A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
When Hallee Fuqua began volunteering at the Human Society of Stillwater in November, she was just trying to get her dog fix. She didn’t expect to actually lose her heart
Awesome story, just awesome.
We want other people to emulate the habit of people from Kudanden, to learn from them. To live in peace with one another.
Source: Nigeria: Residents support Mosque and Church built side-by-side | Peace News Network
What a great example.
Alan Naiman died of cancer this year at age 63, leaving most of a surprising $11 million estate to children’s charities. The amount baffled the beneficiaries and his best friends, who are lauding Naiman as the anniversary of his death approaches in January.
Source: From duct-taped shoes to $11M: Man leaves surprise donations | The Seattle Times
I see stories like this every so often and am always amazed, and heartened.
A big surprise for a brand new father who drove his burning car out of a hospital parking garage to save other cars.
Source: New dad gets surprise after driving burning car out of hospital | KATU
“Don’t try this at home.” 🙂
As 2018 draws to a close I just want to express my thanks to everyone who’s been following along, be it via email, the Not All News Is Bad Facebook Page, or somewhere else. I’m deeply grateful for your allowing me to be a small part of your day. This started simply as a personal project, but I’m gratified if it’s helping others along the way.
My message with Not All News Is Bad (or NANIB, as I often, somewhat geekily refer to it 🙂 ) is simply that there are many stories of good things in the world that you may not otherwise hear of simply don’t make the big splashy, scary headlines you’ll find on traditional news sources. My hardest job each day is picking which current story to feature, there are that many to choose from.
There is so much negativity in the world right now that seems to be dividing us, it’s important to remember that there’s a lot that brings us together as well. As much as those splashy headlines might lead us to think otherwise, I still believe strongly that there is more than unites us than divides us, and that people are basically good when given the opportunity.
You just have to look for it.
For 2019 I’m also going to ask you to help others see it as well. Share NANIB with the people you care about (Facebook, forward the email, have them subscribe, whatever works). Honestly, it doesn’t even have to be NANIB: look for the good, and when you see it, share it. As I said, there’s a lot of it out there, and everyone needs to be reminded.
Honestly, the name says it all: Not All News Is Bad. We’ve had 360 daily reminders of that this year. (I missed a couple of days.) There’ll be 360+ more coming your way in 2019.
Best wishes for a safe, happy, healthy, and positive 2019.
Leo A. Notenboom
Publisher: Not All News Is Bad
Treatment for common cause of blindness could be available within five years, scientists say
Source: Doctors hope for blindness cure after restoring patients’ sight | Society | The Guardian
Very exciting…
Attie Jamison’s inspiring story is spreading hope during the holidays.
Source: Teen dances the lead in ‘The Nutcracker’ after surviving surgery to remove her pancreas – ABC News
Inspiring — that’s all I can say.
“No one goes cold in our hood this holiday season,” he wrote on social media, offering to deliver wood, free of charge, to neighbors who needed help heating their homes.
Source: A father and his sons cut wood to fill 80 trucks. Then they brought it to homes that needed heat.
I was surprised to realize that this is not that far from me. A very cool story.
A social media appeal and the kindness of ScotRail staff helped reunite Frankfurter with five-year-old Eva.
Source: Lost teddy gets fast-tracked home in time for Christmas – BBC News
I just love the name: “Frankfurter” 🙂
Less than two hours after St. Paul firefighters completed ice rescue training this month, they were called upon to put their practice into action. A cross-country skier fell through the ice on McCa…
Source: Cross-country skier falls through ice, but St. Paul firefighters were prepared – Twin Cities
A very timely rescue (and an interesting rescue aid in the photo as well). A big THANK YOU to all the various emergency workers who train and remain prepared to help others.