I’m a generally positive person, but lemme tell you these past few weeks have been a bit of a downer. Maybe it’s the end of the summer. Maybe it’s because my baby is officially in preschool.

Maybe it’s also because people who spew hate gain popularity and the oppressed and marginalized continue to suffer the consequences. And I feel so powerless in the wake.

So I decided to pull together a few stories that remind me that people are awesome.

We need each other, friends. Let love be the mark we leave on this world.

1. Gloucester, MA Police are making a difference in the fight against opioid addiction – by treating addicts as people with an illness, not criminals.

2. Iceland Caps Syrian Refugees at 50; More Than 10,000 People Respond With Support for Syrian Refugees

3. When Mexicans crossed our border to feed Americans in need

What stories have captured your heart this week?