It might interest you to know that the 1828 Noah Webster Dictionary identifies the optimist in complimentary terms, but says nothing about the pessimist. The word 'pessimist' was not in our vocabulary at that time. It's a modern 'invention' which I believe we should 'dis-invent.'

Getting knocked down in life is a given. Getting up and moving forward is a choice.

You need a plan to build a house. To build a life, it is even more important to have a plan or goal.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if our mind growled like our stomach does when it is hungry?

I read the paper every day and the Bible every day; that way I know what both sides are up to.

Are you a SNIOP? Someone who is Sensitive to the Negative Influence Of Others?

You can't hit a target you cannot see, and you cannot see a target you do not have