Optimism / Optimisme

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“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.”

Helen Keller

Do you recall the discussion regarding those pessimistic people? Today we look at people such as ourselves – the optimists… In the same manner that pessimism is a sure path to failure and weakness, so does optimism lead to power! Throughout the past 127 blog post, I keep reiterating the point of being positive, to strive towards that which is good, and to embrace the valuable things in life. I do this because I am an optimist, and I believe that people such as yourself, reading here, do that because you are also optimistic about creating a better you, and consequently, a better world. Dietrich Bonhoeffer says that the essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; it enables a person to hold his/her head up high, to claim the future for him-/herself and not to abandon it to his/her enemy. Sammy Nickalls says that being optimistic have a few benefits. At first, it keeps anxiety and stress at bay (optimism significantly lower stress and keep your blood pressure down); it makes your life literally less painful; it helps you to take care of yourself (optimistic people live healthier lifestyles), and it also helps you to improve your performance. Just imagine your performance in anything if you are as negative as an anion (a negatively charged ion, for those who failed science)? No thank you, so let us never stop batting for the optimism team. Thank you for being an optimist.

To be happy in life, involves a secret trick.
It involves always being optimistic.
Just imagine pessimism being at the order of the day!

Do you think that would, in any way, be okay?

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“Optimisme is die geloof wat uitloop op prestasies en suksesse. Niks kan geskied sonder hoop en vertroue nie.”

Helen Keller

Onthou jy die bespreking aangaande daardie pessimistiese mense? Vandag wil ek stilstaan by mense soos ek en jy – die optimiste… Tot dieselfde mate waartoe pessimisme ‘n versekerde pad na mislukking en swakheid is, so is optimisme een na mag! Deur die loop van die afgelope 127 webdagboek plasings, het ek daarop bly klem lê om positief te bly, om te strewe na dit wat goed is, en om te omhels dit wat waarde het. Ek het dit gedoen (en ek sal voortgaan om dit te doen), want ek is ‘n optimis. Ek glo dat mense soos jy, wie hier lees, dit doen (lees) omdat ook jy optimisties is oor die skep van ‘n beter jy en gevolglik ‘n beter wêreld. Dietrich Bonhoeffer noem dat dit die essensie van optimisme is om nie rekenskap van die hede (die hier en die nou) te neem nie, optimisme is eerder ‘n bron van inspirasie, van groeikrag en hoop waar andere opgegee het. Optimisme stel jou in staat om jou ken op te tel, jou kop op te lig, en die toekoms vir jouself te eien en dit nie te laat vaar in die hande van jou vyande nie. Sammy Nickalls sê dat optimisme sekere voordele inhou. Eerstens hou dit angs en stres in toom (dit verminder stres aansienlik en hou jou bloeddruk af); dit maak jou lewe letterlik minder pynlik; dit help dat jy omsien na jouself (optimiste leef gesonder lewensstyle); en dan help dit jou ook om jou take beter te verrig. Verbeel jouself net hoe ongemotiveerd jy jou take sou verrig het as jy so negatief soos ‘n anioon (‘n negatief gelaaide ioon, vir julle wie wetenskap gedruip het) was? Nee dankie, so laat ons asseblief nooit ophou om vir die optimistiese span te kolf nie. Dankie dat jy ‘n optimis is.

Geluk kan oor jou spoel, soos ‘n tsunamie-golf.

Dit gaan egter verg dat jy vir die optimiste kolf…

As jy wil kolf vir die beste span…

Maak dan net jou keuse, komaan!