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May 30, 2026

The Uninvited Guest of This Universe

In the remote regions of the Himalyas, Lobsang Phuntsok was born in a nomadic family to a young, unmarried mother. ...

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May 29, 2026

Ride It Out: How Cycling Helps Kids Focus

After Mike Sinyard, who has attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), noticed that bike riding helped him ...

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May 28, 2026

What I Learned After 3 Bereavements in a Row

After losing her husband of 35 years, then her sister and father within months, Lisa Jackson felt stripped of ...

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May 27, 2026

Tornado's Legacy of Catastrophe Compassion, 15 Years Later

After a massive tornado displaced a third of the residents of Joplin, Missouri, and killed nearly 160 people in May ...

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May 26, 2026

The Cab Driver Who Gets Paid with Time

A taxi driver in Hiroshima keeps his daughter's graduation photo on the dashboard. It's a reminder of the choice ...

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May 25, 2026

A Hummingbird at Every Crossroads

Like the prolific hummingbird pollinator he loves, Vasco Gaspar flitted from singing in a band to studying ...

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May 24, 2026

Native Plants and a Quiet Revolution in Relating to Land

What was once dismissed as weeds is now flying off shelves at plant nurseries across the country, as gardeners ...

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May 23, 2026

Endangered Butterflies Are Thriving Behind Bars

In a greenhouse beside a low security women's prison in Washington state, incarcerated women are raising Taylor's ...

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May 22, 2026

The Sight of Three Stripes

A busload of blind children rises at dawn, too excited to sleep before their maybe once-in-a-year field trip. Among ...

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May 21, 2026

Meeting the Man Responsible for Her Son's Death

Joan Scourfield's son, James, died from a single punch over a pair of sunglasses, leaving her with nothing but rage ...

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May 20, 2026

How a Kindergarten Teacher Became the Accidental Guardian of 200 King Penguins

When king penguins began nesting on Cecilia Durán Gafo's windswept Chilean farm in 2010, she watched tourists ...

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May 19, 2026

When the Brain Suddenly Sees

In an exploration of the intersection of science and contemplative wisdom, Dr. Richard J. Davidson relates how ...

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May 18, 2026

At 73, She Fulfills Life-Long Dream to Become a Doctor

When a near-fatal brain hemorrhage prompted Dawn Zuidgeest-Craft and her husband to revisit their bucket list, she ...

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May 17, 2026

Crafting Closure: One Unfinished Project at a Time

When Michelle Rudy discovered an unfinished sock monkey her late mother had begun sewing, she wanted her ...

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May 16, 2026

Commencement Speaker Pays Off Graduates' Senior Year Loans

When commencement speaker Anil Kochhar told graduating students of North Carolina State University's Wilson College ...

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May 15, 2026

The Grandma Stand in Central Park

Mike Matthews' grandmother lived alone in Seattle, full of love with nowhere to put it. So he set up what sounds ...

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May 14, 2026

The Woman Who Gave What She Didn't Have

Trupti Pandya sits in a women's shelter in Gujarat, India, working to reunite displaced women with their families. ...

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May 13, 2026

I Suffered Burns as a Child. Then I Became a Firefighter.

At six years old, Terry McCarthy's body went up in flames when his brothers accidentally kicked over a bowl of ...

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DailyGood Newsletters

The Uninvited Guest of This Universe

Ride It Out: How Cycling Helps Kids Focus

What I Learned After 3 Bereavements in a Row

Tornado's Legacy of Catastrophe Compassion, 15 Years Later

The Cab Driver Who Gets Paid with Time

A Hummingbird at Every Crossroads

Native Plants and a Quiet Revolution in Relating to Land

Endangered Butterflies Are Thriving Behind Bars

The Sight of Three Stripes

Meeting the Man Responsible for Her Son's Death

How a Kindergarten Teacher Became the Accidental Guardian of 200 King Penguins

When the Brain Suddenly Sees

At 73, She Fulfills Life-Long Dream to Become a Doctor

Crafting Closure: One Unfinished Project at a Time

Commencement Speaker Pays Off Graduates' Senior Year Loans

The Grandma Stand in Central Park

The Woman Who Gave What She Didn't Have

I Suffered Burns as a Child. Then I Became a Firefighter.

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