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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Microscopic Giants

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Microscopic Giants

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Quotes of the Week from Me: “Optimism is a microscopic giant.” “Take pride in your smallest accomplishments. They will make you feel good, and others too.” “Leave temporary wiggle room when your discipline is lacking.” “Change is gradually sudden.” “Eat some green in the morning.” Quotes of the Week from Someone Else: “The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.” – Mark Twain “The true test of character is not how much we…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: My Elderly Neighbor

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: My Elderly Neighbor

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Quotes of the Week from Me: Quotes are thoughts. Bits of knowledge. Sometimes commands. I believe they can be questions too. “Find something you want to wake up early for, even on a Saturday.” “There is a generational debate about the definition of efficient innovation. What is progress? What is laziness?” Quotes of the Week from Someone Else “So, you aren’t from here, but you are here, and it’s lovely to have you.” – Kind old man from my neighborhood…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Always an Opportunity

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Always an Opportunity

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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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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Small But Mighty. The 3-Foot World.

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Small But Mighty. The 3-Foot World.

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Small But Mighty. The 3-Foot World. In the last week or so, I have been to 3 states, plenty of work meetings, and read two books. I have also been to more playgrounds than I can count, I jumped in roughly 9 different puddles, and built some serious block towers. My best effort at architecture. Whether the day is dictated by work, young kids, or uncontrollable distractions, it has become clear to me that the day is won or lost…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Two Forces of Optimism, One Change of Heart

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Two Forces of Optimism, One Change of Heart

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Weekly Optimist Newsletter Attila the Hun; barbarian, cruel, powerful. Pope Leo I; spiritual, authoritative, unifying. By 452, Attila had led sieges across Western Asia and Eastern Europe, resulting in a broken treaty with the Romans and mass destruction throughout the region. His ambition was relentless. He wanted more land, more power, and more control. By 452, Pope Leo I, also known as Pope Leo The Great, had arbitrated several disputes between religious leaders, and acted as a trusted advisor on…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Praise

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Praise

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“Everything in any way beautiful has its beauty of itself, inherent and self-sufficient: praise is no part of it. At any rate, praise does not make anything better or worse.” – Marcus Aurelius I do not typically begin a post with a quote from someone else. Some great advice I got in college: nobody can capture your thoughts or words better than you, only use the words of others to support your claims. Today is a bit different because I…

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Practical Optimism: Take Positive Action

Practical Optimism: Take Positive Action

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When I say “practice optimism” I think about a commitment to a better future for myself and my family. Hence the website title, my consistent reminder to be grateful while also working hard towards a better future. When I discuss taking a positive approach, people tend to ask questions about reactions. How do you remain optimistic when a family member passes or when you lose a lot of money? Practicing optimism is an active phrase. Practice is dissection. Optimism is…

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