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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: The Cutoff Man

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: The Cutoff Man

Quotes of the Week from Me: “Our lives are full of so much good, so much uncertainty, all at once.” “Intent. Behavior. Habits. Practice.” “Sometimes opportunity just stares at you while it waits for you to engage.” Quotes of the Week from Others: “Some people will not hear you regardless of how much, how loud, how truthful, how loving, or how profound you speak. Wish them well and let them go.” – Unknown “A light here required a shadow there.”…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Sometimes You Become What You Miss, Before You Miss It

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Sometimes You Become What You Miss, Before You Miss It

Quotes of the Week from Me “One universal truth is that what we think about, we become. It might feel unattainable or unrealistic. The daily reminders will convince you to believe in yourself.” “Think carefully, and with purpose.” “Take children outside and watch them thrive.” “Sometimes you become what you miss before you miss it.” “People will tell you the little stuff matters. Why? Because it is the most available and the most frequent. Let it add up.” “Fight the…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Always an Opportunity

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Always an Opportunity

April 3, 2023 Quotes of the Week from Me: “There is opportunity in every direction.” “Too early? Begin. Out of breath? Don’t stop. Tired? Keep going.” Quote of the Week from Someone Else: Mark Helprin in Winter’s Tale: “Nothing is random, nor will anything ever be… Everything that ever was, is; everything that ever will be, is… Though in perceiving it we imagine that it is in motion and unfinished, it is quite finished and quite astonishingly beautiful.” Quick Optimism…

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Let’s Play Baseball!

Let’s Play Baseball!

Tie up your laces, round the bases, today is a matchup between the aces. Check for signs, step in the box, take a swing, get a knock! Runner on second rounding third, he took off to the crack of the bat he heard. Nice rope, kid! You crushed that ball, it rolled and skipped to the wall. Time to slide, get dirty this inning. Another run and we are winning. Bottom of the ninth, count is full. Shift to the…

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