The difference between being an optimist or a pessimist is just a shift of perspective. Turning the perspective wheel only a few degrees can significantly change your interpretation of things.
We all have the ability to change our perspective by leaving dogma behind and opening our mind to new ideas. Therefore optimism is largely a personal choice. Polly Positive or Nancy Negative - who are you choosing to be?
Taking control of a situation begins by accepting responsibility for the situation. Every challenge brings opportunity. Change is inevitable so how you embrace and accept that change determines how many degrees your perspective wheel is going to turn, and what direction it is going to turn to.
Responsibility can be daunting but, despite that, it is liberating.
“My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud.” - Henry Rollins (b. 1961)
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