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If we focus too much on what we have lost or what we could loose than we will miss the win-win that still remains.

Optimists are often ridiculed for not being realistic. They are accused of putting on rose colored glasses and then thinking everything is just rosy. I believe that individuals who focus on what has gone wrong and what can go wrong are in truth do not see things for what they really are.

As Henry Ford once said “those that say it can’t be done need to get out of the way of those that are doing it.”

An optimist sees things as they really can be. An optimist can create what seems impossible by simply being open to what is possible. An optimist takes every step he can toward the desired out come even when he does not know exactly how to get there knowing that the closer he gets the more clear the path will be.

I am grateful for those individuals that were able to move past common knowledge to create the impossible. Flight, the man on the moon, a cell phone, and still there is more to come.

Get your healthy dose of optimism today.

***Please share your thoughts and ideas.  I believe that sharing is a fundamental part of loving. Therefore, if you love optimism than share.

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Funny, I still remember when I was a teenager and my mom quoting the following to me:

We see the world as we are, not as it is.

Funny thing is at the time I thought, “How can you say that, mom? … Of course I am not that blind that I don’t see the world as it really is.  I am a mature 17 year old.  I can handle the truth!  In fact, I see the world perfectly clear just as it is!”

When I got to my legal class in college it was put to me this way:

In Law there is your story, their story, and the truth.  The truth usually lies somewhere between the stories.

Okay, sure people are only going to be able to tell you what they thought or how they saw it.  Does that really mean that there is no truth to what they say?  Does that really make everyone out to be a liar?

But the best yet was when I heard this phrase:

Cada cabeza su mundo.

Or as I translated it…  “Every head is its own world.”

Today, to me, its not just about seeing truth, its about seeing the whole picture.  And even more, its seeing the whole of it and choosing what to focus on.  Its easy when you sit in a movie theater to just fall into a trance and watch the big screen.  In fact, that’s what everybody is doing in that theater… unless you are the cinema janitor and then that theater and movie take on a whole new meaning…. “Work” …. Better yet, next time you are in a theater try opting to watch the crowd instead. =)

Every head is its own world…

We create our own world and our own experiences.  I can have a good day and  my neighbor a bad day, on the exact same day. Optimism is about choosing to see the beautiful things in life.

Every head is its own world…

I don’t ignore that there are problems in my world.  I don’t promote ignorance.  I promote acceptance of the whole picture, and then the choice to focus on that which inspires and uplifts.  Perhaps my head is its own beautiful world.

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Health Care Plan Losing in Polls on Facebook!

While the media appears to be saying the opposite, the TRUTH seems to still be winning!

Here is what the Media wants you to believe:

US NEWS… Poll Shows Strong Support for Obama Health Care Reforms -“In fact, half of the 2,491 adults surveyed in the nationwide poll said they either “strongly” or “somewhat” supported the president’s plan”…

Yet 400,000 plus say NO.

It’s all in the question… Do I “somewhat” support Obama’s Health Care reform?… Yes. It is clear that our Health care system needs some adjusting. But do I support a Universal Government Run Health Care Program?… No.

Do I believe that its good to provide health care for the elderly?… Yes.

Do I believe that money for health care should be forced out of the pockets of businesses?… No.

But still, what is even more enlightening about the above poll and the conflict it shows with US News is that “We the People” don’t have to buy into what the media is telling us.  Don’t just believe what you see on TV.  Don’t just openly believe what someone tells you…

Funny that seems to be more of pessimistic view.  =)

But in reality it spurs my optimism to hear the masses in the US speak up and shout out about wanting “Freedom”.  What spurs my optimism is to be reminded that “We have a choice.”  We can choose for ourselves what is right or wrong.  I loose hope and optimism when people stop choosing.  When people give up.

Optimism is a choice.  I don’t have a good day… I make it a good day.

Now that makes for a good Friday!

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“No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit.”- Helen Keller

What a wonderful person Helen Keller was.  What a challenging life she lead.  Yet always the optimist.  Great Quote.

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