Thursday; January 19
Are we optimists or pessimists? (No, I will not allow you to substitute “realist” for “pessimist”.) Do we tend to look forward to what is possible or do we live in fear of the dangers and failures the future holds? I used to think of myself as an optimist, but if I were completely honest with myself I am probably leaning more towards the other end of the scale. Interestingly, neither optimism nor pessimism has anything to do with reality or fact. Since, by definition, they deal with something that hasn’t happened, they are based on perception so we get to choose how we will look at life. It’s not about “facts”, it is a manifestation of “faith”. There are a lot of elements that factor into our default perspective – including personality and past experiences – but in the end we get to decide our general attitude. So, if we get to choose optimism or pessimism, why should we choose to be negative? Wouldn’t it be more fun and more exciting to perceive the glass as half full? Imagi