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Kent Burris isn’t your typical food influencer. The 62-year-old Texas highway construction executive spent most of his life sticking to a steady rotation of “meat and potatoes,” and not much else.

But these days, he’s sitting down in Ethiopian and Argentine restaurants and filming his first bites for nearly 400,000 online followers.

He goes by 'Dine.with.kent' online, with his personality doing most of the heavy lifting. “I’m the world’s grandpa,” Burris says, a title his audience has fully embraced. 

Scroll through his comments and you’ll find a steady stream of people saying some version of the same thing: I wish my dad would do this.

• Burris didn’t grow up around much cultural diversity, and for decades his food routine stayed in a tight loop. 
• That only changed after he walked into a Nigerian restaurant near his office, had an experience that didn’t quite click, then decided to give it another shot anyway.

That second visit ended up shaping everything. Instead of playing critic, Burris landed on a simple system: every dish is either “for me” or “not for me.”

And the people can’t get enough. Kent's audience has kept growing as he works his way through cuisines from around the world, often just asking staff what he should order and going with it.

Kent's advice is simple: don’t wait as long as he did. There’s a lot out there worth tasting.

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...is another person’s canvas.

Eco-artist Mariah Reading has become a pro at turning trash into treasure. Collecting waste and debris from public lands and state parks, Mariah paints miniature landscapes on each piece, then photographs them back where they were found—so the trash almost disappears into the view.

Her idea is straightforward: get people to look twice, and then think a little longer about what we leave behind.

👗 Kacey Musgraves is selling pieces from her wardrobe on Depop, with all proceeds supporting the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights, a nonprofit that advocates for immigrant kids.

🐢 A beach day turned into a rescue mission when an 8-year-old girl spotted a little sea turtle in trouble. It turned out to be one of the world’s most endangered species, a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, and her quick thinking saved its life.

🍪 In case you needed a burst of nostalgia… Oreo just unveiled its new "Firecracker Pop" cookies inspired by the famous popsicle treat.

Personally, I find myself most productive from the hours of 6 pm–1 am (aka almost nocturnal 🌝).

Whether your brain power is highest in the middle of the night or 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.

☀️ 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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What’s Your Win is here. Welcome to the section of the newsletter where we celebrate all of the good things happening right here within our Positive DONUT community. We received a special win this week:

🏃‍♀️‍➡️ Danie C. from Hamden, CT, walked for a cause:

• “My friend Meaghan and I completed the Great Saunter this past Saturday - a 32-mile walk around the perimeter of Manhattan. It was a tough physical challenge for sure, but meaningful because we used it as an opportunity to raise money to fund professional development opportunities for collegiate women's lacrosse coaches.”

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🤣 Is laughter truly the best medicine? A clinical psychologist breaks down the benefits of cracking up.

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1. What is the name of the pet dinosaur on The Flintstones?
2. Which planet in our solar system has the longest day?
3. How many keys does a classic piano have?

(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.🥰

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1. Dino
2. Venus (takes 243 Earth days to rotate)
3. 88

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