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The sculpture's real name is supposedly, "Eternal Optimism," but almost everyone in Knoxville simply refers to it as "Rowboat Man."
Session 2 at TEDxTehran 2019: Responsible Optimism, July 21, 2019, Milad Tower, Tehran, Iran. Photo: Ali Mirshafi /TEDxTehran
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...
Lighting candles and full of hopeful optimism, hundreds of South Sudanese led by deputy Vice President Wani Igga, commemorated the International Day of Peace in the capital Juba, under the theme, ‘Peace is a Human Right’.
Allowing their candles to continue burning as a sign of a new beginning, students, members of the civil society, the diplomatic community and officials from the United Nations listened to speakers who all highlighted the need to build on a recently signed peace agreement.
South Sudan Vice President Wani Igga shouts: International Peace Day Oyee! South Sudan Oyee! Revitalized Peace agreement Oyee! Mr. Wani Igga later said, “Less than 10 days ago, we the people signed the revitalized peace agreement. This is a great joy…..”
Every year, the International Day of Peace is commemorated globally, and this year, the United Nations is encouraging people to “promote and defend human rights for all, in the name of lasting peace for all”.
Eugene Nindorera, United Nations Mission in South Sudan Human Rights chief said, “Peace will not be attained until there is trust between the parties and a renewed trust between the people of this young nation and their leaders.” adding that, “One step to achieving this will be clear evidence that the warring factions have the political will to stop fighting and to lay down their guns as they have undertaken to do. This can no longer be a hope or a dream for the people of South Sudan who have suffered for far too long, rather, all South Sudanese have the right to peace, a right live safely with dignity in their own homes, [and] a right to see their children reach their full potential.”
UN Photo: Isaac Billy
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.
Lighting candles and full of hopeful optimism, hundreds of South Sudanese led by deputy Vice President Wani Igga, commemorated the International Day of Peace in the capital Juba, under the theme, ‘Peace is a Human Right’.
Allowing their candles to continue burning as a sign of a new beginning, students, members of the civil society, the diplomatic community and officials from the United Nations listened to speakers who all highlighted the need to build on a recently signed peace agreement.
South Sudan Vice President Wani Igga shouts: International Peace Day Oyee! South Sudan Oyee! Revitalized Peace agreement Oyee! Mr. Wani Igga later said, “Less than 10 days ago, we the people signed the revitalized peace agreement. This is a great joy…..”
Every year, the International Day of Peace is commemorated globally, and this year, the United Nations is encouraging people to “promote and defend human rights for all, in the name of lasting peace for all”.
Eugene Nindorera, United Nations Mission in South Sudan Human Rights chief said, “Peace will not be attained until there is trust between the parties and a renewed trust between the people of this young nation and their leaders.” adding that, “One step to achieving this will be clear evidence that the warring factions have the political will to stop fighting and to lay down their guns as they have undertaken to do. This can no longer be a hope or a dream for the people of South Sudan who have suffered for far too long, rather, all South Sudanese have the right to peace, a right live safely with dignity in their own homes, [and] a right to see their children reach their full potential.”
UN Photo: Isaac Billy
A NEW YEAR … A New Challenge… A New Goal …. A New Optimism …. A New Aproach … A New Mission … A New Resolution…. A Dream come true for Telangana in 2012 Wishng U a very … "Happy New year"…
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.