Some Good News headlines you may have missed:

  • Here’s a story about a single woman facing breast cancer and worried about dating after surgery. Spoiler alert: There’s a happy ending. Read now.

  • An experimental drug that targets genetic mutations shows promise in treating aggressive skin cancer, according to a new clinical trial. (That doesn’t mean you can skip the sunscreen.) Learn more.

Good News

At times, it may seems that bad news is all around. Social media can accentuate conflict, dischord, and rude behavior. Someone always has a beef about this or that, big or small.

You don’t have to listen. If you are doom scrolling on your phone or tablet, you can be overwhelmed with negative vibes.

Set the electronic devices down. Limit your time on them. Or, make sure you subscribe to some positive apps or newsletters that emphasize good news, heroes, accomplishments, discoveries, and people helping people. You don’t have to put on rose colored glasses and ignore reality, but you do need to strive for a balance. Protect your mental health by feeding your brain things that are healthy for it.

Look for the good

It’s out there. It make get buried under hostilities that seem to be running rampant. But once, you start looking, you find plenty of good news to celebrate.

You can create your own good news, too.

  • Help a neighbor

  • Volunteer

  • Spend time with someone who has no family

  • Donate to a good cause

  • Learn a new skill

  • Do something creative

  • Spend time in nature

  • Clean up a messy place

  • Plant something

  • Read a book with a happy ending

  • Cook your favorite food from your childhood

  • Call an old friend you haven’t seen recently

  • Sing, dance, play music, even if you can’t

  • Read scripture.