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Possibly they were both eventually extracted when this surface part of the tramway was closed and replaced by a tunnel.
7-Nov-10 - 0036c : Sydney, Australia - 'From Optimism to Hope'
This is a view of 2010 Sculpture By the Sea Exhibit #40 : - 'From Optimism to Hope' by artist Andrew Rogers. The official guide book quotes the artist as stating his sculpture is 'A group of organic pulsing forms reflecting the will to interpret and render the abstract essences of being.'
Taken at Mark's Park midway between Bondi Beach and Tamarama Bay.
Number 15 Recreation Grove, Holbeck Leeds. For sale at £50,000 even though on the other side of the street the houses are boarded up awaiting demolition.
Part of my Regeneration Collection www.flickr.com/photos/meerstone/collections/7215762355958...
For a hole in the ground this makes me excited, wholly optimistic.
A few months ago my first reaction would be to curse the plague of rodents; a rat. Today it's different.
A quick bit of reassessment from that circular rim of soil pushed up speaks of something different. It's not a spider — too big, too exposed. They want burrows with cover for their ambush strategy. Rodents dig with their paws; kicking soil behind them. Whoever dug in here bored down, rotating and pushing the soil aside. Besides, it's in the wet patch right next to the weep hole in that dripline. That's not a rat thing. That's a frog thing.
Why I'm so happy about a hole in the ground is that this is clear evidence that after the devastation of years of drought that the imperiled frog population is rebounding. Once common, such a hole had become rare.
Because they were once common, and commonly encountered from their burrowing habit and nocturnal emergence to hunt on dry land, the Pobblebonk, Limnodynastes dumerilii, for all it's drab appearance, is likely my favourite frog.
This is by far one of my favorite photos of the entire holiday, if not the official favorite.
This was the view from Manchester airport as we waited to board our plane, I thought that even though the surroundings are pretty grim, the brightness of the plane really set off a feeling of optimism about going on holiday and getting out of the horrible weather! For which I was very grateful.
Optimism Waterfall desktop print image: Jump-start each day with a 5"x7" framed desktop print in every work area. This easel-backed framed desktop print has a matching motivational poster.
Surprisingly a lot of people have not seen these eggo waffles with Star Trek images printed on them. I decided that star trek on my food is kind of strange, but having philosophical food is not bad at all.
Note the tea, earl grey, hot.
I thought I'd add this to the mix. I'm cleaning out leftover buttons & baubles
by duplicating the dot pattern of the trim onto a scrap of fabric.
I have become my own version of an optimist. If I can't make it through one door, I'll go through another door— or I'll make a door. Something terrific will come no matter how dark the present.
Rabindranath Tagore
"Your future SUCKS! (Optimists never start their day with that kind of thought process!) " - Futurist Jim Carroll
I'm starting my 7th year of writing these Daily Inspiration posts. Someone asked me why I do them.
In an increasingly negative world, I write them as much for those who follow me as much as I write them for myself. Starting each day with some thinking as to the good I might find in the world around me helps me dispel some of the bad that I know I will see. I don't think anyone focused on the future can do so with a foundation of negativity.
Here's how I take on the issue of negativity on stage:
So with that said, here's what I think optimists need to do each and every day.
See the future as an opportunity, not a threat.
Don't fear the future.
Work the future faster.
Learn how to interpret any particular trend in terms of its upside, not the downside.
Don't fight the future.
Ignore pessimists.
Don't hang out with negative people.
Battle each and every moment of negativity.
Find motivation in small wins.
Clinging to your past is probably the worst thing you can do right now./
Stop trying old solutions to new problems.
Just because it's not happening right now doesn't mean that it never will.
Don't presume your business model will survive the next 5 years.
Don't feel bad about the mistakes you've made - view some of them as a pathway to success.
Stop saying it can't be done - just do it already!
Don't hide from problems - learn from them.
Use aggressive fear of change as a basic personal motivation.
Don't let uncertainty cloud your vision.
Spend every day tuning your roadmap for how you plan to live your life.
Don't be selfish - be magnanimous.
Stop being surprised at surprises.
Avoid angry people.
Make the best of the worst moments.
Regularly nurture your optimism - its fertilizer for your soul.
Take more time to enjoy what you enjoy.
Remind yourself you don't need to love every waking moment - it's ok to get down.
Lighten your mood - avoid the heavy.
Move on from bad things faster.
Remind yourself it could be worse.
Remember it's ok to feel down sometimes - but work hard to chase the 'up.'
Remind yourself that your future only sucks if you make it suck.
Original post: jimcarroll.com/2022/08/daily-inspiration-your-future-suck...
I happened across this painter's bicycle in a little fishing village in Spain, called Caraques. He had probably been painting the adjacent doors, as the brush was in the box, on the back of the bike.
I liked the chain, securing the bike. (As if anyone was going to take it!!!)
I've called it "Optimism" as a result.