Optimism

"Optimism is not about providing a recipe for self-deception. The world can be a horrible, cruel place, and at the same time it can be wonderful and abundant. These are both truths. There is not a halfway point; there is only choosing which truth to put in your personal foreground."

-- Lee Ross, as quoted by Sonja Lyubormirsky in "The How of Happiness".

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