I Really, Really Needed To See These 23 GOOD Things Happening In America Right Now

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“In the city of Tacoma, Washington, residents gather together every Chinese New Year to hunt for MonkeyShines: glass baubles and ornaments emblazoned with that year’s Zodiac animal sign, made by local glass artists. They also leave ‘rogue’ MonkeyShines for others to find.”

“They all follow the rule of ‘only take one,’ and you can rehide other shines you find. The entire city turns into a collective scavenger hunt for roughly a month, and it’s common to see packs of humans hunting in the rain and snow, even at night with flashlights. In this small corner of the world, tucked into the armpit of the PNW, someone decided one day that they would make the city brighter by hiding little tokens for others to find. And now it’s officially A Thing, with its own subreddit and websites and whatnot. There’s still magic worth seeking out, no matter how grim the outlook may be.”

—Theazel