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.
Woman Stunned to See Grandparent’s Wartime Locket on Facebook After Stranger Buys it in Thrift Shop to Help Find Owner
From Canada comes the story of a lost family heirloom finding its way home in the most bizarre series of circumstances. Kelly Brown, a member of the Aurora post of the Royal Canadian Legion, sat at her home last week in shock: staring at what appeared to be a...
Stray Dog Rescued from the Streets Visits Dozens of Countries with Woman Who ‘never liked dogs’
A woman who “never liked dogs” has been walking and biking around the world with a street dog that she found neglected and covered in fleas. An Australian cattle dog, ‘Butch’ must now be among the most well-traveled dogs on the planet, having been taken in by a woman...
Students Decipher Title of Burnt Scroll from the Famous Library Buried by Vesuvius–Called ‘On Vices’
The title of a 2,000-year-old Greek philosophical text has been read by computer scientists using AI to study scrolls buried by the eruption of Vesuvius. On Vices was written by Philodemus, a Greek philosopher who lived at Pompeii nearly 200 years before Vesuvius’...
Refugee Makes History Becoming British Ambassador: ‘Mom Was Worried I Wasn’t English Enough’
An Iranian-born British lawyer has made history as the UK’s first High Commissioner to come to the country as a refugee. Fleeing the post-revolutionary landscape to arrive in Great Britain without a word of English on his lips, Kanbar Hossein-Bor admitted his mother...
Texas Roadhouse Cooks Dog’s Last Meal–Owner Is Blown Away by the Restaurant’s Care
From Pennsylvania comes the story of a man who had to make the difficult decision to put down his dog, but who couldn’t believe the sendoff he received from the local Texas Roadhouse. Receiving a to-go order with the note “last meal for our dog,” the staff made sure...
This Man Will Listen to You Talk About Anything, Won’t Charge a Dime, and Is Coming to a Town Near You
A former social worker in Canada is enjoying his retirement in a very similar way to how he enjoyed his long career: by listening to people. Likening it to being the “stranger on the airplane” in the seat next to you, Paul Jenkinson is currently on a cross-Canada tour...
The Sole Prototype of the First Chinese Typewriter Was Discovered in a New York Basement
A Stanford scholar has been rewarded for his work documenting Chinese computing by winning his university the chance to purchase the only known prototype of the first-ever Chinese typewriter after it was found in a basement. Receiving offers through Facebook and...
Boy Had to Go Barefoot for 13 Years After Childhood Injury–But Can Now Wear Shoes Thanks to Free Surgery
A boy who couldn’t wear shoes until the age of 13 due to a childhood injury that left his feet deformed has had a life-changing surgery. Courtesy of the floating medical charity that is Mercy Ships, 14-year-old Tera can now wear sneakers for the first time in his life...
Women Reunited With Sister After DNA Test and 57-year Search Ends the Mystery of a Forced Adoption
Two women found their long-lost sister after a 57-year search thanks DNA test results that sounded like an ‘April Fools prank’. Now in their 60s, sisters Trish and June spent their lives searching for their oldest sibling, Geraldine, who is more than a decade older....
