Optimism

I believe in being optimistic. I think one of the hardest things is life is staying strong when everything else is going wrong. Some good and some bad things happen in life and I just have to overlook the negative things, and focus on the positive. For example, if I fall in a very large mud puddle on my way to school, I have to be happy no one saw me. I have to believe that no matter what has happened it can only get better from here. So then, I would also be happy that I have a reason to go home, or to be late to class. I would rather have my glass be half-full than half-empty. I would much rather be happy than sad. I see life as a win and a lose situation, and I can either be angry all the time and have no fun, or, be happy all the time and live life to its fullest without any regrets. If I spill milk all over my new shirt, I have to be happy that my drink wasn’t red instead. Being optimistic isn’t a gift, it’s something I have had to work on my whole life. Like when I hit a pole with my dad’s new truck. It was winter time and the week of Christmas, so I tried to be positive and say Merry Christmas Dad and im still alive! However, my father didn’t find it too amusing. Sometimes staying optimistic is hard for me. It was very hard to find something positive about losing my best friend, because of my own mistakes. However, no matter what happened I knew we would always be friends again. Optimism is a practice, not a skill. Being optimistic is sometimes difficult, and I do not expect to be optimistic all the time and never have anything bad happen to me. There are many future obstacles ahead of me, like going to college and paying my own bills, and I don’t expect myself to be looking on the bright side for all of those hardships. Many negative experiences have happened throughout my life, but I choose to laugh it off and try to enjoy everyday. I would say overall, my life has been a glass that is half-full. I believe in being optimistic.

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