Welcome To Optimist World
Last updated 6/6/2011 1:00:22 PM
If you are one of life's optimists – or aspire to be - welcome to our world. Here at Optimist World you'll find daily good news headlines, inspiring stories about effective charities, positive corporate social responsibility activities, sustainable travel, optimistic stories from the world of sports, and so much more.
You'll find astonishingly inspiring stories that show the best of human spirit, reveal the goodness of man's nature and actions that illustrate a genuine desire by many to improve the world we live in.
Sometimes we need a reminder... and that reminder now comes to you every day.
Even for the most naturally optimistic among us, it can sometimes be a little difficult to see the wood for what seems like a forest of cynical trees.
The extent to which so-called ‘bad news' dominates the headlines may – on the face of it - leave few reasons to be cheerful.
It would be easy to point the finger of blame at the news industry for pedalling a media market stall of gloom and doom but the simple truth is that some stories – disheartening as they may be – are so important that they have to be reported in full by the mainstream Press. And that squeezes out of the global news agenda some stories which deserve to be heard but are perceived as lighter, even insignificant items.
That's where we come in.
Optimist World respects that events such as 9/11, the disappearance of Madeleine McCann and the death of Diana, Princess of Wales have to be reported and dissected as the major news events they truly are.
But we believe too there's an appetite for news that enriches the soul and lightens your day. So we'll bring you the best of the most upbeat stories on the planet. You can trust too that we won't stick our heads in the sand, ostrich-style. If a generally positive story fills our optimistic criteria and is reported here, we won't sanitise it and remove the few details that are less encouraging. You'll get the whole story, just as it is.
We'll tap into some of the world's finest journalism – giving you a chance to find in one place the pick of the most affirming stories from newspapers, broadcasters and online media around the globe - as well as our own carefully researched and engagingly written copy.
We want to hear from you too. As fellow optimists, you'll almost certainly have your own stories to tell, your wonderful experiences to share – your personal contributions to our campaign to highlight the good things that life has to offer.
So climb on board, join the ride and look confidently to the future - you'll be glad you did.