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Five years ago, Debbie LaFleur and her husband, Joseph, lost their beloved Yorkshire Terrier named Kingston. 

The spoiled Yorkie enjoyed sitting on a swinging chair on the porch of their Lake Charles, Louisiana, home, loved vanilla ice cream, and even had a tiny miniature navy blue jersey that said “KINGSTON” on the back in white letters. Needless to say, the missing Kingston was very loved.

The couple searched and searched for their boy to no avail, ultimately assuming the tiny dog had either been scooped up by another family or lost forever.

• The couple was understandably devastated. Then tragedy struck Debbie again, when Joseph passed unexpectedly two years later.
• As she grieved the loss of her husband, Debbie received an email that Kingston had been found—half a decade later. The widow thought it was a joke. 

An adventure to rival Homeward Bound…It turns out, Kingston had gone on quite the journey. 

• He showed up 250 miles away at the Kappa Sigma house at the University of Southern Mississippi, and had been adopted by the fraternity brothers as one of their own. They even gave him an honorary induction into the Greek organization👆.
• The young men named the “stray” Benji and spoiled him rotten during his time at the frat house. It wasn’t until one of the brothers brought the dog into the vet for a routine checkup that they discovered he had a microchip with Debbie’s info on it.

The fraternity brothers contacted Debbie as soon as they found out, promising her they would care for Kingston/Benji until she could make the four-hour drive to the school to pick him up.

The reunion: When Debbie walked up to the house earlier this month, Kingston was as ecstatic as ever to see his Mom. And while the fraternity brothers were sad to see their honorary brother go, they were happy to reunite him with his family. 

More than anything, Debbie is grateful to have a piece of her late husband back with her.

• “It has truly helped my grief from losing my husband,” she told the Washington Post ($). “I feel like I have a piece of him back with Kingston.”

+Note: This story was previously published in an April 2025 edition.

I couldn't function without my morning coffee—until my body started rejecting it. Shakes/anxiety, stomach issues, sleep disruption, the works. I had to quit completely.

Then I tried Rarebird's dark roast. Game changer. Surprisingly smooth—I actually drink it black now, which blows my mind. No jitters, no stomach upset, just natural energy and focus.

They use PX instead of regular caffeine, so your body doesn't work overtime processing it. Now I look forward to coffee again instead of dreading side effects.

🐠 How do you cheer up a lonely fish? Employees at the Kaikyokan Aquarium in Shimonoseki, Japan, were faced with this tricky question when their sunfish became sick and depressed after the aquarium closed for renovations.

After trying many things to remedy the fish, one employee took a long shot and suggested that maybe the fish was simply lonely. Turns out, they were completely right.

Cardboard cutouts of people’s faces with aquarium uniforms were placed by the glass...and the sunfish perked up overnight and began eating again. All he needed was a little company❤️.

+Note: This story previously appeared in a Jan. 2025 edition.

🫂 Tired, lonely, or depressed? One solutions-focused journalist is arguing for more social prescriptions, AKA professional healthcare referrals for activities and resources in your community to combat common mental health issues.

🪸 There’s hope for our coral reefs: UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, in collaboration with the Jacobs School of Engineering, have developed a gel called SNAP-X, which contains nano-particles that slowly release some of coral larvae’s favorite “smells” into the water to encourage them to grow.

🍕 One Chicago pizzeria is honoring their former customer Pope Leo XIV with a new menu item: “Pope-eroni” Pie. 

+Note: You may have seen these Positive DONUT Holes in yesterday's Daily DONUT. Crossover episode!

Meditating regularly can have some incredible effects on our minds and bodies. While there are many different kinds of meditations, my favorites are typically visualization, where the world comes to life in our mind’s eye. When you have a spare five minutes this week, try out this White Light Visualization Meditation—I’m certain you’ll feel just that little bit better by the end.

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Welcome to What’s Your Win, the section of the newsletter where we celebrate all of the good news happening right here in the Positive DONUT community. I love sharing stories from around the globe, but there’s just something extra special about hearing what’s going on in your lives.

Check out the submissions we received this week!

🏝 Ashley B. from Ypsilanti, Michigan, is finally seeing success turning her yard into a personal oasis...

• "Since 2021, we have been fighting invasive bamboo that surrounds our property and we are finally able to have it removed, buy a riding lawnmower to continue battling any new little pop ups (which feels so grown up), and take back our yard!"

👥💪 Snow S. from Avon, Colorado, already has the coolest name, and is now making some cool friends to boot...

• "For the past two weeks now, I have been attending a summer program at a pretty cool university. The school is over 2,000 miles away from home, and I was so anxious to be away from my family for the whole summer. We're in Week 3, and I have already made so many new friends and had some really valuable experiences. I'm so proud and grateful that I chose to step outside my comfort zone."

Take your best shot at solving the following riddles.

1. What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer?
2. Jared’s father has three sons: Snap, Crackle and…?
3. What type of cheese is made backward?

(keep scrolling for the answers)

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.

1. A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells ⌚️
2. Jared 😉
3. Edam 🧀