I usually put the same intro before my monthly “good things” posts, but this one felt a little different. January was rough. And it seemed to last way longer than 31 days. But even amongst all the bad, as always, there were good things. And even though I might have dragged my feet a little bit to collect them, they were still there, and they still filled my heart with all that good stuff.
So here’s to January, the marathon that it was, and here’s to February, who we hope jumps at the chance to be far better.
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1) Reese Witherspoon was surprised with a package from Jay-Z and Beyonce.
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2) This duck played the drums.
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3) New Zealand supermarkets launched “food in the nude”, which eliminates plastic packaging from all fruits and vegetables.
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4) The city of Vienna started an incentive program that rewards commuters who take public transportation with concert and museum tickets.
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5) This dog finally caught his ball
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6) Exciting new technology was introduced at CES 2020.
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7) The manager of Athletes Village for the 2020 Olympics revealed the bed frames are made of sturdy cardboard, making them recyclable after the Olympics and Paralympic Games.
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8) This family created an epic obstacle course.
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9) This teacher in India started taking students to school so they wouldn’t drop out.
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10) This woman received a hug from a grateful kangaroo.
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11) American Girl launched the first doll to ever represent girls with hearing loss.
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12) This father and son shared their tradition of taking the homeless out to lunch each week.
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13) This man believed.
14) Researchers in South Africa announced they have created a second embryo of a nearly extinct species of rhino.
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15) These boys played ping pong.
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16) These volunteers drove people to work in rough weather conditions.
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17) This man rode over 1,400 miles to thank a family whose son’s heart saved his life.
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18) These American firefighters were applauded as they arrived in Australia to help fight the wildfires.
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19) This man bought a Super Bowl ad to thank the company that saved his dog’s life.
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20) This family moved into their new home.
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21) These students pooled their money to replace their teacher’s stolen shoes.
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22) This man (as well as hundreds of thousands of others) shared his story about the positive impact Kobe made in his life.
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23) This boy rode a unicorn.
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24) This brewery put local shelter dogs on beer cans to help them get adopted.
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25) This cat…spoke?
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26) This boy made clay koalas to raise money for Australia and has so far raised over $100,000.
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27) Alyssa Nakken became the first female in history to be hired as coach on a major league baseball staff.
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28) This adorable boy known as @theshirleytempleking won the hearts of Instagram
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29) This man found an old VHS tape of a baby taking its first steps, then tracked down the family it belonged to.
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30) This man used his coffee to rescue three frozen kittens.
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31) And finally, this blogger/author tweeted a very important reminder.
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You can view the last edition of this series here.
“Thank you to the women in Hollywood (and on Instagram!) leading the way, inspiring and normalizing the female form in EVERY form, and thank you to 
