optimism

“The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised.” ~George F. Will, The Leveling Wind

“A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.” ~Harry Truman

I wrote about gratitude before Thanksgiving and it started me thinking about how differently each person can view the same situation. I am a half-full gal but I married a half-empty kind of guy. My lovable husband has moments of being just like Glum in Gulliver’s Travels, “Flirtatia, we’ll never make it!” Continue reading →