The teenage years are when personality and self-expression are especially important, and this organization believes a hospital stay shouldn’t change that. (via NowThis)

Maybe we should be looking for the brand of baggage we want to sign up for rather than trying to avoid people with baggage altogether.

When a lot of people make small contributions, they can add up to make a big difference — and that’s exactly what happened for this one working mom. (via Humankind)

In a tree by the brook, there's a songbird who sings... - Jon Comulada

Winning! The faces of these victorious Olympians prove that pure joy looks the same no matter where you are from.

There isn't one kind that's best, but there might be a kind that's best for you.

Sometimes it takes a big ball of yarn to see just how much connects us. (via We Live Big, a digital short by Daniel Sheire)

As we get ready for a new school year, this letter serves as an important reminder.

Here come the feels! Blind 2-year-old Nicolly underwent an intensive surgery, but she’s now seeing her mom for the first time. (via NowThis)

Did you know that the original "GPS" is actually found in the Pacific salmon?

Duct tape surfing: With a little duct tape and a good friend, this woman who is paraplegic is riding waves. (via www.marktipple.com)

Climb on up! Happy chimps released from medical research are now swinging and playing in their own lush sanctuaries. (via NowThis)

These cards know just what to say when you don't.

See what hundreds of smiling golden retrievers and their even happier human rescuers look like in "Dog Camp," a new "dogumentary." (via Dog Camp)

It's just physiology, and it happens at any age.

Lawyer. Surfer. Badass. Haben is making major waves and advocating for the blind and deaf community. (via NowThis)

It's not proof of Atlantis; it's just another way of controlling their muscles.

Sometimes all it takes is breathing. Sometimes it takes a little more.

Look for the helpers. (via TakePart.com)