good things that happened in 2018

31 Good Things that Happened in July

Hello and welcome back to another edition of All the Good Things, a monthly series where I highlight all the good things (get it?) that happen in each 30-day (or so) span. I hope it can be a reminder that amongst all the well known bad, there is a lot of undercover good happening in our world.

Let’s dive right in!

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1) After being trapped in a flooded cave for three weeks, all 12 boys and their coach were rescued.

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2) This dog got a brain freeze

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3) This man had a BBQ open to all

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4) Maya walked on her own

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5) This bear had a spa day

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6) These T-Rexs raced

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7) This woman got more than she bargained for after making a purchase at the Goodwill

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8) This fox was rescued and reunited with its mother

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9) Buzzfeed gathered this collection of happy moments people shared with strangers

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10) These cities were built entirely out of Legos

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11) Jennifer Garner read to her dog

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12) This person made hilarious use of an odd gift they were given

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13) This police officer joined the lip sync craze

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14) Starbucks announced its plans to open their first Signing Store in the US

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15) This family endured a lot of hardship to experience a joy they never expected

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16) This girl explained dog breeds

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17) Lin Manuel Miranda announced that he’s releasing a book of all of his encouraging tweets (which I LOVE!)

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18) This woman received a generous gift on her flight home

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19) This dog was rescued

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20) This letter was written to Demi Lovato

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21) And these Demi Lovato fans got together for an impromptu concert after her beach performance was cancelled

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22) This guy turned his book collection into art

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23) This water park was designed to be wheel chair friendly

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24) These golden retrievers got together to break a record

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25) The Rock gave his longtime stunt double a surprise

SURPRISE! I love handing over keys🔑🎁 I love you brother and enjoy your new truck! Over the course of my career, my stunt double (and cousin) Tanoai Reed @samoanstuntman has broken multiple bones, severed tendons, torn ligaments & just been an overall dominating bad ass achieving several “Stuntman of the Year” honors. All done with one goal in mind – deliver the best movie possible to the world. I had this custom pick up truck delivered just in time to surprise him (he’s still recovering from a stunt injury) while we give what he thought was going to be an interview about our careers together. As you’ll see the moment I put my hands on my hips, that’s the drivers cue to pull away and reveal the big surprise. Not only does Tanoai represent our family and my career with relentless commitment and passion. He also represents an entire Hollywood stunt community that is truly the backbone of our business. Love you uso and thank you for the blood, sweat, tears and years. We’re just getting started. Enjoy your new truck! #LetsRoll 🤟🏾

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26) This man’s tweet saved 26 girls from human trafficking

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27) After walking 20 miles to work because his car broke down, this man got an amazing surprise from his boss.

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28) This town threw an ice cream party for a boy who finished his last radiation treatment

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29) Wonder Woman paid a visit to this hospital

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30) These kids returned a wallet

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31) And finally, to celebrate National Avocado Day, Netflix turned Queer Eye’s Fab Five into the Fabocados

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Wanna know the best part? There is SO much I didn’t include.

I can’t wait to see what August brings!

You can view last month’s post here.

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30 Good Things that Happened in June

Hello and welcome back to another edition of All the Good Things, a monthly series where I highlight all the good things (get it?) that happen in each 30-day (or so) span. I hope it can be a reminder that amongst all the well known bad, there is a lot of undercover good happening in our world.

Let’s dive right in!

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1) This sheep had a great day

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2) This dad jumped in to dance with his daughter after she had a meltdown on stage

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3) This woman answered honestly when a friend asked her what it was like to be a mom

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4) After the Washington Capital’s won their first ever Stanley Cup, this father and son shared a special moment

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5) Also after the win, Washington Capital, TJ Oshie, shared this sweet sentiment about his dad suffering from Alzheimer’s

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6) This teacher didn’t wake his student who had fallen asleep

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7) This woman caught a foul ball in her beer

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8) This boy took the school picture for both him and his twin brother

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9) Two years after being badly burned, this runner made her way to the NCAA National Track Championship

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10) This raccoon made an inspiring climb

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11) This high school pitcher consoled his childhood friend after striking him out

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12) This woman received a wedding gift from her father…nine years after he passed away

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13) Jimmy Fallon and Lin Manuel-Miranda wrote an ode to goatees

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14) This woman’s friends came to her side without her having to ask.

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15) These cats cuddled

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16) This girl met her bone marrow donor

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17) These teachers finally got to be a little honest

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18) This high school graduate made creative use of her cap and gown

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19) This dog stayed with its family’s three year old daughter for 12 hours while she was missing

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20) Minnie Mouse used sign language to make sure this little fan could feel special

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21) And this girl used sign language to help out her fellow airplane passenger

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22) This grandma got a new pet

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23) This boy ensured his girlfriend’s skin care routine was completed

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24) This pup learned CPR

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25) Singer Andy Grammar was reminded that we’re all connected

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26) This mom wrote a letter to other mom’s of boys

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27) This dad made it to his son’s graduation

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28) After hoping for 100 cards on his 100th birthday, this war veteran received 50,000

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29) This boy gave a powerful speech

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30) And finally, this dog played the piano

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Wanna know the best part? There is SO much I didn’t include.

I can’t wait to see what July brings!

You can view last month’s post here.

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31 Good Things that Happened in May

Hello and welcome back to another edition of All the Good Things, a monthly series where I highlight all the good things (get it?) that happen in each 30-day (or so) span. I hope it can be a reminder that amongst all the well known bad, there is a lot of undercover good happening in our world.

Let’s dive right in!

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1) Brooklyn Beckham surprised his dad on his birthday

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2) These goats wore pajamas

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3) Taylor Swift invited foster families to view a full dress rehearsal of her upcoming tour

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4) This bride gave a speech

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5) These parents shared before and after photos of them “getting toddlered”

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6) This girl continued her fight for change with her charity, Lemon:AID Warriors

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7) This little guy put in the work to be a future soccer star

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8) Kristen Bell gave an important message to her younger self

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9) This professor enforced his unique punishment for tardiness

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10) This dog adopted some ducklings

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11) This teacher did his part to help his students succeed

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12) This woman surprised her husband with a baby announcement a few weeks before he was deployed

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14) This baseball player got the ovation he deserved in his return to the field after his mother died

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15) This man asked a good question

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16) This guy managed to make Shaun White’s gold medal run even more entertaining

This is so amazing!!! 😭⭐️😭 @dylan_tate you’re a legend

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17) This inspiring grandmother was the flower girl at her granddaughter’s wedding

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18) Michael Keaton ended his commencement speech with two important words

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19) Golfer Justin Thomas helped this fan propose

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20) This man didn’t hesitate to risk his own life to save another

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21) This soldier had an entire airport cheering for him as he watched the birth of his daughter via Facetime while on route to the hospital to meet her

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22) Chris Pratt gave an important reminder

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23) This company offered a great service

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24) This flight attendant rescued a nursing mom’s breast milk after she left it on a plane

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25) This man learned to do his wife’s hair after she had a stroke

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26) This radio host and his celebrity friends gifted a boy a car after he was seen taking the bus to his high school graduation

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27) Memorial Day honored all the brave men and women who died serving in the armed forces flag-for-united-states_1f1fa-1f1f8

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28) This important reminder was posted

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29) As was this one

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30) An anonymous donor gave $10,000 to this school to pay down the student lunch debt

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31) And finally, these dogs hugged

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Wanna know the best part? There is SO much I didn’t include.

I can’t wait to see what June brings!

You can view last month’s post here.

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30 Good Things that Happened in April

Hello and welcome back to another edition of All the Good Things, a monthly series where I highlight all the good things (get it?) that happen in each 30-day (or so) span. I hope it can be a reminder that amongst all the well known bad, there is a lot of undercover good happening in our world.

Let’s dive right in!

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1) Officer Oliver reported for duty

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2) This Humboldt hockey player showed incredible bravery in the wake of a tragedy

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3) These dog nannies took care of their kids

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4) This 108 year old man met his great-great grandchild and namesake

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5) This incredible joke was made

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6) This girl’s video about bullying received a big response from the Yankees

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7) This boy got the photoshoot of a lifetime

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8) This woman tried to water her plants

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9) This man’s picture ended up being worth more than 1000 words

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10) This photographer went the extra mile to get the perfect shot

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11) The co-founder of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge got his voice back

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12) The police identified this missing dog by singing its favorite song

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13) This boy saw color for the first time

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14) Chuck E Cheese made this announcement

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15) This woman made geode art

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16) Google honored Maya Angelou for her 90th birthday

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17) This woman gave us an important reminder

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18) This family found their daughter after a 24-year search

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19) This girl tried her hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons

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20) The Rock surprised this girl over her school’s PA system

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21) This man got a nearly drowned prairie dog back on its feet

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22) Melissa McCarthy gave some inspirational words about finding success

“When you spend 20 years working your butt off, you know yourself better. If you’re handed everything you want at 19 or 20, you may actually believe all of the people who are like, ‘You’re amazing.’ I think I would have been probably cuckoo [if I’d been successful] at 18. I think the best thing I could have done was struggle until I was 30. I always assume every job is my last. Twenty years of desperately trying to get a single job gets deep in your DNA.”

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23) This dog taught his brother how to “sit”

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24) Model Nyles DeMarco politely called out this woman for creeping pictures of him

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25) The royal baby was born

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26) And so were a bunch of others whose parents didn’t expect to find paparazzi waiting for them outside the hospital.

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27) These truck drivers joined together to save a man’s life

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28) This girl surprised her prom date

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29) This woman drank alcohol for the first time since giving birth

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30) This boy ran home

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Wanna know the best part? There is SO much I didn’t include.

I can’t wait to see what May brings!

You can view last month’s post here.

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31 Good Things that Happened in March

Hello and welcome back to another edition of All the Good Things, a monthly series where I highlight all the good things (get it?) that happen in each 30-day (or so) span. I hope it can be a reminder that amongst all the well known bad, there is a lot of undercover good happening in our world.

Let’s dive right in!

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1) World Book Day brought out some amazing costumes

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2) These students recreated the iconic scene from Mulan

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3) History was made at the Oscars

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4) Jordan Peele’s Key & Peele comedy partner, Keegan Michael Key, celebrated his friend’s Oscar win

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5) This pizza delivery driver received a huge tip from a church

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6) Donald Glover met the girl scout who used his song to sell girl scout cookies

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7) International Women’s Day highlighted a bunch of badass ladies

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8) This penguin carved his own path

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9) Ariana Grande gave her fans a sweet reminder

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10) This mom wrote her kids a letter

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11) This nurse helped her patient live out one of his dreams

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12) Loyola Chicago chaplain, Sister Jean, took the basketball world by storm

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13) This grandma got the 90th birthday party she deserved

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14) This man dressed as Elsa from Frozen helped move a police car during a blizzard

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15) After going through chemo, this little girl made it her mission to help other kids going through the same thing

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16) BJ Novak congratulated his longtime friend Mindy Kaling

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17) This girl finished her novel at a tires store

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18) This baby was the miracle a family needed in the wake of the California fires

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19) This boy tried to answer the age-old question

Multitasking is hard @podfathersshow

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20)  Camila Cabello beat the paparazzi at their own game

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21) This duck got a new pair of feet

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22) This woman became a doctor at the same hospital she was treated at

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23) The Vegas Golden Knights retired the number 58 to honor the victims of the Vegas shooting

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24) This man went back to work after the generosity of his colleagues allowed him to take a year off to care for his son

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25) This couple cheered up their daughter with chocolate

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26) This “unadoptable” dog became Washington’s first ever deaf K-9

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27) This 36 year old accountant got his first shot in the NHL

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28) This woman cut her hair for a very important reason

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29) This minor league baseball player was reunited with his childhood hero who he first met during chemotherapy

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30) This wrong number text turned into something much bigger

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31) This dog covered up his mischief

 

 

 

 

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Wanna know the best part? There is SO much I didn’t include.

I can’t wait to see what April brings!

You can view last month’s post here.

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28 Good Things that Happened in February

Hello and welcome back to another edition of All the Good Things, a monthly series where I highlight all the good things (get it?) that happen in each 30-day (or so) span. I hope it can be a reminder that amongst all the well known bad, there is a lot of undercover good happening in our world.

Let’s dive right in!

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1) This dog took a detour

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2) This girl discovered the wonder of books

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3) This couple took some incredible engagement pictures in Bolivia’s Salt Flats

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4) This pig got creative

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5) These choir students joined together to sing the national anthem.

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6) This boy brought his valentine flowers

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7) This spiderman put on a show

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8) This woman found a miracle

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9) The Winter Olympics!

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10) Mr. T discovered curling—and gave all the athletes some encouraging words.

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11) And this family caught their own share of Olympic inspiration

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12) This couple proposed to each other at the exact same time

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13) This professor said hello

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14) Jamie Dornan from 50 Shades and James Corden made an incredible collaboration

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15) This man learned to use a cellphone

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16) This man drew honest portraits of his family

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17) This woman had fun with her trainer

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18) This student wrote a letter to his teacher after her dog, Charlie, died

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19) This family rapped together

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20) Drake bought everyone’s groceries

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21) David Harbour (a.k.a Chief Hopper on Stranger Things) danced with penguins

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22) Tiffany Haddish met Oprah

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23) Olympic favorite Adam Rippon, showed what it’s like to a be a good teammate

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24) Shaun White got to watch fans react to his gold medal winning run

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25) This 4 year old boy donated his bone marrow to save his twin brothers.

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26) This baby was comforted by one of his mommy’s shirts

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27) After living in 24 different foster homes throughout his life, this man was finally adopted. 

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28) Will Smith sang La Bamba

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Wanna know the best part? There is SO much I didn’t include.

I can’t wait to see what March brings!

You can view last month’s post here.

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31 Good Things that Happened in January

Hello and welcome back to another year of All the Good Things, a monthly series where I highlight all the good things (get it?) that happen in each 30-day (or so) span. It’s a reminder that amongst all the well known bad, there is a lot of undercover good happening in our world.

Let’s dive right in!

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1) This woman hilariously rejected the idea of New Years Resolutions

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2) This girl let Beyonce welcome her into the new year

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3) This woman paid tribute to her pregnancy cravings

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4) This guy made a memorable appearance on TV

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5) Demi Lovato set a great goal for the new year

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6) This woman won money on HQ trivia

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7) This boyfriend came up with an amazing gift idea

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8) This t-rex shoveled snow

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9) This girl left some amazing advice behind

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10) This man made do with what he had to make his dog happy

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11) The Times Up Movement took the world by storm

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12) Oprah gave a powerful speech at the Golden Globes

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13) This woman repaired a butterfly’s broken wing

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14) This man saw his wife’s new haircut

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15) This hippo created her first painting

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16) This girl showed off her skills on the subway

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17) Sterling K. Brown gave a great speech after his SAG award win

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18) This late wife played one last trick on her husband

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19) This girl used her tragedy to try and make a positive difference

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20) This girl made a valid plea

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21) Beck released a music video with the cutest cast ever

 

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22) This horse worked up some courage

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23) Vikings fans donated over $200k to the Saints’ punter’s charity

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24) Olympian Michael Phelps started teaching his son the ropes

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25) This girl apologized to someone she used to bully

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26) Reddit encouraged people to share kind things strangers have done for them

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27) This grandma got the royal treatment from her sisters

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28) This 3rd grader got the welcome party she deserved after missing 15 months of school for cancer treatment

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29) This girl woke up to an amazing surprise from a stranger

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30) This dad made a YouTube tutorial

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31) These twin brothers weathered the flu together

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Wanna know the best part? There is SO much I didn’t include.

I can’t wait to see what February brings!

If you missed any of the “All the Good Things” posts from 2017, you can check them out here.

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