~ Optimism! ~

"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

 I love this quote mentioned.  It truly touches me, with whisperings of "You can do it!" ... "Don't ever give up or lose hope, no matter what!" ... "Miracles happen in the spirit of optimism!"

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It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job," Harry Truman observed, "and it's a depression when you lose your own." As downturns in the economy disturb more and more households, we begin to question seriously the financial yardstick by which we have been measuring our personal net worth and therefore our happiness.

Perhaps the recession has personally affected you and yours. It's hard to believe there's anybody that it hasn't touched, at least indirectly. Millions of people are scaling down their expectations of what constitues the good life, redfining their values, reordering their priorites, and accepting the challenge of making a virtue out of necessity. But it's very easy to surrender to an emotional depression when a financial one occurs. It's easy to be pessimistic about tomorrow when today seems to bleak.

It's time we put thoughts of lack BEHIND us. It's time for us to discover the secrets of the stars, to sail to an uncharted land, to open up a new heaven where our spirits can soar. But first we'll have to make changes. And lasting change does not happen overnight. Lasting change happens in infinitesimal increments: a day, and hour, a minute, a heartbeat at a time. And the change I'm encouraging you to make with me is fundamental. Take a deep breath. We're going to learn to become OPTIMISTS!

Now be reassured. Optimism, like the "happiness habit," can be learned.  Start today with a little experiment: Smile at EVERYONE you meet and pass by. Today EXPECT something GOOD to happen to you NO MATTER what occured yesterday. Realize the past NO LONGER holds you captive. It can only continue to hurt you if you hold on to it. Let the past go. A simply abundant world awaits.

-Simple Abundance

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Open the windows of your heart to optimism today.  Because when you do, only good things can return. 

 Remember: "Energy flows where attention goes." 

Bring your attention of optimism to the forefront today! : )

p.s...."The Optimist's Creed"

"Nobody else, not the economy, not the government, not the other political party, not the other religious groups, not the opponent on the football field...Nobody, nobody, nobody, not ever ever ever ever ever ever -- is the reason that you are not having the success that you want, because no one can keep you out of your vortex but you". -Abe