Today's good thing: 2020 has been a terrible year, for the most part. But here is one good side effect of it.
Pollyanna
Making Rainbows
Thursday, December 31, 2020
496/514 Good Things
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
494/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Proof that making an effort to clean up the environment, actually works and makes a difference.
Monday, December 28, 2020
Sunday, December 27, 2020
492/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: AI is one of those things that scares us and we create a lot of horror stories about. But what if it's used for good, amazing things like this?!
Saturday, December 26, 2020
Friday, December 25, 2020
Thursday, December 24, 2020
Wednesday, December 23, 2020
488/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Actually taking Native and First Nation's needs and interests into account before making a decision is something both the US and Canada need to work on. But sometimes it happens, and strangely everybody seems to benefit when it does...
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
487/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: This video is so cool! Nature always has the answers to our problems.
Monday, December 21, 2020
486/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: I don't normally share "feel good" posts like this, but in a pandemic when there are so many people in need, this is a great thing!
Sunday, December 20, 2020
Saturday, December 19, 2020
484/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Tesco is joining in the fight against plastic at this happiest time of the year!
Friday, December 18, 2020
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
481/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: The UK is planning to support this. Let us hope with a new administration, the US will join in soon too.
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Monday, December 14, 2020
Sunday, December 13, 2020
478/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Tourism controlled by the country of destination, benefiting the country of destination, is always a good thing!
Saturday, December 12, 2020
477/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: London is about to go light speed into the future of clean energy!
Friday, December 11, 2020
Thursday, December 10, 2020
475/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Protecting the world's oceans is vital, and therefore, always good!
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
474/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: More advances in the world of biodegradable cutlery and eating utensils!
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
473/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Jeff Bezos mostly sucks, but sometimes he does some good stuff. I'd like to hope that this is the beginning of more to come...
Monday, December 7, 2020
472/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: So much winning in this. A win for animals, a win for communities, a win for art. I love this so much!
Sunday, December 6, 2020
Saturday, December 5, 2020
470/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Hopefully this will help reduce a dangerous product. This is the first, but hopefully not the last plant like this.
Friday, December 4, 2020
469/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: People helping others during a pandemic is always a good thing!
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Monday, November 30, 2020
465/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Congratulations to Scotland for taking a bold stance on this issue!
Sunday, November 29, 2020
Saturday, November 28, 2020
Friday, November 27, 2020
Thursday, November 26, 2020
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Monday, November 23, 2020
458/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Good news for tuberculosis! Or maybe it's bad news for the disease, good news for the sufferers...!
Sunday, November 22, 2020
Saturday, November 21, 2020
Friday, November 20, 2020
Thursday, November 19, 2020
454/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: This might have been overlooked during the election, but this is a big first step!
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
453/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: I guess this is why we shouldn't laugh at people working hard to achieve a goal that we think is impossible!
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Monday, November 16, 2020
Sunday, November 15, 2020
Saturday, November 14, 2020
Friday, November 13, 2020
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Monday, November 9, 2020
444/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: There was a lot of good progress that came out of the election.
Sunday, November 8, 2020
443/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Congratulations to Oregon for doing the right thing. This is a mental health issue, and should be treated as such.
Saturday, November 7, 2020
442/514 Good Things
Today's good thing:
That's it. Today's the good thing. Enjoy the heck out of it, everybody!
Friday, November 6, 2020
441/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: It's been a shitty week, so today's good thing is about poop. Yes, poop.
Thursday, November 5, 2020
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Monday, November 2, 2020
Sunday, November 1, 2020
Saturday, October 31, 2020
Friday, October 30, 2020
Thursday, October 29, 2020
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Monday, October 26, 2020
Sunday, October 25, 2020
429/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: I'd never heard of these animals before, but good news for them!
Saturday, October 24, 2020
Friday, October 23, 2020
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
425/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Keeping excess fabric out of landfills is always a good thing!
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Monday, October 19, 2020
Sunday, October 18, 2020
Saturday, October 17, 2020
Friday, October 16, 2020
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
418/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: More creative ways to make sustainable straws and cutlery. Maybe we don't have to ban straws and keep them available to to all who need them!
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
417/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Reducing microplastics is very important. This is great news!
Monday, October 12, 2020
Sunday, October 11, 2020
Saturday, October 10, 2020
414/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: And also this. Two closely-connected stories in one. While I think this is amazing of these financial institutions, I would also hope they're taking a close look at their own business and hiring practices and making sure that they practice what they preach.
Friday, October 9, 2020
413/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: I know there were problems over the last few years with what the Trump administration wanted to do with fossil fuels that conflicted with California's plans, but I'm happy to see they're planning on going forward with them anyway!
Thursday, October 8, 2020
412/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Hopefully this will make a big difference for the planet and hopefully more places, like everywhere, will join in!
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
411/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: This is very cool. Stories about accessibility are always exciting!
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Monday, October 5, 2020
Sunday, October 4, 2020
408/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Good news for the economy of Eastern Washington, and for the environment!
Saturday, October 3, 2020
Friday, October 2, 2020
Thursday, October 1, 2020
405/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Advances in lung cancer treatment are leading to more saved lives!
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Monday, September 28, 2020
Sunday, September 27, 2020
Saturday, September 26, 2020
400/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: This organization is helping seniors stay in touch with family during the pandemic!
Friday, September 25, 2020
399/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Good for Hormel for doing the right thing by their employees!
Thursday, September 24, 2020
398/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Using hotels and motels to house homeless people is a great idea.
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Monday, September 21, 2020
Sunday, September 20, 2020
Saturday, September 19, 2020
393/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Good for them for doing this! I heard Target and some other stores are joining in too.
Friday, September 18, 2020
392/514 Good Things
Thursday, September 17, 2020
391/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Restoring bogs to help improve the environment? This is definitely the first I've heard of it!
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Monday, September 14, 2020
388/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Making lemonade out of lemons, and then giving it to people in need. *Chef's kiss*
Sunday, September 13, 2020
Saturday, September 12, 2020
386/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Keeping a local newspaper afloat, and ensuring that people have access to information is very important!
Friday, September 11, 2020
Thursday, September 10, 2020
384/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Australia is making good use of garbage! Maybe this is the future for the planet. We often refer to it as a garbage planet anyway...
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Monday, September 7, 2020
381/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: King County's plans to reduce emissions is a very good thing!
Sunday, September 6, 2020
380/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: This is wonderful news! It's almost like vaccines work, or something!
Saturday, September 5, 2020
379/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: This ventilator will hopefully save a lot of lives during this pandemic.
Friday, September 4, 2020
Thursday, September 3, 2020
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
376/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: I am a firm believer in accredited zoos, but elephants don't belong there. This is great news!
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
375/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: This is a good example of something good coming from something really bad.
Monday, August 31, 2020
Sunday, August 30, 2020
Saturday, August 29, 2020
Friday, August 28, 2020
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Monday, August 24, 2020
367/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Investors interested in zero carbon emissions is a very good thing!
Sunday, August 23, 2020
Saturday, August 22, 2020
364/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: We're getting closer and closer to detecting cancer sooner. This will greatly increase survival rates!
Friday, August 21, 2020
Thursday, August 20, 2020
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
360/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Let's hope this will work to deter elephant poachers in the future...
Monday, August 17, 2020
359/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: In case you've ever thought that standing up for what's right doesn't make a difference, think again...!
Sunday, August 16, 2020
Saturday, August 15, 2020
357/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Nature really has all the answers! Let's keep working hard to keep it fully functional. It'll only continue to benefit us!
Friday, August 14, 2020
356/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Using balloons to help get the internet to places that don't currently have good internet accessibility is clever and awesome!
Thursday, August 13, 2020
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
354/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Housing the unhoused is something every community should do. Hopefully this will catch on.
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Monday, August 10, 2020
Sunday, August 9, 2020
351/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Sometimes the government can make good decisions. Keep an eye on this story to make sure all the other steps along the way to make this actually happen, are taken!
Saturday, August 8, 2020
Friday, August 7, 2020
Thursday, August 6, 2020
348/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Making sure the unhoused community has access to masks in this pandemic is a vital good thing.
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
347/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Yay for healthier lungs and sticking it to big tobacco companies!
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
346/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Social distancing and planting trees is always a good thing!
Monday, August 3, 2020
345/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Two sisters, doing what they can to make their world a better place, is always a good thing!
Sunday, August 2, 2020
344/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Carbon-neutral corporations might spur other corporations to join in. This is always a good thing.
Saturday, August 1, 2020
343/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Green jobs and national parks in Pakistan is always a good thing?
Friday, July 31, 2020
Thursday, July 30, 2020
341/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: What a good idea for how to power boats. Maybe this is the future of all water travel.
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
340/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Greta Thunberg always seems to make good life decisions. This is today's good thing.
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Monday, July 27, 2020
Sunday, July 26, 2020
337/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: This medical student has put in a lot of time and energy into a book that will help people and probably save countless lives.
Saturday, July 25, 2020
336/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Rosie the Riveter is always a good thing, but Rosie the Riveter making masks to help out during the pandemic is a fantastic thing!
Friday, July 24, 2020
Thursday, July 23, 2020
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
332/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: This woman is pretty inspirational. Even in hard times, we can still do things to help others.
Monday, July 20, 2020
331/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Congratulations to Sydney, Australia for switching to 100% renewable energy!
Sunday, July 19, 2020
330/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Though I think straw bans are ableist, I think the general direction Germany is going in on this issue is exciting and I'd love to see more nations join in!
Saturday, July 18, 2020
329/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Breeding programs for endangered tortoises is always a good thing!
Friday, July 17, 2020
Thursday, July 16, 2020
327/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Industrial cleaners that are eco-friendly are definitely a good thing!
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
325/514
Today's good thing: Congrats to Vermont for making composting a state-wide affair. Someday, maybe the entire nation will join in!
Monday, July 13, 2020
Sunday, July 12, 2020
Saturday, July 11, 2020
Friday, July 10, 2020
Thursday, July 9, 2020
321/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Getting garbage out of the ocean will always be a good thing!
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
320/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Somebody created an app that helps deliver PPE to reservations who have a great need for it now.
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
319/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Once again, young people caring for others is giving me hope for the future.
Monday, July 6, 2020
Sunday, July 5, 2020
317/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Target seems to be treating their employees right. This makes me want to support them more!
Saturday, July 4, 2020
316/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: A tattoo parlor helping people cover up hate symbols for free is always a good thing!
Friday, July 3, 2020
315/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Mississippi finally doing the right thing is today's good thing.
Thursday, July 2, 2020
314/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: We might be in the middle of a pandemic, but at least there's some good health news somewhere in the world...
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
312/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Netflix literally puts their money where their mouth is in the fight for Black Lives Matter.
Monday, June 29, 2020
311/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: More exciting and promising news for people with sickle cell anemia!
Sunday, June 28, 2020
Saturday, June 27, 2020
309/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Teenagers helping others out during the pandemic. Gives me hope for the future.
Friday, June 26, 2020
308/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: People helping strangers out of the kindness of their hearts will always be a good thing.
Thursday, June 25, 2020
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
306/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Yay for Germany making it a requirement for all gas stations to have recharging stations for electric cars. Hopefully this will help encourage more people to buy electric cars.
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Monday, June 22, 2020
Sunday, June 21, 2020
303/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: This company is taking steps to become carbon neutral. Maybe the other three shipping container companies will join in!
Saturday, June 20, 2020
302/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Congratulations to Israel for making plans to switch over more fully to solar power in the future! Maybe one day our country will make the same type of commitment!
Friday, June 19, 2020
Thursday, June 18, 2020
300/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Is literally today's good thing. It's been a good week for the Supreme Court, and anything that upsets Donald Trump, makes the world a better place...
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Monday, June 15, 2020
297/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: A possible breakthrough in breast cancer treatment is always a good thing!
Sunday, June 14, 2020
296/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: A man has used the sadness of his own past to help others through their problems today. What a wonderful way to help people in neeed.
Saturday, June 13, 2020
295/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Protected space for monarch butterflies is always a good thing!
Friday, June 12, 2020
Thursday, June 11, 2020
293/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: This woman invented a really cool mask to help keep people safe from coronavirus. I hope it helps a lot of people!
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
292/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: The pandemic stopped the opportunity for a field trip, but they turned it into an opportunity to help the Navajo Nation instead!
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Monday, June 8, 2020
290/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Ordinary people invent an awesome solar-power sink to help hand-washing needs in their community during the pandemic.
Sunday, June 7, 2020
289/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: This local area kid is using his computer skills not only to help keep us informed about coronavirus, but also the protests. Need information on when the next protest in your area is? Or where to make a donation to support the movement? It's all there!
Saturday, June 6, 2020
Friday, June 5, 2020
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
285/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Our world doesn't deserve Sikhs. They take so much garbage and racism from people and yet they just keep giving and giving of themselves. So inspirational.
284/514 Good Things
Tuesday's good thing, since I'm posting a day late: China is promising to take some steps towards helping the planet.
Monday, June 1, 2020
Sunday, May 31, 2020
282/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Another young person doing good things for others. It really knows no bounds! So many people doing good things for one another. I love it.
Saturday, May 30, 2020
281/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Young women from Afghanistan could possibly save a lot of lives with their smarts! This is so cool!
Friday, May 29, 2020
280/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: This young girl is making a huge difference during this pandemic. What a beautiful heart and soul she has.
Thursday, May 28, 2020
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
278/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Guy Fieri is so dang cool! I've always liked him since he started on the Food Network. This just gives me another reason to love him!
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
277/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: This is great news! 2020's numbers will most likely be less as well, due to the pandemic, but it was already getting better last year too.
Monday, May 25, 2020
276/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: I guess this is a lemonade out of lemons way to deal with not being able to graduate the traditional way...
Sunday, May 24, 2020
Saturday, May 23, 2020
Friday, May 22, 2020
273/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Perfect timing since the Sabbath begins tonight. I love how caring these kids are. As always, it gives me hope for the future.
Thursday, May 21, 2020
272/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Pakistan has a plan to keep people employed and help the environment during this pandemic. It's not dissimilar to what Prince Charles suggested for British people out of work during this pandemic. It's getting a lot of flak, and maybe that's because the idea is from Prince Charles, but we also need to ask ourselves if it's racial/class based as well. White people consider themselves "too good" for farm work, which is why we have undocumented non-white immigrants do it for us. Is what's being suggested really all that bad or does it just feel beneath middle class white people? It's a question worth pondering...
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
271/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: A small silver lining with this pandemic? Maybe, if we can take this and keep it going...
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
270/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Not the pandemic, but this is wonderfully encouraging news for another disease that ravages a lot of our planet.
Monday, May 18, 2020
Sunday, May 17, 2020
Saturday, May 16, 2020
Friday, May 15, 2020
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
264/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Good people in Jackson, Mississippi are making sure people in need are getting food. Food justice will always be a good thing to me.
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
263/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: The coronavirus is creating so many unhappy endings for people, but for this woman, she got a happy ending. This is a very good thing!
Monday, May 11, 2020
262/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Congratulations so Lebanon for taking a huge step towards legalizing marijuana by at least legalizing it for medical uses!
Sunday, May 10, 2020
Saturday, May 9, 2020
260/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: A well-deserved break from coronavirus-related stuff. At least for tonight. Let us all rejoice in the glory that is Betty White, American Treasure.
Friday, May 8, 2020
259/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: I love this idea so much and I think we should do it here. Mail can sit for a few days before it's opened to make sure it's safe from the virus, but we should all practice our letter-writing skills and bring courage to Coronavirus patients. Love this!
Thursday, May 7, 2020
258/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: While murder hornets warrant look out for, just like any normal hornets or yellow jackets, we might be sensationalizing just a wee bit. We do need to protect our honeybees, but we probably don't need to live inside for the rest of our lives.
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
257/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: History and repaying kindness with kindness is always a good thing.
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
256/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: I will never stop sharing stories about food being given to the people who need it most during this pandemic.
Monday, May 4, 2020
Sunday, May 3, 2020
254/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Another story about food getting to the people who need it most. I never want to hear again how we can't possibly feed all the world's hungry people. We can, we just choose not to.
Saturday, May 2, 2020
253/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: New Jersey has been hit pretty hard by the pandemic, but in spite of that, people are still making sure that food is getting to the people who need it the most.
Friday, May 1, 2020
252/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: This was an accidental find. I clicked on one link, and cuz sometimes my internet sucks, it opened the wrong link, which was this one. I decided to give it a read anyway and it turned out to be great news! I had to share it here. Enjoy!
Thursday, April 30, 2020
251/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: If you're like me, you're horrified and beyond upset at the stories of food being wasted and thrown away during this pandemic when it could be going to people in need. This story is just a start of doing the right thing and getting food to the people who need it most.
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
250/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Apparently we will not be taking the relaxation of power plant rollbacks sitting down. We will not give up without a fight!
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
249/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: What a kindhearted soul! If I had a sewing machine, material, and no fear of getting my fingers stuck in the machine and ending up in the hospital needing emergency medical attention, I would totally be making masks too.
Monday, April 27, 2020
248/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: I previously shared a story about medical tv shows donating supplies to real hospitals during this pandemic. Today we have a story about a tv show's clothing department lending their hand at making their own supplies to donate to hospitals. I love these types of stories!
Sunday, April 26, 2020
247/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Even the Lego company is doing their part for this pandemic!
Saturday, April 25, 2020
246/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: This is really exciting and encouraging news about our power usage in the world. I like to see those numbers!
Friday, April 24, 2020
Thursday, April 23, 2020
244/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: This is so cool! Hopefully this can make a big difference for the planet in a few years.
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
243/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: This is seriously so cool! I know we hear a lot of horror stories and conspiracy theories about AI, but there is a lot of good we can do with it!
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
242/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Not only is this cool that these seemingly extinct apples been found, but this is good for food diversity. I'm curious to try all of these some day!
Monday, April 20, 2020
241/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Young people doing amazing things to help people during this pandemic will never not be a good thing.
Sunday, April 19, 2020
Saturday, April 18, 2020
239/514 Good Things
Today's good thing. Ancient trees and future medical treatments...Science will always be a good thing!
Friday, April 17, 2020
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
236/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: You know a story about a "virus-killing robot" is going to be a good thing!
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
235/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Science and data are helping us clean up the world's air! Breathable air is always a good thing!
Monday, April 13, 2020
234/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Ok, the New England Patriots might be cheaters and our rivals, but sometimes they do good things, and I am a firm believer in giving credit where it's due. So, thank you to the New England Patriots!
Sunday, April 12, 2020
233/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Who knew that employment was good for helping people live their best lives?!
Saturday, April 11, 2020
232/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: People who have the means to help, actually helping out will never not warm my heart.
Friday, April 10, 2020
231/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Good news about the ozone layer! We haven't talked about the ozone layer in forever!
Thursday, April 9, 2020
230/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Adorable baby kitties and a new generation of a highly endangered species are very good things!
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
229/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: This might come in really handy someday, but I would hope we utilize it carefully and very, very sparingly.
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Monday, April 6, 2020
227/514 Good Things
Today's good thing:
This video. It started making the rounds last night and it just has so much goodness in it. And if you're a Hamilton fan, stick with it. I promise you, you will not be disappointed!
Sunday, April 5, 2020
226/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Compassion for others done right. One day, maybe our own nation will follow suit...
Saturday, April 4, 2020
225/514 Good Things
Today's good thing:
Friday, April 3, 2020
Thursday, April 2, 2020
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
222/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: I guess vacuums aren't that different from ventilators?? I dunno, but I think this is pretty darned cool!
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
221/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: I'm sharing this tumblr post because we need some good news right now!
Monday, March 30, 2020
220/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Netflix joins in with the coronavirus relief efforts. Good for them!
Sunday, March 29, 2020
219/514 Good Things
Today's second good thing: At least some insurance companies are doing the right thing. I'll be curious if other companies follow suit. They don't want to look like the douchey company in comparison to everybody else, after all...
218/514 Good Things
Today's first good thing: I'm taking this one with a grain of salt, but even if it's a bold-faced lie, I'll take a glimmer of hope anyway...!
Saturday, March 28, 2020
217/514 Good Things
Today's second good thing: Everybody is doing their part to combat Coronavirus...
216/514 Good Things
Today's first good thing: These are some pretty big names in coffee, so I can only hope that this helps keep a lot of waste out of landfills in the future!
Friday, March 27, 2020
214/514 Good Things
Today's first good thing: Marriott's upper management is doing the right thing in this pandemic...
Thursday, March 26, 2020
213/514 Good Things
And a bit of a break from coronavirus for our second good thing of the day: Imagine a national forest as long as an entire country! I mean, basically all of Wales will be a national forest now. This is amazing!
212/514 Good Things
Today's first good thing: Businesses that are closing down for coronavirus are giving away toilet paper to people in need. This is so nice!
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
211/514 Good Things
Today's second good thing: An Ikea store in Sweden found a ton of masks not being used and promptly donated them to a local hospital in need of them. I love stories like this!
210/514 Good Things
Today's first good thing: A teenager is helping the most helpless during the coronavirus outbreak. We can help her too, if we want.
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
209/514 Good Things
And today's second good thing: The first Native-owned movie studio has just opened for business. I'll definitely have to check out their films!
208/514 Good Things
The first of today's good things: Medical tv shows are donating their supplies to real hospitals for the coronavirus since their shows are all shut down. I love this!
Monday, March 23, 2020
207/514 Good Things
Today's second good thing: Lots of potentially good things to come to Afghanistan with this!
206/514 Good Things
Playing catch up this week. Here's the first of today's good things: It's good to know that the fires in Australia are officially over!
Monday, March 16, 2020
205/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Disneyland is donating food from the parks that would have been sold to guests. This is a great way to make sure food doesn't go to waste, and people who need it, get it.
Sunday, March 15, 2020
Saturday, March 14, 2020
203/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Rejoice, because there are a couple less oil pipelines that will be happening in the future now!
Friday, March 13, 2020
202/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: I guess Trump will have to find another time to inflict unnecessary cruelty on others, cuz it didn't work today...
Thursday, March 12, 2020
201/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Keeping it local tonight. #WeGotThisSeattle is trending on Twitter tonight and it is full of such good energy and love and support. If you are in this city and feeling scared or nervous about everything that's going on, please go to the tag and read through and see all the stuff people are doing to help each other out. Little things, big things, it's just the best. Seriously, we're the best city in the world and I love us so much!
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
200/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: In spite of the scary news in the world right now, good things posts will continue. I wanted a particularly good story for today's momentous occasion. 200 days of posts! I think this story is worth celebrating!
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
199/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Let's hope this passes all the levels it needs to to become the law of the land in Washington state. This is good news for all people with periods here, but particularly for low income, and homeless people.
Monday, March 9, 2020
198/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: While on the surface, it might not seem good, the opinions don't mesh with ours exactly, and we normally would write this off because they are "the enemy," but this is a good thing. We might not agree on how to combat climate change, but the fact that so many young conservatives are in agreement that it exists, and needs to be dealt with, is a huge stepping stone in the right direction. It's common ground. We can work with that, if we choose to.
Sunday, March 8, 2020
197/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: I think this is an appropriate good thing for International Women's Day. Also, happy 1st anniversary to Captain Marvel!!
Saturday, March 7, 2020
Friday, March 6, 2020
195/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: This is such a sweet idea! I am never not gobsmacked at the kindness and generosity of children when I do these posts. They are a source of constant inspiration to me.
Thursday, March 5, 2020
194/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: This young man has a good head on his shoulders. I see good things for his future, and the communities he will be a part of.
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
193/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: In a time of fear and uncertainty in Seattle, a precious life joins us.
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
192/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: The Seattle Times has chosen keeping people educated and hopefully safe during this scary time over profit by dropping its paywall. We can stay informed of what's going on more easily now. If it's in your budget, consider subscribing when all this is done and over with.
Monday, March 2, 2020
191/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Kirk Douglas passing away is a sad thing, but the fact that he left his entire fortune to charity, is an inspiring, and beautiful good thing.
Sunday, March 1, 2020
190/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: The air around the Happiest Place on Earth just got a little bit cleaner...This is wonderful news!
Saturday, February 29, 2020
189/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: I like what this school is doing and I'd like to see more schools follow suit!
Friday, February 28, 2020
188/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Washington state will hopefully be making strides in the cleaning up of our planet. Let's hope we are successful!
Thursday, February 27, 2020
187/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Humans truly are amazing problem solvers. This story is bonkers! Who would think to do this?
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
186/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: This veterinarian uses his spare time to treat animals that belong to the homeless community. There's so much to love about this story!
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
185/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Fighting for gender diversity and equality in the airplane pilot world is always a good thing! I hope Refilwe Ledwaba has a long and successful career flying planes!
Monday, February 24, 2020
184/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: A local story today. Seattle will be making some changes and adjustments in hopes of making an environmental impact. I hope it's a success!
Sunday, February 23, 2020
183/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Is this beautiful act of compassion, that reminds us that we too can be compassionate towards anybody and everybody and everything.
Saturday, February 22, 2020
182/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Giving back, young people helping people out, helping out the homeless. So much good stuff in one story!
Friday, February 21, 2020
181/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: The US military just became a little more accommodating to people with various religous dress differences. As often happens, where goes the military, in terms of social change, usually so goes the general population. Let's hope this plays out that way in our society.
Thursday, February 20, 2020
180/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Comes from India. Congratulations to them on making their military a bit more equal! Equality anywhere in the world is always a good thing!
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
179/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: On this date in 1942, FDR signed Executive Order 9066, calling for the removal of nearly all people of Japanese descent from the West Coast of the United States. They were to be rounded up and "contained" in internment camps, including camps in this state. Now, the state of California is planning on officially apologizing for its role in this act. There have been various apologies and acts of reparations on a national level since, but this is coming from a state level. A state that had a particularly large role in internment. I'm glad to see this is happening, and would love to see the rest of the West Coast states follow suit.
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
178/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Comes courtesy of Today...! I love this story. I love that this mom is taking the extra time to make these girls feel included, and that the Girl Scouts truly is for all girls. Now, go out and buy some cookies to support this wonderful organization!
Monday, February 17, 2020
177/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Is a local good thing! Access to low-income housing is a very important good thing.
Sunday, February 16, 2020
176/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: This is incredibly good news! I hope other states follow suit very soon.
Saturday, February 15, 2020
175/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Trying to save lives and making life easier for rhinos is always good!
Friday, February 14, 2020
174/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: A group of 4th graders prove how much love they have for people in need in today's timely story!
Thursday, February 13, 2020
173/514 Good Things
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
172/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Reduced carbon emissions is always a good thing! Let us hope this trend continues.
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
171/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: San Francisco is going to be doing something to help people with drug addictions. Let us hope it helps and that it inspires other cities to join in.
Monday, February 10, 2020
170/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Turning food waste into helping others? All kinds of good! Good for humanity. Good for the planet. I love this...
Sunday, February 9, 2020
Saturday, February 8, 2020
168/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Good news for Virginians today! Except for the racists, they're probably sad over this news...Aww...
Friday, February 7, 2020
167/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Artificial snake venom, which will help create more anti-venom for snake bit victims, is now a thing. This is amazing and will save so many lives!
Thursday, February 6, 2020
166/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: A baby step, but hopefully one in the right direction. If we're lucky, some day, peanut allergies will be a thing of the past.
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
165/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: This will be good as the election looms ever closer. Though, I would highly recommend not getting your news through social media, in general, it's good they're taking strides to combat fake news.
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
164/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Proof that people are making a difference in reducing plastic in hotels, and advice on how to keep the momentum going.
Monday, February 3, 2020
163/514 Good Things
Today's good thing, is in a state where you might assume such a thing wouldn't be taking place. That makes it an even better thing!
Sunday, February 2, 2020
Saturday, February 1, 2020
161/514 Good Things
Today's good thing, is The Good Place. You may or may not have watched this show, but I just watched the series finale, and it was perfect. This show was a comedy, but it made you think. About life and death, good and bad, and what happens to us after we die. The subject matter isn't something you would think to apply to a comedy, but it just works. It's on Netflix. If you are able to, I highly recommend watching this show. I feel blessed and honored that this show exists, and that I got to watching from episode 1.
Friday, January 31, 2020
160/514 Good Things
Today was rough. Remember the anger and the sadness for November. It is our duty, as the GOP has failed in theirs, to right this wrong. To be the bringers of what is due to those who voted against a fair trial. We can and must fix this.
So, what was good about today? I think this is very good and inspirational news. Keeping this story alive in our minds is important as we get further into this election year. Making the arts accessible to everybody, is important. I for one, cannot wait to see this!
Thursday, January 30, 2020
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
157/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: The kindness of children will never stop being an inspiration to me.
Monday, January 27, 2020
156/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: This is an incredible story. Never think that one person can't make a difference in the world.
Sunday, January 26, 2020
155/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: This amazing woman is helping her community, employing people who might not otherwise find employment, and is helping the environment. All because she had an idea and put it into action. I love this so much!
Saturday, January 25, 2020
154/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Norway is doing a beautiful thing. I just wish we would follow suit. Maybe someday...
Friday, January 24, 2020
153/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Apparently, if done right, animal belches could be good for the planet...Who knew?!
Thursday, January 23, 2020
152/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: What a great way to help others! There's nothing I don't love about this idea.
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
151/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: My work day ended in a pretty horrifying way today, but I'm still home safe and sound. There are several people who aren't going to be home safe in their beds tonight. Since a lot of the victims of tonight's shooting downtown were homeless, I chose this story. In spite of terrible violence, terrible things I saw, I still choose to focus on the good.
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
150/514 Good Things
150 days of good things!! And the good things just keep coming! Today's good thing: Cancer death rates seem to be slowing down somewhat over these last few years. Better technology and treatment and detection are all adding up to lives saved. This is definitely a good thing!
Monday, January 20, 2020
149/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Bookmark this link. Check it often. Especially when the politics starts to get overwhelming and you think you can't handle it anymore. It will get worse before it gets better, but one year from this date, we will be partaking in Inauguration Day. Who will be inaugurated, remains to be seen, but we have to keep hope, and encourage each other to get out there and vote, even when people around us are telling us it doesn't matter or they're not going to participate if their candidate of choice isn't the nominee. I have to hope that there will be more of us hopers, than tantrumers, in the end. One year left...That's a good thing...
Sunday, January 19, 2020
148/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Strides are being made to remove styrofoam from meat packaging in stores. I can't wait for this to be standardized!
Saturday, January 18, 2020
147/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: A while back, I posted about how AI can be used to detect wildfires. Here's another good thing it can be used for. There are a lot of assumptions being made about the terrible things that will come of AI, but what if there are good things that can actually come of it?
Friday, January 17, 2020
146/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Young people are capable of doing incredible things, and capable of so much love and compassion. See what one child is doing to help with the fires in Australia, and take inspiration from him!
Thursday, January 16, 2020
145/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: While it's sad that such a facility needs to exist at all, I'm very glad it does. More schools should have facilities like this to help students who face homelessness.
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
144/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: This might not have planetary implications, but for one dog, it's everything. At long last, a forever home!
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
143/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: Something good happened to the kids in this story, and they passed on that goodness to something that really needed it. Tonight, I am missing my sweet Snow White, but this cat gets to enjoy its new forever home...!
Monday, January 13, 2020
142/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: As I listen to Christmas music and watch the snow falling outside as a way to come down from watching Supernatural too close to bedtime, I feel this is the perfect story for today! Christmas doesn't have to end after the holiday!
Sunday, January 12, 2020
141/514 Good Things
Today's good thing: This is a twofer. Reusing something that would normally end up in a landfill or fireplace, and helping veterans! This is definitely a win-win here!
Saturday, January 11, 2020
140/514 Good Things
Today's good thing is this gem of a Netflix show. Anne With An E. I just spent a self-care day watching the last of season two and the entirety of season three and am now bereft that it's over. Sadly, the show won't be going on after this third and final season, but I cannot recommend it highly enough.
As an avid LM Montgomery and Anne Shirley fan, I was nervous about a new version that wasn't the 80's movies, which in my opinion, are the epitome of Anne of Green Gables. Would it deviate from the stories? Would it be just a carbon copy of the 80's movies? What was the point? Why mess with perfection? The answers to my questions were: yes, a lot; no, not at al; the point is that the story this show tells is what Anne would have been like had the books been written today; the perfection of the movies remains untouched, this is its own world completely separated from them.
The show deviates from the books greatly, but in the best way possible. It doesn't even try to touch the movies, but there are connections to them in the actors playing some of the roles, and the behind the scenes people. When I saw those connections, I knew it was in good hands.
The good this show generates, is incredible. The story it tells is told in such a beautiful way, and they found ways to make it far more inclusive than the books ever were. Anne was ahead of her time, and this show really delved into the ways in which that was true. The casting is perfect. I love everything about this show.
I highly recommend this to any Anne fan out there. Yes, it will not be by the book, but there are plenty of book moments in it. Yes, it has some darker moments, but you can infer almost all of it from the books themselves.
Anne brings a light into the world that is sadly lacking in today's times. It's time we remember that there is still so much scope for imagination here, and that there are ever so many kindred spirits around us. We only need to look out for them.
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