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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Waves

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Waves

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Quotes from Me: “Carry the spirit of a child into the oldest age possible.” “The more observation, the more learning.” “You’ve got to ride the waves. Quotes from Others: “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” – Seneca “A problem well stated is half solved.” – John Dewey “Sunshine all the time creates a desert.” – Arab Proverb Quick Optimism: Surfing theme: Life will be a series of waves and you will ride each one differently. Question of…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Practice Optimism

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Practice Optimism

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Quotes from Me: “Collect information. Collect books, articles, and videos online. Even if unread now, eventually you’ll find value in diving into your collection.” “Having a good heart begins with intent.” “I’m really not sure how it all works, but knowing how some things don’t helps a little.” Quotes from Others: “The general population doesn’t know what’s happening, and it doesn’t even know that it doesn’t know.” – Noam Chomsky “Where does a thought go when it’s forgotten?” – Sigmund…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Memorial Day, 2024

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Memorial Day, 2024

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Quotes of the Week from Me: “Work extremely hard for your own satisfaction.” “Enjoy here while you still are.” “We are surrounded by our perception of all we see and feel.” Quotes of the Week from Others: “It takes time to live. Like any work of art, life needs to be thought about.” – Albert Camus “The art of noticing will make your life forever wholesome.” – Unknown “True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Questioning Questions

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Questioning Questions

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Quotes of the Week from Me: “Make sure you consider all of your options.” “Avoid negative comments about others. Your life will get better.” “It is on you to get you where you want and need to be.” Quotes of the Week from Others: “No man is crushed by misfortune unless he has first been deceived by prosperity.” – Seneca “Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.” – Epictetus But if progress is…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Love the Mundane

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Love the Mundane

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Quotes of the Week from Me: “How many lessons did you learn today?” “Cherish your time.” “Love the mundane.” “When you work, everything else might too.” Another poem: “The clouds caught me So, I stayed awhile, Knowing they never could.” Quotes of the Week from Others: “This is our big mistake: to think we look forward toward death. Most of death is already gone. Whatever time has passed is owned by death.” – Seneca “The same boiling water that softens…

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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

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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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