2016 has been a shit year and I fear it's only going to get worse

[VanillaSugar]

I feel that things are out of control with all these abominable acts of violence, all the celebrity deaths, the divisive nature of the referendum. It seems to be one shocking news item after another. David Bowie seems such a long time ago and it's only July.

Can we have a good news thread please?

Lol, fortuitous good hair day! Love it vanillasugar

Thank you liwwybetty - a lot I people have missed the point of this thread!!

I got scan results last week and I don't have a disease that I was very scared of having, and I had my haircut and it looks ok!

Thank you for reposting that cave mum

happy, happy, happy...>
On a personal front, my son can breathe (3am this morning in a steamy bathroom with a whimpering bundle on my lap was a different story).
What else?
Mick Jagger will single handedly repopulate the planet in the event of a zombie apocalypse.
Sunny skies news...
www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news/1718/Cops-Pay-For-Motel-Room-Then-Help-Raise-167K-For-Homeless-Teen-Who-Biked-6-Hours-To-College

Just googled David Guest and he died in April. Nobody made a big fuss like Bowie, Aherne and Prof. Snaps.

Snape that should say

ghostyslovesheep Could be worse you could be Turkish.

Really? How bloody insulting.

David Gest was a legend. Do you think it was true that Michael Jackson actually had a gruff voice and the falsetto was an act?

at foxes BUSH!!!!

My dad won a car recently.

A school friend is pregnant after IVF. I cried with joy when I saw the scan photo.

I enjoyed Wales in the Euros and Andy Murray at Wimbledon. I'm excited for the Olympics.

My friend got promoted last week to a significantly better role in all ways.

I looked out of our bedroom window yesterday (we live in a bungalow) and discovered that the neighbours have cut down a massive row of about 20 15ft leylandii, giving us a wonderful view across the Wye Valley that we couldn't see before.

So I'm quite happy this weekend.

There is some shit happening in the world, but take pleasure in a simple thing each day, don't just see the bad stuff.

Thank you for your good news snippets - here's a for everyone xx

Here you go Vanilla, you deserve a little 'lift' in life.

Don't be too sad, get merry

Oooh. Cake!!!!

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Things feel very bleak in the world at the moment. I am in the early stages of a much-wanted first pregnancy and I keep wondering what kind of world my child will grow up in.

I read an article on the Guardian app a couple of weeks ago, which is called 'How to stay happy when the sky is falling in'. It made me feel slightly better. I have tried to find the link but my phone isn't playing ball. I highly recommend it.

I am trying to surround myself with like-minded kind friends and family members, going for walks in pretty countryside, reading books and listening to/making music. The world is tough but my world is relatively calm and peaceful, and I'm trying hard to remember that.

Definitely a shit year. Even aside from all the big things going on, we started the year with my dad in hospital thinking he was on his way out (he wasn't thank god but when you're sure he is and prepare yourself for it it takes a hell of a lot to come back from that stress). DH has been made redundant for the third time in 4 years and it all looks to be going up shit creek again. And that's just within our household. 2015 was brilliant. Every year from 2011 to now has been shit. We really need a break from this.