The Optimist: Want to add healthy years to your life? Here’s what new longevity research says.

They met when they shared an Uber. Now, four years later, they're married.; I waited until age 48 to tell people I'm gay. It's never too late to find love and start living authentically.; A recipe for fighting climate change and feeding the world; How a focus on nature is changing therapy for kids; After 77 years, Iowa couple gets long overdue wedding photos — with help from hospice workers; Meet 3 girls working to close the digital divide around the world ; By boat, by motorbike, by foot: The journey to vaccinate Colombia's remotest communities; This restorative soup of collards, potatoes and chiles soothes a foster dad grieving a child's departure; From Senegal to Washington, this soccer player is quickly adapting — and emerging as a star ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Stories that inspire.     (Gianni Pes) Want to add healthy years to your life? Here's what new longevity research says. Recent research into longevity points to helpful strategies regarding diet and exercise. But don't forget the joy. By Matt Fuchs ●  Read more »   They met when they shared an Uber. Now, four years later, they're married. Initially they were each disappointed that someone else was in the ride-share vehicle. Then they began flirting. By Sydney Page ●  Read more »   I waited until age 48 to tell people I'm gay. It's never too late to find love and start living authentically. I no longer repent for being gay, but I do repent for opposing gay rights and making mean-spirited comments about gay people. Perspective ●  By Kellie B. Gormly ●  Read more »   A recipe for fighting climate change and feeding the world It tastes like wheat but is much better for the planet. By Sarah Kaplan ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   How a focus on nature is changing therapy for kids With ecotherapy, kids spend structured time with nature to improve mental health during stressful times. Perspective ●  By Gina Rich ●  Read more »   After 77 years, Iowa couple gets long overdue wedding photos — with help from hospice workers It took a vintage dress, a cake and a team of hospice staffers to give a couple in their 90s the photoshoot they could not have in the 1940s. By María Luisa Paúl ●  Read more »   Get breaking news alerts, offline reading lists and more. Download the app   ADVERTISEMENT   Meet 3 girls working to close the digital divide around the world For International Day of the Girl, we spoke with young women who want to make tech more accessible. The Lily ●  By Julianne McShane ●  Read more »   By boat, by motorbike, by foot: The journey to vaccinate Colombia's remotest communities As vaccine teams travel to inoculate Indigenous peoples, geography is only one challenge. They must also overcome decades of mistrust. By Samantha Schmidt ●  Read more »   This restorative soup of collards, potatoes and chiles soothes a foster dad grieving a child's departure A disconcerting thing happened in my kitchen recently: Grieving the departure of the 8-year-old boy my husband and I fostered for six months, I found myself unable to cook. Perspective ●  By Joe Yonan ●  Read more »   From Senegal to Washington, this soccer player is quickly adapting — and emerging as a star Abdou Toure's path to soccer stardom began 4,000 miles away, with no laptop and minimal English. By Michael Errigo ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Must Reads for a curated selection of our best journalism in your inbox every Saturday, plus a peek behind the scenes into how one story came together. Sign up »

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