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I'll play... As an optimistic pessimist, I find myself dwelling on the scenarios in which Obama "does poorly" for whatever reason (i.e., election day chaos and dirty tricks in Florida) and yet still wins. Here are two scenarios....Assuming, of course, that in the 269 scenario the U.S. House of Representatives does indeed confirm Obama as President. I am always heartened by the fact that McCain can win Ohio, Pennsylvania, AND Florida, and yet still lose, without even entertaining the notion of Obama winning North Carolina (which at this point seems fairly likely according to polling). There have also been murmerings of them splitting Maine or Nebraska, which would swing the tie one way or the other.
"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...
1. Silver, 2. Lochaber Blue, 3. Oak tree October sunset, 4. Thistle study II, 5. 6 Trees September, 6. Givens, 7. Clearences, 8. Sunset Song II,
9. Evening Breeze, 10. Stones, 11. View to the Black Isle, 12. Shine on Ben Wyvis...Green, 13. The light toward the North, 14. At the Edge, 15. Moray Firth Sunset, 16. Quiet Roads,
17. Ardesier II, 18. Gutting Stations, 19. The Emigrants, 20. Cal, 21. Peat Red Run Deep, 22. Calendars, 23. The journey to work, 24. Careful use of colour,
25. ripe, 26. apologies to the new puritans, 27. rush, 28. Further work from Rhuie, 29. Tarbet Ness and the War against Photoshop, 30. Ridges b+w, 31. Rhuie Lighthouse, 32. Rain from the West,
33. red warnings!, 34. Watchers, 35. The Warmest Room, 36. Camanachd, 37. House over the Hill, 38. Blowing Dancing Optimism, 39. Over the footbridge and up the wee path, 40. Wild & Long,
41. Looking to the sky, 42. House of Leaves, 43. Hufupukar, 44. 6 trees and Pinpoint, 45. Leaden, 46. Protection, 47. Windy Days, 48. Shadow of the photographer,
49. Ascending II, 50. Hungry Fundamentalism and Lessons from History, 51. Aerial, 52. Shine, 53. She's Got a New Spell, 54. Summer Kitchen Ballad, 55. Ballahulish Slate Shed, 56. Slates,
57. Longman Drive & New Century House, 58. Saltire, 59. Lighting the Flame, 60. Dignity of Labour., 61. Carumba!, 62. The Most Photographed Tree in Scotland, 63. Black Sun, 64. Yellow Edge II,
65. Port Righ, 66. Obligation Met, 67. Carnarc Point Green, 68. Etive Veil 2, 69. Silver Glamour 1, 70. Duntelchaig, 71. Road to Camalt Muir, 72. The Arc over the Clyde,
73. Greig St Bridge B+W, 74. Experiments with Time, 75. Tomnacross, 76. Colour Time Space. 2
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We got given 3 solar powered garden lights for Christmas. They have been outside ever since. Still not powered up yet. Looking forward to when they do.
Hemerocallis 'Optimism', Red Violet Daylily, hem-ur -oh-KAL-iss, 23" E-M D Re Fr Perennial (Wild-G., 1998),Z3, 5.4" red violet self , V2.z07
Yes, the Tacoma Invaders have invaded Bonita's life! But Martha consoles her with good cheer, humor and optimism through the playing season. One can still hike and camp in August when football practice is over...albeit, in 95 degree weather in eastern Washington. Oh, what fun.
some projects mistake grandeur for innovation. this massive fish farm was built on a remote island at great expense. but never sustained aquatic life to begin with. now it is an industrial ruin that occupies a vast chunk of an otherwise bucolic island off the cost of vietnam.
This comes from my new baby (100mm macro) and my first session with it last night. Luckily, my old 75-300mm Tamron had a nice little macro (1:2) so I've had some experience with macro before, but full life-size is really blowing my mind.
Anyway, I actually shot this late last night with no idea Ian was working on a similarly themed shot. Check his earth out here.
This is not photo shopped/layered in anyway. Those reflections come from a mirror sitting underneath the floating earth I created from water drops and food colouring.
The water just seemed to pool this way, no matter how much I tried to shape it and I feel like the almost "yin yang" shaped earth is sadly an ironic and over-optimistic view of the state of the world and environment today.
For a more realistic view, check out this shot.
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