Optimism is in reference to a positive attitude that a person might have toward other people, to life, to their work and so on. The opposite to optimistic is to be pessimistic and I have known many people on both sides of that coin. Why, because good and positive things happen to every person I…
Tag: Life
On Close Calls
Close calls don’t count, do they? A near miss and life goes on. I’m not aware of anyone who hasn’t had a close call at some time in their life. An amateur baseball catcher may just barely miss getting hit with a bat being swung by an amateur batter. Inexperienced climbers may take a wrong…
On Death, As A Mystery?
There are many stories and jokes about death, some sad, some funny but there are many stories that use death as their central theme. You may say that death is not a joking matter. Why not? Death is universal, it is expected, in some cases it is tragic and in some it is sad, but…
On Being Kind To Ourselves
There are many different routes to most every place we want, or need to go in life. There are many different kinds of people that we may be traveling with, as well. There also are many methods of transportation that we could take to reach our destination safely. Regardless of the place, the people, the…
On Tragedy Testifies To The Value of Human Life
Our lives are a fragile gift. The grief that death stirs in us underscores what a beautiful thing we really have. When I was growing up TV had not been invented and radio was still in its youth. The radio gave us as much static as it did audible sound. Either by radio (local news)…
On The Best And The Worst
Charles Dickens, in writing his book, A Tale of Two Cities, began his story by saying, “It was the best of times, and it was the worst of times.” That statement could apply to every era, every generation, and to every household in every country that has ever shared this beautiful earth. Too! It represents every period of…
On Doing What Is Necessary
I have always loved a good story, especially one that ends in a way that you least expected. The following story is such a one: “One dark night outside a small town, a fire started inside the local chemical plant and within minutes it exploded into flames. An alarm went out to fire departments for…
On Yesterday
The song, “Yesterday,” was one of the most popular songs for many years, but we seldom hear it anymore. There were parts of it that were very meaningful and which made one contemplate life and lost youth. I have always had a difficult time hearing the lyrics while a song is being sung. Even though…
On Story Time
“Life is like a tale that lives, some life stories are written so vividly that, as you read, you see it’s action filmed upon the screen of your mind. We can’t all be such writers but that should not stop us from sharing our tales of life.” After reading the above, it made me realize…
On Niches
I was talking to one of my sons the other day about work, life and things in general. And the word ‘niche’ came up, and I thought that would be an important subject to think and write about. That is where most of these thoughts that make up the things I have written over the…