Essay About Being Optimistic

According to Dictionary.com, the definition of optimism is “A disposition or tendency to look on the more favorable side of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.” Looking on the more favorable side can help in the most difficult times. Having a positive attitude is the best response to conflict, especially in time of war. Optimists such as Winston Churchill and Anne Frank kept hope for a better future throughout World War II.

For many, pessimism is not ideal, and optimism is their route of choice, as it develops through the arising

You feel happy when you are optimistic. This can result in you feeling more energetic, give you brighter eyes, and bring you success and happiness. You also walk with more confidence and have a stronger voice. Also, your positivity can spread to others, however, any negativity can also spread. Some ways to be positive are to not allow what other people say about you get to you. Other ways are to smile more, try to only visualize positive things, use positive words when talking to people, and don’t give up. (Sasson, The Power of Positive Thinking, Paragraphs 1, 14, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 27) These are great examples of why you would want to be optimistic and respond to conflict with positivity.

There are times in this world when rolling out of bed and putting on a brave face is the only thing that seems sensible enough to get you through the day. You slurp down your morning cup of coffee, glare at yourself in the mirror, and wonder what’s the point of it all? Why am I living my life half exhausted wandering from place to place doing what I’m told when I’m told to make myself a living? This is exactly how a pessimist often thinks;, they tend to see only the worst in a scenario or believe that only the lowest possible situation will happen. I have chosen not to live my life like that, I have chosen to not only try to lead each day with a positive mind and a healthy attitude, but I have also decided to spread optimism to others by the simple gestures such as a smile. I will admit that at times being an optimistic person isn’t always easy because

The first thing that comes to most people’s minds when they think of someone being optimistic might be, unrealistic, cheesy, or “sounds like a guidance counselor”. But being optimistic doesn’t mean you are unrealistic, simply hopeful. I’m not talking Snow and Charming from Once Upon a Time, it is not humanly possible to be that hopeful. Hopefulness comes with the territory when one is optimistic.

When I see someone being very pessimistic I know now that they can be changed to have a more optimistic view. I can even change my own life. If I am felling very pessimistic I can remember this and how there is always a better way to think about something. Knowing my signature strengths is important too because I know what and how I deal with things. I can alter how I do things to better support the person I truly am. I need use this knowledge to better my interactions with people and how I approach challenge.

Optimism can mean the difference in a patient’s outlook. The first example is when I walked onto the unit one day; a family member approached me and told me that it was nice to see a smiling face. That meant a lot to me. Patients and their families both experience hardships and emotional changes when someone is sick or hurt. Leading me to the next example, being optimistic when my patients fear that they may not return to their former state of independence and acknowledging their concerns. Many patients have these valid fears, and being the positive outlook instead of agreeing with them sometimes helps get them to the finish line.

I have a theory that being an optimist causes you to smile more and frown less. Frowning causes forehead wrinkles and smiling causes smile lines. I guess I prefer smile lines over forehead wrinkles any day of the week. As a self-proclaimed optimist, I have my own definition of what an optimist is. To me, an optimist is about being positive, happy go lucky, just have a real sense that everything will turn out to be all right. In my life what makes me an optimist is knowing that I am fortunate for what I have, realizing my mistakes are life lessons, and sending myself positivity.

Cambridge Dictionary (2016) defines Optimism as “the quality of being full of hope and emphasizing the good parts of a situation, or a belief that something good will happen” Cambridge Dictionary, 2016. To me, being optimistic can help any situation. For example, I work around 25 hours per week whilst studying full time, which results in me being stressed. Having a more positive behaviour towards my studies and work has helped me immensely with reducing my stress levels. Being a student, it can be very hard to deal with getting bad feedback or not finding the resources you need to complete a great assignment. I use my optimism to

As mentioned earlier, I am also a pessimist. Because of this pessimism, I plan and act ahead even before a problem arrives, which makes it easier to handle stressful

Usually, when you think of an optimist, you might think of a bright cheery person wearing bright happy colors skipping happily down a sidewalk, right? And while that sounds like a wonderful way to live, that’s not quite how optimism always looks. (But hey, if it works for you, be my guest!) Optimism is often overlooked and misunderstood in today's society. We really have no idea how beneficial the effects of optimism are for us. From healthier hearts to even living longer, optimism sure is a helpful tool that’s easily accessible and makes the journey of life a lot more fun!

We look into our futures and we hope that certain things will happen and certain things won’t. It can also be something as simple as expecting something to happen weather we expect something good to happen or something bad to happen. As human beings we have the natural urge to hope. We hope to find love. We hope to be successful in whatever we do. We all hope! It is like it is hardwired in our systems because we all hope unconsciously. We do it without thinking about it. We might hope for a good grade on our test but not even really put thought into it. For some people this is a natural character trait for others it can be a task to try to be optimistic, but at certain times in our lives we have all been optimistic. When I think about being optimistic I usually tend to think about hope. I feel like optimism and hope are synchronized like a clock, because you can’t have a “clock’’ that works without having both of the hands. In this case optimism and hope

Optimistic and pessimistic attitudes constantly affect the outcome of people's lives. In my life, I try to keep an optimistic attitude about the things I do because I know it will help lead me to more desirable ends. There have been many situations in which optimism has helped me through difficult times. Two areas in particular have provided me optimistic experiences: athletics

We all live in the world, which is full of sadness and disappointing. We see people dying, poverty, unemployment, etc. However, there are a lot of positive things in the world: children, who are born every day, people, who get new life opportunities, happy marriages, etc. The greatest gift is to see the positive sides of life, without concentrating our attention on negative. According to Winston Churchill, a pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. In my opinion, it is really true, because the positive or negative attitude towards life can highly influence our chances to success, feelings and even health. Positive thinking can be the best treatment for those, who don’t know

People will tell you that negative thinking will not get you anywhere. And yes, pessimism does breed fear and that fear can stop you from taking the necessary steps in order to be successful. But there is use in having a little bit of healthy pessimism. Having healthy pessimism means that you are pessimistic enough so as to recognize the pitfalls and risks involved in your venture. However, you are not pessimistic enough so as to allow those insights to stop you. Instead, you are driven to come up with solutions to every risks and difficulties that you encounter.