Archive for 'optimism' Category

There’s Gold in them thar’ Hills!

By Tom - Last updated: Monday, September 22, 2008

  I was struck with the implications of last week’s financial meltdown. Oh sure, a big tax-payer funded bailout, using money no doubt borrowed from China, will staunch the immediate hemorhaging.  But no doubt, a  market correction imust still ensue.    Many are calling it Financial Armageddon, others, a global money-meltdown; still others, myself included,  are [...]

Given today, is tomorrow really that hopeless?

By Tom - Last updated: Sunday, July 13, 2008

Absolutely.  And its all been predicted by top scientists in their respective fields.   Whisper it with that haunted, eyes-glazed over look: “Top scientists”.   Sure, I can understand, I had the same reaction when I first learned of it all.  Go ahead – this is certainly the time for an appropriately off-color metaphor or [...]

Optimists… The few, the proud, the flower sniffers!

By Tom - Last updated: Monday, July 7, 2008

  As I mentioned in my last post, studies show only a small percentage of us are generally optimistic about life.  And depending on whose doing the studying, optimists can account for 1/3 of us or as few as 1/10 of us. Picture from www.youthmentalhealth.org   These varying numbers might have allot to do with [...]