Valentine's Day

[billroper]

daisy_knotwise brought me a card and candy for Valentine's Day, since she was able to get out to the store. I apparently bought her a calla lily and candy as well, although she had to make the actual purchase. :)

Like most holidays, Valentine's Day can be either a good or a bad experience, depending on exactly where you are in your life. If you're in a good relationship, it can be a fine thing. If you're in a bad relationship, not so much. And if you're in no relationship at all, well...

I don't claim to have the answer to all things. But from observation, I see that being negative is usually a turnoff. (Not always. I know some couples where negativity is a way of life. But that's more unusual and not a type of relationship that I'd be comfortable in.)

I understand that being a optimist can occasionally get pretty tiring, especially when you feel like life is dumping on you. But if you've had a run of bad luck, things are about due to turn around, aren't they? (Let's not examine the converse.) And I also observe that a positive attitude is more likely to yield a positive result than a negative attitude.

So I choose to be an optimist. This doesn't mean that I won't have days when I get depressed or am just unhappy for one (good?) reason or another. It just means that I believe that things can and will get better and that what I do about it is going to make a difference.

Usually, it does.

Comments

[msminlr.livejournal.com]

Morris bought me a card.
I bought him a pint of his favorite flavor of ice cream.

[folkmew.livejournal.com]

Sage wisdom.
We had planned to go out to lunch together - something we *never* do. A date! Alone! No Kids! (and not have to hire a babysitter!) Wooo hooo! But then we got several FEET of snow for valentine's day instead and our kids are home with us all day for two days. But that's ok. We'll go later in the week.
Meanwhile I'm very grateful to be in the relationship I'm in.

Sometimes I'm amazed and always I am grateful that I have been married to Ed for going on ten years. Wow. He can be a grumpy old curmudgeon at times but I'm really glad to have him there next to me every night and morning.

I choose to be an optimist too. Sometimes it is hard, sometimes (especially with the string of financial crap we've gone through) it feels like "the world is out to get us" but then I really do stop and count my blessings which are copious and I am very very happy to be where I am and to have my family around me.

Thanks. It is nice to see you guys looking so happy too.

[aimee-moran.livejournal.com]

I choose to be an optimist. Pessimists may be right on occasion, but optimists have a *way* better time overall!