Tag Archives: optimist
My Mother’s Charms
When I was 8, my parents’ arranged marriage dissolved. My mother, Mei-Lin, moved to California and into the background of my life. When I was 32, she died of lung cancer, two days before Mother’s Day. Never a smoker, but … Continue reading
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Tagged arranged marriage, cancer, children, Family Heirlooms, good fortune, good luck charm, optimist, parenting, talismans, trinkets
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Positive Attitude
Make someone’s day“I’m an incurable optimist … always have been. Many years ago, I sent a note of appreciation to the department head for a woman who had helped me immensely. The following day I received a phone call from … Continue reading
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Tagged acknowledgement, appreciation, attitude, Challenges, happines, kindness, optimist, Outlook, Positivity, self talk, uplifting
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Attitude
Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute. Man is a complex being who makes deserts bloom and lakes die.- Gladys Bronwyn Stern
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Tagged confidence, failure, Gladys Bronwyn Stern, hopeful, negative, optimist, pessimists, success
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Real Life of an MSW 