Are You an Optimist, Pessimist, or Realist?
In my last post I mentioned that I’m trying to be more positive, and I feel like that requires some unpacking.
For starters, are you a glass half-full or half-empty kind of person? I’ve always hated that question because I think there’s a very clear third option. If the glass was just poured, it’s half-full. If you’ve been drinking from the glass, it’s half-empty. So what does that make me?
A realist. Or obnoxious.
Your answer about what that makes me probably depends on whether you’re an optimist or a pessimist, which means the category I fall in is dependent on you. Except then wouldn’t the reverse be true? If my category is dependent on your perception of me, wouldn’t your category be dependent on my perception of you?
I know. I’m really fun at parties.
The point is I could always use some help looking at the brighter side of life.
My husband and I have had this conversation many times over the years, and it ended up in one of the books I shelved. Actually, it’s a deleted scene in a book I’ve shelved, so it’s sort of been killed twice, which is why I’m not going to resurrect it for you here.
The argument took place between the two main characters, Rae, who’s basically me with her suck-it-up-buttercup attitude, and Beau, who could be my husband in that sensitive (yet manly) everything-is-sunshine-and-rainbows demeanor.
In the end, Rae’s argument is that she is a realist, which is an optimistic way of looking at her pessimism, which actually makes her an optimist.
It makes sense, right?
I miss writing Rae and Beau. And yes, I know that when you put their names together it makes a rainbow. That was intentional. The day I wrote the scene where Rae points out that her clouds and Beau’s sunshine make a rainbow, my son randomly drew this picture for me.
I mean, I know a rainbow is one of the first things a kid learns to draw, but still… it felt like confirmation to keep writing their story.
Since that book is not available for you to read, I’m going to suggest a few others instead.
Disclaimer: These are books I just snagged because they are discounted and/or free, so I know nothing about the heat level/content. Read at your own risk!
I snagged this book because it was recommended in the IFA Summer Reading Challenge as a hilarious read and because right now it’s FREE.
This book is also FREE! And technically it’s six books in one. I’m excited about this one because I’ve been wanting to check out a few of the authors in here.
This last one is 99 cents, but the proceeds support children impacted by the war on Ukraine, so you get over ten stories from bestselling authors and your dollar supports a great cause.
The deals on these books are all ending soon, so don’t dilly-dally! And if you happen to read one, let me know! I love comparing thoughts after reading!
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