Has anything happened that gives you hope for us all?

[Mypoorbody]

Inspired by This thread about the way the world is going. I agree with almost all of it and have added. Just looking for small glimmers of hope. The ones I can think of are more what individuals are doing rather than society or governments.

Threads like the one above show that there are people that do care

Ive fallen over a couple of times recently and both times have had strangers come over and offer help.

While our national organisation is putting in hard targets I have a manager who has told me just concentrate on my mental health and my individual targets and not worry whether the office is OK. In other places I know there is a lot of pressure

Seeing parents playing with their children yesterday in the sunshine (while knowing we need it to be cooler in May.)

Bump - I need even a little positive to balance,

There’s so much.

I have a home, safety, food, water, my children have access to medical care, school and so much more. I think it’s easy to forget a lot of this was not the same for fairly recent generations. I appreciate poverty is not a thing of the past though.

Sitting in my garden watching the children play, a cat purring on my bed, so many insects and butterflies this year, flowers starting to bloom, friends and family.

I am always grateful to wake up well enough to have another day, not everyone is gifted that.

Walking the dog yesterday, I saw two young teenage boys, snuggled up together under a tree. It warmed my heart to see young gay kids able to be as affectionate with their partners as their straight counterparts have always been. I was a teen in the 90s and my gay friends were (understandably) too scared to show each other affection outside of the gay scene.

Lovely post!! I've seen a lot of butterflies already this year too!

And the gorgeous weather.

Friends who love me and are there for me.

Nice colleagues.

My life is tough right now, but I still have much to be appreciative of.

Watching a beautiful sunset.
Looking at a beautiful view on a walk
Being grateful to still be here!

I cried the other day and my 12 yr old son put his arm around me and told me it was okay to feel sad. Made me feel like I’m raising a wonderful person. ♥️

Agree there is so much
a nice secure home
a loving family
most of all my granddaughter’s, when I pick them up from school the sheer joy when they see me & a little hand in each of mine as we walk along chatting & laughing.

I LOVE this 🥰

I'm a similar vein,when I was walking the dog,I saw a teenage boy in his school uniform, wearing beautiful make up. Made me feel so happy that he was confident and comfortable enough to do this 🥹

pride of Britain awards always warms my heart

the marathon and all the stories behind the fundraising

people during Covid who organised and did good things

a local man who is always out picking litter

any blue light person and teachers they often have degrees + and could earn a lot more in another profession but give service to their community

I live on a council estate that has a reputation for being rough. I started using a mobility scooter last year.

All the local kids have been so polite, standing to one side, really nice kids.

I am frequently gobsmacked that I have had the luck and privilege to have been born in a country with enough.

Being able to flush the toilet with fresh treated drinking water seems an immense privilege. As does walking through a supermarket with a whole aisle of food for dogs and cats. Being able to have a cat or dog as a beloved pet - most countries I've visited have them as rat/vermin catchers.

Life feels good when you are on the positive side of comparison.

There were two bats flying over my back garden the other night. I find a great deal of comfort in planting and tending to my small garden and try to attract insects and birds.

My husband has been sober for 23 years 🙏🏻

My 20 year old son lives 4 hours away from me. His car broke down recently at a roundabout. Quite a few cars drove past him, rudely gesturing for him to move out of the way. But eventually, one man stopped and helped him bump start the car. Thank God for people like that good man.

Absolutely this. And for me, I don't come from a background where I could have expected the life and the freedom I have now. I was very fortunate to have been born when I was, as well as where I was/am. I'm grateful every day for the life I've been able to make.

I think this thread is important as the internet has a way of providing a platform for all the negatives. It’s kind of like writing reviews - you don’t feel compelled to write one unless something bad had happened, or if something was ‘above and beyond’. We don’t feel like talking about the things that are just good and ordinary. There’s lots to feel grateful for - people getting medical assistance they need, someone had a great chat with a coffee shop worker when on a regular day they’re at home and lonely, someone got an unexpected tax refund, someone TTC for years finally gave birth, the sun is shining! It’s hard to see the positives sometimes, but we all got to pause and reflect.

I've been watching 999: Critical Care - I shouldn't because I have health anxiety and it's not helpful for that, but I keep going back because it restores my faith in humanity to watch the doctors, nurses and other staff in hospital do everything to help total strangers. They're so talented, clever, kind, and hard working and surely for every selfish person on the planet, there is also someone like this. Honestly, it moves me to tears sometimes. I recommend it.

I am just back from walking the dog, he has a little bandage on his leg due to a fight with a stick (dumb dog really, yes really!).

12 people on my walk stopped to fuss him and ask how he was... 9 of them complete strangers.
Was a lovely walk.

Several year ago we started seeing a lady in passing each morning. We started by saying hello and then began stopping to talk - we learned each others names and shared a bit about our lives. She was on her way to work and I was taking my 3 DC to school so it was only ever a 5 minute chat.

Since before Easter our morning schedule changed suddenly and we have had to leave earlier and I didnt have a chance to tell "our lady". Past week or so I've been desperately trying to find "our lady" by hanging back a bit in the mornings as we hadn't seen her for over a month. On Wednesday we finally crossed paths, it was her last day before she was moving away and she had also been trying to find us and get my number so we can keep in touch.

We had a big hug and I shed a few tears when we said goodbye. She is such a vibrant and interesting and positive lady and she has cheered my mornings up for many years. I'm so glad we can keep in touch.

We had the usual outrage recently about the increase in council tax. The council has just started a project to vastly improve the safety and accessibility of a car park used by patrons of our (wonderful) local theatre, widening access paths, adding ramps and a proper road crossing, increasing the number of disabled spaces and planting insect and bird-friendly hedging.

And I agree with the PP who said the Internet can be a real force for positivity. I was able to tell a lot of people (through FB) about the excellent service I recently received from a local business, which will hopefully result in increased business for them.

My son, every day, comes home from school and says ‘how was your day mum?’ since I told him that nobody ever asks me that. He’s 12 and the same height as me and stands with his arm over my shoulder; it’s adorable.

Thank you all. I was at work and just caught up with the thread. 😊

I got a bee caught in my hair the other day while walking through town and couldn't get it out on my own, and really didn't want it to sting then die. Several people walked past and then one woman stopped, put all her bags down and very carefully unplaited my hair for me and released the bee back into the wild unharmed. It was one of those tiny moments that really restored my faith in humanity!