Me pressing send every week knowing Positive DONUT is about to hit your inbox and brighten up your Tuesday:

The news has felt pretty heavy lately, and I know it can be exhausting to be online. So here's your (signed) permission slip to sit back, take a deep breath, and enjoy some good things happening in the world. If you look out for it, it really is all around.

Let me know which stories and sections are your favorite, and have a fantastic week!🥰

—Kailyn

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Forget rice or rose petals—one Texas judge is making courthouse weddings pop.

Most courthouse weddings are short, official affairs. But Judge Adam Swartz at the North Dallas Government Center has one secret weapon for turning routine drab to fab: a $20 bubble gun.

How this bubbled up

When Swartz was first elected in 2022, he wanted to make the unions he officiated feel less like a paperwork pit stop, and more like a real celebration. He tapped into his theater background, added music (anything from Michael Bublé to Whitney Houston), and—his favorite—bubbles. Now, when he pronounces a couple married, the gavel lands just as the room fills with shimmer.

• A video of his bubble ritual went viral on Instagram, with one commenter declaring, “Judge Swartz with his bubble gun is an icon.” 
• Couples have started requesting him by name, sometimes planning their whole courthouse stop around snagging “the bubble judge.”

It’s not just for show: Swartz has presided over ~3,000 unions since joining the bench, sometimes doing five to eight in a single day—right alongside eviction cases and traffic disputes.

• For Swartz, the weddings aren’t just a lighthearted break, they’re the most meaningful part of his job. “If you’re talking about my day-to-day impact on the community and people’s lives,” he says, “this makes all the difference in the world.”
• Theatrics aside, he puts care into every ceremony, scrolling through couples’ photo albums on the courtroom’s big screen, welcoming guests, and even tearing up himself.

His goal? To make courthouse ‘I dos’ feel less like paperwork, more like a movie moment.

P.S. Thanks so much to subscriber Michelle W. for suggesting this story!

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🐻 A bear walked into an ice cream parlor in California…and the strawberry never stood a chance.

Thankfully, Fuzzy made it out safely without causing any damage to the shop. Read the whole story here.

🐾❤️ 75 residents of a Wisconsin senior living community teamed up to adopt a scrappy little Shih Tzu found wandering the streets with mange. “Bear,” as he's now known, splits his days between cuddles, belly rubs, and soaking up the collective love of an entire retirement home.

🌳 Ohio just launched one of its largest private land protection initiatives, preserving ~3,000 acres of Appalachian foothill forest and opening it to the public.

🥹 Someone chopping onions? See the moment a 10-year-old student gets called to the principal’s office—but not for what you’d expect.

Just breathe like one. Box breathing is a simple and effective mindfulness technique that you can do anywhere. Let’s try it together.

To get started: Make sure you’re seated upright with your feet flat on the floor. Try to be in a stress-free, quiet environment where you can focus on your breathing. Keep your hands relaxed in your lap, palms facing up, and focus on sitting up straight.

• Step 1: Slowly exhale
• Step 2: Slowly inhale
• Step 3: Hold your breath
• Step 4: Exhale again
• Step 5: Hold your breath again

If you need help with the timing (or are just a visual person like me), try breathing along with the GIF above for a few moments. Enjoy!

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Welcome to What's Your Win, the section of the newsletter where we get to celebrate all of the positive news happening right here within our DONUT community.

There's always something to celebrate, and reading your wins each week makes me think of what I'm grateful for in my own life. Let's get started!

📚 Ariel R. from Tucson, Arizona, is reveling in an amazing month…

• “I wrote a while ago about finishing writing my dissertation. Well I have now completed all revisions, submitted the final draft and successfully defended. I am officially a doctor now (PhD)! AND a few days after I successfully defended my husband and I set off for England for our wedding! We then spent two weeks cruising around Spain and Italy on our honeymoon and just returned home last night. Soon I will be starting a full time research scientist position at my university. So much positivity over the last month.”

🏠 Margaret W. from Florida is making moves…

• “I've been living in the same place for 13 years, and now I'm moving to a new town, leaving my roommate to start a new adventure and live by myself. I haven't lived by myself in 13 years. Looking forward to good things happening.”

😎 Audrey B. is moving forward in her career…

• “I started a new job!”

Note: Some responses may have been slightly edited for clarity.

In honor of this past weekend’s Emmy Awards, here are some TV-themed trivia questions.

1. Which TV series included the phrase “Go where no man has gone before” in its title sequence?
2. What is the name of Sabrina’s cat in Sabrina the Teenage Witch?
3. For how many seasons did The Oprah Winfrey Show run?
4. Which of the six main characters on the TV show Friends never got married?
5. Who won the first season of American Idol?

Share your own wins... If you take a moment to slow down and recognize the good things in your life, you'll notice there really is always something to be thankful for🥰. 

And, if you feel compelled to share, let us know what you're feeling especially grateful for or proud of right here. Nothing is too small or insignificant to celebrate, and we promise to be your biggest hype-people😎.

Submit your or a loved one's wins here for a chance to be featured in next week's newsletter.

1. Star Trek
2. Salem
3. 25
4. Joey
5. Kelly Clarkson