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I feel a little embarrassed when I first get to the meeting. I wonder if maybe I don’t belong here. All these people from different backgrounds. Most of them don’t seem like me at all.
I almost walk out the door before the meeting starts. But I know I have to be here. I knew I had a problem. And I knew it was affecting everyone and everything around me.
In turn each person spoke, saying their names and admitting the problem. And now it was my turn. I mustered up the courage and said…
My name is Carlon Haas, and I’m…
…an optimist.
Hello, Carlon.
OK. By now you realize this didn’t really happen. But there are times when I felt that I needed to go to an Optimists Anonymous meeting. But I admit it loud and proud…I am an unrepentant optimist.
Most of the time, I get people who wonder how I stay so positive and other times I get people who tell me I need to be more “realistic” or that I am “ignoring my problems” or even I am in “denial”.
Now, I in now way believe that your goal in life is to be “happy” and “positive” ALL the time. In fact, I get a lot of inspiration from “negative thoughts”.
But the glass is always half full to me. And I’ve accepted that there’s nothing wrong with it. Sure I may at times not feel like the world is coming to an end when it’s pretty darn close to doing so. And yes, I do sometimes ignore the seriousness of serious situations.
But that’s the way I roll. Things always end up turning out all right. Some may call this denial or unrealistic, but I really think life is a mater of perception. We cannot always choose our situations, but we can choose our perception of them.
I have and always will see the glass as half-full. Sure I may slide into denial now and again, but that’s a small price to pay for a little contentment.
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February 6th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Carlton, I am pretty much the same way. A believer that there has got to be a pony in there!
More than that, I think it is also the realization that there is only so much you can control. If you concentrate on the energy right in front of you - that is it!
I trust that there is always a way to re-invent ourselves. Always.
Thanks for your always thoughtful articles!