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Gratitude may be more beneficial than we commonly suppose. One recent study asked subjects to write a note of thanks to someone and then estimate how surprised and happy the recipient would feel—an impact that they consistently underestimated. Another study assessed the health benefits of writing thank you notes. The researchers found that writing as […] -
Famous rapper Ludacris was discovered to have a heartwarming secret, after a woman posted on social media that he paid for her $357 grocery bill at Whole Foods. According to The New York Times, Ludacris has been using the name “Chris” to randomly pay for people’s food in supermarkets in Atlanta, which was confirmed by […]
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Lucy Sparrow, known for building all-felt commercial art installations, such as pharmacies and corner stores, recently opened her own all-felt grocery store in downtown Los Angeles, according to VICE. Last summer she opened a felt bodega in New York City, with everything for sale—and sold out quickly. Her new shop is called “Sparrow Mart,” which […]
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I’ve got to level with you. This simple living thing isn’t always so simple. What began as a quest for less unlocked a world of wonder. In one course-altering, divine, yet unlikely encounter, I awakened to the realization that minimalism was the solution to my chaotic and overwhelming daily life. I’ve never looked back. It is a moment […]
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This 61-year-old Boston native began using drugs at age 15. Tortured by addiction for decades, he used drastic measures to support his habit, and sought treatment countless times. This is the story of how he finally beat his demons—without rehab. Steven Lancione is tall and handsome, with salt-and-pepper hair and an easy grin. He speaks […]
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David Bowie’s drummer overcame his drug addiction in 2 weeks after learning simple exercises at parkBefore David Bowie tragically passed away in January 2016, Sterling Campbell played and performed with the artist for 14 years. He’s also played with other high-profile artists. Campbell started drumming at a young age and soon got swept up in the rock-and-roll lifestyle—he drank and did drugs nearly every single day. Eventually, he was desperate […]
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A fresh college graduate at the age of 65, a North Carolina man spent years stuck in a destructive pattern of alcohol and drugs that led to a suicide attempt. Thanks to his own determination and the generosity of others, Freddie Sherrill finally managed to turn his life around. The Charlotte native grew up poor and with no father […]
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NEW YORK—Suppose you go for a walk to discuss a certain matter with four people on several occasions, 15 to be exact. As you walk together on the same trail, toward the same destination, you stay on topic every time. Each one of you carries equal weight in the matter, while holding different opinions. All […]
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Even for your loved ones, you might not be able to make such a decision or willing to put in so much effort. At age 18, Chris was diagnosed with stage 2 renal disease. He needed to have some major change in less than 6 months or his life might come to an end. Out […]
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A high school wrestler from Walnut Creek, California, who was paralyzed due to a spinal cord injury during a match in January, is determined to walk again. “I’m not going to die in this chair,” he told KTVU. But the task in front of him was overwhelming. When Ryan Joseph, 16, started his rehabilitation at […]
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The actions of a Utah bus driver have deeply touched a father and his daughter after they lost their wife and mother to a rare illness two years ago. Every morning, the driver has been helping 11-year-old Isabella Pieri to style her hair before school. Father Philip Pieri told KSL he was grateful for the driver’s selflessness, […]
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A 9-year-old boy in North Carolina who has been running a pop-up style coffee business has opened his first storefront and he has hired students with special needs to work behind the counter. Camden Myers suffered a traumatic brain injury that caused cognitive and physical delays, which makes it difficult for him to do simple tasks […]
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A father-of-six did not expect the overwhelming amount of attention when he replied to a text message which was sent to his phone by mistake. Tony Wood from Tennessee received messages with photos attached asking for fashion advice from an unknown number back in February. A young woman sent the photos of herself in a black […]
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Chris Koch is a motivational speaker and he is about to compete in his fourth marathon. Oh, and he was also born without arms and legs. That never stopped him, however. In fact, it motivated him. “If anything, it has given me the excuse to want to do more, and accomplish more and push myself,” he […]
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Danny Marz was always the first one to help, locals say. He promoted concerts, raised money for and supported local charities, and everybody remembered his smile. On Thursday, March 8, Danny Marz suddenly passed away. His family announced on Friday they would close their business, Pit Stop Car Wash and Coffee in Tooele, Utah, to allow time to […]
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Andreas Graf was moved to tears when he learned what his colleagues had done for him. “Without this tremendous support, I would be without a job now,” said the 36-year-old assembly worker from Fronhausen, Germany, who went through one tribulation after another over the past year. In January 2017, Graf’s 3-year-old son, Julius, was diagnosed […]
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A Wisconsin military veteran says he immediately knew his new service dog Tango was the right match. “When we first met, he just kind of threw himself at me and I just knew,” said Dalton, according to WRAL. Tango was trained by Custom Canines, a non-profit which provides service dogs for people with disabilities. Sixty […]
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A woman rescued a dog that fell through the ice covering Trout Lake, in Vancouver’s John Hendry Park, on Friday, Feb. 23. Footage of the incident was captured by Ben West, who described the woman’s act as “the most heroic thing” he’d ever seen in a Youtube post. The dog is seen in the video […]
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A mom who lost her newborn baby chose to donate her breast milk to a mom in need. Jenny Rogers lost her newborn daughter Everly six days after she was born. Intrauterine growth restriction caused the complications that eventually led to Everly’s death. Everly wasn’t even expected to live long enough to be born, Rogers told […]
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On the afternoon of Wednesday, Jan. 3, Arthur Belyeu had just passed the intersection of 43rd Avenue and Roosevelt in Phoenix, Arizona, when he heard a car crash. Immediately, he took action. “As soon as I see that, I threw my soda down, rolled over to the scene, got the back hatch down and went […]
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Shoveling snow in the Detroit Metro area can get daunting as it easily gets several feet of the white stuff every winter. That’s where Jason Sherman comes in with his one-man cleanup business. He makes a point of giving discounts to those in need and for $15 he removes snow for veterans, seniors, and single […]
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Will Avila was in and out of jail between 16 and 27. He reached a point where he wanted to start anew, but his past wouldn’t leave him so easily. “I went through 22 job applications and got rejected 22 times,” he said. He was facing a decision: go back to his old ways, or […]
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Alastair McAlpine is a paediatrician from Cape Town, South Africa. He works at Paedspal Cape Town, a program that cares for children with life-threatening and terminal illnesses. On Thursday, Feb. 1, he decided to ask his patients about life and the responses he got went viral. “I asked some of my terminal pediatric palliative care […]
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A nine-year-old girl that President Donald Trump joined in asking people to pray for before a risky brain surgery has been recovering “at a lightning pace.” Sophia Marie Campa-Peters of Brownfield, Texas, underwent the surgery on Friday, Jan. 26, but the day after she was already able to stand up and walk, according to a […]
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By conventional wisdom, Denise Dickerson shouldn’t even be here. She had almost every bone from waist down crushed in a car accident on an icy Oklahoma road and stopped breathing before even reaching the hospital. But, for some reason, she clung to life. “It’s amazing. And you got to think that there’s some higher power […]
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More than three decades ago, a 21-year-old soldier pawned a stack of savings bonds, figuring he would rather have cash right away than thirty-five years later when his bonds matured. Now, that soldier, Woodrow Wilson Jr., 58, is living on the streets of Chicago. Even recently, Wilson had been sleeping outdoors in the arctic weather as all […]
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Tucked away in an inconspicuous building in a Steel Valley suburb, southeast of Pittsburgh, there lies the Nancy B’s Bakery. Inside, Nancy Bertram and her son, Michael Runco, bake cookies that can, just for a moment, melt the world’s trouble away in peanut butter, dough, and chocolate pleasure. “Some of the best cookies that are […]
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