Tired of bad news? Site spreads the good

'The things that make life extraordinary'

GoodThings.com has a guide to books, films and music, as well as a place to buy recycled-paper greeting cards.

(CNN) -- If the hustle and bustle of life has you down, you might try logging on to GoodThings.com, a Web site that bills itself as a virtual sandbox where people share positive ideas and actions.

"We started goodthings.com because we believe that people are interesting and amazing and hopeful and powerful forces in the world -- and really there aren't enough outlets for people's constructive thoughts and actions," says Barcy Fisher, co-founder and CEO.

Launched in November 2000, the site features good news, good deeds, good people and more.

More than 60,000 people subscribe to its weekly newsletter.

"We call it our GoodLetter -- so every Thursday night or Friday morning, these 60,000 people are opening up a GoodLetter, and they are receiving a good story about something, some person, some organization or some idea that's making ... constructive progress in the world," says Fisher.

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GoodThings also has a guide to books, films and music -- just look for the "Good Gravy" section. Then there's "Good Grabs."

"It is a place where we grab from a variety of different areas, newspaper articles, magazine articles, announcements of good things that are happening each day," says Fisher.

GoodThings also makes and sells recycled-paper greeting cards. Fisher says this reflects readers' desire for "the simple and ordinary things that make life extraordinary."

Encourages action

Readers will find this is not just a "feel" good site. Fisher says the site encourages action.

"We also want to give them ways in which they can do good," she says. "We give them some action items where they can learn more about a topic, or they can do something about a topic or they can get involved."

And since GoodThings is a for-profit company, it's also looking for a few good sponsors.

"What we want to do is build relationships with corporations to sponsor GoodThings and in return be able to tell our readership the stories of the good things that are going on within these corporations," says Fisher.

If you can't get enough of a good thing, this Web site might be just what you're looking for.