Archive for May 6th, 2013
Optimism
The very word triggers awareness of its opposite. Optimism and pessimism. Two vastly different ways of viewing the world; two vastly different ways of experiencing life.
Optimists expect the best possible outcomes, Pessimists the worst. Both are active voices in our internal dialogue. The dominant voice, the one we entertain at length, has a very powerful influence on our overall well-being.
The classic glass half full, glass half empty analogy demonstrates this well. Glass half full is a thankfully sufficient attitude. A glass half empty is a woefully insufficient attitude.
In The Original Angel Cards Book, Kathy Tyler & Joy Drake state that “Optimism is an expression of faith in action.”
Cultivating an attitude of optimism is striving to keep positive; putting our focus on what we have and not on what we don’t have.