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.
Man Finds Lost Purse, Delivers it and Has Lovely Chat With Owner Through Her Ring Cam-WATCH
An Englishwoman’s ring camera captured a beautiful interaction between her and a stranger who had stopped by on the fly to return a lost purse. The woman, Georgia Girelli, was “literally crying” her eyes out over the missing bag—probably imagining the interminable...
Japan’s Earthquake ‘Miracle’ Reunites Arizona School Teacher With Her Japanese Host Family After 22 Years
After Japan’s 7.6 earthquake on January 1st, veteran educator Anne Hanson urgently sought to learn the fate of her former host family who live in Uozu, a coastline city not far from the quake’s epicenter. After decades-old email addresses proved useless, Anne searched...
Quick-Thinking Hero Saves Trapped Woman and Toddler From Sinking Car by Lashing it to Bridge
A hero dad saved a woman and her three-year-old daughter after he saw their car being swept away in a flooded river. Liam Stych leapt into action fighting a raging torrent after hearing the woman screaming “Help me, help me, please save my baby!” A video shows the...
Mysterious Secret Santa Motivated Students to Raise $8,000 Just to Give it All to Those in Need
A Phoenix elementary school teacher organized a “Secret Santa Club” to teach children about the value of kindness and giving, using a hit CBS News story of a wealthy businessman who gives out money around Christmas time as an inspiration. Derek Brown, the teacher,...
Abused and Stuck in Shelter for 450 Days ‘Mind-blowing’ Dog Charms Everyone at Rehab and Finds Forever Home
Ali Paepke had very little hope that a dog named Neo would be able to fit in at her rehabilitation center. The poor pooch had been in a shelter for over a year—more than 450 days, and was part of an ongoing animal abuse trial, which Paepke said typically creates an...
Maui Jewelry Store Restores Jewelry Damaged by Wildfires for Free
One Maui jeweler is offering hundreds of dollars worth of free jewelry repair services to people whose sentimental gold and jewels were tarnished or damaged in the wildfires last year. The generosity and resilience of the Maui islanders has been inspiring in the...
Driver Sees 18-Year-old Jump off 50-ft Bridge and Instantly Dives into Racing River to Save Him
An Army veteran in Virginia jumped 50 feet off a bridge into winter-cold water to save a suicidal teen. Instincts clued in Juan Serrano on the motives of a young guy on the side of the Appomattox Bridge of I-95 who was pacing and seemed to need help. Serrano had been...
Family Hears Late Loved One’s Voice Again Thanks to an Electrician Who Jumped at the Chance to Help
An electrician with a passion for preservation restored an ancient piece of home electronics, allowing a woman to hear her departed mother’s voice on Christmas. The old animated version of Frosty the Snowman can pull many people back to their childhood; doubly so for...
She’s an Ex-Addict Turned Forager, Her Anxiety is Gone: ‘Mushrooms Saved My Life’
For 6 years, Jessika Gauvin used alcohol and drugs as a way to escape life and ignore past trauma. But in April 2018, Jessika wandered into her local woods, in Moncton, New Brunswick and found being around nature gave her a “new perspective” on life. The Canadian is...
