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.
He Travels to Share the Happiest Moments in People’s Lives from Every Country in the World
Reprinted with permission from World at Large, a news website of nature, politics, science, health, and travel. “It’s really just a publicity thing,” says Michael Zervos, a man who’s currently on course to set the Guinness World Record for the fewest number of days...
100-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Granted Wish to Reunite with Sister One Last Time, Thanks to AARP Program
Helena Stefaniak’s life story is one marked by the bonds of sisterhood growing up in war-torn Warsaw—and she rekindled that spirit of resilience one last time at age 100, thanks to an AARP program that grants wishes for seniors. Helena and her sister Barbara protected...
Unwanted Shelter Dogs Get the Supermodel Treatment to Help Them Find New Forever Homes (LOOK)
Lonely dogs were treated to a special furry photoshoot to help them find their forever homes. The photoshoot will promote residents of the London, England rescue shelter All Dogs Matter, and featured some of their older, bigger, and less ‘photogenic’ pooches. The...
Scottish Woman Scatters Bracelets Randomly All Over City to Make Locals Smile
A Scottish woman has been leaving notes and trinkets of affirmation in random places around her hometown. Reading “I AM ENOUGH: Radiate Positivity” she hopes they serve to put smiles on the faces of those who find them and lift the spirit of the whole city of Glasgow....
UPS Driver Saves Collapsed Grandmother, Then Brings Her Treats Every Week to Hospital: ‘She’s Family Now’
It turns out that angels sometimes wear brown. UPS driver Raheem Cooper was passing through his normal route in the Georgian town of Valdosta when he saw an elderly woman collapsed on her driveway. Calling emergency services, Cooper stayed with the woman, identified...
High Schoolers Surprise Ghanaian Janitor with Dream Car: a Cherry Red Jeep in Time for His Birthday
These high school sophomores recently raised over $20,000 to surprise their favorite school janitor with a brand-new car. The fundraiser kicked off in advance of Francis Apraku’s birthday, whom the boys describe as “super kind and friendly.” They asked him what he...
Landmark Genetics Study Shows Easter Island Population Collapse Never Happened
Our history books are littered with stories that present as lessons and warnings to future generations, and for years Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, was one such warning. Famous for its giant stone heads, or moai, the island is also infamous for the rapid depopulation of...
He Raced Against Great-Grandson During his 85th Birthday Event for Viral Community Running Club
A pioneering Welsh running athlete has helped organize hundreds of community running events around the country, and recently celebrated his 85th birthday by racing his great-grandson who takes part in them. “I intended on walking it, but when I got there with my...
First Spacewalk Performed by Private Citizen Proves Smaller Flexible Spacesuit Is Winning Design for Polaris Dawn
Reprinted with permission from World At Large, a news website of nature, politics, science, health, and travel. Early Thursday morning at 7:58 a.m. ET, members of the SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew successfully completed the world’s first all-civilian spacewalk 450 miles...
