 20 years, millions of...
Pair of Ancient Megalithic Tombs Identified That Date Back to ‘Polish Pyramid’ Builders
A pair of ancient tombs have been found in Poland that point to a distinctive Stone Age culture famous for earthen mounds. Discovered through remote sensing technology during routine fieldwork in the Dezydery Chłapowski Landscape Park, they seem similar to a famous...
A Carousel Dream Helped A Marine Survive Vietnam, Then He Built it to Survive PTSD, Delighting Millions
In the trenches of Con Thien, Vietnam, a Marine Corps corporal used to quietly sit and dream about a carousel in a mountain meadow. His logic was simple: find the complete opposite of his surroundings of death, screaming hot shrapnel, and chaos. Sitting there holding...
Dozens of Disabled Californians Sail for the First Time to Experience the Weightlessness of the Water
Physical limitations were off-limits for a blessed and windy day in Sacramento, California. Dozens of people with various disabilities came down to the Lake Washington Sailing Club to experience the weightlessness of the water. They used boats that were specifically...
Woman Finds Abandoned Pup in Woods And Finds Perfect New Owners – Grieving a Dog Loss of Their Own
(Submitted by Florida woman who wished to remain anonymous) Just before last Christmas, I found an abandoned puppy, a pitbull-mix named Lola. On my way home to turn off a crock pot at noon (the only time in 4 years that I went home at lunch), I saw Lola at the edge of...
Walmart Heiress Opens Medical School with a Focus on Preventative Medicine
In Arkansas, a new medical school has just opened that aims to train a new generation of doctors on preventative medicine and whole-health principles. It was dreamed of and financed by arguably the world’s wealthiest woman—a Walmart heiress whose personal struggles...
‘Doing God’s Work’ Austin Korean Restaurant Hits 15,000 Free Meals
In the July heat, it may have seemed strange to see a line out of the door of Korea House Restaurant on a Wednesday afternoon. The Austin Asian eatery was preparing to do “God’s work” feeding their community for free. On the first Wednesday of every month, the first...
‘I Married the Hitchhiker we Picked Up on the Road’ – If Uber Would have Been Cheaper They’d Never Meet
A woman is counting her blessings that she was on the right road at the right time, after falling in love with a guy that she and her friend picked up hitchhiking. 27-year-old Maddy met Travis Becker while driving back from a night out with her friend in Byron Bay,...
Family’s Escaped Parakeet Found More Than a Hundred Miles Away from Home: ‘That’s Unheard of’
A much-loved parakeet has been found in Dorset, England after going missing from its London home more than 100 miles away. After having never left home before, the large green 7-year-old Alexandrine parakeet named Rambi took off on a Sunday when his cage was left open...
