Is the glass half-empty or half-full?

How you think is how you feel. How you look at life is how life will look back at you. Optimism begins with trust — in yourself, in others, in tomorrow.

"Don't ever become a pessimist," urged writer Robert Heinlein. "A pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun and neither can stop the march of events."

Optimists make the best of any situation. They keep the spin light. They look for the silver lining, even when skies are gray. With optimism, you see the whole picture — not just the shadows, but the sunbeams too.

"A better world shall emerge based on faith and understanding," promised five-star General Douglas MacArthur.

Optimists are filled with quiet passion. They lift others up by the way they move through the world — grounded, hopeful, and kind.

As the wise Benjamin Franklin said, "Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight."