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The United States aims to ramp up solar energy production from 3% today to 45% in 2050. Read about the impact wildfires have on this goal.
Biotech Innovation Is Creating Numerous New Healthcare Therapies
We are in an incredible new medical era where different gene biotechnologies are being used to treat and cure incurable diseases. Read about some of the latest developments here.
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Staying Positive About Aging Can Help with Memory
A recent study found that older adults diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment with positive beliefs about aging are likelier to return to their usual functioning. Read the full story here!
8-Year-Old Boy Raises $100k for His Favorite Waiter
It only takes one small act of kindness to change everything for someone. Read how this 8 year old’s act of kindness has forever changed this man’s life.
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How To Not Take Things So Personally
Gain control of yourself in terms of your responses, emotions, and even energy levels. Here are 6 ways to help you process more effectively.
Billionaire Philanthropist Changes Lives By Emphasizing Donations to Art, Music, and Science
When people think about billionaires, they usually picture the people that make the regular news cycle, like Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk. But, not this one. Meet Edythe Broad!
Meet the Man Who Created a Theme Park for People with Special Needs
Gordon Hartman is the founder of Morgan’s Wonderland. It’s a 25-acre theme park in San Antonio, TX, with a twist. It operates as a non-profit because the 25 rides you’ll find here are accessible to those with disabilities.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart.
Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.
-Carl Jung
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Are you looking to be inspired and have nice news to break up the doom-and-gloom of the mainstream news cycle? If you’re seeking uplifting news stories, you’ve come to the right place. Be Inspired is changing what it means to keep up with the news, bringing your feed positivity and joy with every one of our posts - because we see the need for it.
You’ll find uplifting news stories and feel good stories across our site sections, covering a range of stories both human and animal in nature (there was even an uplifting story about AI - where else would you find that?).
Inspirational stories are not in short supply, it’s just most journalists don’t want to cover it. And why? Because it doesn’t drive as many clicks. As people, we know that an influx of negativity and bad news will do us harm, but we crave it anyway. It interests and excites us, but it’s all for the wrong reasons.
Over time, the news will have you cynical towards the world, and you’ll find it hard to be inspired. We think that’s a bad place to be in, and one that should be avoided at all costs! That’s why we deliver inspirational stories and nice news as often as we can. If you look across our site, you’ll find an array of uplifting news stories to read. If you’re having trouble picking one of our feel good stories to dive into, we recommend as a starting point:
- Meet the Man Who Created a Theme Park for People With Special Needs
- This NGO Provides Laptops to Children in Remote Africa
- Koli Uses Traditional Knowledge to Improve Mumbai’s Coastal Ecosystem
- NJ Non-Profit Achieves Lifetime Goal of Collecting One Million Pounds of Food
