Positive News – Edition XXIX

hugging30nov2019Men’s cuddling group aims to redefine masculinity and heal trauma

Twice a month, half a dozen men gather in Plymouth Meeting to help each other work through past traumas.

Their chosen method of healing? Cuddles.

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Kenya Installs The First Solar Plant That Transforms Ocean Water Into Clean Drinking Water

kenyasolar30nov2019The people of Kiunga, Kenya, have been forced to drink, cook and bathe in contaminated, brackish water for years.

In 2018, GivePower, a nonprofit that provides solar energy solutions to regions that need it most, installed its first-ever solar water farm which has been providing clean water to 35,000 every single day.

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Kindness And Love Can Show Up In The Most Unexpected Places

kindness30nov2019My morning started out normally. I snoozed twice, took care of my three cats, hurried to complete chores while gulping down lukewarm coffee, and then raced out the door for my mid-morning appointment.

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This ‘Forever Dad’ Has Fostered More Than 50 Young Men Over The Last 12 Years

foreverdad30nov2019A man in Brooklyn, NY, who calls himself a “forever dad” has fostered 52 young men in the past 12 years.

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Long Before Mary Kom, This Farmer’s Daughter Proved Moms Can Compete With The Best

Pritam-Siwach-Feat30nov2019A week after the birth of her child, hockey legend Pritam Rani Siwach didn’t know whether she would ever play for India. Three years later, she won the Commonwealth Games gold!

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Fable : Confusion and clarity

fablepositivity39nov2019

A serious young man found the conflicts of mod 20th Century America confusing. He went to many people seeking a way of resolving within himself the discords that troubled him, but he remained troubled.

One night in a coffee house, a self-ordained Zen Master said to him, “Go to the dilapidated mansion you will find at this address which I have written down for you. Do not speak to those who live there; you must remain silent until the moon rises tomorrow night. Go to the large room on the right of the main hallway, sit in the lotus position on top of the rubble in the northeast corner, face the corner, and meditate.”

He did as the Zen Master instructed. His meditation was frequently interrupted by worries. He worried whether or not the rest of the plumbing fixtures would fall from the second floor bathroom to join the pipes and other trash he was sitting on. He worried how would he know when the moon rose on the next night. He worried about what the people who walked through the room said about him.

His worrying and meditation were disturbed when, as if in a test of faith, ordure fell from the second floor onto him. At that time two people walked into the room. The first asked the second who the man sitting there was. The second replied “Some say he is a holy man, Others say he is a shithead.”
Hearing this, the man was enlightened.

Interpretation : Life is all about perceptions. We see what we perceive the world and others around us to be. So, it makes sense to have a positive perception of all that is happening around us.

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