Vol. 4 Issue 16: Deprecation isn't as funny as we want it to be...

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

You aren't stupid...

All of us, forget things or make mistakes some times. It is a part of life and being human. In those moments of forgetfulness or mistake, your instinct is to berate or put yourself down. Don't think so? Raise your hand (🙋🏿) if you've ever said something like this to yourself:

Ugh, I'm so stupid!
I can't do anything, right!
[insert name here] you have to get yourself together!

Any of those sound familiar? While you're thinking bout it I'll go first (🙋‍♀️). I do it all the time and the saddest part is that I don't even notice most of the time. But today, I caught myself. I have been meaning to discus something with my boss for days now. I even wrote a note to remind myself to talk to her about it this morning. But things are busy these days and we are all running in and out of the office constantly so I didn't think of it until the day was nearly over. When it flooded to the front of mind as I remembered, instinctively, I went to smack my forehead and say "I'm so stupid!" But I caught myself, and I stopped.

Instead, today I said, "I'm smart but I forget things sometimes." It is a truer and kinder statement. It is what I would say to a friend if they told be the story. So I want to encourage you, don't call yourself names or put yourself down, even if you think you're joking. Because the more you say and hear something the more that becomes your reality. We are human, humans forget, humans make mistakes. Being human doesn't make us stupid and we have to stop saying that it does.

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Researchers Harness Sunlight to Produce Both Power and Food—Using Light to Improve Each Harvest

Scientists working in techno-agriculture have found that by covering crops with canopies of translucent solar panels, they can separate the light which generates energy from the light that leads to photosynthesis in plants.

This not only means a farmer could generate solar energy and crops at the same time, but better crops, and more energy than could be achieved with the two operations separately.

K-9 detective included in school yearbook photos

Talk about the cutest yearbook photo ever! K-9 Detective Gibbs was included in the Camp Hill School District’s yearbook photos.

The Camp Hill Police Department shared the photo, saying what a great job Gibbs did posing. According to the scholarship page that pays for Gibbs’ ongoing care, the dog heads to school every day “bringing smiles, compassion and support to all our Camp Hill students.”

Cancer Plummets, Guinea Worm Eradicated, Bye-Bye Ebola—3 Huge Wins for Humanity

2022 saw major advances, and even victories in the efforts to combat several diseases, from industrialized to tropical ones.

Starting at home, a study last year found that US cancer deaths had declined by 33% since 1991. This is equivalent to around 3.8 million people alive thanks to various efforts to combat the disease family.

The report was authored by the American Cancer Society, and published in the journal CA. American Cancer Society CEO Karen Knudsen called the drop “truly formidable,” while the report attributed the fall to the development of better treatments, the reduction in smoking habits, and earlier detection methods.

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