Tag: Inspiring News

VIDEO: Dog Who Waited Weeks Outside Hospital for Homeless Owner Is Finally Back in His Arms

A loyal dog who waited for weeks outside a hospital after her owner, a homeless man, was admitted for treatment, is ecstatic to be back in the arms of her favorite human. At Santo Antônio de Jesus Regional Hospital in Brazil, 30-year-old general surgery resident Dr. Vanessa Almeida met 36-year-old Claudiano as a patient when he was…


18th-Century Statue Has a Delicate Net Carved From a Single Slab of Marble—Check Out the Details

A marble statue carved in the 18th century has become world-renowned for an “impossible” feature: a delicately draping fisherman’s net with detailed knots, rendered by hand entirely from marble, that looks so authentic it could be the real thing. Il Disinganno, or “The Release from Deception,” is the magnum opus of the Genoese artist Francesco…


UK Mom’s 4-Year-Old Son Forced to Partake in LGBT Pride Parade—So Now She’s Taking Legal Action

A Christian mom in the UK is having her case heard after her son, then four years old, was forced by his school to partake in a gay pride parade against her will. Mom Izzy Montague was told by the head teacher of Heavers Farm Primary School in Croydon, South London, that her son could…


Grandma Befriends Teen Who Drove Miles to Return Her Lost Wallet, ‘God Puts People in Our Lives’

A grandmother and the teen who drove miles to return her lost wallet after finding it in a parking lot have struck up an unlikely friendship. Dee Harkrider, 61, is a grandmother of seven from Wynne, Arkansas. On Jan. 12, she lost her wallet in a Forrest City Walmart parking lot and didn’t realize it…


This Is Life on the World’s Most Remote Island With Just 138 People, a Shop, a School, and a Pub

A woman who lives on the world’s most remote inhabited island with her husband and kids is sharing their unique life as one family among 138 inhabitants descending from just seven families, with only one shop, one school, and a pub. Kelly Green, 32, lives on Tristan da Cunha, one of a cluster of remote volcanic…


Obese Man Who Felt ‘Trapped’ in His Body, Loses 200 Pounds, Becomes Competing Bodybuilder

A morbidly obese Michigan man who grew tired of his “funny fat kid” persona embarked on a massive lifestyle overhaul, ditching his 10,000-calorie diet, losing nearly 200 pounds, and eventually competing as a bodybuilder. David Roden, 31, from Grand Rapids, Michigan, told The Epoch Times that his story goes against “pretty much every preconceived notion”…


Cuteness Overload: The Tiny Cotton Ball-Like Birds Known As ‘Snow Fairies’ in Japan

Could these be the sweetest little birds on the planet? The Japanese certainly think so, calling the beloved, long-tailed sparrows “snow fairies.” Known as Shima-enaga, the round, white balls of fluff live on Japan’s second-largest island, Hokkaido. Photographer Yuzuru Kitagawa captures their delicate beauty perfectly as they flit around the snowy paradise that is their…


This Astronomical Clock Is Still Ticking After 600 Years—And Can Still Locate the Sun, Moon, and Stars

A mechanical wonder over six centuries old is mounted on the south wall of the Old Town Hall in Prague, located in the Old Town Square. Nested in ornate gothic decoration, this steampunk predecessor is still ticking today. Called the astronomical clock, it’s the oldest working clock of its kind in the world today and…


Teen Addicted to Endless Scrolling on Social Media Shares How Quitting It Positively Impacted His Life

A 17-year-old podcast producer who was addicted to endless scrolling on social media said his health and life dramatically improved when he quit it all in a digital detox. Ilias Michael, from Lostwithiel, Cornwall, a county in England’s rugged Southwestern tip said combining it with meditation has helped with ADHD and improved his mental health….


Former Atheist Artist Paints Heavenly Realms, Inspires Kindness in Others: ‘Gods and Buddhas Really Do Exist’

Once an atheist, a young award-winning artist’s work now revolves around faith: painting the heavenly realms and validating the existence of the divine. His impressive themes contrasting virtue from vice naturally guide viewers toward kindness and forgiveness. Meet Loc Minh Duong, a digital illustrator born and raised in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam. Duong has…