The Legacy of Good Stories From Tokyo
There is More Good in the World than Bad My last blog ended with the story of the homeless man asking me if I was going to watch the Olympics. He was going to, and I did. In fact, Pat…
There is More Good in the World Than Bad
Sports and Athletes Inspire Us and Bring Us All Together Gagnon’s hands were thrashing through the air in all directions. His beloved Montreal Canadians were only one game away from making it into the Stanley Cup Finals. “If Montreal makes…
Guardians
There is More Good in the World than Bad Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Peoples Working Together on the Environment It seems as if these days we hear mainly bad news stories about things that have happened to Indigenous Peoples, some many…
Out of Bad Events Comes Good – A Swan’s Song
There is More Good in the World Than Bad A big attraction of late for walkers in the Port Credit harbour area of Mississauga is watching a Mother swan building a nest and laying and warming her eggs. They now…
Volunteering: Good News for All
There is More Good in the World Than Bad On October 13, 2020, 69-year-old Marion (Marnie) was retired, living alone and 7 months into coping with COVID. While she had given Thanksgiving thanks online with her family the day before,…
People and Animals
There is more good in the world than bad. As part of our COVID TV watching, Pat and I have started to watch a number of animal and nature related programs. These include All Creatures Great and Small. Arctic Vet…
Climate Change
Good Things Are Happening There is More Good in the World than Bad A Feb 13th article in the Globe and Mail told the story of Lisedi, an 18-month-old South African girl who came in very sick with pneumonia to…
Good News: The Value of One, The Power of Many
There is more Good News in The World than Bad Volunteer Canada’s theme this year for National Volunteer week is The Value of ONE, The Power of Many. There is no doubt in the right situation one’s actions combined with…
Good News: Indigenous Peoples
There is more good in the world than bad. World news these past few weeks has been dominated by images of COVID-19, particularly old people in long term care homes, waving to their families or with needles sticking in their…
2021 Will be a Good Year… Here’s Hoping
There is more good in the world than bad. There is good reason to Hope and expect 2021 will be a better year than 2020. Two major events – the arrival of COVID vaccines and in spite of many ongoing…