Optimism

Optimists or Idiots? You Be The Judge

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 07.11.2008 | Living

Read More: Lisa Earle McLeod, Negativity, The Full Life, Optimism, Happiness, Living News

I confess. I'm an optimist. You know, one of those annoying people who always looks on the bright side of life, believing that everything happens fo...

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Learning From Rafael Nadal's Wimbledon Win

Ariane de Bonvoisin | Posted 07.07.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Wimbledon Final, Rafael Nadal, Change, Roger Federer, Wimbledon, Optimism, Nadal Wimbledon, Rafa Nadal, Nadal Final Match, Federer Nadal Wimbledon, Entertainment News

Remember, just like this Wimbledon final shows us, something can change at any moment ... don't be so convinced that you know how something in your life is going to work out!!

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Up Your Consumer Confidence!

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 06.25.2008 | Business

Read More: US Economy, Driving, Consumer Confidence, Long Run, Shopping, Optimism, Media Sensationalism, Media, Business News

After all the windbaggery, all the "news" offered by the desperate people who work in the media business, there is still every reason to have confidence. Wait until things get better; they always do.

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Ava Lowery on Fear and Optimism

Erikka Yancy | Posted 06.13.2008 | Media

Read More: Aclu, Civil Liberties, Fear, Courage, Activism, This Brave Nation, Optimism, Anthony Romero, Ava Lowery, Peace, Media News

While many others and I sat watching bombs exploding over Baghdad on March 20, 2003 with tears in our eyes, Ava was creating videos and speaking out against an illegal war.

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Democratic Landslide In November?

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics

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[Those of you who prefer "all cynicism all the time" should just skip this column, since I'm about to get blisteringly optimistic here. You have been...

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Are You a Change Optimist?

Ariane de Bonvoisin | Posted 03.14.2008 | Living

Read More: World Change, Change, Optimism Month, Optimistic People, Ariane De Bonvoisin, Optimism, Laurence Shorter, Living News

I've been thinking a lot about optimism this week. I recently met Laurence Shorter, who spent the last two years searching the planet for the most opt...

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Why Political Optimism and Spiritual Optimism Are the Same

Deepak Chopra | Posted 01.21.2008 | Living

Read More: Pessimism, Reagan, Optimism, Barack Obama, Living News

What Obama awakened in Iowa was a sense of political optimism for the first time in a generation. We are reminded of the power of optimism today on the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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An Optimist to the Bone

Bill Curry | Posted 12.31.2007 | Politics

Read More: Holiday Season, Benazir Bhutto, Benazir Bhutto Killed, 2008 New Year, Optimism, Benazir Bhutto Assassinated, Politics News

No one guessed when Nixon won we'd fallen down a rabbit hole we'd be 40 years climbing out of. In 2008 I know we can.

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Researchers Pinpoint Optimism Region Of Brain

AP | Will Dunham | Posted 10.25.2007 | Living

Read More: Brain Biology, Optimism, Living News

Imagine receiving a big chunk of cash in the future. Or winning a prize. Chances are, such optimistic thoughts are coming from two places in the brai...

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