Today’s Solutions: December 18, 2025
Episode Description:

In this special mini-episode of The Optimist Daily Weekly Round-Up, join us for a heartfelt message of gratitude from our team. With Karissa out sick, we’re keeping it short and sweet—reflecting on the importance of optimism in today’s world and celebrating you, our incredible community. From all of us at The Optimist Daily and The World Business Academy, we wish you a joyful and hopeful holiday season!

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Transcript:

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Arielle:

Hello, Everyone! It’s me, Arielle. Welcome to a very special mini edition of The Optimist Daily’s Weekly Round-Up. While we were planning a regular episode this week, my wonderful co-host Karissa is under the weather, so we’re keeping it short and sweet—and sending her all our love for a speedy recovery!

As we head into the holiday season, I wanted to take a moment to say thank you—from me, from Karissa, from the entire Optimist Daily team, and from our parent organization, The World Business Academy. Truly, thank you so much for being part of this incredible community.

Good news isn’t always easy to come by these days. But it’s so important to seek out optimism, to remind ourselves of the potential for progress, and to celebrate the people, ideas, and innovations that make the world a brighter place.

That’s why you, our Optimist Daily community, mean so much to us. Your commitment to spreading positivity and engaging with stories of hope and possibility is what makes our work possible. Without your support, we simply wouldn’t be here.

As we wrap up this year and look ahead to the next, let’s all commit to finding the good, to amplifying the voices that inspire us, and to building a future grounded in optimism, resilience, and action.

Thank you for letting us be a part of your lives and for being a part of ours.

From all of us here at the Optimist Daily and The World Business Academy, we wish you a joyful, peaceful, and hope-filled holiday season. And of course, we’ll be back in a couple weeks with more solutions to brighten your world and fuel your optimism.

Take care and happy holidays! Bye!

 

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