"An optimist is the human personification of spring." - Susan J. Bissonette
Optimism is the belief that all will turn out well. As Princesses, this is an important thing to maintain, even when it would be so much easier to break down and cry over the unfairness of a situation.
Imagine that you are graduating from high school this week, and your friend is planning a huge party at her house to celebrate. It's going to be the party of the year and you are super excited to go. You get home from school the day of the party, anxious to get ready and leave, only to find your mother too sick to get out of bed, your little brother and sister hungry, and with your father off on a business trip, you realize that you're going to have to stay home and take care of the kids and your mom all by yourself. Do you slap a bowl of mac-n-cheese in front of your siblings before running to your room to fume at the your mother for getting sick today of all days, or do you let your kid siblings help you to make a nutritional dinner before sitting down with them to watch a good movie, all while keeping a happy face and imagining what stores you and your BFF are going to go to at the mall tomorrow?
It may be hard sometimes to keep smiling when it seems the world is falling apart about you, but in the long run it is worth it. People like to hang aroung optimistic people; its like hanging around a warm ray of sunshine on a cold winter day.
Here are a few ways you can stay optimistic:
1) Smile a lot
2) Relish the little things, like your pretty painted nails, or a compliment from someone you admire
3) As Walt Disney once said: "keep moving forward"
4) Past does not equal future
5) Laugh
6) Look for the best in a situation and in people
7) Give hugs
8) Avoid negative situations and media
9) Hang out with other optimistic people
10) Learn forgiveness
Optimism is the belief that all will turn out well. As Princesses, this is an important thing to maintain, even when it would be so much easier to break down and cry over the unfairness of a situation.
Imagine that you are graduating from high school this week, and your friend is planning a huge party at her house to celebrate. It's going to be the party of the year and you are super excited to go. You get home from school the day of the party, anxious to get ready and leave, only to find your mother too sick to get out of bed, your little brother and sister hungry, and with your father off on a business trip, you realize that you're going to have to stay home and take care of the kids and your mom all by yourself. Do you slap a bowl of mac-n-cheese in front of your siblings before running to your room to fume at the your mother for getting sick today of all days, or do you let your kid siblings help you to make a nutritional dinner before sitting down with them to watch a good movie, all while keeping a happy face and imagining what stores you and your BFF are going to go to at the mall tomorrow?
It may be hard sometimes to keep smiling when it seems the world is falling apart about you, but in the long run it is worth it. People like to hang aroung optimistic people; its like hanging around a warm ray of sunshine on a cold winter day.
Here are a few ways you can stay optimistic:
1) Smile a lot
2) Relish the little things, like your pretty painted nails, or a compliment from someone you admire
3) As Walt Disney once said: "keep moving forward"
4) Past does not equal future
5) Laugh
6) Look for the best in a situation and in people
7) Give hugs
8) Avoid negative situations and media
9) Hang out with other optimistic people
10) Learn forgiveness
