I'm An Optimist Who Worries A Lot

I'm An Optimist Who Worries A Lot

 

"I'm An Optimist Who Worries A Lot"

Madeleine Albright

President Obama's Secretary Of State

 When Ellen and I watched the special on Madeleine Albright, she said: "I'm An Optimist Who Worries A Lot." Ellen and I looked at each other and said, at the same time, "That's Me."

Ellen is great. She sees the world as it could be, but she still worries about things - can you spell COVID. I was a pessimist most of my life. After therapy at forty, I realized that my pessimism and negative energy were not serving me and will never lead to a happy life.

As Uncle Charles always said: "always make something good out of something bad." That's me now. Today, I reject negative thinking, I truly believe something good is going to happen to me and the others I care about. However, I still worry a lot about some things.

Sounds like an oxymoron, but it's possible to be both. Worrying is not always a bad thing. Secretary of State Albright was always an optimist, but she worried about the direction the world was going. Worrying helped her fix things before they happened - that was her job.

I worry about doing something right. That worry gets me to make sure I dot all the "I"s and cross all the "T"s before I do something important or tell someone else what to do. When it's done right, I stop worrying.

If you are a pessimist and a worry wart, Life must suck for you. If you worry about stuff, It's human nature. I suggest you spend equal time seeing what's right about your life and the life of your love ones including the world we live in. 

Watching a sunset, Watching the beauty of nature, loving the car you sit in, etc. etc. will help you become an:

                     Optimist Who Worries Alot

I've Been In The Right Place At The Wrong Time

 I've Been In The Right Place At The Wrong Time

"Right Place Wrong Time" Song by Dr. John

I been in the right place
But it must have been the wrong time
I'd of said the right thing
But I must have used the wrong line
I been in the right trip
But I must have used the wrong car

How many times I've been in the right place, but at the wrong time - too many. 

One example, my company's IPO got me a lot of stock that was worth a lot of money - I was at the right place. However, because I had Founder's stock, I had to wait six months to cash in. Six months later the dot.com craziness went bust and my stock was worth ten cents on the dollar.

I Was In The Right Place At The Wrong Time

This example is the reverse of the first one. Because I was going through a divorce, I needed to sell the stock - wrong place. One year later, my stock would have worth ten times more.

I Was In The Wrong Place At The Right Time

In each of those examples I recovered financially. My life got a whole lot better, not because of my financial recovery, but because of my mental and social recovery.

I Was In The Right Place At The Right Time

I'm sure you have been in both the right place - wrong time and wrong place - right time. However, how manty of you are now in the right place at the right time?

If you're not at that place and time, take a step back and evaluate what it will take to get you there. Doing nothing will never change your situation. But remember, a radical change could make your situation worse.

Balance Is The Key In Most Situations

What Are You Willing To Give Up To Stop A Dictator

 What Are You Willing To Give Up To Stop A Dictator

We Americans are spoiled. The poorest of the poor are still better off from the poor in other nations. The American middle class live better and have more options than many democratic countries. The rich - well, they're rich everywhere.

The Russian Dictator is invading a wonderful country without a cause or reason (other than power). 24% or about 75 million Americans think America sucks. One ex-president likes this Dictator because he would love to have his power.

The American President and his allies are standing up to this Dictator. The result, so far, is higher gas prices. Sooo, instead of paying $40 to fill up your car you're paying $80. Wow, that's $40 more. That's about 25% of your cable bill. O'my, we have to give up eating an expensive meal every other week. Shit, we have to buy one less video game. Dam, we can't go to a movie every week. I could go on and on, but I hope you get my point.

The inflation we're having now is not about the sanctions we have imposed. Our current inflation will subside over time as it's done many times before. However, fuel prices will always be high until we reduce our need for oil and gas. 

Sooo, are we willing to buy a car that gets much better gas mileage instead of a gas guzzler? Are we willing to give up some of the wonderful things we have in life to; 

Stop A Dictator