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Today: a woman celebrates her 100th handmade blanket for newborns, Jane Goodall’s grandson shares a hopeful lesson about creating change, and a remarkable rescue otter puts his unusual talents to work helping others.

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A gift of comfort, one stitch at a time

A woman in West Yorkshire has crocheted her 100th handmade blanket for newborns at her local hospital’s maternity unit in a tradition of comfort that has touched hundreds of families. Eliz Sandalls, who is registered blind, began donating the blankets to Bradford Royal Infirmary after surgeons there helped preserve some of her remaining sight.

Each blanket takes nearly three days to make and is carefully wrapped before being gifted to new parents. For Sandalls, the project is a way to give back to the hospital that cared for her. For the families who receive them, the blankets carry warmth and the quiet generosity of someone they've never met.

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The philosophy guiding a new generation of conservationists

Renowned conservationist Jane Goodall’s grandson Merlin Van Lawick is helping carry forward her legacy while sharing one of her most enduring lessons on hope. In a recent interview with Mongabay, Van Lawick reflected on his grandmother’s belief that meaningful change begins with individual action, no matter how small.

Van Lawick works at the Jane Goodall Institute across conservation science, communications, and youth leadership programs in Tanzania, helping communities and young people develop their own solutions to environmental challenges. His perspective offers a steadier message: progress becomes possible when people come together with a shared purpose.

This search-and-rescue specialist has whiskers

A search-and-rescue organization in Florida has found an unlikely new team member: a trained otter named Splash. According to WWSB, the two-year-old otter uses his remarkable underwater sensing abilities to assist rescue teams in low-visibility waterways where traditional search methods can be limited.

Splash is believed to be one of the first otters trained for this type of work, the result of years of experimentation by his handler, Michael Hadsell. He is an example of innovation starting with curiosity, where some of the most useful talents come from a place we’d least expect.

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A growing case for slowing down

The desire to slow down is becoming something bigger than a wellness trend. Nice News explores how more people are embracing the idea of a “soft life,” one centered on rest, joy, and living in alignment with personal values.

Experts say the deeper goal isn’t simply escaping burnout, but building a lifestyle that leaves less need to recover from it in the first place. Whether that looks like spending more time in nature, protecting moments of pause, or focusing on what matters most, the idea reflects a shift many people seem to be craving: a slower, more sustainable way of moving through the world.

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The happiness habits worth practicing

What if feeling happier had less to do with major life changes and more to do with a handful of intentional actions? Expert Mark Williamson shared with Positive News five practical habits, from nurturing relationships to practicing realistic optimism, that can improve our own well-being while also positively influencing the people around us.

The advice is refreshingly simple: reach out to a friend, choose kindness, stay curious, and pay closer attention to what truly matters. Rather than treating happiness as something to achieve, Williamson suggests it’s something we can actively cultivate through everyday choices – and especially when those choices help others, too.

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