“As for good news, while I have not yet received more information about the job interview I spoke of in one of my more recent replies, I DID receive a phone call about a different job interview today and that is going to happen this Thursday!! :D”

That’s what was supposed ot be said.

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4)I got a text from a girl I haven’t talked to in about a year, made me feel good to know I am not forgotten.
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Hockeymaniac just inspired me to text a girl that I also hadn’t spoken to in around a year or two so hopefully now she feels the same way :)

I’m in a fantastic mood!

I’m going to a bouncing castle party soon! (I’m 21!)[/quote]

Congratulations hey…iknowyou! It’s always good when you get accepted for an interview. Let us know how it goes. Did you enjoy your bouncing castle party? :D

Sounds like some really good news there, hockeymaniac500.

I’m in a fantastic mood!

I’m going to a bouncing castle party soon! (I’m 21!)

My dad is in rehab! Yay!

For the past few days I’ve gone outside and not cared what other people think about me!

My sister bought “Breaking Dawn” I can’t wait to get my hands on it!!! *drools*

Me and Mom went bike riding yesterday mornin’!

I smiled at people and they smiled back! :D

My art skills are slowly improving! :D

My mom wants me do create an abstract painting to be hung up somewhere in the house!

Er…Ran out of good news! :D

Another top story, a car driver today gave way to another driver, driver thanked in response.

On the news today!

Guy walks dog in park, and had quite a nice time, very sunny, and met some friendly people who smiled at him.

Same guy inspires other people to start using this thread again. It is very theraputic to look at the good ya know!

Now someone has to make that secondstory come true :P

On Tuesday a friend told me life would be boring without me (I am moving away). Made me smile inside, and outside!

Yesterday a friend on Help said she’d miss me when she went on holiday. I did a big “awwwww” to myself.

Today I feel asleep in the sun and didn’t burn. And I spoke to someone who really made me laugh and smile, and reminded me to see the good in life.

I could go on for quite a while, but I wont bore you all :P Just to re-iterate that the world has a lot of goodness in it bursting to get out =)

on a happy note, today’s my birthday, i got to bring my friend up that i moved away from a year ago, we went to a fun park, tomorrow we get to go to a water park, and the day after we get to go see Hancock

Ryan, the guy I like.

But anyways, I just found this awesome website: http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/

As for more good news, I bought a homeless guy a sandwich today when I was in town :)

And that’s a great story hockeymaniac, thanks for contributing :)

now, my contribution to this post. A few days ago I was really really torn up, bawling, the whole 9 yards. I talked to one of my friends on the phone, minutes after we hung up, I had people who didn’t have my number texting me seeing if I was ok and all of my friends called or talked to me. Just knowing that people cared for me, that I had true friends made me think how fortunate I am.

I have been looking for a way to repay everybody for what they did, and I hope I can make a difference here. Thank you to everybody on this site, and to hey… for making this post.

I was on the bus going into town today and I was rather pissed off about something. (won’t get into what here as I have already stated, negativity is not allowed) Evidently it was quite obvious how I was feeling to others observing me. A girl around about my age who was sitting across from me got up, sat beside me and asked me what was wrong. I had never seen or met this girl in my life yet I somehow got the feeling that she genuinely cared about a total stranger and wanted to help. So I opened up. For around 45 minutes I talked to her about my problems and she shared some of hers. This was all without even knowing each others names. (I still don’t by the way)

This incident ended up leaving me feeling far better, and it put me in a great mood for the entire day.

It got me thinking a lot about the users of this site. I mean, to me, when she approached me I thought it was phenomenal, for an entire stranger to genuinely care about another person whom she had never met before, and to have the guts to approach that person and try to make a difference. The more I thought about it, the more it reminded me of this site. I had never thought about it in this way before. The amount of users on this site that get so involved, that care so deeply about others. Other people whom they have never met. When I started looking at it in this way it fascinated me. There have been two users that I will not mention by name that have had a profound effect on me and have helped me a great deal. This happens to hundred of people every single day here.

I guess what I’m trying to say here is in part, a thank you, and in part a congratulations. Every single one of you have helped build a community based on people helping total strangers. A wonderful community that makes a significant difference to anybody who has seeked help with a particular issue. And you have all done it out of kindness, and genuine compassion for other people. You are all wonderful people that I feel honoured to have been a part of this fantastic community.

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Here’s something good I did!(It’s small but…)

And man and his daughter, who was mentally disabled, came to the park. I was sitting on the swings and I gave up my swing for her.
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Here’s something someone did that was nice for me!

In the park yesterday I was stressing out about where I was and was talking on the phone with my friend saying stuff like, “How am I supposed to know where the street is I’m in the middle of the park!”

One: A little girl eating ice-cream got my attention and pointed to where the street was (so cute!)

Two: A man and his wife walked by and said, “Irving and Central”

:D Helped out so much!!!
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Another good thing I did!!!

A little girl was lost outside of a Walmart, and I waited with her and calmed her down until we found her mom. A lot of people just passed by her even though she was alone and crying (She was a little older than 4 years old)
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2 good things that happened!!

1)I tripped over a curb (by a baskin robins) and twisted my ankle and a very nice man bought me some ice-cream. XD

2)I was SO exhausted two nights before this HUGE assignment was due and all my friends compiled a ****-load of references and research pages for me. I got a B+. :)
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In the news!

That boy…The one who was beaten and kidnapped in Afghanistan (I can’t remember the country D:), his mother reports that the sparkle in his eyes and he’s outside and playing again. :)

Hopefully there will be more to come, hope everyone has a good day!

Thanks for making my day…… ~smiles~

And for my contribution:

Think about what the world would be like if we all woke up in the morning, to find that all negativity had evaporated.. just plain gone away….to never never land… to be heard from.. no more … Yah !!!!! Three Cheers… for never never land….

Keep it up.. you will make a difference. :) :)

Aww Thanks. :) I am loving the new avatar btw; very good. I can finally put a face to you now :) Glad to know that you have remembered why you love your job. Teaching is brilliant.

I heard a story a while ago about a woman who lived in a really violent neighbourhood run by drug dealers. She went through so much aggravation and abuse, but eventually due to so much determination she managed to get them evicted and they left the neighbourhood. Eventually the place became much more peaceful and calm. It’s was such an amazing story proving that determination and persistence pays off. The woman ended up getting an award for the work she did.

Oh and congratulations babsie :)

And your right, it should make national news!!

Anyway, to the point. Today i saw a bunch of chilren huddled under a umbrella in the rain, even though there was not really enough room there for all of them they still shared it while having fun. That should be put on the national news too :)