“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places.” ~Ernest Hemingway My grandmother had just died. My sister and I had come from the room where her body still lay, and we were standing in the elevator in silence when the doors slid closed. My sister looked at me and said,…
An old security camera video from 2021 shows bizarre footage from an unknown location. A man is seen walking alone when he is suddenly followed by another individual. Moments later, the second man attacks him, knocking him to the ground, likely in an attempted robbery. As the two struggle, something strange appears to happen. A…
If you haven’t yet subscribed to my Substack, it’s where I get a little more personal—writing from the heart about self-care, motherhood, wellness, and all things in between. My community loved this post there, so I wanted to share an excerpt with you here. It was 5 pm on a Tuesday. I’d picked up the kids from…
Canadians are just as concerned about AI harms as they are excited about its economic benefits, according to a BetaKit analysis of public consultation feedback compiled by the federal government. In February, the federal government released the results of the 30-day public consultation it had held last year to inform its upcoming AI strategy. The…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM A 2023 poll found that the average person has about 11 negative thoughts about their body and self-worth every day. That is a lot of internal commentary, and most of it passes unnoticed. What makes this more than a mood issue is a cognitive pattern called confirmation bias. When…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Something shifted in the world’s energy system in 2025, and the numbers are hard to argue with. For the first time in modern history, clean energy generation grew faster than global electricity demand, meaning every new watt of power the world needed last year came from renewables, not coal,…
Roommates, congratulations is in order for Chris Brown as he has welcomed his fourth child. After months of speculation that Breezy and his partner Jada Wallace were expecting a child together, they officially confirmed their baby’s arrival with a sweet post on social media on Sunday, April 26. RELATED: From Friends To Lovers? 3 Times…
In astrology Uranus, the lightning god, has a reputation as a disrupter – for good as a liberator and innovator when faced with overdue reforms, not so great when in a contrarian mood as it rocks the boat out of sheer mischief. Usually cast in a favourable light by astrologers who will have it prominently…
April 15th – 22nd I have just returned from Jordan after a week with the schools of the Living Peace network in the country: 8 schools, more than 10,000 students, among whom 230 are Young Peace Ambassadors. I lived moments of profound emotion and deep gratitude while meeting these young people from a region marked…
by Yasmeen Khan: Choosing the right ones will ensure that they produce plenty of electricity, even in extreme heat or on cloudy days If you stop to think about it, it’s a marvel that we can harness energy from the sun. But we do, thanks to solar panels equipped with photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight…
