Goodfinding Newsletter by Dr. William DeFoore

Published: Sat, 07/01/17

Goodfinding® Newsletter
Goodfinding.com     William G. DeFoore, Ph.D.     July, 2017     Vol 11 Issue 7

Be Loyal To Your Optimism

If you need a role model for loyalty and optimism, let a dog be your guide. Dogs are masters of both loyalty and optimism. But what does it mean to be loyal to your optimism? It means you keep coming back to it, again and again.

Life will throw curve balls, always, and it is so easy to slip into fear, pessimism and doubt. Being loyal to your optimism just means you return, over and over to the bright and positive possibilities that lie ahead for you.
If you're not consistently choosing the optimistic viewpoint, your mind will automatically default to the fear-based pessimistic view of what is to come. This isn't wrong or bad, it's just your mind's way of being prepared for "the worst." What we're suggesting here is that you expect and look forward to the best, and be prepared to learn and grow stronger from whatever happens.

This is the brilliant formula for life that really works, if you use it daily and on an ongoing basis. That's why you need the loyalty...so that you'll keep coming back to that eager, happy, loving and optimistic view of your favorite canine companion. 

Learn how to build your optimism, and use it successfully to reach all of your goals in life.

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Quotes From Great Goodfinders

"​​​No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does."
--Christopher Morley

"​​​​Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A world of optimism and hope. A 'you can do it' when things are tough."
--Richard M. DeVos

"​​​​​My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world."
--Jack Layton

"​​Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them."
--Marcus Aurelius

"​Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely."
--​​​​​​​Roy T. Bennett
William G. DeFoore, Ph.D
Halcyon Life Enterprises, LLP