Knock, knock. Who’s there? The Yamagata prefecture in Japan here to encourage you to laugh! 😂 Who said the government is always too serious? The Yamagata prefecture in Japan recently passed an ordinance to encourage residents to laugh daily. The goal is to “try to promote physical and psychological healthContinue Reading
There is a special K-12 school system in Israel where both Palestinian and Israeli students learn together. This is a place where students learn value-based education including essential concepts such as mutual respect, human dignity, and empathy towards others. “Hand in Hand” is the fitting name for this school systemContinue Reading
Being a parent is one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences. After of those years of caring, loving, and sometimes scolding 😆, eventually, your little one goes out on their own. So after decades of work, to finally see your child doing great things can bring on a waveContinue Reading
Remember the “Double Rainbow Guy”? I do! It’s one of the most popular videos on the internet. For those of you that don’t know it, this is a video about a guy that sees a large double rainbow across a mountain and he starts cheering loudly and quickly begins cryingContinue Reading
Maya Moore, arguably the greatest women’s basketball player of all time, abruptly left the sport a year ago to help in the fight against a corrupt criminal justice system. She left the sport in her prime, because some things in life are just bigger than sports. Moore first met aContinue Reading
Alex Trebek and his wife Jean have always been very generous when it comes to donating their money. This time was no different. The Jeopardy host donated $500,000 to Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission, which is a local homeless outreach organization. “They have lived in the Valley for overContinue Reading
The odds were against Jenny Stejna when it came to battling coronavirus, but as her grandson put it, “She’s feisty and tenacious.” 103 year old Jenny Stejna fell ill with coronavirus, and her family was ready to say their last goodbyes. Fighting the disease for around 20 days, Jenny wokeContinue Reading
Emilia Flores, a restaurant owner in Dallas, Texas, set up a “Take one, leave one” coat rack for the homeless. The rack, located outside her place of business, makes available free coats, hats, and scarves during frigid weather. “This is a way of people not being embarrassed about asking,” FloresContinue Reading
Rodney Smith Jr. of Huntsville, Alabama, was driving home one day during the summer of 2015 and saw an elderly man struggling to cut his lawn. Rodney stopped to help and an idea was born. Rodney began recruiting local youths to help, and his group of kid volunteers currently numbersContinue Reading
Mark Bustos makes a pretty penny cutting and styling the hair of real estate moguls and fashion designers in NYC, but he truly enjoys hitting the streets of New York giving out free haircuts. Bustos typically gives haircuts to homeless men and women around the city, but also just givesContinue Reading