Living life with optimism: Why life is more than just "death and taxes" 39 Articles

by Ann Marie Dwyer

"Smile. Things could be worse." My grandfather was a wise man. When he said that, my reply was, "OK. I smiled...and they got worse." It always made us smile.

Smiles are contagious. Even the grouchiest curmudgeons will return a

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by Joe Cooke

In Matthew 6:34, Jesus said, "do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."

There are a lot of things to worry about these days the war in Iraq, terrorism, floods,

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by Debbie Robus

How many joy-filled Christians do you know? How many can you name? Can you think of people who claim to be Christians who are always upset about something always complaining always worried or mad or down in the dumps? Are you

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by Janice Hampton

Do you want to be more upbeat and optimistic? Would you like to be hopeful, always seeing the favorable side of events and situations? The key to your success is learning how to change your perspective and focus your attention

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by Craig Harper

We've all heard the saying: "You don't know what you've got until it's gone."

A few short stories:

Story one.
A few years ago I travelled to South Africa to do some work with one of my best friends who is the head of a charity which

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by Carol Noble

For me, money is no more than a demand that society puts upon me. There is more to life than money. Death is a state that everyone has to come to at some time in life, so why worry about it.

Optimisism and pessimism are two sides

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by Billy Sunshine

There's certainly much more to life than death and taxes, although most people do have these two things in common. How can people keep their chins up when life keeps dragging them down?

First off, statistically speaking the worse

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by Draven

Four major ingredients must exist in order to live your life with optimism and passion. These are possibility, love, contribution, and legacy.

POSSIBILITY

Optimism could be defined as the belief in possibility. For the optimist,

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by Nora Nick Katsourakis

Some might say that those living with good health and with ample means are the only ones who should live life with optimism. Others who live each day with a debilitating disease might have to work a little harder to live life

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by Cray Sellars

People must live their lives with optimism. It is the only way to be happy and successful in this world. In order to have any kind of success on the job you have to maintain a positive attitude. That is the only way to be recognized

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by Joseph Yarbrough

As an extremely questioning person, I'm often sitting and reflecting, analyzing my surroundings in every detail. Life has been an endless ride for me, if i were to go into the depth of the past we would all surely grow old before

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by Tammy Collins

Death and taxes are the only guarantees in life, the only two things that we know we will never get away from. They are, however, certainly not the only two things in life that we can look forward to.

Truth. Finding our own truth

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by Mitchel Roy

I have a tendency to be pessimistic. Life is harsh, nothing every goes right. Everything seems to follow Murphy's law which says if anything can go wrong, it will. Whine, whine, pout, pout, grumble, grumble. Why should we be

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by Krista Whitwham

My husband was out of work for a year. In that time we built up debts and our house seemed to be falling apart around our ears. Now he is back in work and things are getting better but all we have been able to do is talk about

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by Damon Jay Forbes

Two men stand silently on a mountain top. They are dressed in rags and their hands and feet are soiled and bloody. Below them, all across the cliff face many others are visable, some groaning in pain, some lying on, or clinging

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by Jared Garrett

The Nihilist and fatalist view that life is just death and taxes is sad at the least and tragic at worst. Any thinking, reasoning, person will see that life is actually, birth, work, taxes and death, in that order. Sure, little

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by Starri Knight

You will often hear people describe themselves as either optimists, pessimists, or realists. Meaning, metaphorically, that their either see the glass as "half full", "half empty" or "both half full and half empty".

If your glass

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by Jayne Bonilla

Sheila's Magic Wand

"The Good Fairy may be gone, but her magic will live on forever, as long as we believe." Sheila was the "good" fairy to all who were fortunate enough to know her. She was my cousin, but more like a sister.

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