Practically Best
Optimism is often underapreciated.
I’ve heard a number of people talk about the “practicality” of being a pessimist. They say: “I get to be pleasantly surprised.” I don’t overhype things.” “It makes life easier.”
What if I told you that I get to find more joy in life by thinking optimistically. What if I told you that even though I get excited and things don’t pan out the way I expect, I make the most of my situations, using optimism and creativity, and end up better off anyway in some cases. What if I even said, I don’t want “easy” I want what God wants even if its hard. I believe that my faith allows me to have a certain optimism and joy for life that sometimes others don’t understand, but I think it makes my life better, even if my life is very imperfect.
So go ahead and be practical, but remember that there is
