Friends enrich lives in countless ways, and today is a day to work to forge new friendships, as well as to strengthen friendships that have recently started. It is a day to embrace the potential of new friendships, and to be open to having new friends. We are happier with a strong support system of friends, and loneliness can be kept at bay. Friendships also reflect who we are, so if we surround ourselves with good, virtuous, and dynamic people, we’re more likely to have those traits as well. Today is an opportunity to bring these good people into our lives. New friends can also expand the way we view the world; we can be exposed to new ideas, hobbies, and ways of thinking. The more friends we have, the more accepting and understanding of the differences of people we will be.

How to Observe

Celebrate the day by getting to know an acquaintance better. Today is the day to turn a colleague or neighbor into a true friend, or to start a friendship with someone you know, but have never really talked to. The day can also be celebrated by making a friendship with someone you have never met before. Go to a new place and strike up a conversation with someone you’ve never seen before. Go to a local event you’ve never been to, volunteer somewhere, or go to a meet-up that involves a hobby you enjoy. These are all great ways to meet people that may become new friends.

Every day we look for the best in Positive News so that you might have a great start on your day. Thank you for taking the time to read, share and support our mission.

€œHow we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.€ Annie Dillard

Check out our new Donation page.

• This teacher on a plane talked about her low-income students. Passengers overheard and gave her more than $500 in cash.

  

• France’s Kylian Mbappe Is Donating His World Cup Earnings ($550,000) To Charity
• Man Saves Grandmother, Girlfriend and Family Dog From House Fire:
• Kids save up to make dad’s Mustang dreams come true

  

• All five brothers served in the Navy, all five marched for a bucket list wish
• Woman Who Went Missing For A Week Tells Incredible Survival Story
• Pennsylvania Women Who Have Been Best Friends Since Childhood Discover They’re Related

  

• Teen Defies Odds After Immigrating To US, Becomes First In Family To Attend College
• Warren Buffett donates $3.4 billion worth of Berkshire stock. Along with the Gates Foundation, four family foundations are also receiving stock: the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Sherwood Foundation, Howard G. Buffett Foundation and NoVo Foundation.
• Ind. mom says God told her to give a kidney to a girl at Bible camp
• Cheers from crowd propel Special Olympian to gold in national competition

  

• 70 Years Ago Today, American Pilot Became €˜Berlin Candy Bomber’ for Airdropping Sweets on Kids In-Need
• New Super-Resolution Imaging gives insight into Alzheimer’s Disease
• When good manners pay off: a man desperate to buy a lottery ticket was about to miss the deadline when the woman in front let him go first. The ticket made him a millionaire and will pay for his €œdream wedding€
• Stowaway cat who hitched a ride from South Carolina to Maine will be reunited with her people
• Pianos in the Parks lets everybody tickle the ivories

  

• Police post mugshot of a lost dog, bail paid in cookies
• A man finishes a 50-state trip to mow lawns for elderly, disabled, and veterans
• Popular tourist spot bends the rules to help struggling teen earn cash for ailing dad and college
• Redding artist Sue Crowe talks about painting pet portraits for shelter dogs
• Plumber rows across the harbor in a bathtub to raise money for cancer

  

• Congratulate, Celebrate and Cheer Someone’s Special Day!
• To Ministers, Churches & Church Leaders
• Let’s Talk PINK-Our Program To Help Those With Breast Cancer
• Looking For Volunteers & Help At Positive News For You
• Bear Project
• Where does our heart connect?
• Have you seen these shirts???

  

• Want to Advertise with Us?
• Bears to the Rescue

Do you know someone who could use a card or two?

I am looking to find a child or a teen who is stuck in a hospital bed who would be excited to get a card or two to brighten their day!

Visit our merchandise to see a full line of our offerings

Have a story. Send it on in. Send us your links to great stories you have seen.

[contact-form to=”lee@johndrows.net” subject=”July 19″][contact-field label=”Name” type=”name” required=”1″][contact-field label=”Email” type=”email” required=”1″][contact-field label=”Website” type=”url”][contact-field label=”Message” type=”textarea”][/contact-form]