Happy Positive News to make you smile
This article originally appeared on 03.08.16. I got a promotion a few days ago, so I decided to stop for a drink on my way home — just me and my sense of accomplishment. I ended up alone in the bar, running defense against a bouncer who held my ID hostage while he commented on […]
Harvard-bound Verda Tetteh turned down a $40,000 scholarship during her graduation ceremony, imploring the high school to instead give the money to someone who needs help paying for community college. Source: Fitchburg High graduate asks school to award $40,000 scholarship to another student – The Boston Globe What a great example to set. #notallnewsisbad Get […]
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Everyone can all use a little lift at the end of the week, and we’ve collected some of this week’s best stories to provide just such a pick-me-up. Here are 10 things we want to share, just because they made us so darn happy. 1. Introducing Lila, the U.S. Capitol Police’s first emotional support dog. […]
For John Shults and Joy Morrow-Nulton, the COVID-19 pandemic brought more than just health threats and lockdown woes. For the two 95-year-olds, it also held something remarkable—another chance at romance. Both Shults and Morrow-Nulton had been married twice and widowed twice, but they were determined to find love again. They met in May of 2019, […]
A recent study found that 65% of all women have experienced some form of street harassment. Twenty-three percent were sexually touched, 20% were followed, and 9% have been forced to do something sexual by their assailant. While we still live in a world where women have to be wary of predators, it’s important to constantly […]
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One of the most touching moments in Disney’s “Toy Story” series is in the third film when 17-year-old Andy goes off to college, leaving his beloved toys behind to a young girl named Bonnie. It’s the moment when he’s forced to put the things of childhood behind and make his way in the world as […]
Laura Wilkinson was first woman to have won three major diving world titles, including the Olympic gold medal in the 2000 Olympic Games. She was 22 then. Now she’s 43, a mother of four, and 13 years post-retirement—and she just qualified for this weekend’s women’s platform finals in the U.S. Olympic trials. “I never thought […]