If you’re anything like us, you get tired of hearing bad news all the time. “Bad news fatigue/disaster fatigue” is certainly a phenomenon we don’t want to suffer from. When we tune in to the news, though, doom and gloom lurk around every corner. Don’t let waves of worry crash over your head or forgo news consumption completely. Tune in to these feel-good stories about what is going right in this world!
Terrified Best Man Delivers Amazing Speech
This touching video shows an autistic man giving a top-notch “best man speech.” He delivers, despite his struggles with social interaction. He blends all the elements of a perfect speech. Jokes, heartfelt emotion, and memories are woven into his words. The “most handsome Waldron” knocked this speech out of the park, even with trembling hands.
Donated RVs Provide Shelter to Wildfire Victims
Wildfires are bad news. But this father-daughter team wasn’t content to sit with the news of people losing their homes. Woody Faircloth and his daughter, Luna, decided to start the nonprofit Emergency RV. The nonprofit helps to provide donated campers to those in need. So far, they’ve helped provide 95 motorhomes to California wildfire victims.
Rookie Officer Saves 9 Lives Her First Year
A Washington DC police officer saved 9 lives in her first year by using her Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) kit. Taylor Brandt was just two weeks into the job when she first used it to prevent blood loss from a gunshot victim. MPD Commander Ralph Ennis is grateful to have her on his team. He said, “Find one other police officer in this country that has saved nine people. It doesn’t happen. She truly understands that policing is about helping people.”
Unsung Heroes of the Holocaust Recognized
There were several heroes who saved lives from the Nazi Holocaust during World War II. Their stories have been told, but 45 years after his death, Jan Zwartendijk’s story is only starting to be told. The Dutchman is being featured in a biography titled The Just: How Six Unlikely Heros Saved Thousands of Jews from the Holocaust. As the consul, he issued 2,139 passport visas to Jewish families to the Dutch Caribbean colony of Curacao.
In all, Jan saved more people than Oskar Schindler of Schindler’s List fame. Japan’s Chiune Sugihara is another hero of the Holocaust. There’s no better news than when a person has the power and the will to save others.
Other Happy News Stories for You
If you liked those other news stories, we found even more. In fact, it looks like the happy news is catching on. Even mainstream news outlets are beginning to feature a good news section. Check your favorite news outlet to see if they have one, and start filling your days with sunshine!
Here are more of our picks:
- Las Vegas nurse pampers patients on her day off
- The best things that happened in restaurants during COVID
- Four-year-old boy tips his hat to Disney princesses
- This paint might eliminate the need for air conditioners
- Packers trainer found an important pendant
- Alabama: racism has no place here
- A personal story about the impact Mr. Rogers made