It’s easy to get negative about rideshare driving. The job can be draining, the passengers can be tough, and negative headlines can get you down. This is a happy and hopeful time of year so we’ve accumulated some happy and hopeful stories about rideshare drivers and their experiences. Hopefully a few of these will brighten your next drive.

You might have seen some youtube videos from Jonathan, the guy that makes fun music videos with his passengers singing along to pop hits. His version of Uptown Funk is pretty great.

It’s easy to take the ability to drive for granted. This Indian woman had to take secret driving lessons just to earn the right to become an Uber driver in Mumbai. This woman became the first female professional driver in Bangalore, India when she started rideshare driving.

Uber drivers are capable of some amazingly kind acts. This London driver moved his former passenger to tears by mailing back her personal items with a handwritten note. This rideshare driver was sadly hit by car while being good samaritan and helping a woman with a broken down car on the side of the road. These 4 people all drove Uber and Lyft to support their fired friend and raised over $3500 in a week to help his family.

A great part of rideshare experience is meeting people. This rabbi who drove Uber for a week to meet people and gain insight into their lives to help his own teachings and then donated his earnings to the city of Chicago.

Rideshare companies themselves sometimes do some nice things for people, like when Uber started sending Amber Alerts to drivers near missing children or when they created UberAssist to help the elderly and disabled.

Of course, there are some different kinds of inspirational stories, like when drivers make a lot of money in a week get a bunch of sterling ratings from passengers or even get tipped a giant bag of beer. Some entrepreneurial drivers have even launched their own businesses while driving, like this jewelry maker.