I was reading a Newsweek article a while back that spoke of the growing need for positive news. Apparently, it’s a real commodity. Go ahead - do a search for “positive news stories.” You’ll be surprised how little you find, relatively speaking.

But guess what? It’s gradually increasing. People can only take traditional, negative news for so long. Our minds and souls have a natural pull toward positivity. It’s good for us!

The best reason to get a healthy dose of good news is that it’s good for you. Studies show that a calm and optimistic mind can have health benefits, like lower blood pressure and deeper sleep.

Which explains why it’s not just me; good news is a pretty hot commodity these days. Of course it’s impossible to find a positive spin on every bit of depressing information that comes across on the cable-news crawl. But organizations that dish up unreported or unnoticed positive stories are becoming hot commodities.

Ode’s circulation (currently just above 100,000) has more than quadrupled in the past year, and Geri Weis-Corbley, who runs a Web site called the Good News Network on a pay-what-you-think-it’s-worth model, says people are definitely in the giving mood.

NBC recently got in the game when they began asking viewers for positive stories to feature on their evening broadcast, which had, like everything else, been thick with depressing recession stories since last fall. They got an overwhelming response.

Source: Newsweek

So it looks like we’re really on to something! Let’s “pay it forward” this 2010 and bring up the positivity level. Remember, it starts with you. A smile, a kind gesture, a hug, a gift, some time, listening, forgiveness, taking care of your environment, being kind to animals - making your own positive news!