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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Sandy Feet

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Sandy Feet

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Quotes of the Week from Me: “I really like the infrequently familiar.” “Find ways to get sand between your toes as much as possible.” “Everyone’s inside their own story.” Quotes of the Week from Others: “I’ve never seen someone critiqued into more self-confidence.” – Chelsey Goodan “That’s what I consider true generosity. You give your all and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing.” – Simone de Beauvoir “Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Mundane Lessons

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Mundane Lessons

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Quotes of the Week from Me: “Dare to be different.” “Don’t think too hard.” “Not all solutions are perfect. Sometimes a square lasagna is stored in a round container.” Quotes of the Week from Others: “First we eat, then we do everything else.” – M.F. K. Fisher “Who you are authentically is alright.” – Laverne Cox Quick Optimism: Work hard when things are going well and when they are not. Work hard when you feel great and when you don’t….

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Other People

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Other People

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Other people will always surprise you. Not always in frequency, but in their talents, interests, kindness, and life experiences. Credentials and appearance allow for first impressions and levels of understanding just below the surface, but rarely do we get the whole story. As we approach the new year I’d like to emphasize the importance of meeting new people and the importance of taking the time to learn more about them. Ask questions. Be surprised. Learn and grow together. When seeking…

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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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