How to Be Optimistic

• Let go of the assumption that the world is against you, or that you were born with a gray cloud over your head


• Look for the source of your pessimism


• Understand that the past does not equal the future


• See yourself as a cause, not an effect.


• Accept pain, failure and disappointment as a part of life, not the entirety of it.


• Be thankful


• Use positive affirmations


• Remember that life is short.


• Be a balanced optimist

Aware that

• Avoid negative people. If you can't avoid them, learn how to not let them get you down
• Don't let your negative feelings control youDon't confuse pessimism with depression. Depression can make everything look worse than it is.
• You can only change you. You can't change other people
• While it is true that you create your own circumstances, accept that the past is the past.
• Don't let negative circumstances trigger irrational guilt.
• The past is the past. It's over. It's done. Let it go