“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”—Winston Churchill
I see a lot of pessimism from people this year. Sure, it has been difficult, but difficulties are opportunities for growth. There is a choice: claim it or complain about it. Frankly, I like the former.
Grattitude. Look for what you are learning or can learn. “That which doesn’t kill us makes us stronger” (Friedrich Nietzsche). It is the basic “overload” principle. Grow.
2020 is certainly an unusual year, but it probably not the worst year in history. (Personally, I prefer to live in the year of COVID-19 rather than the year of the Bubonic Plague, which was actually years.) Yes, we have had a terrible virus (which, frankly, the handling of which has been worse than the virus itself), we have had fires (here in the Northwest), hurricanes (which we have every year), and lots of other weird stuff (it is a Presidential election year), but this is life. We either let it grow us or we let it overcome us. Choice.
I prefer to be the optimist (albeit more of a realist) who sees the “opportunity in every difficulty”. I want to stand at the start of 2021 and look back at how much I have changed—for the better.
Be your best today; be better tomorrow.
Carpe momento!