Vol. 4 Issue 12: Don't be afraid to explore the entire range...

All too often, our news, social media feeds, and even our conversations with friends and family are centered around anxiety-filling and rage-inducing content. It can be so difficult to believe good things happen every day when the things reported or shared are examples of the worst humanity has to offer.

That’s why we started Real Positive Vibes. We wanted to create a haven inside your inbox to share some good news with you. We hope that while you read our newsletter, you can recharge and feel refreshed.

In His service, Chaplain Michelle

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The mission of Real Positive Vibes, RPV, is to help society move toward goodness, finding it within themselves by seeing it in others. RPV is a service of Church Builders Bible Training Center whose mission is to help each person discover their vision for life, find their passion, and focus their purpose. Our beliefs are interdenominational. We are unapologetic about our non-religious Christ-centeredness. Find out more: bibletc.com/vision

60 to 90 Degrees

When I was a child riding in the car with my parents I remember them talking about the thermostat in the car. Even though every model doesn't show the exact temperature, in general, the range is from 60 to 90 degrees (Fahrenheit). Or Dark blue to red as I also thought of it as a child. My Dad always favored turning the dial all the way from one end of the dial to the other. My Mom on the other hand tended to slide the dial all along the middle ranges on either the hot or the cold side almost never touching the tips.

What I learned watching them and what I want to share with you is that there are 30 degrees between 60 and 90. Each of them has its value, each of them has its moment, and each of them is useful. Often in life we live and make choices in a binary way, it has to be 60 or 90, hot or cold. And we forget about all the options that exist outside of that. So I encourage you to explore 65, 72, 81, or even go off-scale and see if 54 or 100 suits you.

Find what feels right at the moment. You have a range of options and opportunities to explore, don't let anything stop you from trying them all.

Email us and let us know how you bring a little positivity to your life. We would love to hear it and we may feature you in a future issue.

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Alabama community loves deaf Waffle House cook who taught his co-workers to use sign language

A story out of Hope Hull, Alabama, originally reported by WSFA, shows that when companies give deaf people the opportunity to excel at their jobs, beautiful things can happen.

Pookie White, who is deaf, was a dishwasher at the Hope Hull Waffle House and wanted to get promoted to cook. But management was worried that it would be difficult for him and the staff because he wouldn’t be able to hear the orders.

However, management gave him a shot and he’s been doing a fantastic job on the grill. “I wondered how it was going to work,” Waffle House area manager Michael Clements told WSFA. To bridge the communication gap, White taught his co-workers some sign language and they enthusiastically picked it up.

Boy happy as parents show up at school graduation

The importance of showing up for your kids can never be underestimated. Whether it is school plays, graduation, baseball matches, or any other activity kids participate in, their confidence and happiness skyrocket if they see their parents in the audience. A video posted on Reddit by u/FuturisticFighting is proof that showing up for children matters a lot. The video begins at a graduation ceremony where a little boy is walking to his designated seat.

Magician changes his act so a visually impaired man can experience it for the first time

Pro magician Kevin Li has dazzled audiences, celebrities and even heavy hitters in the industry like Penn and Teller with his impressive sleight of hand displays.

However, Li would tell you that one of his “most memorable” performances wasn’t for a sold out crowd, but for a single person who might normally miss out on his gifts.

A video posted to Li's TikTok shows Li offering up a magic trick to a man who is vision impaired. At first, the man politely declined, saying, “I’m blind, so the magic won’t work for me."

Without missing a beat, Li replied, “I really want you to experience the magic right now. So let’s try something.”

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