Day 357: Optimism

Most people who know me would probably classify me as an optimist. I tend to see solutions rather then problems (I have a T-shirt to prove it) and I have faith in my fellow man (or woman).  I believe that most people would rather help me than hinder me.   What I find strange is that there are people who don't think like this.  I've never understood the concept of expecting the worst or preparing yourself for a bad outcome.  If things go wrong its not your preferred outcome whether you're an optimist or a pessimist.  I feel like pessimists have a double whammy of feeling bad because they expect things to go bad and then still feeling when they do, at least if your an optimist you have a an initial positive feeling and I don't think you feel worse if things do go wrong.  Actually, as an optimist when things go wrong you just think it will be better next time.  The rational attitude is to be an optimist.

Countdown: 8 more posts to go. ( For the optimists out there: Don't think I will be extending my deadline!)