You have arrived!
New acquantances don't even notice the struggling devil on your shoulder - but he's still there, and he's got a plan.
The plan? To get you to overshoot your mark, to put on a happy face, to go beyond bubbly - all sugar, no spice, sickly sweet. Can you think of anyone like that? I can. They make me sick. I make me sick when I catch myself on overdrive. Then WHAM! I'm right back with my old pessimist self.
So, go gently. Notice your optimistic accomplishment and soak it in like the sunrise on a cold morning.
Next month, I'll write one last post of optimistic input, and then you'll be good to go!
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9 comments:
Nice! Love that image of the devil on your shoulder. Just wish I could get off mine.
Haha, this is great! Optimism is something that requires effort. Pessimism just takes care of things without any help at all. Hooray for Optimism!
I think I need to review your lessons. :)) They are so great Michelle.
Love these lessons! :) I will try to steer clear of the dreaded optimism overdrive!
LOVE your new blog design!!
I like! We need more optimism in our lives (or, at least I do) ;-)
It's such a short distance from overdrive to smooth sailing. Much better to opt for smooth.
This is such a great series... and so important. It's easy to sink into pessimism when you're a writer, and we simply have to look to each other to build each other up. :)
I totally agree that optimism takes work. But things always seem to go much smoother when I have a good attitude.;)
I'm an optimist and it really kicks in when I'm around a pessimist. I play the devil's advocate.
PESSIMIST: This traffic is horrible!
ME: Aren't you glad you have a car so you can go anywhere you want?
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