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.
102-Year-old Woman Becomes Britain’s Oldest Skydiver–to Inspire People in Their 80s or 90s ‘Not to Give up Anything’
A 102-year-old woman has become the oldest skydiver in Britain after jumping out of a plane at 7,000-feet. Daredevil Manette Baillie celebrated her latest birthday this month with a tandem skydive at Beccles Airfield in Suffolk, England—her first ever parachute jump....
Thousands Raised for Homeless Busker After Performance Goes Viral on TikTok (WATCH)
Donations totaling nearly five thousand dollars were raised for a homeless busker after a video of his soothing voice and guitar riffs went viral on TikTok. The 59-year-old was filmed wowing strangers with his rendition of the Dire Straits hit ‘Sultans of Swing’ as...
Ancient Egyptian Observatory is Unlocking Celestial Secrets of Their Cosmic Culture
Another stunning remnant of ancient Egyptian civilization has been unearthed in the form of a large astronomical observatory. At over 9,000 square feet, it’s the largest of its kind ever found in the land of the Nile, and is believed to have been last used around the...
Door Guardian Sculpture Discovered at Angkor Archaeological Park
Even in the world’s most excavated ancient sites like the Pyramids and Angkor Wat, discoveries are made all the time. Take this story from Cambodia for example, where at the Angkor Archaeological Park, a nearly complete Dvarapala sculpture, or “door guard” in South...
Rubble from Bombed Ukrainian Buildings Is Being Turned into LEGO-like Blocks to Make New Homes (WATCH)
An Australian startup has created the world’s first mobile brick factory that pulverizes rubble from ruined buildings and presses them into LEGO-like bricks. Idealized as the ultimate in long-term housing solutions for disaster areas, locals who need shelter can place...
Family Unearths Treasure of 1,500 Medieval Coins During Excavation for a New Swimming Pool
The kids of one German household would have been bouncing with excitement as excavations for their new below-ground pool were going on. But imagine their surprise when men from the local council arrived to explain they had found buried treasure instead. Described by...
Florida Man Deploys ‘Subliminal’ Advertising to Incite Happiness Through Viral Sign-Hanging Campaign
“That’s 602,” says Gary King, climbing down from a ladder propped up against a telephone poll, a red and white sign reading “HAPPINESS” newly affixed to its side. “All I’m doing is subliminal experiments using one word, one word. This word has been around forever but...
Passionate Mushroom Researcher Spends Decade Unravelling Mystery of 200-year-old Museum Specimen
A passionate expert on fungi has spent a decade trying to discover the identity behind a preserved and mislabeled specimen in an Australian collection—all for the sake of science. Despite being one of the 5 kingdoms of life along with animals, plants, and two kinds of...
People Seen as Wise Share These Characteristics All Over the World
Across different cultures and countries, people perceive the wisest members of society to be logical and reflective as well as able to consider other people’s feelings and perceptions. This was found in a new study that examined people’s conceptions of wisdom as a...
