Day 32 of the ‘Post A Day 2011′ challenge: Are you an optimist, a pessimist, or something else?
Guess my life’s motto says it all:
Dance in the rain!
Art by Marie-Gold
An optimist is the human personification of spring. ~Susan J. Bissonette
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. ~Winston S. Churchill
A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn’t see the clouds at all – he’s walking on them. ~Leonard Louis Levinson
If an optimist had his left arm chewed off by an alligator, he might say, in a pleasant and hopeful voice, “Well, this isn’t too bad. I don’t have my left arm anymore, but at least nobody will ever ask me whether I am right-handed or left-handed,” but most of us would say something more along the lines of “Aaaaah! My arm! My arm!” ~Lemony Snicket
Figments of a DuTchess 
Love the picture–and the Lemony Snicket quote. lol!
Rain these days is cold and sleety, but I do love to dance in warm rain, when the drops are big and soft and full of happy-juice. 🙂
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Yes, isn’t the quote adorable haha. But I sure hope the gator finds something else to eat 😉
To dance in happy juice ow Marian 😀
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Great post!
Will add dancing in the rain to my ‘wish list’ for this year.
Good to connect (at last!) 🙂
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You found it Julie! 😀
I hope you get to fulfill this wish soon. But wait for spring or summer eh 😉
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If they were giving an award out for the Best Short Blog you would win! I LOVE your motto, the quotes, and the picture! 🙂 Awesome!
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HUGE grin over here 😀 Thank you J.!
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Love the picture that you posted and love to dance in the rain. Wanna come on out and play?
Love ya,
Jules
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With you always Jules! Put on your rubber boots and let’s go splashing and sploinking 😀
You don’t know what sploinking is? Just jump in a puddle and you’ll find out 😉
Love you too! And thanks for playing with me hehehe.
~Mar
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Yes, dancing in the rain aptly describes that you are quite the optimist. Love the illustration, by the way.
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Yes, isn’t it beautiful? It expresses exactly how I feel. At times I even take away the umbrella to feel the little water drops on my face.
But sometimes the rain will try to drag me away, and then I hold on to the ones I love 🙂
How about you Genn, are you an optimist or a pessimist, or someone in between?
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I am decidedly a pessimist haha…
Shall keep this topic in mind and blog about it. 🙂
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Mmmm, I’m an optimist with pessimistic moves. Sometimes I’m an pessimist with optimistic moves. BUT, I love to dance in the rain!!! (and love the song too 😀 )
You are early Marion!!
Have a very nice day!
XXX
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It would have to be a spring rain though, ice rains are hard to move in 😉
I’m getting up at 6 am every day to write Esther, and I love it!
Enjoy your day too sweetie *hugs*
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