Hey, Positive DONUT Fam! In case nobody told you today: 

Can you believe we're already at the end of January? I hope you had an amazing week and are ready for a newsletter chock-full of everything GOOD.

Times can be tough, so I hope you're taking care of yourself. At the very least, allow yourself a few minutes today to just read through these stories and soak up a bit of positivity. You deserve it! 

As always, let me know which sections are your favorites. I love heading from you🥰.

- Kailyn

P.S. Did something exciting happen in your life this week? Submit it here (or reply to this email) for a chance to be featured in a future newsletter. 

🚀⏰ Ready, Set, Go: Today's newsletter should take around 2.80 enjoyable minutes to read.

I have amazing strength within me. Beautiful things are coming my way.

Hunter Moore has been bullied most of his life. The 16-year-old high schooler has dystonic cerebral palsy due to a stroke he suffered at nine months old. 

• Hunter's condition left him partially paralyzed on the left side of his body, and doctors told his parents he would have issues trying to walk, would never run, and would be raised in a wheelchair.

The family moved regularly due to the father's job in the military, and Hunter struggled to make friends. He often dealt with bullies teasing him over his condition. 

As long as Hunter can remember, however, he's wanted to prove them all wrong.

• He shared that his parents "always told me that I can do anything that I set my mind to and that I should never let Cerebral Palsy define me." 
• And after placing first in both natural and disabled body building competitions last year, he's done just that. 

🏈 No limit... Hunter isn't just a bodybuilder; he's also an accomplished athlete. The high-schooler has played seven years of soccer, five years of flag football, and tackle football since 7th grade. He's the long snapper on his JV football team.

• While Hunter knows his body is different than most people's, he takes it as a creative challenge at the gym and on the field. Whether it's chest pressing with one arm or deadlifting with his left arm hooked around the bar, he always finds a way to make it happen. 

📝 Bottom line: Hunter's biggest inspiration is his dad, who always encouraged the teen to work through his challenges and never give up.

Hunter was nervous for his first competition – especially with the onstage posing – but he went through with it anyway thanks to his father's support.

• "I faced my fears and did it anyway," he shared, "and while I was posing on stage I looked out and saw my dad crying with pride." 
• "The message that I want to give others is to never back down. Do not let others define you and never let a medical situation define you. Fear nothing, try everything, and 'Prove Them All Wrong!'”

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Wisconsin mom Analysia Beck was not expecting to welcome her third bundle of joy as early as she did. 

She started going into labor with two young kids at home – and by the time the babysitter arrived and she and her husband made it into the car, she was well into contractions. To make matters worse, they faced a massive snowstorm on their way to the hospital. 

🍟 Do you want fries with that?... Analysia's husband, Daniel, was forced to pull into a McDonald's parking lot. She climbed into the backseat, while he called the paramedics.

• Baby Micah was born soon after, with paramedics there to whisk the mom and baby to the hospital. Both are healthy and doing well. 

🍔 Coming soon to a McDonald's near you: Micah has already garnered the nicknames "Little McNugget" and "Little McFlurry." And while the latter is no Grimace Shake, sources tell us that the possibility of it hitting the McD's menu has the purple monster quaking in his proverbial boots.

⚡️ Born to build... Lanny Smoot is an inventor through and through. The Disney Imagineer invented the extendable lightsaber now used in Disney Live Entertainment, and is the creator of 106 patents and counting. For all his work, Lanny earned himself a spot in the National Inventors Hall of Fame this year.

🛶 Hidden treasure... Twenty-eight years ago, Julia Hsia was visiting Arizona when she lost her wallet in the Salt River. But, like a misplaced phone, it wasn't actually lost. Just last month, it was found by Dr. Jeremy Bingham – who was able to get the wallet back to its original owner almost three decades later. 

🍿 Moose on the loose... Last year, employees at a movie theater in Kenai, Alaska, opened their doors to get some fresh air when they were visited by a wild moose – who strolled right in to enjoy some free popcorn.

Personally, I'm a major night owl – always have been. I find myself most productive from the hours of 6pm–1am (might as well call me nocturnal🌝). 

Whether your brain power is highest in the middle of the night like mine or best bright and early in the morning, there are benefits to practicing mindfulness when you're most in-tune with yourself. 

 Check out these journaling prompts for morning vs. evening, and try your hand at the ones that coincide with your schedule. 

What are you waiting for? Grab a pen and get writing... 

☀️ MORNING JOURNAL PROMPTS

1. List five things you're grateful for today
2. How did you sleep? Did you have any dreams worth noting? 
3. What's your intention for the day? 
4. Who do you want to be for yourself and for others? 
5. What are you working towards right now? How can you incorporate that into your day today? 

🌙 EVENING JOURNAL PROMPTS

1. List of things you are proud of yourself for today
2. What's a moment you loved from today?
3. What did you learn today? 
4. What held you back today? 
5. How did you feel moving throughout your day today? Why? 

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Welcome to my personal favorite part of the newsletter, What's Your Win, where we get to celebrate all of the good news happening right here within our DONUT community🥳. 

There's always something to celebrate, and this community is all about finding the joy in the little things. Check out this week's submissions! 

✏️ Crystal M. from Santa Rosa, California, is chasing her dreams...

• "I’ve long dreamed of being a teacher and I’m finally getting my chance. I start teaching my first class next week at the local junior college."

📚 Sofia S. from Thorton, Colorado, is proving that hard work pays off...

• "I got my first A in geometry all year today on a quiz. I'm really bad at math and i really needed this to boost my confidence in myself so i can try harder. It's hard to keep your head up when you get C's or lower. So, yay!"

🫂 Julianne B. from Silver Spring, Maryland, is finding joy in helping others...

• "I ran an MLK Day of Service event on Monday for my local Girl Scout Service Unit. We had over 100 girls running and completing projects to serve the community. Projects included kindness rocks, letters to Ukrainian refugees, bear shaped washcloths for cancer patients, wildflower seed bombs, dog blankets for the local shelter and much much more! All the Scouts enjoyed the event and it was great to make a difference in our community!"

🍩❤️ Philip W. from Pensacola, Florida, is feeling the love for Positive DONUT...

• "I'm an old widowed curmudgeon... l infrequently see little wins in my future except for my weekly Positive Donut!"

(PSA: Some responses have been slightly edited for clarity and length.)

There's always something to celebrate. Whether it be a new job, a heartwarming conversation with a loved one, crossing an item off your bucket list, or simply enjoying your day a little more than usual, we want to hear about it.

Share your day-to-day wins with us here to be featured in next week's newsletter. Who knows? Sharing the positivity in your life might inspire someone to recognize the good in theirs🥰.

Share your wins here.

Put on your thinking caps and take your best shot at the riddles below.

1. Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What am I?
2. What belongs to you, but everyone else uses it?
3. What do you throw out when you want to use it, but take in when you don’t want to use it?

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Hit that reply button and let me know, I read every response. Have a great week!🥰

–Kailyn

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