Look Around to Find Some Good News, Prayer Circles, and One Cute Dog
Tired of a news cycle that relentlessly reports on real-time statistics and worst-case scenarios? Me, too. As someone whose day job necessitates keeping on top of healthcare developments, it's become a tad soul-crushing to report on how the coronavirus is impacting society.
Thankfully it's not all doom and gloom. As is humanity's wont, we tend to pull together in times of duress, lifting one another up with acts of charity and encouragement, amplifying good deeds so that "going viral" takes on an entirely new meaning.
Perhaps, like me, you've read about pop-up prayer circles around local hospitals. I've read about at least four of these in the last week, many in my area. It's wonderful to realize that our healthcare workers are being prayed for in this way.
Perhaps you've seen posts about people leaving face masks, toilet paper, and hand sanitizer outside their front doors for delivery folks, or in their mailboxes for their mail carriers.
Perhaps, like me, you've come across messages of love and encouragement as you've walked through your neighborhood, or seen a motorcade of teachers from your daughter's elementary school come parading through your neighborhood - just so they could see their students.
Perhaps you've come across entertainers who've decided to let you into their homes (check out "Dinner with the Gaffigans"), or who've decided to try their hand at honest-to-goodness reporting of "Some Good News." (Journalism degrees are so overrated! I only say that because I have one.)
Perhaps you've come across one of the world's cutest dogs! (Thanks to my daughter, Dorothy, for turning me on to Tofu Chan.)
As I've come to realize in just the past few weeks, good news and encouraging stories are all around us. All we have to do is look for them.
What good news have you come across in your neck of the woods? Please share in the comments below!
Perhaps, like me, you've read about pop-up prayer circles around local hospitals. I've read about at least four of these in the last week, many in my area. It's wonderful to realize that our healthcare workers are being prayed for in this way.
Perhaps you've seen posts about people leaving face masks, toilet paper, and hand sanitizer outside their front doors for delivery folks, or in their mailboxes for their mail carriers.
Perhaps, like me, you've come across messages of love and encouragement as you've walked through your neighborhood, or seen a motorcade of teachers from your daughter's elementary school come parading through your neighborhood - just so they could see their students.
Perhaps you've come across entertainers who've decided to let you into their homes (check out "Dinner with the Gaffigans"), or who've decided to try their hand at honest-to-goodness reporting of "Some Good News." (Journalism degrees are so overrated! I only say that because I have one.)
Perhaps you've come across one of the world's cutest dogs! (Thanks to my daughter, Dorothy, for turning me on to Tofu Chan.)
As I've come to realize in just the past few weeks, good news and encouraging stories are all around us. All we have to do is look for them.
What good news have you come across in your neck of the woods? Please share in the comments below!
I watch all the SGN episodes! Love them. I also turn to this one often: https://www.goodgoodgood.co/. Like you, I'm a bit overwhelmed by the negative news in healthcare. I'm thankful for the silver lining stories I see coming from our telehealth client.
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