Some people would say that I suffer from a debilitating disease called Being An Optimist. We all know the uglies of the world and life. I choose to look for the beauty in it all. My faith in Jesus gives me reassurance for a better tomorrow thanks to the promises of future grace and that gives me a lot of optimism.
That doesn’t mean I’m never negative or never have doubts or fears. Of course I do! It just means I do everything I can to stop and force myself to look for the good, the beauty, the hope.
Not only do I value being an optimistic person, I value being a member of my local Optimist club. I’ve been a member of the Allouez Optimist Club for 10 years or so now. Each week I get to gather for lunch with a rum full of other optimistic business leaders and professionals. Why would I not want to be in that room? At each meeting we end with the Optimist Creed. The last point of the creed is “To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.” That point sticks in my mind the most and is my favorite.
Bad times come in life. Negative things happen in my day at Full Scope Creative. Through it all, I will be an optimistic Optimist.