Good people will show more of their good in these tough times: more empathy, more generosity, more accountability. Evil people will show more of their evil in these tough times: more narcissism, more irresponsibility, more greed.
Good companies will show more of their good in these tough times: More protection of their employees to the utmost of their abilities, more service to their customers in novel ways, more use of their facilities for common and community benefit. Bad companies will show more of their bad in these tough times: More uncaring for the literal and emotional safety of their employee culture, more disregard for being relevant to their customers unless they are trying to sell them something, more refusal to use their resources to give and give back rather than to always take.
Good government officials will show more of their good in these tough times: More recognition that the first purpose of leadership is to serve your true constituency or your leadership is fundamentally corrupt, more emphasis on the safety of their constituency as the priority, more modeling and messages of hope, truth and appeal to our better angels. Bad government officials will show more of their bad in these tough times: More partisan divide, more inflammatory rhetoric that passes for and distracts from substantive solutions; more concern about their own careers and donors than the welfare of their citizens.
The only question is whether there are more good people than bad people. This was decided long before this current crisis descended upon us. I believe, with my heart and to my soul, that there are a lot more good people, and that they populate communities and organizations that are extraordinarily capable of doing good things in these tough times.
Otherwise nothing will ever make sense in our world, even when this crisis passes.
Our energy should be focused on confirming that we’re on the side of the angels, not wondering what the devils are up to. They play poker with the face card pasted smack on their foreheads – it’s easy to tell what they’re up to, and easy to forecast their motives and plans. But we’re playing at our own table, not theirs.
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What actions of people and organizations have just reinforced your belief that there is enough good out there to smack down, stop, thwart, ignore, interrupt, screw mightily with, and ultimately triumph over the bad? They can be mainstream or obscure; global or known only to you; profound or bizarre; your own actions or the actions of others. Share them here and keep ‘em coming. View ListAdd to itMORE GOOD
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey stunned Oakland schools and city leaders on Friday with a $10 million donation to a campaign aimed at providing computers and internet access to all students in the Oakland Unified School District.
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The former NBA hall-of-famer announced that EquiTrust Life Insurance Company, which he owns a majority of, is providing $100 million in capital to fund federal loans for minority and women business owners who have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/19/us/magic-johnson-capital-loans-minority-businesses-trnd/index.html
Post by Stan Slap from SLAP.
A California animal sanctuary said it rescued 1,000 hens that were going to be euthanized from a struggling Iowa egg farm this weekend.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/18/us/hen-rescue-egg-farm-trnd/index.html
Post by Stan Slap from SLAP.
When graduating seniors and band students at a Texas high school found out their senior concert was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, they were heartbroken.
Post by Stan Slap from SLAP.
We’re proud to introduce Tasks for Good, which connects vulnerable individuals and organizations with local Taskers who are donating their time and skills to support their communities.
Post by Stan Slap from SLAP.
After the students were informed of the generous donation over a Zoom call, many of the graduates were left crying tears of joy.
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/anonymous-donors-pay-off-student-debts-for-bay-area-grads/
Post by Angele Baza from SLAP.
A 12-year-old San Francisco boy, Mizan Rupan-Tompkins, invented a device for avoiding germs on public doors and keypads—the Safe Touch Pro.
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/12-yo-boy-designs-covid-19-protection-device-safe-touch-pro/
Post by Angele Baza from SLAP.
Homeowners from Toronto to Detroit are encouraging passerby to loosen up and laugh by erecting Monty Python-inspired “silly walk” directives.
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/silly-walk-signs-encouraging-people-to-laugh-at-covid/
Post by Angele Baza from SLAP.
The world's leading provider of meditation and mindfulness tools is making all of its content free for unemployed and furloughed US workers.
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/headspace-offering-free-subscriptions-to-unemployed/
Post by Angele Baza from SLAP.
Since violent crime has fallen by 75% amidst the COVID-19 outbreaks, a recent hunger project uniting 2 South African gangs is being hailed as a “miracle”.
Post by Angele Baza from SLAP.
Studio Drift launched another spectacular drone light show—a moving 3D red heart beating in the sky over Rotterdam as a tribute to healthcare workers.
Post by Angele Baza from SLAP.
Love Beyond Walls has helped install sinks in areas commonly populated by rough sleepers from New York City to New Orleans and Atlanta.
Post by Angele Baza from SLAP.
Some 11-year-olds are playing video games during lockdown, but Max Cullen of Moorhead decided to build a golf course with proceeds going to charity. Hear his story and more good news of the week with Tracy Briggs' Spot of Sunshine.
Post by Angele Baza from SLAP.
A Tennessee couple are now proud parents to a 17-year-old who spent five years in foster care. Chad and Paul Beanblossom of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, adopted their son Michael over a Zoom call as court proceedings have come to a halt amid the coronavirus pandemic. A total of 80 people including friends
https://www.yahoo.com/gma/dads-adopt-17-old-over-zoom-80-loved-080400743--abc-news-topstories.html
Post by Angele Baza from SLAP.
On both coasts, a collection of creative insiders is working to offer some relief to those hardest hit by the COVID-19 lockdown
https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/art-world-relief-during-coronavirus-shutdown
Post by Richard Greenberg from The SLAP Company.
We’re all in this pandemic together. Here are a few tips to make sure America comes through this stronger on the other side.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/civic-coronavirus-census-citizen-vote-968150/
Post by Richard Greenberg from The SLAP Company.
Dr. Michelle Wan is an emergency medicine physician in the metro Atlanta area who has been fighting on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic since it hit the U.S. Like so many parents during the pandemic, Wan and her husband have seen their home lives upended as they struggle to balance their
Post by Angele Baza from SLAP.
Photographers around the country are supporting charities by shooting "porchraits" documenting families in this strange time.
Post by Sondra Norris from SLAP.
A barrage of calls to sign up for the $75 million in aid crashed phone lines. Undocumented immigrants do not qualify for most federal assistance.
Post by Stan Slap from SLAP.
There is little ground more sacred to Bostonians than Fenway Park and one of the city's favorite bands will kick off summer with a socially distanced gig from the field with special guest ... The Boss.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/18/entertainment/dropkick-murphys-springsteen-fenway-park/index.html
Post by Stan Slap from SLAP.
He keeps regular hours at his booth, and finds that people are happy to be entertained by a giggling 6-year-old during these stressful days.
Post by Stan Slap from SLAP.
Speaking from what looks to be a makeshift cardboard news station, Freya Beggs delivered the advice in a video.
Post by Angele Baza from SLAP.
No matter his fame and notoriety, rapper Snoop Dogg proved that he's just like the rest of us -- he, too, sometimes needs to jam out to music in his car to relieve stress. But his choice of music might surprise you.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/17/entertainment/snoop-dogg-idina-menzel-music-trnd/index.html
Post by StanSlap from SLAP.
Before the pandemic, Shalinder Singh spent Sundays at his gurdwara, helping serve a community meal for 300 people or more at the Sikh place of worship in suburban Detroit. Singh and his family have paid for and delivered hundreds of pies to hospitals, police stations and fire departments since the gurdwara
https://news.yahoo.com/detroit-nyc-kindness-comes-one-140244008.html
Post by Angele Baza from SLAP.
A few days after non-essential businesses shut down in the nation’s capital in March, Busboys and Poets — a popular Washington, D.C. restaurant and cultural hub — experienced a break in at its location in the neighborhood of Anacostia, prompting the establishment to board up. Shallal, who is an artist
Post by Angele Baza from SLAP.
