PILLAR - Optimism

Optimism is defined as

the tendency to be hopeful and to emphasize or think of the good part in a situation rather than the bad part, or the feeling that in the future good things are more likely to happen than bad things.

-- The Cambridge Dictionary

What does an Optimist look like?

(perhaps she is too optimistic)

Nichijou Dub.mp4

Optimism vs. Pessimism

This video describes how each type of person views a situation

Your Best Possible Self

Visualize your best possible future self as vividly as possible.

Generate vivid images of positive events occurring in the future with you in the center of them.

When you have at least 10 minutes of free time or more, envision yourself in a future that has turned out to be the rosiest that is possible (and feasible). It may help to pick a particular time-point in the future, say 10 years from now. In this future, you have reached all the goals you had set for yourself, you have climbed the pinnacle of your dream career, you have found the soulmate and love of your life, you are in peak physical shape, you have friends who are trustworthy and caring, and so on. You get the picture. Visualize what such a future will be like and feel like to you in as much detail as possible.

If you want the optimism to continue, then revisit your thoughts often. Correct them if you like, but keep this vision strong in your mind.

What do You think?

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...and btw, this Abraham Lincoln quote is NOT real either.

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