Saying Positive and Supportive Things to Others
THERE IS MORE GOOD NEWS IN THE WORLD THAN BAD Zenon was in a good mood. It was a lovely summer’s day and he was walking to work through a residential neighbourhood. Up ahead he could see the figure of…
Dian Fossey, Gorillas and Tourism*
There is more Good News in the World than Bad Recently there was a good news story on 60 Minutes. It was about Dian Fossey, Gorillas and Tourism* Dian grew up in California. ** Her parents divorced when she was…
Good News: Our Parks, Trails and Protected Lands
There is More Good in the World than Bad There are only 200 steps left to the top. I gasped, “We can do it!!!,” to my wife Pat as we climbed higher on the trail. The top was actually the…
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…
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…
Vaccines… Not just for COVID
There is more good in the world than bad Everyone was crying inside the big, poorly lit room in the village of Hope in Burkina Faso.* Children, who were being vaccinated against a multitude of diseases, were shedding tears of…
Laughter: Have you heard the joke about?
There is more good in the world than bad These past few weeks have been extremely tense, partly because of the U.S. election. These weeks have been filled with much emotion, giving rise to anger, despair, frustration, disbelief, fear and disgust. …
