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One Good Thing: Inspirational messages bloom amid outbreak

FILE - In this Saturday, April 18, 2020 file photo, a man wears a face mask while walking past signs posted over windows of a store in the Haight-Ashbury district in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
FILE - In this Saturday, April 18, 2020 file photo, a man wears a face mask while walking past signs posted over windows of a store in the Haight-Ashbury district in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) FILE - In this Saturday, April 18, 2020 file photo, a man wears a face mask while walking past signs posted over windows of a store in the Haight-Ashbury district in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

CINCINNATI (AP) – Inspiration is contagious, too.

The coronavirus pandemic has brought an outpouring of messages from stranger to stranger – in windows, on front doors, across walls, and colored onto driveways and sidewalks.

Some messages offer encouragement: “Strong Together.” “Always Look at the Bright Side of Life.”

Others are spiritual: “Have Faith.” “Jesus Loves You Always.”

Some offer humor: “United We Stand – 6 Feet Apart.” “Send Toilet Paper!”