Things to Be Happy About
There is plenty of bad news out there... everyone knows that.
But in the midst of those stories are other stories... stories about hope and the difference one or two or a group of people can make.
There is no good repository of this information as far as I know, so I decided to start one here.
Please send me your good news stories! A link/web page is preferable, but a personal story that will encourage others is also fine.
Here are a few to get us started
Fertility drugs do not increase the risk of ovarian cancer, a major study finds, in a conclusion that offers reassurance for the millions of women who have undergone the treatments.
Source: http://www.msnbc.com/news/693596.asp
Music can excite or soothe us, but does it have the power to heal? A growing number of physicians and music therapists are using techniques to help their patients recover from illnesses of all kinds, and a new “sound healing” movement suggests that the traditional incantations and rituals of ancient cultures have value to our health today.
Source: http://www.msnbc.com/news/740418.asp
(unfortunately MSNBC does not keep an archive of their pages, so that link might disappear in the future).
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/07/09/medal.of.freedom/index.html
12 folks recognized, from as diverse a group as Mr. Rogers, Hank Aaron, Bill Cosby, and Nelson Mandela.