The world seems full of bad news, from wars to disease and from threats of impending doom and gloom to the downbeat headlines of any newspaper or TV news broadcast.
But Newton’s Third Law suggests that "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction” which means that there must surely be a lot of good news which we either don’t get told about or just don’t notice. So if anybody is interested here is the place to post your good news, whether that is something which might be relatively small or more important; whether it is quite personal or if it affects many people; and whether it is well-publicised or kept out of mainstream media.
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To start the ball rolling:
I’ve just had it confirmed today that I will be getting a refund from my old (and now defunct) electricity supplier and since it will be nearly £100, that is indeed good news.
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My positive for today is that I’m in my happy place, drawing and painting, with some good music playing and fine coffee to drink. I also had a lovely email from my son today with more baby pics, so feeling good!
My good news is that at long last I have managed to sort out a jumper that I started knitting during the first lockdown! I needed to unpick several rows and then work out the pattern again and feel pleased with myself that I am now back on track.
My good news is, I got off the bus this time at the train station, thinking the afternoon bus stopped here, well it didn’t i was told, good job I asked as I would have been waiting there all afternoon, then asked where the bus station was, I quickly jogged there, with Jack in tow,…I just made it ,plus the bus was in its wrong station, anyway I got home, it’s a 3 hr journey from where I live to Newbury,…that’s my good news,
The good news here is that we’ve stopped watching the news, in fact we’ve stopped watching live TV of any sort, saving nearly £160 a year in the process, never been happier…
Here’s some good and positive news. I attended in my area main hospital at 10:40 today and my appointment was running to time and just as I was told, the whole scanning experience took 50mins. The car park had free spaces and the traffic was minimal.
My good news is that after months of having no interest in reading, in fact getting extremely irritable and stubborn every time my daughter tried to encourage her to read, my granddaughter has finally ‘clicked’ with it and is romping through all her books at school. (It could have something to do with my daughter telling her that if she doesn’t reach xyz level by the end of the year, then next year she will have to be in a reading group with the year below - this was no idle threat, because my daughter used to work at the school as a TA so she knows this is exactly what happens.)
Our magpie had lost his wife,killed on the road,and he has newly born chicks to feed and protect.We heard him calling in the night and someone answering.And this morning a new girl friend appeared with him to collect the food.The chicks have a much better chance now.
I had some good news. After seeing an article on Pension underpayments I got in touch with the Department and soon received a back dated cheque for a four figure sum…and then, of course a larger amount each Month to boot…all spent I’ll have you know…
…I just made it ,plus the bus was in its wrong station, anyway I got home, it’s a 3 hr journey from where I live to Newbury,…that’s my good news,
