When I look at the world I’m pessimistic, but when I look at people I am optimistic. Carl Rogers.

Life is a never ending series of choices, some easier, others not so much. We make them everyday. And they affect every aspect of our lives. One of the most critical choices, I believe, is choosing whether to be an optimist or a pessimist.

I was thinking about that while watching Hillary’s speech last night as she accepted the nomination on behalf of the Democratic Party for president of the United States and comparing her views and attitudes to those of The Donald.

By now, we’ve heard and read all there is to say  (actually I’m not sure about Trump) about their conflicting pictures of the world and how they would navigate the rough seas in which we find our ourselves.

These are perilous times, not just in America but in many parts of the world. The challenges to our liberal, democratic way of life are many. That isn’t news. Clearly there is much that is wrong and much more work to be done to ‘right the ship.’

Life is complicated. There are no simple answers. No easy, quick fixes. The choice facing the American voters is stark. The dark storm clouds of pessimism are gathering.

Pessimists, by natures, are destructive, unsure of their abilities, closed to the new, disrespectful of others, and fearful.

Optimists are helpful, open to new ideas, inclusive, sharing, respectful of others, caring, forward thinking and unafraid of the future. In fact, they embrace it.

The clouds on the horizon are dark. The winds of change are howling, but as much as some would like, there is no going back. What there is is adjusting our sails, tacking into the wind and sailing forward with a firm, steady hand on the tiller.

And mindful of Franklin Roosevelt’s dictum that we have nothing to fear but fear itself.

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Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day,

listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.

John Lubbock, The Use Of Life.

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Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant. Robert Louis Stevenson.

Contrary to popular belief a successful venture, regardless of what it is, almost without exception, never happens over night. The road to success is long and arduous.

There is no magic, no secret to it.

Success is 90% hard work, 7% talent and 3% luck.

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Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging. Joseph Campbell.

Through the course of your journey, the most difficult choice you will ever have to make is deciding whether to let go, or hold on a little longer.

The race is long. Champions never let go. Just when they need it, they come up with the last little bit of courage that propels them over the finish line.

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One of hardest things to do is to change: To let go of old ideas that are no longer current, outdated methodologies and the old stories we have been told by parents, friends, work associates and society at large: They are their stories, not yours.

It’s not that some people have more will power than others: It’s just that some some are open to change and some are not.

Change has a considerable impact on the human mind. To those who are afraid of change it is threatening because they think things might get worse. To the hopeful it is encouraging because things might get better. To the confidant change is inspiring because it opens the door on to new opportunities.

As challenging as it is, if you are stuck, you can’t move on until you let go of the familiar.

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