Positivity Pop-up 2.26.2023

Here's a list of what we covered:

 

* 103-year-old woman celebrates Mardi Gras, watches 80-year-old daughter in parade https://www.fox19.com//2023/02/20/103-year-old-woman-celebrates-mardi-gras-watches-80-year-old-daughter-parade/

 

* 26 Species removed from the endangered list in Australia: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/23/conservation-efforts-celebrated-as-26-australian-species-no-longer-listed-as-threatened

 

* Woman provides to jobs in her bakery to those deemed unemployable by traditional society: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/janies-life-changing-baked-goods-janie-deegan-open-door-hiring-policy-baking-helped-addiction-recovery-new-york-city/

 

* Implant allows people with paralysis to send text messages, online shop, and more using only their thoughts: https://www.pcgamer.com/this-implant-lets-those-with-severe-paralysis-send-texts-and-use-the-internet-with-just-their-minds/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow

 

* Largest 4-day workweek was a huge success! https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/uk-news/2023/02/21/worlds-biggest-four-day-working-week-trial-hailed-a-major-breakthrough/

 

* Dad Jokes: https://parade.com/940979/kelseypelzer/best-dad-jokes/

* Trivia: https://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Literature/Fairy-Tale-Trivia-278771.html

 

Recommendation for the week: The movie 42 - the Jackie Robinson story. I won't promise that the story is always happy, but it is an imporant story to tell. 

 

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