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.
Trading Cards Featuring Middle-Aged Men Go Viral in Japanese Town, Boosting Volunteerism and Awe of Elders
In a story that will make you ‘aww’ and ‘aha’ like the best Pixar film, a Japanese community center released a line of collectable trading cards featuring the town’s older male residents. Seeking a way for the younger generation to connect with the “amazing” community...
City in India Ranks the Cleanest 8 Years in a Row: ‘it Feels as Though You Aren’t in India’
For 8 years in a row, the lesser-known Indian city of Indore has been voted the country’s cleanest city, an honor accorded to it off the back of a massive civic drive to improve and maintain hygiene standards. Recounted to the Guardian by Amrit Dhillon, Indore’s...
Man is ‘Overwhelmed’ as His Bengal Cat is Returned From 16-year Absence After a Phone Call
A missing kitten has been finally reunited with her owner sixteen years after vanishing from the backyard. Sunshine disappeared from owner Carl Pullen’s garden in 2009 when she was around three-years-old. Carl presumed the pedigree Bengal cat was stolen because the...
Village Saves its Phone Booth with Campaign to Make More Calls – and Preserve a ‘Lifeline’
When non-Britons imagine the classic red phone box, it would seem like the strangest decision ever to get rid of one, charming and iconic as they are. Yet a rural village called Sharrington, in Norfolk, woke up one morning to find a notice on their neighborhood...
49-Year-old Becomes First Blind Woman to Swim English Channel: ‘Nothing is Impossible’
A Paralympic gold medalist has become the first blind woman to swim across the English Channel, and she finished under time. She said that being blind has left her feeling “isolated,” but thanks to swimming, she has a “newfound confidence” and hopes her feat “inspires...
‘Change Has Been Amazing’ For Depleted Mountain: with New Vegetation Comes Deer, Pumas, Andean Bears
High along the peaks and ridges of the mountains in Ecuador, a 25-year-long conservation program is bearing succulent fruit in the form of cleaner water and abundant wildlife. Established in the year 2000, Quito’s fund for the protection of water has allowed a...
Girl Joins Mensa at 13 After Scoring Higher Than Albert Einstein–Even with No Exam Prep
A 13-year-old girl has been invited to join the Mensa society after getting the maximum score on the IQ test—higher than Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. Sofia Kot Arcuri has been accepted into the club after achieving 162, the highest possible score for a girl of...
When You Board This Philadelphia Trolley, the Driver Makes Sure You Leave with A Smile – (WATCH)
It’s a wise man or woman who treats strangers with kindness because of the old maxim that you don’t know what kind of day they’re having. For Tracey Holms-Williams, a Philadelphia trolley operator, that’s more than just a maxim—it’s her Modus Operandi. Working for the...
Neighbors Celebrate 101st Birthday On the Same Day–Living Next Door to Each Other For 4 Decades
Two longtime English neighbors are celebrating their joint 101st birthday, born on the same day in 1924. Josie Church and Anne Wallace-Hadrill have lived side-by-side in Oxford since the 1980s, and the great-grans have celebrated their birthdays together for years. “I...
