A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
George Boone figured that 70 yards away was the closest he could get to his late wife’s grave site during his visit to Arlington National Cemetery. At 96, the WWII veteran lacked the strength to make the trek from the car on his own.
Source: When a WWII veteran couldn’t walk to his wife’s grave, two volunteers carried him there – CNN
Definitely made me smile.
Almost 50 years after they were hunted to local extinction, black rhinos will again roam the wilds of the Central African nation of Chad
Source: Safarious | Black rhinos return to Chad’s Zakouma 50 years after they were wiped out
Impressive work.
“I’m going to be proud to hang that diploma on the wall and think about the friends behind it,” he said. “I found out without friends, this old world wouldn’t be worth living in.”
I love it.
After a fire destroyed a family’s home in Bastrop County more than a month ago, the story of how the family inside was saved is still making animal rescue workers beam with happiness.
Source: Adopted dog helps save family from fire, local animal shelter helps them rebuild – KXAN
Turnabout, as they say, is fair play — in a good way this time.
An all-female group of student engineers from the University of North Florida are showing girls worldwide they can be whatever they want to be in life.
Source: All-female group of student engineers give Guatemalan village running water
A great example.
The nonsurgical technique, developed by a UCLA-led team, allows them to turn doorknobs and open water bottles for the first time in years.
Amazing and exciting progress…
A subway car recently became a classroom for one father as he tries to relearn elementary school math to help his grade school son.
Source: Photo Of Good Samaritan Straphanger Helping Man With Math Goes Viral « CBS New York
How cool is that? On a New York subway, no less.
Beatrice Janyk, who has been donating blood for more than six decades, will be honoured with a certificate Wednesday morning in Vancouver.
Source: Canada’s oldest blood donor Beatrice Janyk, 95, pumped about giving | Vancouver Sun
I think I have a new life goal. 
This random act of kindness in the Valley is going viral.
Source: WATCH: Motorcyclists stop to help elderly woman cross busy Phoenix intersection
Simple kindnesses go a long way, and are more common than we realize.
A line of 13 trucks with assistance from Michigan State Police, created a wall on the I-696 freeway to prevent a man from jumping off the overpass.
Source: A man tried to jump off a Detroit overpass. Then 13 truckers saved him. — USA Today via MSN
Quick thinking! (National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – 1-800-273-8255)