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Prolepsis
Yes, we can. I can see it.
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Gratitude, Not Optimism
To hell with optimism.
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A Brief Pause for Optimism
One of my most enthusiastic and upbeat posts.
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Making Plans
When you make plans for the future, you’re demonstrating a delightful amount of optimism. Because life is fragile. It can pop like a soap bubble at any time. I’ve seen that happen more than once. John Lennon said, “Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.” Sorry, John. You know I love…
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Raise Your Head
I used to know someone who was so pessimistic that it was draining to be in his presence. I’m not exactly Little Mary Sunshine myself, but I do have a fundamental philosophical difference with that guy that we were never able to resolve. I believe your attitude can dictate your mood. He believes that you…
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Changing My Favorite Color
When I was little, if you asked me to choose a favorite color I would have said purple without hesitation. Purple, purple, purple. Everything around me had to be purple if possible. I didn’t care if it was a pastel or a dark rich shade, as long as it was purple. Then, sometime around age…
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On Going Slightly Mad
The definition of insanity, we’re told, is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. It could be argued that that’s also the definition of optimism, determination, confidence, naïveté, or just plain stubbornness. I’ve always assumed that the solution to this is to stop doing the same thing over and over…