It's finally 2018 which means we're all supposed to reflect on 2017 and learn from any mistakes that were made. I think we all can agree that 2017 wasn't what everyone wanted it to be. North Korea is on the verge of nuking the United States, the Las Vegas Shooting happened, and Puerto Rico is still without power.

Through all of that terrible, negative occurrences, there still happened to be some feel-good stories that happened in 2017. So let's start feelin' good news!

1. 2017 was the safest year for commercial passenger air travel

This is great news because it means air travel is becoming even safer than it already was. There were no commercial passenger jet deaths in the past year, compared to 2016 where there were 16 accidents with 303 deaths.

2. Six dogs were rescued from a burning car in Liverpool

Dog lovers will especially like this. A blaze that destroyed thousands of cars was not deliberately started, but owners of the dogs went to the Liverpool international horse show when the cars caught fire. Firefighters rescued the six dogs after extinguishing the fire.

3. Sioux City Community donates $20,000 to beekeepers because beehives were vandalized

This brought a smile to my face because the population of bees is quickly declining, and we need bees! (I mean, have you seen the Bee Movie?)

All 50 of their hives were destroyed and that totaled up to between $50,000 and $60,000 in which none of was covered by their insurance. The community raised the amount of money needed through a GoFundMe page.

4. Ban on ivory sales began December 31, 2017, in an effort to decrease elephant poaching

I know, a lot of these stories are about animals, but what can I say? Animals are important to our world!

An estimated 30,000 elephants are killed every year. According to reuters.com, the ban on all ivory sales has already led to an 80 percent decline in seizures of illegal ivory entering China. This is great news. Elephants have been poached for the benefit of humans for over 150 years. Putting a stop to the trade once and for all would mean the population of elephants would grow and prosper.

5. 5,000 volunteers for nonprofit work to fight littering on beaches

These awesome nonprofit volunteers collected 70,123 pounds of trash, 31,469 pounds of marine debris, and 23,468 pounds of discarded or lost fishing nets.

In a world where almost 90 percent of water in the oceans are polluted by litter and trash, these volunteers are heroes. They potentially saved hundreds of animals' lives by picking up after lazy beach-goers. So whenever you have the option of throwing something on the ground, just put it in the trashcan so groups like this have less work to do.