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The importance of optimism.

Stephanie33

Published on September 22, 2015

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I'm telling myself to keep my mind on "the big picture". Don't get bogged down with those petty worries that take over my mind and keep me focused on the small stuff. I know that I do the world no favors by playing small. If it's true that we come round just once I really do want to make a difference and I want to have some fun. That's why practicing optimism is key to any life successes. Choose to think positively because it is a choice you know. We have that ability to choose the other if we want and if that's my default behavior then there but for conscious intent go I. But, keeping a sense of humor about it, I believe that an optimist is someone who figures that taking a step backward after taking a step forward is not a disaster, it's the cha-cha!

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