Optimism

Looking Ridiculous, Giggling and Flailing on the Yoga Mat

Elizabeth Boleman-Herring | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Fitness, Spinal Cord Injury, Iyengar-Yoga, Yoga, Sports Injury, Optimism, Perseverance, Emotional Health, Personal Stories, Healthy Living News
Elizabeth Boleman-Herring

In matters of the heart, finance, armed conflict and whoever's currently in the seats of power, I vacillate, suffer, howl and sink. On the yoga mat, however, I take what comes, even when nothing comes, even when what comes is pretty laughable... or damned unbearable.

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A New Conversation About Dreams

Marcia Wieder | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Success, Dreams, Hope, Optimism, Dreaming, Dreams Health, Emotional Wellness, Dreamers, Realism, Healthy Living News
Marcia Wieder

Living your life as a dreamer is not just about achievement and accomplishment, or even success. It is about living your life, passionately pursuing the things that matter to you most, and learning and growing along the way.

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Free Hugs And High Fives: One Man's Attempt At Making The World Happier

Bus 52 | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Peaceful Pounds, Free Hugs, High-Fives, Kemy, Optimism, Scooter, Community, Ur Awesome, Goodstuff, Miami, Video, Good News News
Bus 52

Kemy Joseph cannot walk through the University of Miami campus without being stopped repeatedly. He approaches everyone he passes, offering them a free hug.

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How Optimism Can Lead To A Richer Life

The New York Times | Jane E. Brody | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Optimism, Happiness, Healthy Living News

The definition of an optimist: Someone, like me, who plans to get more done than time permits. Having failed to achieve the impossible, someone,...

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Will the Future Be As Bright As You Think?

Tom Huston | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Pessimism, Science, Neuroscience, TED Talks, Statistics, Optimism, Optimism Bias, Tali Sharot, Video, Becoming-Fearless, Science News
Tom Huston

Are you a pessimist or an optimist? When you've eaten all the whipped cream and upper midsection of your Venti Soy Mocha Frappuccino, is that cup half empty or is it half full of stuff you probably shouldn't be drinking at the start of your day?

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Saying 'No' To Negativity

Dori Hartley | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Letting Go, Positive Thinking, Getting-Rid-of-Negativity, Healthy Lifestyle, Bad Attitude, Happiness, Negativity Positivity, Optimism, Emotional Wellness, Negativity, Emotional Intelligence, Healthy Living News
Dori Hartley

Just the other day, a dear friend of mine wrote me a note letting me know that he was gravely concerned about what he perceived to be my undeniably positive attitude towards things in general.

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'There's gOLD in Them Thar Hills!'

Harry J. Getzov | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Aging, Senior Citizens, Speed, Smell the Roses, Aging Population, Optimism, Slowing Down, Eldercation, Fifty News
Harry J. Getzov

Historically, our culture has placed a premium on attributes like speed, youth and beauty, and such emphasis has subsequently clashed head-on with our images of senior citizens.

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The Era of High Ideals

Swati Desai, Ph.D., LCSW | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Goodness, Inspirational, Optimism, Ted, High Ideals, Doctor Gawande, Socially-Conscious, Business, Jim Stengel, Impact News
Swati Desai, Ph.D., LCSW

At this time in our history, we are at a juncture where our new world order, high-tech based and globally interdependent, demands that goodness decides the new direction: the direction of justness and fairness.

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Why I'm a Cynical Optimist

Katherine Krauss | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Globalization, World Peace, Economists-Pessimistic, Optimism, Cynicism, Teen News
Katherine Krauss

I have chosen and would encourage others to adopt a brand of cynical optimism because it serves as a catalyst for the creativity that is needed to solve the world's most pressing problems.

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The Great Pretender, Pretending I'm Doing Well

Nikki Luongo | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Moving On, Emotional Development, Expectations, Dreams, Personal Growth, Optimism, Emotional Growth, Healthy Living News
Nikki Luongo

We all have expectations, some realistic, some not so -- goals that we set for ourselves that we want to accomplish, despite life's little slip-ups a...

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To Be or not to Be... Hopeful

Graham Milne | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Francois Truffaut, Hope, Writing, Optimism, Margaret Thatcher, Albert Camus, Joseph Kony, Zombie Apocalypse, Cliffs Notes, Criticism, Facebook, William Shakespeare, Books News
Graham Milne

"If my critics saw me walking over the Thames they would say it was because I couldn't swim." - Margaret Thatcher (great line regardless of whether yo...

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Catherine Pearson

Could This Be The Secret To A Healthy Heart?

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Aging-Gracefully-Custom, Video, Heart, Happiness and Health, Optimism, Happiness Heart, Optimism and Health, Heart Health, Optimism and Heart, Happiness, Healthy Living News

Researchers have made great strides in developing drugs and technologies to improve heart health, but the key to a healthy ticker may be far simpler. ...

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The Indie on Demand Movie Review: Mister Rogers and Me

Dan Persons | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Pbs, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Mister Rogers, Marc Brown, Children, Optimism, Humanity, Children's Television, Fred Rogers, Linda Ellerbee, Spirituality, Tim Russert, Entertainment News
Dan Persons

In the newest episode of my ongoing radio show, I review Mister Rogers and Me, a documentary from filmmaker Benjamin Wagner with a somewhat deceptive title.

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To Be Frank, This Guy Is a Miracle

Charlie Carillo | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Miracle, Pancreatic Cancer, Illness, Optimism, Miracles, Optimistic, Medical Miracles, Being an Optimist, New York News
Charlie Carillo

If ever anybody didn't have it coming, Frank O'Mahony didn't have it coming. But he'd been hit from behind enough times on the soccer pitch to know that sometimes, fair play has nothing to do with the way life shakes out.

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Ten Tips for Finding Work in a Tough Economy

BJ Gallagher | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Finding Work, Interpersonal Skills, Optimism, Great Recession, Job Hunting, Reinventing Yourself, Self-Improvement, Joblessness, Business, Business News
BJ Gallagher

While the outlook for our country is getting brighter, the outlook for hundreds of thousands of individuals still seems bleak. What can you do if you're one of those folks whose job -- and/or company -- is gone forever?

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A Kindness Message For You

Patience Salgado | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Kindness, Pen Pals, Letters of Encouragement, Mindful Living, Encouragement, Optimism, Good News News
Patience Salgado

I had reached the 50-message mark in only a few hours. I was amazed how many were willing to share their stories and how much people are going through, both good and bad.

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Optimism for a More Peaceful World

Katherine Krauss | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Amnesty, Global Collaboration, Economic Optimism, Optimism, Teen News
Katherine Krauss

Although new methods of perpetrating violence have been developed, relative peace in the world's most powerful nations is evidence that we as a globe are moving towards an era of collaboration.

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8 Ways To Become An Optimist

U.S. News Health | Deborah Kotz and Angela Haupt | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Video, Stress Tips, Optimism, Gps-Soul, Slidepollajax, Become Optimistic, Relaxation Techniques, Relaxation, Healthy Living News

Research suggests that people with a glass-half-full outlook are healthier than their pessimistic peers: They catch fewer colds, cope better with hear...

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TED and TEDActive Offer Immersive Inspiration and Radical Insight

Jason Silva | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Jason Silva, Art, Optimism, Immortality, Design, Singularity, Wonder, Technology, Ted, Possibility, Video, Impact News
Jason Silva

"He who speaks in primordial images speaks with a thousand voices; he enthralls and overpowers, while at the same time he lifts the idea he is trying ...

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On Matters of Optimism and Pessimism

Robert Teitelman | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Fukuyama, The Great Stagnation, Iran, Robert Teitelman, Mayans, Greece, Optimism, Pessimism, Abundance, Business News
Robert Teitelman

We're at a strange moment, trembling between optimism and pessimism. Much of this is economic; after a gloomy four years or so, there are signs that a more solid economic recovery may be in the works.

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7 Ways to Make the Best of a Bad Day

Amy Spencer | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Life Advice, Bad Day, Mental Well-Being, Optimism, Mental Wellness, Get Happy, Happiness, Video, Women News
Amy Spencer

Our experience is relative. And while we may not have a choice about the matter, we do have a choice about the mindset.

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How Negative Thoughts Affect Everything In Our Life

Julie Chen, M.D. | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Healthy Living Health News, Depression, Therapy, Optimism, Dr Julie Chen, Pessimism, Complementary Medicine, Integrative Medicine, Placebo Nocebo, Nocebo, Negativity, Nocebo Effect, New Research, Healthy Living News
Julie Chen, M.D.

In medicine, when we talk about the "nocebo effect," what we are referring to is the concept that adverse health or clinical events can be produced or influenced by negative expectations.

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February Check-In: 2 Ways To Reboot Your Resolutions

Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D. | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Success, New Year's Resolutions, Change, Positive Thinking, Smoking, Realistic Optimism, Optimism, Willpower, Self-Improvement, Failure, Weight Loss, Diet, Motivation, Goal Setting, Goals, Success and Motivation, Healthy Living News
Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D.

Real change can be hard to come by, and it's tempting to want to start lowering expectations, or throw in the towel on your goal completely. But don't despair, because it's not too late to push the reset button and try tackling those goals again.

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Adopt A New Attitude: Realistic Optimism

Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D. | Posted 03.22.2012

Read More: Success, Positive Thinking, Optimism, Goal, Achievement, Failure, Negativity, Motivation, Happiness, Self-Help, Optimistic, Success and Motivation, Learned Optimism, Optimism Pessimism, Optimism Is, Healthy Living News
Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D.

Cultivate your realistic optimism by combining a positive attitude with an honest assessment of the challenges that await you. Don't visualize success -- visualize the steps you will take in order to make success happen.

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#For#Goodness#Sake

Mateo Gutierrez | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Social Media, Facebook Status Updates, Depression, Negativity, Optimism, Social Media Content, Happiness, Good News News
Mateo Gutierrez

There's no question that a good positive quote will get shared. And there's no question that a positive observation will be shared wildly in the social web. The more interesting point is that the negative posts often get corrected.

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