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We are often bombarded with fear-mongering and shocking headlines that make us feel that the world is falling apart.

However, while it’s important to report on problems and issues, I believe there is so much good in this world that it needs to be found and promoted just as widely.

This is especially true after the last few years we have had with COVID, political, and social unrest, and seemingly more negative headlines than we care to count.

Because of that, I started The Happy Broadcast. It's an anti-venom to the vitriolic rhetoric that pervades our media. Also, this year, I’ve illustrated even more happy news than in the previous years and our app WHOLE is bringing more joy and positivity in the world!

Consuming positive news is one known activity that can boost your outlook and mood. We need more positive news to acknowledge that the world is actually getting better little by little. So, with that said, here are some of the top performing positive news illustrations from 2022.

You can find my previous articles about The Happy Broadcast on Bored Panda, here (2021), here (2020)here (coronavirus), and here (2019).

More info: Instagram | getwhole.co | tiktok.com

This project was born as a way to deal with negativity-induced anxiety and in time I’ve realized that the only way to overcome this anxiety is through action and hope. So the goal of the project is to inspire and educate.

While not ignoring the bad news, I search and consume the stories of the people that rally together to help in a time of need. I share their stories and find ways I can support them and make sure they can do more. That’s what The Happy Broadcast is. Instead of getting overwhelmed by the bad in the world, we celebrate and get inspired by the millions of people that have shown us that we can all have a positive impact.

Some people tell us that there’s no hope and that the world is about to end. My answer is that there will always be hope as long as there’s action. We can’t just sit and hope. We can’t just witness what’s wrong in the world and hope that someone else will fix it. Whether it is sending money, showing your support or taking to social media to call for help and donations, help in a big or small way is what I believe will turn people’s anxiety into a healthier and positive reaction.

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So let's turn the negative into a positive!

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    Minnie Not Mouse
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    FINALLY! I see this happening more and more in the US as well. My school now has pad dispensers in the bathrooms (Guys as well)!

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    I also have an app called WHOLE. WHOLE is a self-care mobile app that leverages science-backed techniques to help people build and maintain healthy habits... oh, and it’s also free and fun. The main features of WHOLE include daily mood tracking, social journaling, and a habit builder aimed at helping us develop and maintain behaviors that lead to better mental health.

    We created the app because we felt the need of a simple mental health companion, offering content and tools to help develop habits that can lead towards a happier life.

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    During the year 2022, I loved the news of an autonomous drone that saved its first heart attack patient in Sweden by delivering a defibrillator three minutes after the alarm was raised.

    The drone is part of Everdrone’s Emergency Medical Aerial Delivery Service – an experimental program being run in certain regions of Sweden that automatically dispatches drones carrying defibrillators to suspected cardiac events.

    The program is an attempt to address the issue of wait times for emergency services to arrive to cardiac events, where every minute is crucial to survival.

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    Richard Wareham
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It would be nice if there were still buses running! In a great many rural areas - where you would be most likely to see bees - no buses run any more.

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    With all of that being said, besides my current projects, I also love to cook and travel. Especially after COVID, I felt the need to see more of the world and meet more people and discover more cultures. And of course, try new foods!:)

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do you know who gave the most money to this cause? A coalition of American universities that include but are not limited too: Auburn, LSU, Missouri, Memphis, and Clemson. What do these schools have in common? They all have "Tigers" as their mascot.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Too bad they didn't ban Elon Musk before his father drilled his mother/s

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    close call, now we just need to make sure they don't become endangered again.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Infrastructure needa to be in place to support this and our current infrastructure projects do not align. A car park being built.may come.with 10% of spaces being EV. Even then they arent necessarily going to be rapid charging. Then its not just as simple as wiring more in as you need the network to be able to cope so you need to upgrade the electrical infrastructure significantly. Thats before we even get onto people being able to afford these cars and the environmental impact of constructing them.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Meanwhile - US Town Rejects Solar Panels, Worried They Will "Suck up All the Energy from the Sun."

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Dutch city of Haarlem will soon be the first city in the world to ban the advertising of meat products in public places. The ban was proposed last year by the party GroenLinks and will take effect in 2024. The move is intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds interesting. Not covered by health insurance but seems to have a 1% positive /negative result which is amazing for any medical test.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like my mother was right then, whoever would have thought....

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yay! Though I'm not vegetarian or vegan, these products really help me because I'm dairy intolerant. Oat milk FTW!

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hopefully the retrenched employees are able to find work 7 years earlier than anticipated.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But then won't they have to cut down trees to get the wood? I'm not trying to be a smart a**, I really want to know.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least eight coalmining projects in Great Barrier Reef catchments and floodplains have been exempted from requiring environmental impact statements by the Queensland government, with six already gaining state environmental approval. November 2022.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ehh…. As a woman, gender equality is great. However.. we really should be giving corporate board seats to those who are best fitted for the job, regardless of gender.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Rats have also been trained to find landmines, they are small enough that they don't set off the mines and can accurately clear an ares a lot quicker than humans can.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well done Spain. I am definitely in favor of us respecting the life and health of our pets....but it also shows how rich and therefore how much mental surplus we have in the western world when we have the surplus to look after our pets. In some other parts of the world, people have to use all their energy to save their children, and sometimes they didn't succeed anyway.❤😢😭❤

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Our house was struck by lightening recently and we lost a modem, 6 month old washing machine and cctv cameras. It was disappointing that nothing could be repaired or in the case of the washer, no repair guarantee provided and initial guarantee voided. (We’ve decided to never use fisher and paykel again).

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We really have to demonize the actions of the industrialists of the last 4-5 generations.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In related news... snack vending machines are being emptied at a rate never experienced

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Based on super smeller Joy Milne, a nurse who could identify Parkinson patients by their smell alone. The scientists believed that the scent may be caused by a chemical change in skin oil, known as sebum, that is triggered by the disease.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i realize the worms are probably in a box but i just imagined someone trying to just, barefisted shove worms through a letterbox

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would take a good veggie burger over a real beef burger or chicken burger any day.

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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Booze saved human lives during Medieval plagues, and now are saving plants during Modern times.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dad would love this. My mother would hate it. My husband would want to know if it's got boobs (just kidding) (slightly)

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't have to tell me! I always feel good when I help others, even if it's just letting a car into traffic.

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    Yet she can’t (won’t)define what a woman is, which is so easy a 5 year old can do it. Adult female.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yay! Progress for worker's rights that also benefit families, the environment, and society as a whole!

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now we need couple of trillions of tons of it and dump it into the sea to get rid of the microplastic

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He advocated for peaceful protests, yet idiots still want to trash stores, vehicles, and other property.

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