This is where you can blog and big-up the things that made you smile today.
Whether you're a mirthmeister or a lover of beautiful sunsets, get typing in the box below and spread the happy thoughts.
We finally found a reliable good quality T-shirt supplier on who's website we just opened our OptimistWorld Shop. ...
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"Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you; they're supposed to help you discover who you are..." ~ Bernice Johnson Reagon...Read more >>
The underlying technology is sophisticated, but the concept is simple: consumers walk up to the machine, smile and are rewarded with a frozen treat....Read more >>
Personal Branding and Your Personal Taste – A Winning Combination ...Read more >>
Beauty Stared Back - Sometimes, it happens that one takes Beauty straight in the face without any warning. Our planet offers us so many wonders that it is difficult to name them all;...Read more >>
Shelley Durkan Casting are looking for male and females that work in the public sector, ie. nurses, volunteers, policemen etc. for the next George of Asda clothing shoot....Read more >>
Positive Perceptions - In the quest to be green and ethical and responsible and all that jazz, sometimes it’s too easy to be negative. ...Read more >>
Inspired Times Magazine: 'A Dedication to Healing.....' The Global Natural Healthcare Trust (GNHCT) is a small charity doing a big job in South Africa! They provide herbal formulas to those with the HIV/AIDS virus free of charge. Inspired T...Read more >>
“But why Ethiopia?” people ask when I tell them what I’m going to be doing for the next six weeks. And the truthful answer is – I’m not entirely sure how it happened....Read more >>
A little over a year ago, NY-based film maker Dan Austin decided to join his brother on a trip to Cambodia. Jared Austin is a young pediatrician in Minneapolis who wanted to volunteer for 2 weeks at a children's hospital in Pnom Phen....Read more >>
Researchers at the University of Warwick have today, Tuesday 5th May, unveiled the "WorldFirst Formula 3 racing car" which is powered by chocolate, steered by carrots, has bodywork made from potatoes, and can still do 125mph around corners....Read more >>
NetsforLife® (netsforlifeafrica.org) brings together corporations, foundations, faith-based organizations and private donors in a collaborative initiative focused on eliminating malaria in Africa....Read more >>
Rupert Isaacson was almost at his wits' end over his son's demonic fits, but a riding trip in Mongolia to visit local healers brought an amazing change...Read more >>
In the decade of 1997-2007, over a thousand new species were discovered in Greater Mekong (Southeast Asia). Such biodiversity was identified mostly in jungles and wetlands... ...Read more >>
As I looked everywhere for some good news to give to you, I remembered one amazing picture I saw on December 1st. I am sure you have seen it too: the sky smiling at us down on Earth. ...Read more >>
Yesterday, as I was hunting for good news to give my readers, I stumbled upon a few months old news that cheered me up very much indeed!...Read more >>
A new population of the extremely rare Tonkin snub-nosed monkey, so-called because of its unusual and distinctive up-turned nose, has recently been discovered in a remote forested area of northern Vietnam....Read more >>
Barack Obama promised a $150bn "Apollo project" to bring jobs and energy security to the US through a new alternative energy economy, if his final push for votes would bring victory in the presidential election on Tuesday....Read more >>
Three years after it was first proposed, preparations for an African 'wall of trees' to slow down the southwards spread of the Sahara desert are finally getting underway.
The 'Great Green Wall' will involve several stretches of trees from Maurita...Read more >>
After 120-something years Coco-Cola still pushes all thecampaigning buttons in remaining to be a leading global soft drink....Read more >>
As global oil prices continue to rise, a study by a UK energy supplier last week revealed the knock-on effects on the domestic energy market.
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“Governments hate to be embarrassed,” says Carla Ferstman, Director of Redress, an NGO dedicated to seeking justice for survivors of torture. “If this bill is enacted it'll send a message: there are consequences for everyt...Read more >>
This is a such an amazing project helping to get children off the street through introducing them to chess in the most imaginative way....Read more >>
I detest these talent shows, but I guess we're stuck with them. Talent isn't a beauty pageant, it's about discovering unrecognised raw ability wherever it is,and Susan Boyle has ability by the bucketload...Read more >>
/PRNewswire/ -- Manifone, an innovative telephony service provider and ING Telecom, a major French telecommunication termination provider have today announced, that in a joint action they would offer non-profit organizations free phone calls to Tibet. ...Read more >>
First day back from holiday and after an interesting journey on my way to a client's office in Twickenham I felt I truly deserved a nice cup of freshly grounded espresso and maybe even splash out on a high calorie pastry. After all, I needed to be eased back g...Read more >>
Julio Diaz has a daily routine. Every night, the 31-year-old social worker ends his hour-long subway commute to the Bronx one stop early, just so he can eat at his favorite diner....Read more >>
In December 2003, my friends Glen Forbes and Ludovico D'Elia went on an
extensive travel expedition to Ethiopia. They travelled to the
agricultural town of Jinka as part of their trip to the southern
Ethiopian Omo Valley region. To gain an insight into the loc...Read more >>
London travel doesn't give you many but when it does there is nothing better than one of its unexpected and pleasant surprises...Read more >>