Positive emotions impact the health of your body. This article provides links to 9 sites that report credible, positive news stories.
“The health of benefits of positive emotions is well documented. They improve physical health. They buffer against depressive symptoms and help people recover from stress. They can even undo the undesirable effects of negative emotions. With frequent experience and expression of positive emotions comes resilience and resourcefulness.” Positive Emotions and Wellbeing, Marianna Pogosyan, Ph.D.
NOTE TO READERS: I am not a Doctor and this article does not provide medical advice regarding how to deal with the Coronavirus. This article is about how individuals might more effectively handle their emotional reaction to the current international coronavirus crisis.
The sites that follow are quite different regarding how they present positive information, so I encourage you to find those that best fit your personality. If you spend even a small amount of time daily on any one of these sites you will read examples of the many amazing actions people are taking to help our world during these difficult times. This might lead to a lessening of some of the stress you might be feeling and provide some hope.
Good News Network
Thomas Jefferson said the job of journalists was to portray accurately what was happening in society. GNN was founded because the media was failing to report the positive news. www.goodnewsnetwork.org
DailyGood
is a portal that shares inspiring quotes and news stories that focus on the “good” we can find in our world daily along with a simple action to continue that goodness. Since 1999, it has delivered positive news to subscriber inboxes for free by volunteers every day. www.Dailygood.org
Good News Planet
Mission of Good News- Find, Create, Receive, Life Affirming, Thought Provoking, Good News, Entertainment and Events. Positive. Up-Beat, Not Beat Up. goodnewsplanet.com
Sunny Skyz
Every day we share good news stories from around the world.
The Optimist Daily
Our Purpose- To publish positive, solutions stories that our subscribers can experience daily and share in just a few moments, so as to elevate, motivate, and reignite each individual’s innate reservoir of intelligent optimism as a way of catalyzing the evolution of human consciousness. www.optimistdaily.com
Positive.News
Positive News is the magazine for good journalism about the good things that are happening. www.positive.news/
Yes! Magazine
Our explanatory journalism analyzes societal problems in terms of their root causes and explores opportunities for systemic, structural change. www.yesmagazine.org
Tiny Buddha
Tiny Buddha is about reflecting on simple wisdom and learning new ways to apply it to our complex lives—complete with responsibilities, struggles, dreams, and relationships.
TED
Talks recommended just for you, delivered to your inbox. TED is a global community, welcoming people from every discipline and culture who seek a deeper understanding of the world. www.ted.com/