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.
Tribal Bison Ranchers Return Thousands of Animals to Native Lands and Witness an Ecosystem Rejuvinate
A tribal-led nonprofit is creating a network of native bison ranchers that are restoring ecosystems on the Great Plains, restoring native ranchers’ connections with their ancestral land, and restoring the native diet that their ancestors relied on. Called the Tanka...
Mechanic Learns to Read at 58 and Finally Gets to Enjoy a Magazine He Bought 40 Years Ago
A dyslexic Englishman who was never properly taught how to read in school has finally been able to enjoy a copy of a magazine he bought in 1985. Ted Midgely has learned how to read at 58 years old thanks to the help of a tutor, who told the BBC that adults without the...
Thank-You Cards Pile Up with Nowhere to Go After School District Receives Anonymous ‘Transformative’ Donation
As the hours ticked by, superintendent Joseph Hattrick was flummoxed by the sheer number of cards and papers lined with cut-out hearts and birds, colored all over with heartfelt messages. Hundreds began to pile up in his office—all saying the same thing: “Thank you,...
Strangers Rally to Return Vibrant Sculptures Found in Bargain Bin 1,200mi From Where They Were Mailed
From Canada comes the story of a lost work of art, the bargain-bin bounty of a lifetime, and a connection that bloomed into a friendship across 1,200 miles. Nova Scotian applied artist Sydney Blum was packaging two of her signature plates of color-phase tiles for...
She Beat Cancer Three Times and it Inspired Her to Become a Paramedic to Give Back
A young woman who has survived cancer three times has become a paramedic so she can ‘give back’ to the National Health Service in England, and serve other patients who are going through the same thing. Katherine Murrell was first diagnosed with cancer when she was...
Baby Thriving After Doctors Removed Womb for Spinal Surgery–Then Put it Back Inside Mom at 26 Weeks
A baby survived an incredible operation when doctors performed spinal surgery inside the womb after it was temporarily removed from his mom’s body at 26 weeks—and now both are thriving. Englishwoman Serena Nye was relieved to see her newborn son kick his legs after...
Stranger Pays Family’s Breakfast Bill and Writes Heartfelt Note Praising Dad
A father in Fort Worth, Texas, was left in tears after a stranger paid for his family’s breakfast and wrote a heartfelt message on the receipt. The 41-year-old was enjoying a morning out for breakfast with his wife and three children at Mimi’s Cafe when he earned the...
Prisons Across the World Are Shaving Days Off Sentences for Every Book Read by Their Inmates
For 13 years, the Brazilian government has offered its incarcerated citizens a simple deal: read a book, serve less time. This “Remission for Reading” program is now serving as a template to other nations, and prison populations are enjoying similar deals in countries...
‘Miracle in the Persian Gulf’ as Good Samaritans Help Man Find His Lost Wedding Ring in the Sea
From England comes a story via Dubai of extraordinary human kindness shown to a man who had lost his wedding ring. Chris Brightmore was visiting family in the UAE in the week before Christmas when a ring that had not left his finger in 51 years slipped off into the...
