Happy New Year! May the next 12 months bring you peace and joy and blessing.

Here are a handful of hopeful articles to get your 2026 started on a positive note. I especially recommend the first one which I found deeply inspiring.

  • All the news the media missed in 2025 fixthenews.com (via Miraz Jordan.)

  • “The right kind of optimism is disciplined. It begins with the premise that action changes outcomes, then organizes institutions, incentives, and narratives to make that premise true.” mongabay.com.

  • The Sydney I know isn’t like what they’re showing on the news writingslowly.com.