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Sunshine and Puppy Dogs

Sunshine and Puppy Dogs > I grew up holding tightly to a dream that I would successfully go to school and graduate, major in something typical, marry my college sweetheart, have babies, stay at home,...

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Life Gets You Down For a Reason: Optimism, Pessimism, and Realism

Just so we’re clear, the following are definitions from the Concise Oxford English Dictionary of the above topical words: An optimist- a person who is hopeful and confident of the future. A...

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Choose to Be Happy

Pessimism vs. optimism. A clash of two worlds. Two mindsets involved in a never ending battle of who has the right idea. Each one's biggest supporters hold strong to the ideals of their favored mindset....

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Optimism, Fate & Politics - Dr. Pangloss, I Presume?

"All's for the best in the best of all possible worlds". This was the maxim of Dr. Pangloss in Voltaire's political satire, Candide. But is there any truth in it?

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How cynism and pessimism will improve your life

 Some days I really get tired. Tired of seeing what is happening around me;frustrated people everywhere,complaining about how miserable their lives are ,and in a general way how much injustice has been...

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Pessimism is Illogical

Pessimists. They're so adorable, aren't they? They always think they're being realists, or that they're tricking the universe: they'll either get what they expect, or be pleasantly surprised! How can you lose...

0 comments    happiness pessimism
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Good Riddance Day

Days are gone when we used to wait for New Year to make some resolution to feel happy and stay cool. In this trendy world we always think of different ways to find happiness. In this attempt New Yorkers in...

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Fox News, Obama, and Afghanistan

 Was it not George W. Bush who stood on the deck of an aircraft carrier stating the war was over and we had achieved victory. Just after that the death toll rose to new heights, and more troops were needed....

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STOP, NOTICE, APPRECIATE, SHARE!

So… I’m cruising the beach this morning, feeling fine, wearing what I think are pretty cool aviator sunglasses, and then it happened. For the first time in my life, tears of JOY flooded my eyes! For a...

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Optimistic Views

Optimism – A skill that can be learned Studies show that optimists live longer than pessimistic people. They are less likely to be depressed, are healthier over-all, survive serious illnesses more...

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