Choosing Optimism

Every single day we are each given the option to choose the kind of day it is going to be.

I talked to a friend recently as she sat getting her latest dose of chemotherapy. As we chatted, it was obvious that she had chosen it to be a good day. She was smiling and talkative even as she sat fighting for her life.

Another day I talked to a buddy who had landed a new contract and hadspent a chunk of money on some cool new gear.Yet, as we talkedhe was complaining about politics and how angry certa...