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.
Good Samaritan Dodges Cars to Clear Large Debris From Highway in Dubai, Video Goes Viral
From Dubai comes the story of an ordinary man being singled out for honors by the police department after a selfless display of civic-mindedness. An unnamed Dubai resident was driving when he saw some debris on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road. It’s a situation we’ve...
Selfless Quad Amputee Hopes to Summit Peak to Raise Money for Other Disabled Kids
A ten-year-old quadruple amputee is going to attempt to summit a 656-foot mountain to raise money for other children with disabilities. The climber, Luke Mortimer, is “determined” to summit Embsay Crag, in North Yorkshire. The kind-hearted youngster has dubbed the...
11th-Century Monastery Gets Back Statues from Two US Museums–And Discovers Hundreds of Treasures in the Process
A Buddhist monastery in Nepal is experiencing a true renaissance following a series of museum repatriations that brought about an increased interest in the monastery’s 900-year history. The revival in interest led to a hidden trove of Buddhist artifacts being...
Ocean Lover Saves 1,000 Seals off Britain–and Even Built Them a Hospital
In the beautiful, blustery seaside city of Cornwall, a woman runs a hospital for injured seals amid volunteer work rescuing all kinds of sea life, and was recently awarded the Animal Action Award for her heroic work. Lizzi Larbalestier is a volunteer for British...
Millionaire Builds 99 Tiny Homes to Cut Homelessness in His Community–He Even Provides Jobs On Site for Them
After selling out for eight figures to a competitor, a New Brunswick entrepreneur is using all that cash to build a community of tiny homes for those who need it most. In the city of Fredericton, his factory is churning out 1 tiny home every 4 business days in a bid...
Red Maple Trees Line English Road to Honor 418 Canadian Soldiers Who Died Defending Freedom Overseas
Stunning photos of autumnal red maple trees lining a highway are a moving commemoration to Canadian soldiers who gave their lives overseas during the two World Wars. Many motorists are unaware that they are passing through a sacred war memorial on the A3 in Hampshire,...
Man’s Wedding Ring Lost in Ocean is Found So He Drives 1,600 Miles to Thank Humble Metal Detectorist in Person
A metal detectorist has reunited a man with his diamond wedding ring after uncovering it on a sandy beach. Stephane Seguin lost the ring while swimming on a trip to St Augustine, Florida. The 40-year-old saw detectorist Joseph Cook out searching the sands and asked...
Debt Activists Cancel $10 Million in Student Loan Debt After Buying it All for a Penny on the Dollar
From Atlanta comes an uplifting story of nearly 3,000 students getting a brighter future after a debtor organization bought $10 million in student loans for the purpose of canceling it. The total cost of the purchase was one-and-a-quarter pennies for every dollar of...
A Zoo Is Fighting to Bring Lioness and Her 3 Cubs Abandoned in War-Torn Ukraine to Britain
Zoo animals are always in great danger during wartime, but the Yorkshire Wildlife Park has been working to get a lioness mother and her three cubs from Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv to the safety of their zoo’s sprawling enclosure for months. Safe but not sound, they were...
