Optimism and Pessimism |
Tuesday Jan 05 2010
Here we are at the beginning of another new year. All the “Happy New Year” greetings are fading and we all seem to be digging in for the coming months. We seem to ebb and flow with a kind of seasonal ‘mood swing’ and now, in the middle of winter, are beginning to get down to business. In general, most of us start a new year being optimistic—filled with resolution(s), ready to put the mistakes from 2009 behind us and eager to take on the world or ourselves or whatever it is we think needs to happen for 2010 to be the ‘best year ever’. The fact is the world is in pretty much the same place it was before the holidays: we just took a break from all of our ‘earnestness’, planning and efforts to survive for a few weeks. Being pessimistic or optimistic is an attitude
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Written by eldering at Wisdom in Action
Tagged with: 2010 future interpretation optimism pessimism responsibility
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