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.
The Top 20 Things That Make People Feel Good–And a New Positivity Bench in London
A poll of 2,000 adults revealed the top 20 things that make us feel good—with a good night’s sleep and a sunny blue sky coming in at number one and two. 45 percent said a nice compliment is guaranteed to boost their mood, while laughing until tears flowed also scored...
A 5-Year-Old’s Lemonade Stand in Seattle Raised Over $17,000 for Victims of Maui Wildfires
This young boy in Seattle is showing that there’s no barrier to entry for disaster relief; that all it takes is a willing heart, a hot summer day, and some ice-cold lemonade. Having recently returned from a family vacation on the Big Island, Ami Juel and her husband...
Airline Pilot Reunites 9-Year-Old with Her Beloved Doll Lost Half a World Away
From Texas comes the story of a girl named Beatrice who was taken to meet the captain on a flight home from Tokyo. Beatrice is an American Girl Doll, and her flight home would see her reunited with her loving owner, 9-year-old Valentina Dominguez who was left...
Paralyzed Woman ‘Speaks’ with Brain Signals Turned into Talking Avatar in World First
A paralyzed woman has spoken again after her brain signals were intercepted and turned into a talking avatar, complete with facial expressions and sound samples from the woman’s real voice, all in a world first. 48-year-old Ann suffered a brainstem stroke when she was...
‘I Celebrated My 90th Birthday by Jumping Out of a Plane at 12,000 Feet’
10 years ago, east London resident Hilary Oxley was preparing to turn 80 years old, and her family got the outrageous idea of buying the octagenarian a ticket to go skydiving. Grandmother Oxley had a blast, but this July it was once again time to think of something to...
Pen Pals Finally Get to Meet in Person–68 Years After They Began Writing Letters Back and Forth
80-year-olds Patsy Gregory and Carol-Ann Krause have been swapping letters since 1955 when they became girl scouts on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean. The pair went on to send and receive more than 800 correspondences, always remembering each other’s birthdays,...
To Halt Ibis Extinction Austrian Man Shows Beloved Birds a New Migration Route With His UltraLight–And it’s Working
An Austrian ornithologist has pioneered an incredible way of wildlife rehabilitation by fostering chicks of an endangered species before re-instituting their migratory practice by leading them along their natural migration route with an ultralight aircraft. The method...
Watch the Magic When NFL Icon Leonard Fournette Dotes on Kids With Disabilities at Camp: ‘You’re the Real Champs’
Leonard Fournette may be a Super Bowl champion on the football field, but last week he was a super HERO for kids at a special summer camp, where he stole the hearts of campers and staff. “This is the greatest thing I’ve done thus far,” said the former Tampa Bay...
Class Steps in to Rebuild a Jeep After Sentimental Family Project Stalled With Dad’s Death
From a California high school comes a touching story of family, dedication, and engineering as a mob of students finished restoring a 1969 Jeep that was very special to a nearby family. Shane Porter, husband and father of two fine young men, was struggling with two...
