The Optimist: He shared his dad’s job loss on LinkedIn. Offers poured in.

Decades later, Black Army officer receives Medal of Honor; A child learned his favorite waiter was struggling. He raised $30,000 for him. ; Need motivation to get moving? TikTok's 'run until' game can help.; He visited Disneyland every day for 8 years. Now he holds a world record.; Suddenly, Jamie Lee Curtis is everything everywhere all at once; His bank card was declined. A stranger stepped up, and now they're 'friends for life.' ; A 10-year-old wrote a score. Musicians around the world are performing it.; Her cheer teammates left before the championship. So she competed solo.; Colorful coconut truffles capture the Holi festival's hues and joy; The MacArthur 'genius' poet who got her first break at 58 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Get unlimited access to The Post for $1 a week  Sign up for this newsletter Read online Stories that inspire.     (Courtesy of Patrick McCarthy) He wrote on LinkedIn about his dad's job loss. Offers poured in. "This is just blowing me out of the water," said Peter Judge, who was let go from his job as a cashier last week. "I don't even know what to say." By Sydney Page ●  Read more »   Decades later, Black Army officer receives Medal of Honor Retired Army Col. Paris Davis, 83, will receive the highest military honor 58 years after he was first nominated for heroism during the Vietnam War. By Sydney Trent ●  Read more »   A child learned his favorite waiter was struggling. He raised $30,000 for him. Kayzen Hunter, 8, stepped in to help when he learned that his friend, Waffle House waiter Devonte Gardner, was living in a motel with his wife and children. By Cathy Free ●  Read more »   Need motivation to get moving? TikTok's 'run until' game can help. Part 'I Spy,' part treasure hunt, a running challenge aims to help people have more fun on the road. By Teddy Amenabar and Kelyn Soong ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   He visited Disneyland every day for 8 years. Now he holds a world record. California's Jeff Reitz said he visited Disneyland every day between Jan. 1, 2012, and March 13, 2020. By Kyle Melnick ●  Read more »   Suddenly, Jamie Lee Curtis is everything everywhere all at once After nearly a half century in the business, Jamie Lee Curtis scores her first Oscar nomination and a big production deal. By Karen Heller ●  Read more »   His bank card was declined. A stranger stepped up, and now they're 'friends for life.' "Here's this young fellow helping an old cowboy," Jason Boudreaux said about Kevin Jones, who paid Boudreaux's grocery bill. By Cathy Free ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A 10-year-old wrote a score. Musicians around the world are performing it. Ten-year-old Olive Wallace's score went viral on TikTok, prompting musicians across the world to perform her medieval-style composition. By Kyle Melnick ●  Read more »   Her cheer teammates left before the championship. So she competed solo. Katrina Kohel, a Nebraska high school senior, competed at the state cheerleading championship alone after her teammates left the program — and the crowd loved it. By Praveena Somasundaram ●  Read more »   Colorful coconut truffles capture the Holi festival's hues and joy Like the white clothes donned by millions for the spring festival, these coconut truffles are a blank slate ready for a splash of color. By Varu Chilakamarri ●  Read more »   REVIEW The MacArthur 'genius' poet who got her first break at 58 A new biography of Amy Clampitt chronicles a literary life that crescendoed late. By Carol Muske-Dukes ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Ecokitchen for actionable tips on how to make your daily life in the kitchen greener. Sign up »

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