Optimistic Thought for the Week
“Being an optimist after you’ve got everything you want doesn’t count.” – Ken Hubbard
Good news has arrived! eOptimist collects and shares positive, inspiring and educational positive news stories on a weekly basis as a reminder that good things happen all the time.
Optimism From Around the Web
Week of Aug. 16 – Aug. 23, 2010
- Rare 2,200-year-old gold coin found in Israel – A gold coin discovered by researches in Israel is said to be one of the top five rarest finds in the country’s history.
http://www.cnn.com ¦ Aug. 17 - Man Uses Social Security Check to Fight Cancer - A retiree is using his social security check to help African-American men get the prostate cancer screening they need.
http://happynews.com ¦ Aug. 17 - Teenager Dekker ‘sets sail’ on world record bid – A 14-year-old Dutch teenager set sail around the world hoping to become the youngest solo around-the-world sailor. The teenager set sail a few days ago from Portugal and plans to film the trip via remote cameras.
http://www.bbc.co.uk ¦ Aug. 21 - Majority of U.S. Workers Now Happy With Their Salary – A Gallop poll showed that the majority of American workers (53%) are happy with their salary.
http://www.examiner.com ¦ Aug. 23 - Amazing Miners Survival Story – A group of miners in Chile were discovered alive after 17 days of being trapped underground.
http://www.cbsnews.com ¦ Aug. 23
Happy Monday!
