Don't mope, have hope: Global stories from 2023 that inspire optimism and delight
We found joy in mail-order chicks, soothing lullabies, a celebration of long-lasting love, the magic touch that can calm a grumpy child (and even a stressed out adult) and beach day in Mogadishu.
Earlier this year, a Goats and Soda reader wrote in with a quote from Garth Stein's The Art of Racing in the Rain: "The car goes where your eyes go."
"It's so important, especially as the news cycle is full of cruelty and suffering, for us to carefully choose what we read, listen to, pay attention to,"
