A young man’s car fell victim to some rowdy football fans earlier this week, but in the spirit of good sportsmanship, fellow fans and community members came to his rescue.
19-year-old Matt had left his car parked in the street as he went to watch the University of Kentucky’s football team play the Florida Gators on TV – and after 31 years of suffering defeat at the hands of their rivals, the Kentucky team finally won.
Though the game took place in Gainesville, fans in Lexington took to the streets to celebrate the victory. Unfortunately, Matt’s humble automobile fell victim to the celebrations.
The little white car was flipped two times, and according to Matt’s mother, Amy Rademaker Given, the car was only recently uninsured.
“We did have full coverage insurance for the past four years,” says Given. “Less than two weeks ago, I dropped the coverage down to just liability since the car was getting older. Less than 2 weeks!!!”
Given then created a GoFundMe page to raise money for a new car for her son.
“While no couches were burned this year, probably due to the rain, and no human injuries surfaced, a small white car lost its life,” wrote Given.
“My son, Matt, equally a die-hard UK fan, parked his little white car on the street in front of his friend’s house. And, while spared by the parking services and traffic control of Lexington, it was not spared by the celebrations.”
Within days of creating the GoFundMe page, sympathetic football fans raised $3,000 for a new car.
As it turns out, however, the funds were not necessary. A local car dealership heard about Matt’s plight and gave him a blue 2004 Mazda 3. They also accepted Matt’s old car as a donation so that Kentucky football fans could take a swing at the hunk of metal in their parking lot instead of automobiles on the street.
All of the donations that were made to the GoFundMe page have since been refunded.
“We are just overwhelmed and humbled by this entire experience,” wrote Given. “Something that started out so terrible has ended with an amazing story and memories!”
Score Big With Your Friends: Share The Good News With Your Friends – Photo byAmy Rademaker Given
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Ever since she was 8 years old, and both her parents were hospitalized with undiagnosable illnesses, Nicole Burdock has aspired to become a “good doctor.” Drawn to holistic methods of healing, she spent years studying naturopathic medicine and integrative health. Now, after treating hundreds of patients, she may have found a way to become a “good doctor” to millions.
She invented what is believed to be “the world’s first homeopathic patch” which is successfully relieving and preventing nausea in people suffering from motion sickness, chemotherapy, or hangovers—as well as other debilitating symptoms, including vertigo and menstrual period cramps. The two drug-free products, which have no known side effects, are safe for kids over 4-years-old. The patch even works on pets.
One customer reported that their 140-pound Great Dane loved to go hiking, but would inevitably get terribly carsick on the way to the trail. When they applied the product, called GoPatch, the huge dog stayed relaxed in the backseat for the first time ever.
The idea for GoPatch—which is formulated with micro-doses of diluted essences from plants, minerals, and natural ingredients—came to Nicole while she was on a cruise ship in the Mexican Riviera. She was gifted the trip to celebrate having completed her California State board exam to become a licensed acupuncturist. She noticed families with children onboard getting seasick.
“My head was full of information from my studies and I watched them getting sick—seeing them all holding their stomachs—and I said to my friend I have an idea for motion sickness.”
The Secret is in the Stomach
With a Masters in Oriental Medicine, the 30-year-old knew one thing at that moment: the delivery point for a remedy would be the navel–a powerful acupuncture point in Oriental medicine.
“The navel was really the magic for me,” she told Good News Network, pointing out that it was the crucial delivery point where the umbilical cord delivers nutrients to sustain life in the womb.
She went home and sat down with duct tape and bandages at her kitchen table in Santa Monica, California, envisioning a patch that would be worn over the belly button. She eventually discarded the choice of using herbs or essential oils in favor of the more sustainable method of using homeopathy.
Whatever the method, it apparently works. And her company, GoPatch, offers a money-back guarantee if it doesn’t work. To date, with over a thousand packages sold, no one has ever returned a product—and GoPatch’s testimonials speak loudly that there is something at work here.
The company especially gets rave reviews from seafaring captains and sailing schools. Even a competitor, who manufactures a natural remedy made of ginger (which is not in GoPatch), admitted that “everyone knows nothing stops seasickness after it has begun.” But when he gave two passengers the patch who were sailing with him out of Berkeley, they both recovered within 20 minutes.
The Santa Barbara Sailing Center speaks highly of the patch’s effectiveness, and is GoPatch’s top seller. We talked with Manager Ian Fitzgerald who sails with his kids, but his wife had always stayed home because she got so nauseous, and never liked the side effects of using pharmaceuticals. “We threw GoPatch on her belly button, and she didn’t get sick, at all—now we can sail as a family.” Kayla Horowitz, who works at the front desk used it once when she had a hangover and claims: “It worked really well, and it works right away so you don’t have to wait.”
A Patch to Relieve Cramps
While Nicole was introducing the product into select stores locally, her friend Jack kept “bugging” her for months to make a patch for women with cramps. She finally relented and came up with a formula that includes homeopathic Camomile, magnesium, and more.
She didn’t know how she would test it, because she hadn’t had cramps in years—but lo, and behold, life sent her the remedy for that problem, too.
“I’ll be danged!” she recalled. “Out of nowhere I get cramps, and I let myself get white-knuckled in bed, then put the patch on my belly and set a timer… Within 15 minutes I relaxed and fell asleep.”
One of her distributors, Health First Pharmacy in Windsor, California, reported that a woman came into the store complaining that she had tried everything for her granddaughter’s cramps, so the owners showed her the GoPatch product. The grandmother later reported that when the young girl was writhing in pain on the bathroom floor and the patch was applied, she was able to get up and go to school. Guess who returned to the store and bought all the product off the shelf?
Nicole tearfully told GNN about one of the most poignant moments of her sometimes rough entrepreneurial journey. She got a note from a woman whose doctors had run out of ideas about what to do for her debilitating cramps. They were preparing to give her a hysterectomy until she discovered GoPatch could relieve the pain and, as Nicole phrased it, “she got to keep her lady parts.”
The product, which was granted a U.S. patent, contains no known allergens, and is free of corn, soy, wheat, and yeast. It is latex-free with an adhesive that can secure the patch discreetly under the clothes for up to twelve hours and is waterproof. Each pack of five currently costs $29.95, and you can order on their website (and get free shipping in the continental US).
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You can read ingredient labels at TheGoPatch.com, which include warnings for pregnant or nursing mothers (and kids under the age of 4) to consult a doctor before use.
Homeopathy is a controversial topic in the medical community, although many millions of patients use the treatments worldwide. A 2015 study by Australia’s National Health and Medical Research Council concluded there is no reliable evidence so far that homeopathy is effective. Science can’t explain how a product containing such diluted amounts of active ingredients can have any effect, but it remains the second largest system of medicine in the world.
I met Nicole at a summer dinner party and immediately wanted to write an article about her. After she heard about our inspiring mission at GNN to spread good news, she offered a small commission on products for GNN.
Nicole is just grateful she gets to touch more people’s lives with GoPatch, than she ever could with just her two hands.
When a classic car was up for auction earlier this week, the auctioneer made sure to explain why the car was being auctioned – and it resulted in an emotional bidding war.
3-year-old Liam and 6-year-old Arielle Keryluke have been living with their grandparents since their parents died in a motorcycle accident four months ago.
Since grandparents Ben and Marilyn have been caring for the children, they are anticipating an influx of medical bills as a means of treating the kids for their hearing impairments.
So in order to raise money for the children’s future, the seniors decided to auction the 1973 Pontiac Parisienne that their son had been working on before he died. Though they had hoped to hold onto the car, they knew that caring for Liam and Arielle was more important.
A GoFundMe page for the family has already raised over $80,000 since it was created back in May – but thanks to the kindness of car enthusiasts, the Kerylukes now have more than double that amount.
The Pontiac went onto the buyer’s block at Electric Garage Auctions (EGA) in Red Deer, Alberta on Saturday. The auctioneer explained that the car was being sold to benefit the Keryluke family before kicking off the bidding.
EGA posted a video of the auction to their Facebook page this weekend. At 4 minutes and 30 seconds, the choked-up auctioneer has trouble keeping his voice in check because of the sheer emotion behind the children’s story.
At 7 minutes and 15 seconds, the car is finally sold for $29,000 – but then, the buyer donates the car back so that it can be donated a second time. At 8 minutes and 30 seconds, it is bought for $30,000 and then it is donated back again. At 9 minutes, the car is sold for a third time for $20,000.
The kindness doesn’t stop there, either – several people made individual donations to the family, bringing the total to roughly $100,000. The final buyer then ended up donating the car back to the Keryluke family so that Arielle and Luke could inherit it when they’re older.
“People were overwhelmed with just the generosity of people of central Alberta and the support that this family has,” Lyndsay Payne, co-owner of EG Auctions, told Global News.
“It was incredible. People were cheering, I was crying. Our auctioneer Rod had a hard time getting through it because he was crying. He was emotional.
“It was unreal. I’ve never been a part of anything like that before in my life,” Payne added.
(WATCH the video below)
Faith In Humanity Restored: Pass On The Incredible Story To Your Friends
One of the most inspiring stories to come out of 9/11 is the investment banking firm that lost 66 employees in the World Trade Center. Their response will echo for a century as the most memorable investment they would ever make. HearThe Good News Guru tell the powerful story (from the September 11, 2018 Ellen K. Morning Show on KOST-103.5 radio in Los Angeles).
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We at GNN are all big cheese fans — the founder’s ancestors were Swiss, she grew up in Wisconsin, and one of our writers (that would be me) is a cheesemonger – so naturally, we were thrilled when this new study found that cardiovascular health was positively affected by choosing cheese over other full-fat dairy sources.
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has published multiple studies on the relationship between cardiovascular health, fat content in the blood, and the consumption of saturated fats that are found in cheese. The majority of American dietary guidelines suggest keeping the intake of saturated fats to a minimum, as they are thought to increase cholesterol levels and risk of cardiovascular disease.
But since 2017, new findings are showing that one must look at the whole food item, rather than individual nutrients, in order to determine if it is unhealthy. A report published last May in the same journal details the “Food Matrix Effect”: a phenomenon involving the differences between the effects of whole foods and single-nutrients.
The dairy food matrix in particular seems to show quite the opposite of what fatty food guidelines might suggest. Cheese, for instance, has been shown in the past and present to significantly reduce LDL and HDL cholesterol levels in comparison to butter. High-fat yogurt was found to reduce risk of type-2 diabetes by a whopping 12%, with other high-fat products such as milk, cream, and cheese coming close behind.
The speculation is that within the creamy goodness of cheese, nutrient molecules are locked within complex structures called matrices which your body requires time to dismantle. The slower release of these nutrients into our bloodstream seems to benefit healthy cardio-metabolic function.
Contrastingly, the dairy food matrix of butter has been linked with increased cholesterol levels and other disease markers, suggesting that each food item needs careful consideration.
However, further on in the report, a stronger case for whole-cheese consumption was made when observations were compiled about the results of studies comparing cheese and other dairy foods to supplements.
Calcium, vitamin D, and protein are all commonly supplemented nutrients that are also present in cheese. Yet for markers of weight loss, bone density, and blood pressure, real cheese won out over the supplements.
The lengthy report concluded with a reminder that cheese and other full-fat dairy products are linked with an inverse effect – a reduced risk of – cardiovascular disease, stroke, coronary heart disease, and type-2 diabetes along with demonstrating the effectiveness of cheese as a delivery method for vital nutrients.
Now it is over one year later and the dairy matrix effect is still being investigated, with this new study from the Institute of Food and Health, University College Dublin, comparing the effect of full-fat cheese and butter on LDL cholesterol levels. Again, even though the saturated fat content is similar, the effect on cardio-metabolic health varies significantly.
The dairy food matrix report is enough to make a cheese-loving man jump for joy, and though further research is always needed to fully understand the role that any kind of food plays in our long-term health, cheese – queso – fromage – formaggio – Kase, seems to be in the clear.
Although the study was funded by dairy interests, The American Journal of Clinical Nutritional states that “No industrial representatives or sponsors participated in or contributed to the scientific paper.”
Brie A Good Friend To Your Fellow Cheese Lovers And Share The Good News – Photo by SkanskaMatupplevelser, CC
Andy Corbley is the founder and editor of World At Large, a small environment, travel, and lifestyle focused journal that stresses integrity, nuance, and honesty which launched in early March 2019.
A Walmart employee is being praised for a simple act of kindness that he showed towards a total stranger after she passed out unconscious in the store last month.
Brittany McKee, who is a registered nurse, was on hand when the woman blacked out.
McKee was wandering through the refrigerated aisle of the store in Evans, Georgia with her husband when she saw that the troubled woman had fallen to the floor.
The nurse stayed with the woman until she woke up and explained that she may have passed out due to taking blood thinners. Since the woman was still dizzy, McKee stayed with her until the ambulance arrived.
While McKee was struck by the kindness and attentiveness of the Walmart staff, she was particularly awed by a young worker named Jason who sat down on the ground next to the woman so she could rest against him.
“I don’t know his last name, but this man, no questions asked, got down on the floor with this woman and supported her back so she could lean against him,” wrote McKee. “He literally got down on the floor to serve her, not because he was asked to do it, he wasn’t, but because he wanted to.”
“While we waited, another man stopped, knelt down and prayed over this woman. What I experienced today was love, kindness, and serving.”
“I couldn’t help but share because the media doesn’t seem to report this… the unity and the positivity that occurs,” she added. “This right here is real life, this is what it’s all about, not hate.”
Lean On Us When You’re Not Strong: Share The Good News With Your Friends – Photo by Brittany McKee
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All who are old enough to remember the tragedy of September 11, 2001 might not recall with equal vividness the inspiring outbreak of helpfulness and kindness that erupted in the wake of the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, DC, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Good News Network, in existence for four years, had been publishing an 8-page print newsletter when shortly after 9/11 it released its Autumn edition to highlight some of the good news stories about people around the world coming together in the aftermath.
Download the PDF file here, and read all the many heartwarming stories related to 9/11 covering the pages (1, 2, 4, 5, and 8).
These are stories you may not have heard—from the Las Vegas used car lot to the German warship, a Maine restaurant, and the tiny town of Gander, which hosted 53 airliners full of people who couldn’t fly home.
Today I recorded a special Good News Guru radio segment for the Ellen K. Morning Show in L.A., telling one of the most inspiring stories of all, which I hadn’t learned about until 2015.
Sandler O’Neill, & Partners lost 66 colleagues in the World Trade Center—and the New York investment banking firm’s response will echo for a century because they made the most memorable investment they would ever make. LISTEN to the story below, from KOST-103.5.
It has been 13 years since the legendary ruby slippers were stolen out of their display at The Judy Garland Museum.
Even though they did not reappear on Dorothy’s feet, however, they have finally been recovered by the FBI.
The slippers, which were worn by the beloved movie starlet in The Wizard of Oz, had been taken from the museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota back in 2005. There was no security footage of the theft, and apart from the broken shards of plexiglass that had formerly housed the slippers, all that was left of the slippers was a single red sequin.
The FBI announced the return of the slippers at a press conference earlier this week after a specialist verified that the shoes were authentic. Investigators disclosed few details on how the slippers were recovered, but they did say that the investigation was ongoing and there may be arrests in the future. In the mean time, anyone with information about the crime is encouraged to contact law enforcement.
The future of the shoes is currently unknown. There are currently three other surviving pairs of the slippers that were used during the filming of the movie, and this particular pair had previously belonged to a private collector named Michael Shaw.
Before they were stolen, Shaw would loan the slippers to museums, displays, and exhibits in exchange for money which he would often donate to children’s charities, according to The New York Times.
Though it is “unlikely” that the slippers will be returned to Shaw after he was paid by the insurance company following the theft, he says that he “teared up” upon hearing about their recovery.
(WATCH the video below)
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Over the course of the last four years, best-selling novelist James Patterson has donated more than $7 million to teachers across the country – and now, he’s donating even more.
The 71-year-old writer is giving away $2 million to 4,000 American teachers.
The massive donation is part of his “Patterson Pledge” campaign, which is in its 4th year of making $500 contributions to classrooms in need.
Additionally, each donation will be matched in “Bonus Points” by Scholastic Books to ensure that no student will have to live without books.
“Our amazing teachers need help filling their libraries with books kids will LOVE reading,” Patterson wrote on Twitter.
“There is NO such thing as a kid who doesn’t like to read. Just kids who haven’t found the right book yet!”
Patterson has a colorful history of donating to literacy programs and independent booksellers. Back in February, the novelist made a $3 million donation to the University of Florida as a means of helping the state double its literacy rate amongst children.
Help Your Friends Read About The Good News By Sharing To Social Media – Photo by Susan Solie-Patterson, CC
In a “world-first”, beer company Carlsberg has replaced their 6-pack plastic rings for glue.
After testing out 4,000 different adhesives, the brewer has settled for a glue that is strong enough to hold their beers together for shelving and travel, but relaxed enough for the consumer to break apart when it’s finally time to crack open a cold one.
The new design is projected to reduce the Danish company’s plastic usage by 75%, which is roughly 1,300 tons, or the equivalent of 60 million plastic bags.
Inventor Christopher Stuhlmann says he got the idea after he paid a visit to his local hardware store.
This is not the first time that brewers have tried to move past the plastic ring packaging; in 2016, a craft beer maker in Florida created an edible, biodegradable 6-pack ring made out of wheat and barley waste leftovers, but the costs of production were too high to make the design very accessible.
However, the brewer hopes that if more beer companies adopt the design, then it will bring down the costs of manufacturing.
Brew Up Some Positivity With Your Friends And Share The Good News – Photo by Carlsberg
As we get older, technology can be a tricky thing to understand – so when a 92-year-old woman approached a delivery guy with a special request, he was more than happy to help.
Maris Mayol Tian recently made a Facebook post about how she had ordered breakfast from Jolibee earlier this week to her Bacolod City home in the Philippines.
Her 92-year-old neighbor – who is only known as Naynay, a maternal name of respect – saw Tian speaking with the delivery guy and called the young man over to her so she could ask him what he did for a living.
When he said that he delivered food, she proceeded to ask him for a bowl of macaroni soup and spaghetti, not knowing that orders are placed directly with the restaurant over the phone.
“I honestly thought he would just ignore her, laugh and be on his way, but he actually took out his own cellphone, dialed a number, and ordered for her!!!” wrote Tian.
“There was a time when I hated Jollibee’s delivery service because they messed up a few times, but now I think I’m going to order more delivery from them.”
The young man was later identified as Elpegie Palmares Sicor and praised for his patience and kindness.
“Not a lot of people show kindness and pay attention to old people, but this guy did and I think that is very commendable and heartwarming,” wrote Tian, according to Yahoo! News.
Be Sure And Share This Sweet Story With Your Friends – Photo by Maris Mayol Tian
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Many people are grappling with this year’s depressing and disturbing news—meaning, they want to turn away, but they just can‘t.
The constant focus on partisan politics—as well as murders and mayhem—is taking a real
toll on peoples’ psyches.
The surgeon Dr. Christiane Northrop says our nervous systems simply weren’t designed to handle a daily barrage of bad news which contains the worst of humanity, brought to you from every corner of the globe. The inundation is too much for most people.
The trend toward sensational bad news on television began in the 1990s. At the same time as the U.S. homicide rate was dropping in that decade by 42%, television news coverage of murders skyrocketed—rising more than 700%, according to the Center for Media and Public Affairs.
During that time, TV network news audiences and newspaper circulation began to fall. We can only guess that this was due to the increased focus on crime coverage.
Instead of gorging on an endless media diet of conflict, some people have taken drastic action, by closing their eyes and turning off the news altogether. (They are also unfriending their angry brother-in-law or friend whose partisan posts contaminate their Facebook feed.)
Completely tuning out the news, however, is not a great solution. To be an informed citizen and voter, we need to know what’s going on. Instead, I recommend that people become “selective sifters”, choosing what kind of news they take in daily. Headline news from the BBC or NPR, or perusing newspapers and magazines is enough to provide the basics.
Most people will need to make a conscious effort not to get sucked into the rancorous trivial debates of the day, like how much Melania Trump’s jacket costs when she travels into a poor neighborhood—and the inference that it should make anyone angry if they are a Liberal.
It’s not enough, though, to just sift through the bad news.
Norman Cousins, a political journalist and 30-year editor of the Saturday Review said, “If news is not really news unless it is bad news, it may be difficult to claim we are an informed nation.”
There is another crucial step that people can take to relieve some of their anxiety around current events. They can write themselves a prescription for a daily dose of good news. Like a “Vitamin G” in their media diet it can provide some balanced nutrition beyond the negative news menu.
I look at it this way: If a child is only given junk food, then that’s all he knows and wants, but if he is given some sweet carrots, watermelon or apples, he learns to appreciate them, and gets the benefit of an enriched diet and healthier body.
Thomas Jefferson said the job of journalists was to portray accurately what was happening in society. As a former TV news freelancer, I created Good News Network (GNN) because the media was failing to report enough of the positive—and it was simply too hard to find good news in large enough quantities to make a difference in one’s mental health.
An overabundance of pessimistic, depressing stories can create a perception of a crime-and-greed-filled-world that is out of proportion with reality.
Benefits to Physical Health
According to letters from GNN readers, the website is playing a major role in relieving depression and anxiety symptoms—and basic physical health, too, can be altered when you make an effort to balance the depressing news. Scientific studies have shown the startling benefits.
In a study of nearly 3000 healthy adults, a London University found that those who reported upbeat moods had lower levels of cortisol—the ‘stress’ hormone that leads to high blood pressure, weakened immune systems, and even abdominal obesity. In the study, women who reported more positive emotions were less prone to chronic inflammation, which is related to heart disease and cancer. The authors of the paper published in the American Journal of Epidemiology in 2008 said, “People need to recognize the things that make them feel good.”
Researchers at the Harvard University School of Public Health found that optimism cuts the chances of developing heart disease and the rate of lung-decline as we age. They followed 1300 men in their early 60’s for ten years. “Lung function declined significantly faster in pessimists, even taking into account major biological risk factors.”
A Dutch study of elderly men found that those who were identified as “optimistic” were associated with a stunning 50 percent lower risk of cardiovascular death during the 15-year study.
Benefits of Mental Well-Being
A study by J. P. Harrell in 2000 found that when participants watched concentrations of positive news and media, they had decreased levels of stress and anxiety. A study by Huffington Post and Harvard Researcher Shawn Achor showed that if people watched even 3-4 minutes of negative news, 27% of participants were more likely to be depressed for the next 6-8 hours of their day.
Testimonials sent to Good News Network provide self-reported anecdotal evidence that supports the notion that positive news can actually improve your health.
15 year old Lisa says, “Daily, I was affected by panic attacks which were triggered from the news and all it’s negative content. This site has helped me tremendously.”
Mike says, “I suffer from depression and paranoia. I feel like I can never truly be happy as I always get this sense of encroaching doom and most of my fears are heightened by media sensationalism. Your website is JUST what I need to focus.”
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And finally a clinical and police psychologist, Dr. Kevin Keough, wrote this, “A 13 year-old boy was depressed and suicidal as he entered my office. He cited TV news as proof that there was no point to living, ‘Everything is out of control, it’s all bad news, people are killing each other, terrorism, corruption, kids being slaves.’ After I let him cry, I explained how TV news worked—that it didn’t reflect reality accurately—and I showed him your site. He started to cheer up. He smiled and gave me a hug. Life was okay again.”
Tal Ben-Shahar was a lecturer at Harvard University and his positive psychology course was the most popular class on campus. Author of ‘Happier’, and ‘Choose the Life You Want’, he believes the Good News Network can benefit everyone: “It’s an extremely important initiative. I recommend that each person makes it a habit to visit the website at least once a day to counter the barrage of negativity in the media. Being exposed to positive information benefits us emotionally, physically, and mentally. It can contribute in a meaningful way to a happier and healthier life.”
A 2005 study by Bayer concluded that an overwhelming 93% of Americans wanted more good news, and 77% percent believed there was not enough good news offered by mainstream media. The study also showed that people believed they are more productive in their jobs after hearing good news.
Fortunately, good news is now easy to find. With the GNN website, free APP, daily email with ‘Morning Jolt of Good News’, weekly podcast, and social media posts on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, a daily dose of ‘News to Enthuse’ is always at your fingertip. The New York Times even has a Saturday email with the good news of the week.
What we think in our minds directly affects our health. Through the mind-body connection, our thinking leads to stress or happiness. It is your choice—and your health depends on it.
Geri Weis-Corbley worked in TV news in the 80s covering the White House and Capitol Hill. After quitting the business to raise a family, the World Wide Web came along, and in 1997 she acted on her long belief that there should be more good news and created Good News Network, the #1 site on Google for inspiring news. Adopted from a speech given June 2, 2017 to the Holistic/Integrative Medicine Study Group in Santa Barbara, CA.
There’s a first time for everything, including haircuts – but this little girl explaining how she feels about her short new ‘do’ is especially memorable.
The 5-year-old’s mother takes a video of the youngster plaintively describing all the practical—and emotional—benefits of having short hair.
In addition to saying that she feels like a big kid, the little girl compares her happiness to the sensation of eating ice cream and watching a movie with all of her friends, family, and friends’ families.
(WATCH the cute clip below)
Be Sure And Share This Cute Clip With Your Friends – Photo by RM Videos
Peter Dutton isn’t just an American popcorn seller—thanks to an unlikely accident of mistaken identity, he now holds the title of “The People’s Prime Minister of Australia”. Hear The Good News Guru tell the happy story (from the September 7, 2018 Ellen K. Morning Show on KOST-103.5 radio in Los Angeles).
LISTEN to this story here, as told by The Good News Guru, from Friday’s radio broadcast with Ellen K and the GNN founder, on KOST-103.5 — Or, READ the story below… (Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes – or for Androids, on Podbean)
Even though he’s 9000 miles away, a 30-year-old popcorn-seller has become the ‘People’s Prime Minister of Australia’.
Peter Dutton started receiving nasty messages on his Twitter feed in Austin earlier this year, and he couldn’t figure out why people were so angry with him.
He created the Soulfood Gourmet Popcorn brand, which people love. But, he also shares the same name as the ultra-conservative politician who just lost the race for prime minister in Australia.
Throughout the election, the American Peter Dutton took the barrage of messages with a grain of salt, tweeting:
“I wish the people of Australia would look at my profile and realize I’m a 30-yr-old black man before sending me tweets and DMs.”
When Aussies on Twitter caught wind of his polite and good-natured reactions, as a result of the mistaken identity, they immediately showered his social media account with love—and his popcorn business with a flood of support.
They collectively nominated the popcorn-maker as the “PEOPLE’S Prime Minister of Australia”.
Dutton accepted the title with gusto. His wife has even accepted the title of “First Lady”.
“The support you’ve shown our growing popcorn business, calling my wife the First Lady…is something I’ll cherish forever,” replied Dutton.
Like a newfound second family, people begged him to visit and offered to host him, with promises of bottomless beer.
A GoFundMe page allowed his 6,000 new Twitter followers to donate money for the plane tickets—and now Peter and his wife are packing up loads of popcorn to share across the country, planning soulful meet-ups with the folks down under.
“We can have a big Soul Popped Popcorn party, take some pictures, and [you can] show me around your beautiful country…”
Pass On This Sweet Story Of International Fun To Your Friends – Photo by Audreana Dutton
Vilma Wong has cared for a lot of babies over the course of her 32-year career, but she never expected to be working alongside one of them.
Earlier this month, as a nurse at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital in Meredith, California, Wong got a chance to introduce herself to a new colleague who’d just started working at the facility.
His name was Brandon Seminatore, a second-year pediatric resident who is training to become a child neurologist.
Brandon was just 28 years old, but Wong felt that she had somehow met him before. When she heard his name, she realized where that feeling came from.
Wong asked Brandon if, by any chance, his father was a police officer.
“Brandon was on my team and taking care of one of my patients. I asked who he was and his last name sounded very familiar,” Wong told her hospital communications team. “I kept asking questions, like where he was from and he told me he was from San Jose, and that as a matter of fact, he was born at our hospital.”
“I remember being the primary nurse to a baby with the same last name. To confirm my suspicion, I asked him if his dad was a police officer. And there was a big silence. Then he asked me if I was Vilma. I said yes!”
Wong had cared for Mr. Seminatore 28 years ago when he was born prematurely at the hospital.
His parents were delighted to be reunited with the nurse who had kept their son alive back in 1990. After digging through some old photos, they even managed to find a photo of Wong holding young Brandon in her lap as a newborn.
“Meeting Vilma was a surreal experience,” said Brandon. “When Vilma recognized my name, it truly sunk in that I was one of these babies. I’ve come full circle and I’m taking care of babies with the nurse that took care of me.”
Be Sure And Share The Fateful Story With Your Friends – Photo by Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
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