A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
Day after day Helen Jusic returns to her spot where you can find her waving, blowing kisses, and giving air hugs to strangers who drive by.
Source: 84-year-old woman stands at street corner every day to give air hugs & blow kisses to strangers
Neat idea.
A California couple decided to pay it forward by leaving cash in baby products at Target stores in the Los Angeles area.
Source: Couple hides $1,000 in baby products at Target stores to ‘spread joy and kindness’
Cool idea.
The heroic act of a Virginia sheriff’s deputy lifting a vehicle off a woman who was trapped underneath was caught on video by his body camera.
Source: Caught on Camera: Virginia sheriff’s deputy lifts car off trapped woman
Wow.
“I never married and I never had children,” Linda Owens said, adding, “It’s a rewarding, very rewarding heartwarming thing to be able to have sleepless nights.”
Source: Foster mom on the 81 infants she’s cared for: “They all have a mark in your life”
I think the marks are left in both directions.
Noor Shaik, 27, received so many donations that she had to temporarily move out of her dorm room.
Well done, everyone.
Watching the sunrise from the same park bench, every day, feels like his duty.
Source: It’s St. Petersburg’s bench, but Al owns it
What a cool story.
Jim Preston came up with a unique way to make people smile during lockdown—spelling out messages with rubber duckies in his front yard.
Source: Man Inspires Town During Lockdown—He Spells Out Messages with Rubber Duckies in Front Yard
Well, that’s different. Cute, though.
Trinity Jagdeo’s best friend has a disability. She wanted her to see herself in the books.
Source: Superheroes with disabilities fill books created by 20-year-old N.J. artist
Nicely done.
Hugs for Heroes was inspired after an ICU nurse “broke down” on the phone over the stresses of the pandemic while she spoke to local jeweller Ruth Rees.
Source: Covid: Volunteers’ Hugs for Heroes at Wrexham hospital
Great idea. We’re not done.
All season long, the Utah Jazz have pledged a full-ride, four-year scholarship to a Utah student from an underrepresented group with every win. On Wednesday, Jazz players called the recipients to share the life-changing news.
Source: Utah Jazz players surprise scholarship recipients with FaceTime calls
What a great idea.