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I’m Honestly Fed Up With All The Bad News, So I Illustrated 15 Of The Best Ones About The Coronavirus Situation
Positive news has the ability to strengthen our hope, and that's what I want to achieve with this collection; to offer help and support to everyone who is fighting the coronavirus in every sense of the word.
We are in this together and we will get through this together.
Some time ago, I created The Happy Broadcast as a counter to all the hate and fear that swirl around the world. Since then, I've been illustrating positive, anxiety-free news which I see as an antidote to the doom and gloom we see and hear in the media.
The Happy Broadcast is a form of celebration, showing that we can all make a positive impact. So, given the difficult circumstances we're all facing, here's a series, dedicated exclusively to the pandemic.
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Coronavirus has the world on edge as the outbreak is now a global pandemic. While some people may be more susceptible to becoming ill with the coronavirus than others, none of us are immune to the pervading sense of anxiety that has taken hold of the world.
So I decided to use my good news platform, The Happy Broadcast, to focus on stories about people uniting in friendship and solidarity or climate/animal-related news to keep things in perspective. It’s a stressful period but we can take a second, breathe deep and look at some of the positive things going on.
My mission of helping people's mental health through sharing happy and positive news is more important than ever so I’ve dedicated most of my time to this. I’m in my seventh week of quarantine in Los Angeles myself, keeping in touch with my family in Italy.
Hey keyboard warriors, unless you are a Chinese or an expert on Chinese culture please don't make bold statements like "it's too ingrained in the culture." That is offensive to the majority of Chinese, like myself, who have known no such a thing as dog eating culture. It is as generalizing and as ridiculously wrong as saying white people are all narcissistic white supremacists because it is "in their culture" - see how wrong that sounds? Thanks.
Fake news and misinformation are in vogue more than ever and misleading clues, ranging from unscientific health advice to inaccurate figures about the victims of the disease have made their way to the pages of newspapers and news websites and airwaves of TV and radio stations. Very seldom is positive news shared by major broadcasting companies but I’ve also seen the birth of many social outlets focused on highlighting the positive stories of the people in lockdown.
There’s a thin line between being aware and living in constant fear and anxiety. You don't have to be constantly seeking information. Get the facts, not the rumors and listen to public health experts who can help navigate the path ahead. For that reason, I just launched a newsletter full of optimism and unbiased fact-checked stories.
And that kids shouldn't worry because they were immune. I though it was the cutest thing ever :).
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Meanwhile in America, the President told his citizens to try injecting themselves with disinfectant. I wish my country's leader gave reassurance about wholesome things like this.
Fingers crossed that all his die-hard supporters give it a try
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This is the same woman who rides her bike to work, and who brought her newborn baby to work with her.
This is a good read, ending with some simple, yet probably extremely important words; "since the very best leaders are both strong and decisive and capable of displaying feeling, women could, perhaps, “lead the way in showing that these are not competing and conflicting attributes, but complementary – and necessary for good leadership" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/25/why-do-female-leaders-seem-to-be-more-successful-at-managing-the-coronavirus-crisis
This is the kind of leadership we need. People who care about the children. People who care about the happiness of our communities as well as the country's well-being. The New Zealand Prime Minister, the Prime Minister or Quebec, and the leader of Western Australia have all issued statements like this. These are the passionate leaders we need in this pandemic.
Sorry, no. We have our own nutbars without adding millions more.
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She's great! I'm so proud of her and her leadership in these times! I love this country :)
The children are in need, they would not understand, so very confusing !!!
New Zealand also asked people to put Teddy Bears in their windows. This happened so when adults take their young children for a walk they can go 'on a teddy bear hunt'. The Prime Minister also has one sitting in one of her windows. It's a great idea to make a boring walk more exciting for young ones.
It's such a lovely idea! I love going on walks and seeing them around :)
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They make so called laws to pull the wool over the Occidentales, that's all, nothing real changes. To eat dog meat is considered in China very chic and it's supposed to make you strong . The Asian countries are very backwards in many ways. They still eat rhinoceros horn instead of Viagra also tigre testicles, bears are equipped with a water faucet into their gall blade, to drain the bile to cure all sort of diseases, I could go on and on about this subject of using animal parts for some absurd medicine.
I'm a little worried about the nurses and doctors who are coming out of retirement. A lot of them will be elderly and at higher risk of death from coronavirus. Stay at home everyone!
People have to stay home from work to stop the spread of the virus, yet people are running out of money because they can’t work. Maybe we should re-examine our economic model and think of a better one that is not focus on profit and will help us when we need it.
Who is "us" in this? Many countries pay unemployment benefits to out-of-work workers and issue special corona-related payments too.
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So don't drink the Lysol yet. Or inject any bleach. Maybe that Asteroid heading our way will hit our own Dr. Mengele before he starts any more experimenting on us, his endless supply of lab rats.
Not the right time to joke at all for those who have fallen for that weak excuse.
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I wonder how many animals will be off the endangered species list after this
I am a superhero! Ha! It feels pretty good to say that. But the REAL superheroes are working in the hospitals, in almost every hospital on the planet. Let us make sure that the nursing professionals also get to get paid well enough for the important work they do. No amount of praise pays any bills whatsoever, money does.
Glad to see so many good stories coming out of this Pandemic, we need more.
For a story that was supposed to be upbeat and positive, there sure are a lot of negative comments. Can you not find anything positive to say you Debbie Downers?
@Peter Bear, I was ready to up-vote your comment - until I got to the last few words, that is. When you resort to name-calling that automatically voids all of the rest of your comment of any meaningfulness.
Load More Replies... This was great, well done, when I think, back in history, the serious health issues, without modern medicine, there were some horrific times, we will get through this !!!
I took a long walk through my neighborhood this morning and saw many drawings of rainbows in the windows of houses. I thought of the kids inside, but didn't realize the message until now. A wonderful message to deliver...
It's kind of a toss up which is worse. The bad news or the constant, forced happy, happy, joy, joy c**p.
People have to stay home from work to stop the spread of the virus, yet people are running out of money because they can’t work. Maybe we should re-examine our economic model and think of a better one that is not focus on profit and will help us when we need it.
Who is "us" in this? Many countries pay unemployment benefits to out-of-work workers and issue special corona-related payments too.
Load More Replies... So don't drink the Lysol yet. Or inject any bleach. Maybe that Asteroid heading our way will hit our own Dr. Mengele before he starts any more experimenting on us, his endless supply of lab rats.
Not the right time to joke at all for those who have fallen for that weak excuse.
Load More Replies... I wonder how many animals will be off the endangered species list after this
I am a superhero! Ha! It feels pretty good to say that. But the REAL superheroes are working in the hospitals, in almost every hospital on the planet. Let us make sure that the nursing professionals also get to get paid well enough for the important work they do. No amount of praise pays any bills whatsoever, money does.
Glad to see so many good stories coming out of this Pandemic, we need more.
For a story that was supposed to be upbeat and positive, there sure are a lot of negative comments. Can you not find anything positive to say you Debbie Downers?
@Peter Bear, I was ready to up-vote your comment - until I got to the last few words, that is. When you resort to name-calling that automatically voids all of the rest of your comment of any meaningfulness.
Load More Replies... This was great, well done, when I think, back in history, the serious health issues, without modern medicine, there were some horrific times, we will get through this !!!
I took a long walk through my neighborhood this morning and saw many drawings of rainbows in the windows of houses. I thought of the kids inside, but didn't realize the message until now. A wonderful message to deliver...
It's kind of a toss up which is worse. The bad news or the constant, forced happy, happy, joy, joy c**p.
