tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post5828634033548519410..comments2024-03-29T09:31:53.769+13:00Comments on No Kidding in NZ: Optimism vs PessimismMalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03928262526502319303noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-36104148988733038382020-10-18T12:35:58.259+13:002020-10-18T12:35:58.259+13:00Oops - that last sentence needs another phrase ......Oops - that last sentence needs another phrase ... "to be replaced with a hope for something different."Malihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928262526502319303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-22326463345685788732020-10-17T21:43:22.387+13:002020-10-17T21:43:22.387+13:00Dear Mali,
reading your post makes my day!
How I ...Dear Mali,<br />reading your post makes my day! <br />How I love your sentence - "But there’s no point in letting pessimism steal the wonder and joy of the life that is waiting for us."<br /><br />So very true!!<br /><br />sending you lots of love from sLOVEnia,<br /><br />Klara<br /><br />Klarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17028863974858724867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-60860312473825432022020-10-14T15:42:33.135+13:002020-10-14T15:42:33.135+13:00Where does fear fall? it isn't optimistic obv...Where does fear fall? it isn't optimistic obviously, but it is different from pessimism ... Pessimism says failure. Fear/anxiety run amuck at consequences of unknown resolution when violence is threatened if an otherwise positive outcome occurs. I think you are better with words than i am. Is fear pessimism? Or a third category?...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-81797951730916659262020-10-14T15:25:02.721+13:002020-10-14T15:25:02.721+13:00Yes, that's a good point. Hope does cause a ba...Yes, that's a good point. Hope does cause a barrier to acceptance. That's when I see start to see hope as a negative thought that must be banished.Malihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928262526502319303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-57151233518462323732020-10-14T13:33:02.780+13:002020-10-14T13:33:02.780+13:00Mel picked up on a line that really works for me, ...Mel picked up on a line that really works for me, too.<br /><br />I also like this: "I do not believe I would have been less devastated if I had been pessimistic all along." <br /><br />That said, I remember writing a post in my early days titled something like "Hope is a bitch." Because for awhile it kept from Acceptance.Lori Lavender Luzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394441222262940632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-9932813600935661912020-10-13T15:36:32.681+13:002020-10-13T15:36:32.681+13:00I love that line too, and this one: "I am alw...I love that line too, and this one: "I am always acutely aware of everything that can go wrong. I'm an optimist who is perhaps a pessimist at heart. It makes life easier." I am the same! I am always looking for that silver lining while also realizing the cloud could become a tornado. Ha. This is a fantastic post!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-28024296242836433072020-10-13T15:11:20.096+13:002020-10-13T15:11:20.096+13:00I really love this line: "There’s no point in...I really love this line: "There’s no point in being pessimistic. We’ve lost the life we wanted. But there’s no point in letting pessimism steal the wonder and joy of the life that is waiting for us."Lollipop Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.com