It’s very easy to look around at the headlines and come to the conclusion that our world is a massive pile of trash. It’s even easier to become a little jaded and cynical about it. However, it’s always worth taking a little time to look around and remind yourself that there is a whole lot of good on this Earth that is worth celebrating. Hopefully, these pictures make you realize just that. Try not to be grinning like an idiot by the end of the list, I dare you.

1. “5-Year-Old Shon Dresses Up To Help Street Cats Because ‘It Makes Him Feel Like A Superhero For Animals”

2. Always Remember Mexico Sent Aid To The U.S. After Hurricane Katrina

3. “Was Reading At A Coffee Shop And Saw This Guy Looking Up Vet Services For An Injured Sparrow He Had Just Found”

4. An Honorable Business Owner

5. The Pigeons Were Crowding This Horse’s Bucket So He Dumped Out Some Feed For Them

6. Staying Til The End Of The Credits

7. This 92-Year-Old Husband Making A Card For His 93 Year-Old-Wife

8. 15-Year-Old Anthony Borges Saved The Lives Of 20 Classmates When He Used His Body To Hold The Classroom Door During The Florida Shooting. The Gunman Fired Through The Door, Hitting Him Five Times. What A Hero.

9. A Kenyan Woman Who Found Her Childhood Friend Addicted To Drugs And Helped Him Through Rehab

10. We Need More ‘Evil’ In The World

11. “I Thought I Was Calling My Mom But I Had The Wrong Number And…”

12. During Times Of Drought, This Man Drives Hours To Provide Animals Some Much-Needed Water

13. A Very Good Brother

14. A Man Who Tried To Commit Suicide Is Embraced By People Nearby

15. 94 Year-Old Man Built A Pool For The Neighborhood Kids After Losing His Wife Of 66 Years

16. Someone Took The Time To Tape This Raised Piece Of Sidewalk

17. Bill Murray Bought Every Remaining Ticket To A Bluegrass Concert And Handed Them Out To People In Line

18. Five Years Later, A Recovering Drug Addict Returns The Money He Stole

19. This Piece Of Breaking News

20. 17 Years After Saving This Baby From Her Crib During A Fire, The Retired Firefighter Is Invited To Her Graduation

21. “My Dad Surprised My Mom For Their 30th Anniversary And Had A Bench Dedicated To Her At The Park Where They Always Walk Together”

22. Volunteers In Hungary Set Up A Viewing Of Tom And Jerry Cartoons For Syrian Refugees

23. The Dog’s Favorite Toy Is Santa And She Got To Meet Him

h/t: Petty Mayo