Optimism

 

What does it mean to be optimistic?

January 07, 2022

Optimism

Even the sun comes up early in the morning to shine its brilliant light for you! Does it ever complain to shine because there are bad people in the world? Or does it stop shining for the rest of the world because of those 20 shitty people? Nope! Then why did you stop believing that there are no trustworthy people left in this universe? Just because that one person or those 20 people broke your heart doesn’t give you the right to judge whole other 7 billion people!

Being optimistic does not mean you won't have any negative thoughts crossing your mind or you will never have to experience any negative situations. Optimism is choosing to be positive regardless of the situation. You have to expect good things to happen and if they don't, you don't have to give up because even if there is a small ray of hope present in the environment, you can see at least one or two happy faces around you. 

The major optimistic example is the empty/full glass. Nevertheless, when being practical, the example differs. Meaning, a daily life issue for instance, will you reply back with a statement if someone abuses you? The answer depends on person to person. The statement contradicts from person to person. One would retort with another abuse whereas one would explain where things went wrong POLITELY. The smart ones will just ignore the bullshit.

Someone great said, ‘A good laugh is the sunshine in your house.’ Smile. Be confident. Hold your head up high every time you walk down a negative path. Stay focused. Stay happy. Be a seeker for pragmatic questions. You never know who you’re inspiring. Now the question that arises here is can you actually do that all at once? No, of course not! But you can surely try to qualify at least one of the above qualities in your difficult times.

Let’s not try to predict the future in order to stay positive. Accept every situation the way it will be. To improve, journaling is always an option. The more you purge your thoughts, the more you feel untethered. Try to look at things differently, believe that there is good present in this world. Travel. The more you travel, the more people you meet which results in the way you think. Choose optimism, it feels better :)

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