Life sucks sometimes. It can be easy only to see the bad things happening in the world because that’s all the media pays attention to. TV screens flash red with the alarming news that makes you feel like the world is crumbling around you, but what we fail to search for amidst the chaos is good. So, here are some pieces of information that will (hopefully) make you feel a little bit better about our world:

On the Australian dairy farm of Barry Costers, a newborn calf has garnered media attention for his one-in-a-million coloring. Happy the cow, despite his inability to produce milk on a dairy farm, has found a purpose in showing off his unique markings that resemble a smiley face. 

While searching for shed antlers to exchange for money in the wilderness of Wyoming, NJCAA wrestler Kendall Cummings and his friends ran into a protective mother grizzly bear who attacked them unprovoked. The bear targeted one of Cummings’ friends and began to charge at him, propelling him over a dozen yards and not letting up in what was related to “dribbling him like a basketball.” Cummings decided to try and shout at the bear—and when that failed, he jumped on the bear’s back! The distraction allowed the friend to run, and Cummings managed to save them both. Wrestling saves lives.

In the Houston Zoo, a 90-year-old tortoise named Mr. Pickles has become a father for the first time with his lovely partner, Mrs. Pickles. Their three babies surprised everyone; if well-taken care of, they could live for up to 150 years. This is fantastic news for critically endangered species, so everybody congratulates the happy couple.

At the Eighth national Our Ocean conference, hosted in Panama, over $20 billion was raised to protect the ocean, specifically for expanding and improving marine-protected areas. In the past, the Our Ocean conferences have raised approximately $108 billion to keep our oceans clean, beautiful, and diverse. 

A man who could not read or write until his late teens became Cambridge’s youngest Black professor at 37. Jason Arday was diagnosed with autism at a young age and was nonverbal until he was 11. Despite doubts that he would ever be able to live independently, he now teaches sociology at one of the world’s most prestigious universities. He is the youngest Black person to do it. Arday remembers thinking when he was younger, “If I don’t make it as a football player, then I want to save the world.” He proves that making a difference is possible for everybody.

Don’t forget to look for the good in the world today—it’s all around!