Stuff to lift you up.
As the year comes to a close, it really feels like there's very little to look back on and smile. 2020 has been rough as hell, but these stories are here to remind us that
there's still good out there in the world.
1
"14-Year-Old Ridan Al-Mashouly from Sana’a, Yemen regularly feeds and provides food for a homeless special needs elderly man from his paycheck".
2
"Dorothy anonymously bakes treats and leaves them for our apartment community. She was recently caught."
3
"This athlete, Marios Giannakou, carried a disabled biology student named Eleftheria to the top of Mount Olympus, her dream."
4
"Rachel has been a nanny for Curtis for over a year. When he realized her senior prom was canceled, he wanted to throw one for her."
5
"In Japan, these grandparents didn't want kids to feel lonely while waiting for the bus. So they made a life-size version of Totoro, a famous cartoon character, at the bus stop."
7
"We need more playgrounds like this."
9
"My daughter found out that our mailman used to be a pro soccer player and started asking him for tips. Yesterday he helped her run some drills. He did the same today."
10
"Timothy Madders holding a thank you letter from the queen. He made her a homemade word search to keep her occupied during lockdown."
11
"I'm a lone dad that's shaved my head all my life, I'm learning how to do different hairstyles for my daughter with the help of youtube videos, I'm proud of this plait."
12
"I'm on a wildfire in California and had the pleasure of working with this awesome crew that came up from Mexico to help out with our terrible fire season. International bros."
16
“A missing dog sign was posted outside of my work this week. This little boy is the only person I have seen stop to read it. After thoroughly reading it, he begged his mom to take a picture of the sign as she waited impatiently. Now I know there is at least one more person looking for Ollie.”
17
"Child, who hit my father's car, had an old bike with broken brakes, so my father bought him a new bike. I am so proud of my father."
18
“One of my clients is in her 70s and recently widowed. Today we found this sweet note from someone in her neighborhood (she doesn’t know who is it from) along with this beautiful plant and other small gifts.”
19
“Some teenagers in my hometown spent their Sunday doing this.”
20
"A coat waiting to be needed"
21
“My friend’s sister lost her car key while jogging, someone else made sure she found it.”
22
“Superheroes wash windows at a kid’s hospital.”
25
"These kind neighbors repaired and painted the house of a lonely, retired school teacher for free."
28
"On the brighter side of things that have happened to me on this storm work, I saw this sign and it made me feel a bit better".
29
"I couldn’t be at my best friend’s wedding, but he still included me."
30
"My husband surprised me by leaving these encouraging notes for me this morning."
31
"Kids in a neighbor in Boston dress up for their favorite ups man."
32
"An old man while working in a field twisted his ankle and was carried to his home in the village over a kilometer by Indian army troops.".
