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There were uplifting stories of human spirit - including an elderly couple, both with serious health problems, who still managed to help others in their hotel with food and emotional support.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025

“Ernie’s paintings were uplifting — there’s joy, there’s nothing melancholy,” said Luz Rodriguez, director of the Ernie Barnes Estate.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2023

I was working on my senior capstone project at the time, a podcast that focused on individuals who were uplifting others.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2023

But there were uplifting signs along the journey as well.

From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2022

Environments like the present were uplifting, almost deindividualizing, and there had been a time when she had known seconds in the face of nature's surprises that were distinct spiritual experiences.

From Ancestors A Novel by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn