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31 Good Things that Happened in October

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 man walked 800 miles to raise awareness for veteran suicide

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2) This mom created a custom skateboard for her son

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3) These girl scouts made “bee hotels” to fight the depopulation of bees

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4) This little guy wrote a note to his coach

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5) Kellogg’s released a limited edition cereal box to help tackle LGBTQ bullying

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6) Michael Jordan opened the first of two clinics to help those with little or no health insurance

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7) This dog got adopted

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8) This group of people jumped into action when they saw their longtime friend had become homeless

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9) This heat seeking drone found a missing boy

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10) This little one hosted a dance class

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11) Former NFL player DeAngelo Williams paid for 500 mammograms to honor his mother who died of breast cancer

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12) This dog (accidentally) helped his owner unlock his car

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13) The city of Las Vegas allowed people to pay for parking tickets with food donations to help people in need during the holidays.

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14) This boy caught an incredible fish

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15) This bus driver saved her third life

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16) These kids surprised their classmate with toys after he lost everything in a house fire

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17) The New Jersey Devils had “Kids Day”

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18) This cheerleader jumped off a homecoming float to save a choking boy

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19) Alaska held fat bear week

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20) Lyft launched this program

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21) This veteran got his dogs back

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22) These kids helped the police find a missing elderly woman in their neighborhood

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23) This man showed incredible forgiveness

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24) This girl made a skirt out of rejection letters

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25) This prank was pulled:

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26) This man had “Jesus Saves” printed on his race bib and then had his life saved by a man named…Jesus.

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27) These sisters were reunited after a long school day

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28) And these sisters were reunited after decades

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29) This boy made a wheelchair out of Legos

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30) Poppy got into the Halloween spirit

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31) And then Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake won Halloween

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

I can’t wait to see what November brings!

You can view the last edition of this series here.

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30 Good Things that Happened in September

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 this boy’s homemade t-shirt caused classmates to bully him, the university made it official college gear

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2) This:

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3) This senior class had a lot of fun with their ID pictures

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4) This important collaboration took place

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5) These hikers were saved by a message in a bottle

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6) This girl found a way to sneak a snack into her class

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7) New research on prosthetic limbs shows progress in allowing patients to feel their knees and feet while they walk

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8) The country of Denmark purchased its final four circus elephants to allow them to retire peacefully

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9) This weight loss journey was recognized for more than its outward progress:

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10) The finalists for the 2019 Comedy Wildlife Photography competition were released

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11) This college freshmen made the most of his time:

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12) This man sent hundreds of generators to hurricane victims in the Bahamas

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13) This boy had an Up themed photoshoot for his birthday

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14) This boy used the money his family saved up to go to Disneyland to buy food and water for victims of Hurricane Dorian

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15) This woman turned school buses into tiny homes for the homeless

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16) These guys made their way through the airport

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17) This man caught a stranger’s phone when they dropped it on a rollercoaster

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18) Kit Kat announced they are going to forego plastic packaging for paper that you can turn into origami

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19) The University of Georgia staged a “pink out” to honor opposing coach’s wife who died of breast cancer

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20) This puppy pulled a prank

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21) This basketball coach declined a raise and donated the money back into the program

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22) This baby rhino lived his best life

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23) This man asked for donations to restock his beer supply and then donated all the money to charity

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24) These activists stopped by Ellen

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25) This group picked up 50 tons of garbage in Southern California

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26) John Legend played the piano with his son

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27) This blind inventor created a cane that uses Google Maps

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28) This baseball player made the perfect throw

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29) Oreo released its new mystery flavor

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30) And finally, these two friends were reunited

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

I can’t wait to see what October brings!

You can view the last edition of this series here.

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31 Good Things that Happened in August

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 little boy born without a hand met a soccer player just like him

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2) These vending machines offered free books to children

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3) This little boy sold paintings to help the homeless

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4) This:

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5) This man went the extra mile to help his friend propose

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6) Taylor Swift helped this fan pay her tuition

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7) This camp in Colorado reunited siblings separated in foster care

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8) This girl played the drums

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9) This retiring FBI agent was reunited with an infant he saved 20 years ago

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10) This dog went swimming

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11) This list of wholesome animal content was created

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12) This fallen veteran got a long overdue welcome home

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13) This guy got there juuuuust in time

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14) This boy wore an incredible custom made shirt to his first day of school

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15) This man recorded his journey to losing 42 pounds

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16) These fireman built a path for a woman struggling in a wheelchair

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17) This young Foo Fighters fan stole the show

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18) This three year old sold lemonade to help mom’s in need

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19) This Dad remixed Billie Eilish

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20) A cure for the Ebola virus was found

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21) This man released a video about his recovery

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22) These workers went the extra mile

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23) This school superintendent used his bonus to help high school students apply for college

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24) These “public pantries” were opened up to help fight hunger

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25) This 10 year old ran for fallen heroes

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26) This boy wrote major league baseball player Chris Davis a letter when to help him through a slump

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27) This little girl wanted to be like her dad

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28) This man turned his run into art

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29) This man wrote a thank you note to the neighbors who saved his life

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30) Andy Grammer released this song and video

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31) And this little girl was inspired by an ad featuring a girl that looked like her

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

I can’t wait to see what September brings!

You can view the last edition of this series here.

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Just a Reminder that You Matter

Over the weekend, Disney Channel actor Cameron Boyce died. He was only 20 years old.

While I wasn’t familiar with all of Cameron’s work, I had seen him in Grown Ups and The Descendants series and knew he was a talented guy. When I heard of his passing, my heart went out to his family, unable to comprehend a tragedy of this magnitude. I also thought of his friends and fans and costars and I read through countless tributes and emotional farewells. Then, yesterday, I saw this video posted by his Descendants costar Dove Cameron.

Watching the video, your heart can’t help but ache. Losing someone is impossibly hard, especially someone you love. But as I listened to her describe Cameron and all of the wonderful things that made him him, and all of the reasons why the world was better because he was in it, I couldn’t help but wonder if he knew.

We spend so much time in our lives trying to better ourselves and succeed and move forward and win and improve. We focus on our flaws and our weaknesses while other people marvel at our strengths.

Dove Cameron mentions how kind Cameron was and how that kindness helped not only her, but everyone he showed it to. She talks about how much darkness he saw her through and how much light he brought into the world. More than anything, it seemed, she just wanted to express how much he mattered.

He mattered.

I hope he knew that.

And I hope you know that you matter.

You matter.

The world is a better place because you are in it. And the world would be worse without you. You are making a difference in people’s lives. You are changing people’s lives, just by being you.

You are exactly what someone needs today. You are the reason someone has that memory to smile at. You are the reason someone has the courage to do something they never thought they could.

You matter.

So be kind, love each other, and allow yourself to be loved in return. Shine your light and let the world marvel.

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) This man adopted a deaf puppy and taught it sign language

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2) This little guy hijacked a school performance in the best way

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3) History was made when this drone delivered an organ in a successful transplant

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4) This 🙂

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5) This celebrity chef offered to hire a cafeteria worker that was fired for giving a student free food

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6) This boy wrote his teacher a touching note

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7) This man paid off an entire graduating class’ student loan debt

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8) This little girl saved her friend from choking one day after learning the Heimlich maneuver

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9) This huge child exploitation bust resulted in arrests and rescues

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10) This whale returned a phone that was dropped in the water

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11) This lawsuit win for a small Amazonian tribe saved hundreds of acres of rainforest

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12) This cellist received over $100,000 in donations to help him go to college

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13) Parkland High School dedicated a page in their yearbook for therapy dogs

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14) Adam Sandler hosted SNL for the first time in 24 years and paid tribute to Chris Farley

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15) This man took a sloth back home

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16) This former janitor earned a nursing degree from the school he used to clean

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17) This guy fell…artistically

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18) This man shared a magical story about his time working at Disney

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19) This artist created animal beds out of used street tires

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20) This woman, known as “waving granny”, got a heartfelt goodbye from the kids she used to wave to every day.

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21) Quarterback Russell Wilson bought his mom a house

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22) These parents celebrated becoming empty nesters in the best way

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23) This 93 year old woman earned a college degree

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24) These guys put a camera on a sushi conveyor belt and got a fun result

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25) This woman threw out a hilariously memorable first pitch at the White Sox game.

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26) This woman received a photo of her cat from a neighbor

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27) Memorial Day

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28) Jennifer Garner gave an amazing commencement speech

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29) These kids sang their hearts out

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30) These dogs became best friends

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31) And THIS:

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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) Cherry blossom season arrived in Japan

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2) These students banded together to help our their fellow classmate

 

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3) The cast of The Avengers donated $5 million to children’s hospitals across the US

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4) This dad created special, interactive bed sheets for kids in the hospital

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5) This woman found a surprise in the book she was reading

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6) This girl hand painted her graduation dress

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7) This guy switched pants with his fellow student to help him out

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8) This boy started an important discussion in his class

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9) This dad shared a story about the new 49ers draft pick (click this link to read the whole thread)

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10) This boy went viral when he spent his spring break in Miami picking up trash

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11) These strangers were welcoming to a drunk stranger who mistakenly fell asleep in their house after a party

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12) Stephen Colbert and Oscar the Grouch sang a song

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13) Igloo released a new biodegradable cooler

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14) This video game designed to help predict Alzheimer’s disease has showed positive results

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15) This girl, born without hands, won a handwriting contest

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16) In lieu of selfies, this artist has started “dying” at popular destinations

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17) THIS DOG

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18) Robert Irwin introduced Jimmy Fallon to more animals

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19) The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office held their first annual egg hunt for the blind

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20) This horse got to live its dream

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21) This London tube station opened a short story vending machine for commuters

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22) This boy danced his heart out

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23) Hundred of pounds of trash were collected on Earth Day in Tampa Bay

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24) This dog caught its tail

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25) This company has started working with the NBA to upcycle traded players’ jerseys

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27) This teen ran a marathon with a titanium spine

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28) This police officer threw a surprise party for a boy after no one showed up to his birthday

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29) This school cafeteria packaged up unused food and sent it home with families in need

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30) Dodger pitcher Clayton Kershaw ran the bases with his kid

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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

1) This teacher went the extra mile for one of his students

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2) This girl showed off her scars in the best way

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3) This chess champion gave us all a reason to smile

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4) This boy got an amazing surprise

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5) This man celebrated cat videos

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6) This boy was a true team player

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7) Carrie Underwood shared this message about postpartum body image

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I’m going to be honest, “bouncing back” after having Jacob has been much more difficult than after I had Isaiah and I’ve been pretty hard on myself lately. I go into the gym and I can’t run as fast or as far. I can’t lift as much weight or do as many reps as I could a year ago. I just want to feel like myself again…for my body to feel the way that I know it can. As I was working out today, I realized that for the past 11(ish) months, my body has not belonged to me. It was a perfect home for Jacob. And even now it belongs to him every time he drinks his milk. As I prepare for red carpets and for life on tour, right now I make a promise to myself to start appreciating what my body CAN do and stop focusing on what it can’t. I promise to stop analyzing every angle and every curve and every pound and every meal. I’m going to keep staying the path because it is a journey and as long as I’m always working towards my goals, one day I’ll reach them. I’m going to take it day by day, smile at the girl in the mirror, and work out because I love this body and all it has done and will continue to do! #bodyafterbaby #fitmom #healthy #staythepath @caliabycarrie

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8) This little girl talked to her pug

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9) National Puppy Day

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10) This puppy took care of his best friend

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11) Thousands of people stood in line to try and help this boy with cancer

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12) This boy achieved an incredible feat

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13) This man jumped into a river to save a woman who drove her car off the road

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14) This little girl’s hard work paid off

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15) Morgan Freeman converted his ranch into a honeybee sanctuary

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16) This selfless man was awarded teacher of the year

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17) This man got a new puppy

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18) This mother donated her uterus to a woman who has struggled with infertility

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19) This woman became the first ever woman to win this math honor

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20) This girl went all out for crazy hair day

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21) This supermarket continued to train an employee with dementia so she could keep working there

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22) This little girl helped save her veteran neighbor’s life

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23) This man did this:

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24) The “Trashtag Challenge” on social media inspired people to clean up parks and beaches

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25) This little hockey player was mic’d up

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26) This boy’s viral tweet of his dad’s empty doughnut shop got their business booming

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27) This blessed the internet

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28) This woman adopted a baby she cared for in the ICU

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29) This whale tucked a scuba diver under its fin to protect her from sharks

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30) This formerly homeless teen got accepted into 17 colleges

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31) And this woman inspired us all

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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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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 couple invited women to wear their old wedding dresses to their wedding

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2) This soldier surprised his dad

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3) Mattel introduced dolls with wheelchairs and prosthetic limbs

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4) These people pranked their dads in the best way

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5) Elton John did a duet with the actor set to portray him in the upcoming biopic

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6) This mom sent a video to her daughter

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7) This boy’s embroidery became an internet favorite

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8) This boy showed how strong he is

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9) Selma Blair walked rocked the red carpet at the Oscars, her first public appearance after her MS diagnosis

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10) These people described their age in one word

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11) This police officer left his pregnant waitress an incredible tip

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12) Kacey Musgraves honored Selena with a performance in Houston

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13) Research showed that the sea turtle population has increased by 980%

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14) This little girl got an amazing Valentine’s Day surprise

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15) This man discovered a life hack and decided to forego moving into a nursing home and instead live in a series of Holiday Inns

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16) This community learned sign language to support their newest member

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17) This boy’s hilarious Valentine box stole people’s hearts

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18) Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper performed together at the Oscars

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19) This:

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20) This little girl was moved to tears by the song her mom wrote just for her

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21) This dog took care of his fellow animals

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22) These people shared stories of the nicest thing that’s ever been done for them

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23) Alicia Keys played two pianos at the Grammys

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24) After winning Best Actress at the Oscars, Olivia Coleman gave the most incredible speech

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25) This boy took his first flight

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26) This man shared an important note on knowing your worth

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27) This little girl received thousands of pictures of dogs

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28) This girl wrote an amazing poem

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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 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 baby became a hair model

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2) This boy called 911 to get help on his homework

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3) NASA found three new planets

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4) These Indian women made a human chain for equality

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5) This comedian and musician composed a would-be theme song if Wii Jogging was included in Wii Sports…

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6) …it’s actually part of a series he’s released over the last two years and they are all wonderful.

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7) This professional hockey player sent an inspirational message to a fan

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8) Roma actress, Yalitza Martinez, was nominated for her very first Academy Award

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9) This youth group cleaned up national parks during the government shutdown

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10) This man helped save a woman’s life with CPR he learned watching The Office

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11) This standup comedian starting offering daily tips to other comedians

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12) New York City banned foam containers

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13) This dad built an igloo

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14) This woman tracked down her fairy godmother

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15) These Canadian air traffic controllers sent pizza to their American counterparts

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16) Retired major league pitcher, Mariano Rivera, was voted into the Hall of Fame

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17) This woman asked the drunk driver who hit her to help raise awareness

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18) This woman gave us all an incredible life hack

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19) Actor Jonah Hill shared an inspirational message about his new hobby

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I started Brazilian Jiu Jitzu 2 months ago and try and train 4 or 5 times a week. In high school the dudes who did Jiu Jitzu used to beat the shit out of us at parties so it turned me off to it as an idea growing up. But quietly I always thought it was a beautiful art form . At 35 , I try and get over the stuff that made me feel weak and insecure as a teenager. It’s just wasted time and lessons you’ll never learn. Trying to let go of that. Nothing more humbling than getting your ass kicked by a 12 year old your first week . Got my first stripe today. I know it sounds corny but it’s pretty dope to jump in and do stuff you’d never think you’d be able to do. Much respect to Sensai Josh and @clockworkbjj and Anthony for getting me into it ❤️ 🥋

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20) This mailman helped prevent a package from being stolen

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21) A GoFundMe page for this Fyre Festival victim raised $100,000

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22) This boy made progress

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23) Actor Patton Oswalt turned an online attack into an opportunity for outreach

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24) This UCLA gymnast wowed with an amazing floor routine

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25) Marvel agreed to let this dying fan see the new Avenger’s movie early

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26) Snoop Dogg provided incredible commentary for a Los Angeles Kings game

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27) These people showed up for a veteran’s funeral

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28) This dog learned to pet a cat

 

29) This company gave tailored suits to those in need

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30) This man converted his van into a mobile library

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31) This man did yoga with his pig

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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!

You can view last month’s post here.

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31 Good Things that Happened in December (2018)

Hello and welcome back to the final edition of All the Good Things for 2018!

I started All the Good Things in January of 2017 and I’m so happy its continued thus far and am hopeful it can continue for a long time moving forward.

If this is your first All the Good Things post, it is a monthly series where I highlight all the good things that happen in each 30-day (or so) span, in the hopes that it can be a reminder of all the undercover good happening in our world amongst all the well known bad.

It’s one of my favorite traditions on my blog and I hope it gives you as many warm fuzzies as it gives me! 🙂

Let’s dive right in!

You can catch up on every month of All the Good Things for 2018 here. 

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1) The Kansas City Symphony set a new Guinness World Record for the largest tuba ensemble

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2) This man drew adorable cartoons about life with his wife and toddler

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3) Macaulay Culkin recreated scenes from Home Alone

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4) This girl perfectly summed up one of the true joys of wrapping presents

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5) This guy found a way to prank package thieves

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6) This boy opened the best Christmas present

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7) Both Kid Rock and Tyler Perry paid off layaways at Walmart

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8) This woman got her book published

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9) This man donated 200,000 miles so people could fly home for the holidays

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10) This horse comforted patients in the hospital

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11) This radio host kept a suicidal caller on the line until an ambulance arrived at their house

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12) This boy asked to be adopted

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13) This man dressed up as Buddy the Elf and had pillow fights with people

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14) This boy found out he was getting new lungs

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15) These woman helped out a mother on an airplane

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16) This man shared good news

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17) This group of volunteers split the cost of a lottery ticket and won $1 million.

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18) This kitten snuggled up with its favorite toy

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19) Cardi B went on Carpool Karaoke

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20) The Holidays!

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21) This charity donated 3,000 wheelchairs to people with disabilities

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22) This man became the first to trek across Antarctica alone

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23) This man danced for his son

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24) JetBlue ran a contest that turned people into gifts and flew them home for Christmas

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25) After losing their home in the Camp Fire, this couple made a sad scene a little brighter

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26) This student gave their teacher a gift from the heart

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27) After being born premature in January of 2017, Fiona the hippo hit a weight milestone

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28) This boxer plans on donating his entire earnings from his latest fight to help the poor and homeless

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29) This Arkansas couple adopted seven siblings at once

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30) This airport worker guided a plane with dance moves

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31) And this boy tried to catch Santa on camera but instead got THIS

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Here’s to all the good things that happen all around us every day.

May there be many more in 2019!

Happy New Year, everyone!

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