Here I am, on a Friday night, thinking about how my intention to blog weekly about the good news of the world has slowly dwindled down the tubes. It's been almost a month, but better late than never! I could go on about how the darkled (I don't really know about this, but it's the thesaurus word of the day...look it up) days are upon us, and good news is too difficult to find. Well, yes and no. Yes, we are essentially in troubled times that the media is quick to remind us of, but the good news is out there! You just have to look a little harder!
The first thing that struck me to write about are all the people out there who lend their encouragement to those who need it. Having someone believe in you is probably one of the most powerful tools we can receive. I think everyone has (or everyone should have) a person in their life that does this for them. You know who I am talking about: they light up the room; they go out of their way to let you know they hear you; they genuinely support you. I came across this video that is super adorable and certainly made me smile. Check it out here.
I came across a great story a few days ago. Do you remember as a kid (or as an adult) going to an animal shelter and wondering what happens to the sad little dogs that do not end up adopted? Do you enjoy (please insert sarcasm) the commercials of sad, hurt anim
als that need your financial support? Ok...well, not all animals are lucky enough to be saved, but there is a woman in California who is turning a normally dim situation into a life-saving tool. Wilma Melville started the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation which rescues dogs who have yet to be adopted and trains them to find survivors following various disasters such as earthquakes or hurricanes. The foundation trains these animals and pairs them with firefighters to lend a helping hand (paw) in the rescue. This is a warm, fuzzy story for me, because for this important purpose, Wilma could easily train dogs from birth. It's a story of second chances--for the dogs and for the people they can potentially rescue.
The first thing that struck me to write about are all the people out there who lend their encouragement to those who need it. Having someone believe in you is probably one of the most powerful tools we can receive. I think everyone has (or everyone should have) a person in their life that does this for them. You know who I am talking about: they light up the room; they go out of their way to let you know they hear you; they genuinely support you. I came across this video that is super adorable and certainly made me smile. Check it out here.
I came across a great story a few days ago. Do you remember as a kid (or as an adult) going to an animal shelter and wondering what happens to the sad little dogs that do not end up adopted? Do you enjoy (please insert sarcasm) the commercials of sad, hurt anim
als that need your financial support? Ok...well, not all animals are lucky enough to be saved, but there is a woman in California who is turning a normally dim situation into a life-saving tool. Wilma Melville started the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation which rescues dogs who have yet to be adopted and trains them to find survivors following various disasters such as earthquakes or hurricanes. The foundation trains these animals and pairs them with firefighters to lend a helping hand (paw) in the rescue. This is a warm, fuzzy story for me, because for this important purpose, Wilma could easily train dogs from birth. It's a story of second chances--for the dogs and for the people they can potentially rescue.
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