Good News - Thread

Gardenlover

Gardenlover

The world needs more love
I'd like to bounce the ball back on the other side of the court, the good news side of the court if you will.

A few days ago we heard a bunch of commotion coming from down the street, I tore open the shutters and threw open the sash and what to our wondering eyes should appear?

A line of cars, trucks, motorcycles and even a bicycle, slowly winding their way up the street towards our house - Lights flashing, horns honking, rolling thunder and even one small bicycle bell ding ding dinging. The wife and I sprang from our La-Z-boys and leapt (okay maybe it was crept) to the driveway to get a better look. It was a birthday parade for my wife. The vehicles were decorated with streamers, balloons, home made posters and a couple colorful pinwheels on the bicycle, all to wish her a very happy birthday. Tasty candies, colorful beads and happy birthday wishes flew through the air, bouncing around her with nary a care.

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Dance around the Maypole with us and celebrate life's good and wondrous things. 💃 Tickle our fancies and brighten our days, share your good news and stories of joy.
 

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😮 <Wow!> Seems like there's not been any good news since May of 2020. I also see that there wasn't much then either. I was going to start such a topic but I thought I'd see if one was already here and by golly, here I am! I like to smile more than I like to frown and since I've got that choice, I hope that more of you will share good news stories that will help me to smile more often.

Here's one from me - After Collecting Over 8000 Titles, Woman Fulfills Dream of Opening a Bookstore While Recovering From Diagnosis
 
Chris P Bacon said:
😮 <Wow!> Seems like there's not been any good news since May of 2020. I also see that there wasn't much then either. I was going to start such a topic but I thought I'd see if one was already here and by golly, here I am! I like to smile more than I like to frown and since I've got that choice, I hope that more of you will share good news stories that will help me to smile more often.

Here's one from me - After Collecting Over 8000 Titles, Woman Fulfills Dream of Opening a Bookstore While Recovering From Diagnosis
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Thank you for posting link to that article.
Glad you posted on this thread else i might not have found it now. Describe myself as a pragmatic optimist, optimistic realist. When i can i look for and share 'good news'. Have added GNN to the other two 'good news' subscriptions for my inbox.
One of the reasons i retired to a rural place was i knew that if i lived in the country i could stumble across things to smile about every day besides just 'Hey, i woke up!' But the way the world's been going i need some extra doses of my self-prescribed remedy---the things that are right with the world, humanity.
 
Thanks for your kind words and for considering sharing good news of your own. I try my best to "do the right thing" but no matter how right some things may seem to me, someone is going to see only the wrong of them for themselves. So searching seemed like the right thing to do and an added benefit is that it moves the topic up above all the "not so good news" of which there seems to be plenty. Thanks again, your messages are even more good news for me! 😊
 
You're never too old to dream but how about if you could control what dreams you have! Well, maybe you can! Lucid dreaming is something that would seem to be good news, once you get the hang of it, I'd think. You could visit places you'd only imagined going before or do things that you had never thought were possible, all while you were asleep and dreaming. If you'd like to know more, or maybe read about it before taking your next nap, here is a link that might help you on the journey! ARTICLE

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Chris P Bacon said:
😮 <Wow!> Seems like there's not been any good news since May of 2020. I also see that there wasn't much then either. I was going to start such a topic but I thought I'd see if one was already here and by golly, here I am! I like to smile more than I like to frown and since I've got that choice, I hope that more of you will share good news stories that will help me to smile more often.

Here's one from me - After Collecting Over 8000 Titles, Woman Fulfills Dream of Opening a Bookstore While Recovering From Diagnosis
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Chris I notice that "good news" threads don't get as much of a response as other types of threads. Yet people complain because the media reports so much bad news. Well....maybe they've gotten better responses to bad news than the good. So I thank you to for reviving this thread.
My good news is that we thought due to certain circumstances, that my granddaughter wasn't going to be able to start college this semester but she will! She'll take her classes via Zoom for the fall semester and live on campus (God willing) starting in the Spring.
 
That really is GOOD NEWS, Ms Diva and I thank you as well. Both for sharing and for such kind words as you've said. I quite agree that a lot of people love to complain but I have no clue as to why that may be either. Then given the opportunity to be kind or nice or even to just be civil, they still choose to be at one another's throats. I wish wonderful things yet to come for your granddaughter and for you as well! Thanks again!
 
Good news for us men. I hope I'm not offending anyone but we're all adults here (supposedly so) and this article speaks of a normal bodily function that men have or can maybe improve upon, once they have the knowledge. I'll post the link and you can decide for yourselves if you want to read the article or, if you're a man, avail yourself of the information provided. Here it is -

From Harvard University -

Study: Ejaculation and prostate health strongly linked​

(Find more at - https://www.optimistdaily.com)
 
Chris P Bacon said:
That really is GOOD NEWS, Ms Diva and I thank you as well. Both for sharing and for such kind words as you've said. I quite agree that a lot of people love to complain but I have no clue as to why that may be either. Then given the opportunity to be kind or nice or even to just be civil, they still choose to be at one another's throats. I wish wonderful things yet to come for your granddaughter and for you as well! Thanks again!
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Thank you so much kind sir! I wish the same for you and yours.
 
Happy birthday to you, whomever you are, reading this now.

Oh but it's not your birthday today? It's next week? Or maybe it was last week?

No matter! I've got GOOD NEWS to share and that is that it's somebody's birthday today! And I hope they and all of us, will celebrate many more birthdays in our years to come. There is though a little bad news that goes along with birthdays though. Sad but true, studies have shown that the more birthdays one has, the older they get! We aren't here though for a long time so lets have a good time while we are! Someday someone will read this and it actually will be their birthday. I wish I could see the look on their face when THAT happens!

One more thing, I apologize for missing every single birthday that you have had so far but I promise to try and either be there for or acknowledge more of them from here on out. But you too, you've missed EVERY birthday that I've had so far so please, no hard feelings okay? Yes, this was a silly thing to do, maybe, but it made me feel nice and I enjoy that feeling so that's the GOOD NEWS! If no one has told you today, that they love you ... Hang in there, the day's not over yet! Even MORE GOOD NEWS! 🤗🥰
 
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