The Happiness Report (2.15.22)

‘Late Bloomer’: 97-year-old B.C. Resident Smashes Swimming Records

B.C. resident Betty Brussel has so many medals for swimming, she’s lost track of them.

“I don’t know where these are from,” said Brussel, looking over a handful at her kitchen table in the Lower Mainland.

Most are gold — Brussel usually stands at the top of the podium — but what’s really impressive is the fact she didn’t start swimming competitively until she was 68.

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Source: Global News

Woman Delivers Flowers To Widows Every Valentine's Day

39-year-old Ashley Manning is a florist in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Last year, she started her "Valentine's Day Widow Outreach" by asking her followers on Instagram to send her names and addresses of widows so she could bring them flower arrangements.

She ended up delivering 121 arrangements, even though her goal was just 25.

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Source: Sunny Skyz

NFL Star Turns “heartbreak Into Magic” By Escorting 11-yr-old To Daddy-daughter Dance

Last year was a tough one for Audrey Soape and her family.

The 11-year-old from Austin, Texas, lost her father and her grandfather within a few weeks of each other. Her family has been in mourning ever since, so when a formal father-daughter dance at their church came up, her mom, Holly Soape, was determined to make it an event Audrey would never forget.

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Source: Inspire More

Banjo Player Serenades A Fox In Colorado – Watch It Come Back For An Encore

Every musician hopes for an attentive audience—but how about if that audience consists of a wild and curious fox? 

Colorado’s Andy Thorn loves nature and music, and recently decided to take his banjo out to his yard in the foothills above Boulder for sunset. What happened next was a curious meeting that feels straight out of the classic children’s book The Little Prince.

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Source: Good News Network

Instacart Shopper Being Hailed As A Hero For Likely Saving Elderly Customer's Life

When one Instacart employee decided to go with her gut and out of her comfort zone, she may have saved a couple lives in the process.

In a viral TikTok that has garnered over 16.5 million views since being posted on Feb. 1, Jessica Higgs, a mom from Georgia, opened up about how she listened to her intuition during a recent food delivery.

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Source: TODAY