Today’s Solutions: November 14, 2024

EMISSARY BIO

  • NAME: Robert “Bob” P.
  • FROM: Goleta/Santa Barbara, CA
  • AGE: 59 (and counting)
  • OCCUPATION / PASSION: Director of Research / Sociopolitical-environmental issues, music, and a good story.
  • WHY DID YOU BECOME AN OPTIMIST EMISSARY? A desire to promote positivity in an otherwise negative world.

EMISSARY THOUGHTS

  • What Inspires Your Optimism? The human capacity for expression, empathy, and compassion.
  • Favorite Optimist Daily Solutions? Too many to name specifically, but generally, solutions that utilize natural resources and processes or find synergies between perceived disparities.
  • Favorite Optimistic Quote/ Book/ Film: Quote: “When Life gives you lemons, make lemonade” or “What doesn’t kill you/me/us, makes you/me/us stronger”. Book: “Unstoppable” and “Breaking Through Power: It’s Easier Than We Think” by Ralph Nader, “The Great Disruption” by Paul Gilding. Film:  “Free Solo”, “The Shawshank Redemption”, “The Martian” and “Matilda

 

Print this article
More of Today's Solutions

Two Black women to serve together in the United States Senate in a historic f...

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM For the first time in American history, two Black women will serve together in the Senate. Angela Alsobrooks, ...

Read More

Resilient community-building: staying safe in times of uncertainty

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY TEAM Recent global and domestic developments have left many feminists and allies feeling uneasy, uncertain about their place in society, ...

Read More

3 lifestyle hacks to help you become a little happier

There is no one path to finding happiness, but there are some lifestyle changes you can make to become more receptive to happiness. Without ...

Read More

For the first time ever, Greece meets energy demands with 100% renewables

The other week, Greece celebrated an exciting milestone! All of the country’s electricity needs were met by renewable energy for the first time, as ...

Read More