Hello! You’re getting older, fatter and your hair is thinning.  Hooray!!  Optimism is a funny idea.  It’s not really funny, I don’t know why I said that.  Strong start. 

Let’s back up.  How do you feel about yourself right now in this moment?  Think about your weight, your wrinkles, your career, family, friends, etc.  How would you rate the success you’re having in those individual boxes? Is it stressful to think about or relaxing?

Now take a giant step back and think about the big picture of your life.  You might be stressed about money, raising kids, aging, the future of AI or a million other things.  If you back up far enough, until the Earth is a small dot in the vast emptiness of space, all of those worries kind of fall to the wayside.  You’re just a single individual experiencing this once in a lifetime ultimate theme park ride called ‘life.’   I want you to keep that in mind throughout. 

Optimism is Hard Because Life Sucks Balls Sometimes

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