EMAIL DETAILS

The Optimist from
"Never forget that you are powerful and valuable, and that one person can make a difference.”


<#>

<https://s.washingtonpost.com/1999/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/1/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>

Stories that inspire


<http://li.washingtonpost.com/click?s=117397&layout=left&li=optimist&m=422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb&p=58a070c471885010a3d477a9>

<http://li.washingtonpost.com/click?s=135733&layout=marquee&li=optimist&m=422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb&p=58a070c471885010a3d477a9>

<http://li.washingtonpost.com/click?s=135736&sz=116x15&li=optimist&m=422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb&p=58a070c471885010a3d477a9> <http://li.washingtonpost.com/click?s=135737&sz=69x15&li=optimist&m=422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb&p=58a070c471885010a3d477a9>

<https://s.washingtonpost.com/2839/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/6/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>

The touching letter Hillary Clinton sent this lifelong Republican protesting Donald Trump <https://s.washingtonpost.com/2839/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/7/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>

"Never forget that you are powerful and valuable, and that one person can make a difference.”

By Terrence McCoy • Read more » <https://s.washingtonpost.com/2839/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/8/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>

‘I’m proud of my body': Lady Gaga sends a message to her Super Bowl body shamers <https://s.washingtonpost.com/283a/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/9/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>

Some observers thought that, despite an incredibly athletic performance, the diva displayed signs of a “pot belly.”

By Cindy Boren • Early Lead • Read more » <https://s.washingtonpost.com/283a/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/10/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>
<https://s.washingtonpost.com/283a/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/11/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>

Women ‘do not come with an expiration date:’ Christie Brinkley, a proud 63, poses for SI’s swimsuit issue <https://s.washingtonpost.com/283b/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/12/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>

Posing with her two daughters was irresistible for the former supermodel and swimsuit-issue icon.

By Cindy Boren • Read more » <https://s.washingtonpost.com/283b/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/13/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>
<https://s.washingtonpost.com/283b/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/14/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>

How to be an American: Syrian refugees find a home in Trump country <https://s.washingtonpost.com/283c/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/15/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>

“We did not come here to cause trouble. We just want to live,” a young mother says.

By Robert Samuels • Read more » <https://s.washingtonpost.com/283c/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/16/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>
<https://s.washingtonpost.com/283c/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/17/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>

ADVERTISEMENT

<http://li.washingtonpost.com/click?s=117391&sz=300x250&li=optimist&m=422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb&p=58a070c471885010a3d477a9>

<http://li.washingtonpost.com/click?s=undefined&sz=116x15&li=optimist&m=422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb&p=58a070c471885010a3d477a9> <http://li.washingtonpost.com/click?s=undefined&sz=69x15&li=optimist&m=422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb&p=58a070c471885010a3d477a9>


VIDEO | Vetted, then blocked: Will this Syrian family make it to their final destination? <https://s.washingtonpost.com/283d/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/21/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>

The Khoja family was supposed to arrive to New York on January 30th. President Trump's executive order halting the entry of Syrian refugees to the U.S. left them stranded in Istanbul.

Read more » <https://s.washingtonpost.com/283d/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/22/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>
<https://s.washingtonpost.com/283d/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/23/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>

‘Now they live in the light’: A Syrian refugee family finds only love and compassion in America <https://s.washingtonpost.com/283e/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/24/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>

They arrived just before Trump's ban. Their welcome team has gone above and beyond to make sure they know they're wanted.

By Colby Itkowitz • Inspired Life • Read more » <https://s.washingtonpost.com/283e/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/25/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>
<https://s.washingtonpost.com/283e/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/26/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>

More than 10,000 Women’s March and inauguration attendees have donated their unused Metro cards <https://s.washingtonpost.com/283f/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/27/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>

One Maryland woman had the idea. She never thought it would take off like it did.

By Perry Stein • Read more » <https://s.washingtonpost.com/283f/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/28/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>
<https://s.washingtonpost.com/283f/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/29/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>

What happened when a black and white church merged in Florida <https://s.washingtonpost.com/2840/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/30/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>

Shiloh Baptist’s two-year journey to change what Martin Luther King Jr. called “the most segregated hour” in America has borne fruit, members say.

By Julie Zauzmer • Read more » <https://s.washingtonpost.com/2840/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/31/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>
<https://s.washingtonpost.com/2840/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/32/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>

ADVERTISEMENT

<http://li.washingtonpost.com/click?s=117391&sz=300x250&li=optimist&m=422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb&p=58a070c471885010a3d477a9>

<http://li.washingtonpost.com/click?s=undefined&sz=116x15&li=optimist&m=422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb&p=58a070c471885010a3d477a9> <http://li.washingtonpost.com/click?s=undefined&sz=69x15&li=optimist&m=422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb&p=58a070c471885010a3d477a9>


‘We all came alive in that moment’: Watch a victorious boy celebrate the end of his chemotherapy <https://s.washingtonpost.com/2841/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/36/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>

Six-year-old Jimmy Spagnolo, who has been battling a brain tumor since infancy, recently completed a year-long round of chemotherapy.

By Lindsey Bever • Read more » <https://s.washingtonpost.com/2841/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/37/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>
<https://s.washingtonpost.com/2841/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/38/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>

Dog-loving Cristiano Ronaldo finds a simple way to help 80 pups in a struggling kennel <https://s.washingtonpost.com/2842/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/39/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>

The Real Madrid star literally gave them the shirt off his back.

By Marissa Payne • Read more » <https://s.washingtonpost.com/2842/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/40/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>
<https://s.washingtonpost.com/2842/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/41/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>

Historic comebacks and droughts snapped: Unreal run of championships keeps going <https://s.washingtonpost.com/2843/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/42/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>

Sports fans have been treated to a succession of white-knuckle finals studded with historic significance.

By Des Bieler • Read more » <https://s.washingtonpost.com/2843/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/43/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>
<https://s.washingtonpost.com/2843/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/44/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>

PHOTOS | Turning ordinary into magical: Amateur photographer presents new look at life in India <https://s.washingtonpost.com/2844/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/45/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>

An unrelenting sense of curiosity is what drives Swarat Ghosh's artwork.

By Kenneth Dickerman • In Sight • Read more » <https://s.washingtonpost.com/2844/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/46/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>
<https://s.washingtonpost.com/2844/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/47/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>


<http://li.washingtonpost.com/click?s=117398&layout=right&li=optimist&m=422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb&p=58a070c471885010a3d477a9>

<http://li.washingtonpost.com/click?s=117402&sz=116x15&li=optimist&m=422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb&p=58a070c471885010a3d477a9> <http://li.washingtonpost.com/click?s=117401&sz=19x15&li=optimist&m=422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb&p=58a070c471885010a3d477a9>


Share The Optimist: Twitter <https://s.washingtonpost.com/2845/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/51/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb> Facebook <https://s.washingtonpost.com/1741/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/52/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>

Trouble reading? Click here <https://s.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?e=cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D&s=58a070c471885010a3d477a9> to view in your browser.

You received this email because you signed up for The Optimist or because it is included in your subscription. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here <https://s.washingtonpost.com/19a2/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/54/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>.

We respect your privacy <https://s.washingtonpost.com/19a3/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/55/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here <https://s.washingtonpost.com/10cb/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/56/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>. Contact us <https://s.washingtonpost.com/19a4/58a070c471885010a3d477a9/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/57/58/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb> for help.

©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071