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Cockeyed Optimist
Become a “cockeyed optimist”!
Most of you know I broke my arm and had to have surgery at the end of January. This event upended my scheduled Hawaiian vacation, book promotion and a few other plans. I am healing but it is slow and incremental. I can easily slide into discouragement and despair.
But I learned that those negative feelings don’t help me heal, stay healthy or appreciate the many pleasures of my life. The positive benefits of my forced slow-down included visits with friends, taking naps and more time to read.
Research reported in this article shows that positive attitudes “can do far more than raise one’s spirits. They may actually improve health and extend life.”
Here’s to being a “cockeyed optimist”!
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/27/we...
Most of you know I broke my arm and had to have surgery at the end of January. This event upended my scheduled Hawaiian vacation, book promotion and a few other plans. I am healing but it is slow and incremental. I can easily slide into discouragement and despair.
But I learned that those negative feelings don’t help me heal, stay healthy or appreciate the many pleasures of my life. The positive benefits of my forced slow-down included visits with friends, taking naps and more time to read.
Research reported in this article shows that positive attitudes “can do far more than raise one’s spirits. They may actually improve health and extend life.”
Here’s to being a “cockeyed optimist”!
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/27/we...
