The Happiness Report (11.29.22)

Cuban-born UPS driver whose reaction to first paycheck went viral says he feels "grateful"

A UPS driver went viral after his wife filmed him opening his first paycheck in the United States. Yoel Diaz told CBS News he was so excited because he could barely fill his refrigerator before immigrating from Cuba.

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Source: CBS

Formerly Blind Dog Is So Happy To See His Dad's Face Again After Surgery

For the past several months, this dog named Bob lived in a world obscured. What began as a mild case of cataracts in both of Bob’s eyes eventually worsened to the point where he couldn’t see at all.

Bob had gone blind — and it weighed heavy on his spirit.

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Source: The Dodo

Guy forgot to change his address in his Chipotle app and it resulted in the sweetest exchange

Sometimes the silliest of mistakes can result in the sweetest of coincidences.

Shahid Davis had ordered dinner from the Chipotle app and was checking on the map to see how far away the driver was when he realized that the driver was half a continent away. Davis had been staying at a hotel in Iowa the last time he ordered, and he forgot to go back and change the delivery address to his home in Hagerstown, Maryland. He contacted Chipotle, but the customer service person told him they couldn't do anything since it was already out for delivery.

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Source: Upworthy

Teacher Literally Steps Up So Wheelchair-Using Student Can Take The Spotlight

When Casey Hubbard was growing up, he loved watching his older brother perform as a member of their school’s marching band.

Casey always admired the synchronized performances of the band, and as a trumpet player, he dreamed of following in his brother’s footsteps when he got to Southmoore High School in Moore, Oklahoma.

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Source: Inspire More

Why I'm Celebrating Christmas Early This Year

“I’ve always been a strictly after Thanksgiving girl.

But here we are, early November, my yard is full of leaf piles for jumping and… a great big Santa with twinkling bushes behind.

We don’t yet have a Christmas tree through the front door; we probably will wait on that one, but we have the mistletoe hanging in the foyer. We have garland and lights over the mantle.

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Source: Love What Matters