#optimism — Public Fediverse posts
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https://www.europesays.com/iran/102216/ Trump expresses optimism a deal with Iran could be reached soon #agreement #bloockade #country #deal #dhnd #ForeignMinistrySpokesperson #Hormuz #hour #Iran #IranWar #Iran'sForeignMinister #MiddleEast #NuclearProgram #NuclearWeapon #OngoingWar #optimism #PeaceProposal #PresidentDonaldTrump #PresidentTrump #proposal #reporter #ship #SocialMedium #strait #StraitOfHormuz #TahirAndrabi #trump #USBlockade #WarInIran #WhiteHouse
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Good morning, despite all the difficulties and a life full of hardship... ☕☀️
Every day, we try to live and find a new glint of hope amidst the ruins. This morning coffee is the humble beginning of a new battle for survival.
https://chuffed.org/project/168658-please-help-the-muna-family-survive-in-gaza
#GoodMorning #Gaza #Hope #Optimism #Coffee #WeLoveLife #FromAmongTheRubbish #English #Survival #Resistance #helpgaza
#gazaverified #SupportGaza #GazaRelief #DonateToGaza #MutualAid #HumanitarianAid #SupportPalestine #EmergencyAppeal #GazaUnderAttack -
“You should never wait for the world to catch up to your obsolescence." - Futurist Jim Carroll
Here's a truth to consider: your gut feels the pivot long before your head admits it.
Sometimes we are forced into a career change or pivot. Other times, we need to make the decision on our own.
Either way, it's a gut-wrenching moment.
I know that when I was thinking about leaving the corporate world behind back in 1990, I was pretty miserable. My career track had changed due to a merger; my opportunities vanished; my successful path forward was now in doubt. And yet, I struggled mightily with the idea of moving from career certainty to becoming a self-employed unknown chasing a future that didn't yet exist.
But I went through with it, and it turned out to be the right thing to do.
Here's what I've learned in the decades since: when a pivot is forced on you, you go through something a lot like the stages of grief: shock, denial, anger, and eventually acceptance. When the pivot is your own choice, the same thing happens, just in slow motion. You sit in denial that things have to change. You get angry that they have to. And eventually, hopefully, you accept it.
As I wrote in my book Now What? Reinvention and the Role of Optimism in Finding Your New Future, the faster you get to acceptance, the quicker you can reinvent.
So how do you get to acceptance? You learn to recognize the signals. Some triggers will tell you when it's time:
The expiry of your relevance
The "soul-crushing" signal
The need for reinvention velocity
The "Sunday night" signal
Read about them in the full post.
And one trigger that sits apart from the rest: if you are drowning your career misery in substance abuse, the pivot question has already answered itself. The first move isn't a career change. It's getting help, from yourself or from someone trained to give it. The pivot comes after.
Here's the filter, though: not every bad week is a signal. Burnout, a difficult client, a rough quarter — those are weather, not climate. The triggers above only matter when they become persistent, structural, and patterned. If a vacation fixes it, it wasn't a pivot signal.
You should never find yourself thinking "I should have jumped sooner."
Because when you wonder if it's time to pivot, it probably already is.
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Futurist Jim Carroll is writing this series, The Art of the Infinite Pivot, because he thinks he has mastered the art of the pivot!**#Obsolescence** **#Pivot** **#Gut** **#Signals** **#Acceptance** **#Change** **#Reinvention** **#Relevance** **#Triggers** **#Career** **#Freelance** **#Lessons** **#Denial** **#Grief** **#Movement** **#NowWhat** **#Optimism** **#Soul** **#AI** **#Recognition**
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#EzraKlein gives us some reasons for #optimism and #hope about #AI and the #economy.
“the relational sector” of the economy…will explode. Instead of so many human beings working with computers, they will work with other human beings.
The more automation there is, the more people value a human’s touch.”https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/opinion/ai-jobs-unemployment-silicon-valley.html?unlocked_article_code=1.flA.fRhA.fLyD-UVfqq0n&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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If the Sky fall we shall have Larks.
James Howell (c. 1594–1666) Welsh historian and writer
Paroimiographia [Παροιμιογραφία]: Proverbs, or, Old Sayed Sawes & Adages, “English Proverbs” (1659)
[compiler]More about this quote: wist.info/howell-james/83714/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #jameshowell #disaster #getby #makedo #optimism #proverb #silverlining
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@Snoro
Stan's written about this, with some great social/communal adaptations in his usual detail (I mainly remember the collective living and the airships...) #precog #clifi #kimstanleyrobinson #optimism
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RE: https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/116438195217556334
Doctorow really knows how to have a surprisingly optimistic perspective! 🌞 Even in the darkest times, there are silver linings! 🌞 From solar power in Pakistan to electric vehicles in Ethiopia, the world is embracing clean energy !
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Living With Greater Joy-a blog about adopting new perspectives and habits!
https://www.diamantelavendar.com/blog/2026/4/17/living-with-greater-joy
#mindset #personaldevelopment #blog #positivevibes #liveauthentic #joyfullife #lifelessons #mindfulness #optimism #spiritualgrowth #personaltransformation #purposefullife #intentionalliving #soulfood #inspiration #growthmindset #mindsetmatters #purpose #perspective #author #art
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"Optimismus rückwärts gelesen heisst 'Sumsi mit Po'."
Deshalb hier ein Sumsi mit Po. 🙂
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"Let relentless optimism define your core!" - Futurist Jim Carroll
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Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series, The Art of the Infinite Pivot, based on 36 lessons from his 36 years as a solo entrepreneur, working as a nomadic worker in the global freelance economy. The series is unfolding here, and at pivot.jimcarroll.com.
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For those who might ask, I'm in California today, on stage at 9 am with a keynote for a packaging conference. if the weather gods are willing, I'll be landing back at YYZ about 910pm, and should see a splashdown at perhaps 1030pm. Traditions and all!
--On a milestone like today, you realize that the most important piece of "gear" you’ve carried through 36 years isn't a laptop or a library of data.
It’s your outlook.
In a world of relentless change, volatility, and a staggering rate of change that always seems to directly impact you, the most radical mindset you can adapt is to stay relentlessly optimistic.
Optimism isn't about being naive; it’s about being strategic. It's about making a conscious decision that you are always going to try to find the upside, instead of obsessing over the downside. You are going to find the opportunities rather than becoming distressed about the negatives. It means you are going to always act to keep moving forward, even though personal circumstances seem to be trying to drag you backward.
And it always involves thinking about a potentially better future. Look, if you don't believe the future can be better, you won't do the hard work required to pivot toward it. In my voyage, I’ve seen that the cynics are usually right in the short term, but the optimists are the ones who build the long term. Cynicism is a destructive force: optimism is a powerful flex.
This is the secret to longevity. When you choose optimism as your core, every disruption becomes an opportunity rather than a threat. Throughout my 36 years, the pivots that felt the most effortless were the ones fueled by a genuine excitement for what was coming next.
If you let fear define your core, you will build a career based on standing still.
Doing small things. Making small steps. Chasing small goals.But if you let optimism define your core, you build a career based on possibility.
Big ideas. Big trends. Big opportunities.
As I stand at this milestone today, I’m not looking at the challenges that exist around me today.
I'm looking at what comes next and what I will do to be a part of it.
That being the case, think about this: the future belongs to those who are excited to meet it!
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Futurist Jim Carroll believes that optimism is at the core of all success.
**#Optimism** **#Mindset** **#Core** **#Positivity** **#Future** **#Outlook** **#Strategic** **#Possibility** **#Excitement** **#Growth** **#Pivot** **#Resilience** **#Hope** **#Forward** **#Freelance** **#Lessons** **#Longevity** **#Opportunity** **#Belief** **#Tomorrow** **#Attitude** **#Joy** **#Building**
Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2026/04/decoding-tomorrow-the-infinite-pivot-series-13-let-relentless-optimism-define-your-core/
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"Let relentless optimism define your core!" - Futurist Jim Carroll
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Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series, The Art of the Infinite Pivot, based on 36 lessons from his 36 years as a solo entrepreneur, working as a nomadic worker in the global freelance economy. The series is unfolding here, and at pivot.jimcarroll.com.
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For those who might ask, I'm in California today, on stage at 9 am with a keynote for a packaging conference. if the weather gods are willing, I'll be landing back at YYZ about 910pm, and should see a splashdown at perhaps 1030pm. Traditions and all!
--On a milestone like today, you realize that the most important piece of "gear" you’ve carried through 36 years isn't a laptop or a library of data.
It’s your outlook.
In a world of relentless change, volatility, and a staggering rate of change that always seems to directly impact you, the most radical mindset you can adapt is to stay relentlessly optimistic.
Optimism isn't about being naive; it’s about being strategic. It's about making a conscious decision that you are always going to try to find the upside, instead of obsessing over the downside. You are going to find the opportunities rather than becoming distressed about the negatives. It means you are going to always act to keep moving forward, even though personal circumstances seem to be trying to drag you backward.
And it always involves thinking about a potentially better future. Look, if you don't believe the future can be better, you won't do the hard work required to pivot toward it. In my voyage, I’ve seen that the cynics are usually right in the short term, but the optimists are the ones who build the long term. Cynicism is a destructive force: optimism is a powerful flex.
This is the secret to longevity. When you choose optimism as your core, every disruption becomes an opportunity rather than a threat. Throughout my 36 years, the pivots that felt the most effortless were the ones fueled by a genuine excitement for what was coming next.
If you let fear define your core, you will build a career based on standing still.
Doing small things. Making small steps. Chasing small goals.But if you let optimism define your core, you build a career based on possibility.
Big ideas. Big trends. Big opportunities.
As I stand at this milestone today, I’m not looking at the challenges that exist around me today.
I'm looking at what comes next and what I will do to be a part of it.
That being the case, think about this: the future belongs to those who are excited to meet it!
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Futurist Jim Carroll believes that optimism is at the core of all success.
**#Optimism** **#Mindset** **#Core** **#Positivity** **#Future** **#Outlook** **#Strategic** **#Possibility** **#Excitement** **#Growth** **#Pivot** **#Resilience** **#Hope** **#Forward** **#Freelance** **#Lessons** **#Longevity** **#Opportunity** **#Belief** **#Tomorrow** **#Attitude** **#Joy** **#Building**
Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2026/04/decoding-tomorrow-the-infinite-pivot-series-13-let-relentless-optimism-define-your-core/
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"Let relentless optimism define your core!" - Futurist Jim Carroll
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Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series, The Art of the Infinite Pivot, based on 36 lessons from his 36 years as a solo entrepreneur, working as a nomadic worker in the global freelance economy. The series is unfolding here, and at pivot.jimcarroll.com.
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For those who might ask, I'm in California today, on stage at 9 am with a keynote for a packaging conference. if the weather gods are willing, I'll be landing back at YYZ about 910pm, and should see a splashdown at perhaps 1030pm. Traditions and all!
--On a milestone like today, you realize that the most important piece of "gear" you’ve carried through 36 years isn't a laptop or a library of data.
It’s your outlook.
In a world of relentless change, volatility, and a staggering rate of change that always seems to directly impact you, the most radical mindset you can adapt is to stay relentlessly optimistic.
Optimism isn't about being naive; it’s about being strategic. It's about making a conscious decision that you are always going to try to find the upside, instead of obsessing over the downside. You are going to find the opportunities rather than becoming distressed about the negatives. It means you are going to always act to keep moving forward, even though personal circumstances seem to be trying to drag you backward.
And it always involves thinking about a potentially better future. Look, if you don't believe the future can be better, you won't do the hard work required to pivot toward it. In my voyage, I’ve seen that the cynics are usually right in the short term, but the optimists are the ones who build the long term. Cynicism is a destructive force: optimism is a powerful flex.
This is the secret to longevity. When you choose optimism as your core, every disruption becomes an opportunity rather than a threat. Throughout my 36 years, the pivots that felt the most effortless were the ones fueled by a genuine excitement for what was coming next.
If you let fear define your core, you will build a career based on standing still.
Doing small things. Making small steps. Chasing small goals.But if you let optimism define your core, you build a career based on possibility.
Big ideas. Big trends. Big opportunities.
As I stand at this milestone today, I’m not looking at the challenges that exist around me today.
I'm looking at what comes next and what I will do to be a part of it.
That being the case, think about this: the future belongs to those who are excited to meet it!
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Futurist Jim Carroll believes that optimism is at the core of all success.
**#Optimism** **#Mindset** **#Core** **#Positivity** **#Future** **#Outlook** **#Strategic** **#Possibility** **#Excitement** **#Growth** **#Pivot** **#Resilience** **#Hope** **#Forward** **#Freelance** **#Lessons** **#Longevity** **#Opportunity** **#Belief** **#Tomorrow** **#Attitude** **#Joy** **#Building**
Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2026/04/decoding-tomorrow-the-infinite-pivot-series-13-let-relentless-optimism-define-your-core/
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"Let relentless optimism define your core!" - Futurist Jim Carroll
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Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series, The Art of the Infinite Pivot, based on 36 lessons from his 36 years as a solo entrepreneur, working as a nomadic worker in the global freelance economy. The series is unfolding here, and at pivot.jimcarroll.com.
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For those who might ask, I'm in California today, on stage at 9 am with a keynote for a packaging conference. if the weather gods are willing, I'll be landing back at YYZ about 910pm, and should see a splashdown at perhaps 1030pm. Traditions and all!
--On a milestone like today, you realize that the most important piece of "gear" you’ve carried through 36 years isn't a laptop or a library of data.
It’s your outlook.
In a world of relentless change, volatility, and a staggering rate of change that always seems to directly impact you, the most radical mindset you can adapt is to stay relentlessly optimistic.
Optimism isn't about being naive; it’s about being strategic. It's about making a conscious decision that you are always going to try to find the upside, instead of obsessing over the downside. You are going to find the opportunities rather than becoming distressed about the negatives. It means you are going to always act to keep moving forward, even though personal circumstances seem to be trying to drag you backward.
And it always involves thinking about a potentially better future. Look, if you don't believe the future can be better, you won't do the hard work required to pivot toward it. In my voyage, I’ve seen that the cynics are usually right in the short term, but the optimists are the ones who build the long term. Cynicism is a destructive force: optimism is a powerful flex.
This is the secret to longevity. When you choose optimism as your core, every disruption becomes an opportunity rather than a threat. Throughout my 36 years, the pivots that felt the most effortless were the ones fueled by a genuine excitement for what was coming next.
If you let fear define your core, you will build a career based on standing still.
Doing small things. Making small steps. Chasing small goals.But if you let optimism define your core, you build a career based on possibility.
Big ideas. Big trends. Big opportunities.
As I stand at this milestone today, I’m not looking at the challenges that exist around me today.
I'm looking at what comes next and what I will do to be a part of it.
That being the case, think about this: the future belongs to those who are excited to meet it!
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Futurist Jim Carroll believes that optimism is at the core of all success.
**#Optimism** **#Mindset** **#Core** **#Positivity** **#Future** **#Outlook** **#Strategic** **#Possibility** **#Excitement** **#Growth** **#Pivot** **#Resilience** **#Hope** **#Forward** **#Freelance** **#Lessons** **#Longevity** **#Opportunity** **#Belief** **#Tomorrow** **#Attitude** **#Joy** **#Building**
Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2026/04/decoding-tomorrow-the-infinite-pivot-series-13-let-relentless-optimism-define-your-core/
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"Let relentless optimism define your core!" - Futurist Jim Carroll
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Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series, The Art of the Infinite Pivot, based on 36 lessons from his 36 years as a solo entrepreneur, working as a nomadic worker in the global freelance economy. The series is unfolding here, and at pivot.jimcarroll.com.
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For those who might ask, I'm in California today, on stage at 9 am with a keynote for a packaging conference. if the weather gods are willing, I'll be landing back at YYZ about 910pm, and should see a splashdown at perhaps 1030pm. Traditions and all!
--On a milestone like today, you realize that the most important piece of "gear" you’ve carried through 36 years isn't a laptop or a library of data.
It’s your outlook.
In a world of relentless change, volatility, and a staggering rate of change that always seems to directly impact you, the most radical mindset you can adapt is to stay relentlessly optimistic.
Optimism isn't about being naive; it’s about being strategic. It's about making a conscious decision that you are always going to try to find the upside, instead of obsessing over the downside. You are going to find the opportunities rather than becoming distressed about the negatives. It means you are going to always act to keep moving forward, even though personal circumstances seem to be trying to drag you backward.
And it always involves thinking about a potentially better future. Look, if you don't believe the future can be better, you won't do the hard work required to pivot toward it. In my voyage, I’ve seen that the cynics are usually right in the short term, but the optimists are the ones who build the long term. Cynicism is a destructive force: optimism is a powerful flex.
This is the secret to longevity. When you choose optimism as your core, every disruption becomes an opportunity rather than a threat. Throughout my 36 years, the pivots that felt the most effortless were the ones fueled by a genuine excitement for what was coming next.
If you let fear define your core, you will build a career based on standing still.
Doing small things. Making small steps. Chasing small goals.But if you let optimism define your core, you build a career based on possibility.
Big ideas. Big trends. Big opportunities.
As I stand at this milestone today, I’m not looking at the challenges that exist around me today.
I'm looking at what comes next and what I will do to be a part of it.
That being the case, think about this: the future belongs to those who are excited to meet it!
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Futurist Jim Carroll believes that optimism is at the core of all success.
**#Optimism** **#Mindset** **#Core** **#Positivity** **#Future** **#Outlook** **#Strategic** **#Possibility** **#Excitement** **#Growth** **#Pivot** **#Resilience** **#Hope** **#Forward** **#Freelance** **#Lessons** **#Longevity** **#Opportunity** **#Belief** **#Tomorrow** **#Attitude** **#Joy** **#Building**
Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2026/04/decoding-tomorrow-the-infinite-pivot-series-13-let-relentless-optimism-define-your-core/
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Musical Interlude: Ever had one of those days when nothing, not even the most dire disaster, can shake you? Here's a song for those days...for good or bad.
"Bubble," performed by Basia.
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*the doomsday logic was always internally consistent. The world just did not cooperate.*
What happened was after a pessimistic assessment of a situation was made somebody decided to take action to produce a potentially positive outcome. The invisible hand of a market didn’t just make things magically better. Action of some kind is absolutely necessary. And that action is often spurred on by creating actionable urgency.
https://www.joanwestenberg.com/optimism-is-not-a-personality-flaw/
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My April CAL newsletter: When and How Can We Choose Wonder Over Drowning in Chaos?
https://createadaptablelife.com/2026/04/when-and-how-can-we-choose-wonder-over-drowning-in-chaos.html
video: https://youtu.be/NC0VrzjNIVE
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What a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives haven't happened yet. By Anne Frank
#motivation #inspiration #positivevibes #mentalwellbeing #mentalhealth #mentalwellness #hope #ymhc #annefrank #optimism #future
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People need symbols of hope - religious or not
The sculpture depicts Jesus’ empty tomb.
Salisbury Cathedral, June 2011
#Salisbury #Cathedral #SalisburyCathedral #Wiltshire #England #UK #GB #Jesus #Religion #Hope #Tomb #Easter #Sculpture #Art #Church #Flowers #Optimism #Hoffnung #Grab #Ostern #Skulptur #Kunst #Kirche #Blumen #Zuversicht
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People need symbols of hope - religious or not
The sculpture depicts Jesus’ empty tomb.
Salisbury Cathedral, June 2011
#Salisbury #Cathedral #SalisburyCathedral #Wiltshire #England #UK #GB #Jesus #Religion #Hope #Tomb #Easter #Sculpture #Art #Church #Flowers #Optimism #Hoffnung #Grab #Ostern #Skulptur #Kunst #Kirche #Blumen #Zuversicht
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People need symbols of hope - religious or not
The sculpture depicts Jesus’ empty tomb.
Salisbury Cathedral, June 2011
#Salisbury #Cathedral #SalisburyCathedral #Wiltshire #England #UK #GB #Jesus #Religion #Hope #Tomb #Easter #Sculpture #Art #Church #Flowers #Optimism #Hoffnung #Grab #Ostern #Skulptur #Kunst #Kirche #Blumen #Zuversicht
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People need symbols of hope - religious or not
The sculpture depicts Jesus’ empty tomb.
Salisbury Cathedral, June 2011
#Salisbury #Cathedral #SalisburyCathedral #Wiltshire #England #UK #GB #Jesus #Religion #Hope #Tomb #Easter #Sculpture #Art #Church #Flowers #Optimism #Hoffnung #Grab #Ostern #Skulptur #Kunst #Kirche #Blumen #Zuversicht
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People need symbols of hope - religious or not
The sculpture depicts Jesus’ empty tomb.
Salisbury Cathedral, June 2011
#Salisbury #Cathedral #SalisburyCathedral #Wiltshire #England #UK #GB #Jesus #Religion #Hope #Tomb #Easter #Sculpture #Art #Church #Flowers #Optimism #Hoffnung #Grab #Ostern #Skulptur #Kunst #Kirche #Blumen #Zuversicht
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I Work In The Wine Industry. With NZ’s Declining Drinking Trends, Here’s How I Feel About The Future https://www.diningandcooking.com/2572830/i-work-in-the-wine-industry-with-nzs-declining-drinking-trends-heres-how-i-feel-about-the-future/ #(Industry) ##Optimism #about #declining #does #Drinking #experts #feel #floor #Future #gives #heres #how #in #johanna #less #Like #Look #making #NewZealand #NewZealandWine #nzs #people #restaurant #retail #seeing #shifts #speaks #that #the #them #theyre #thornton #three #trends #what #Wine #WineFromNewZealand #WineOfNewZealand #with #Work #zealanders
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I Work In The Wine Industry. With NZ’s Declining Drinking Trends, Here’s How I Feel About The Future https://www.diningandcooking.com/2572830/i-work-in-the-wine-industry-with-nzs-declining-drinking-trends-heres-how-i-feel-about-the-future/ #(Industry) ##Optimism #about #declining #does #Drinking #experts #feel #floor #Future #gives #heres #how #in #johanna #less #Like #Look #making #NewZealand #NewZealandWine #nzs #people #restaurant #retail #seeing #shifts #speaks #that #the #them #theyre #thornton #three #trends #what #Wine #WineFromNewZealand #WineOfNewZealand #with #Work #zealanders
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I Work In The Wine Industry. With NZ’s Declining Drinking Trends, Here’s How I Feel About The Future https://www.diningandcooking.com/2572830/i-work-in-the-wine-industry-with-nzs-declining-drinking-trends-heres-how-i-feel-about-the-future/ #(Industry) ##Optimism #about #declining #does #Drinking #experts #feel #floor #Future #gives #heres #how #in #johanna #less #Like #Look #making #NewZealand #NewZealandWine #nzs #people #restaurant #retail #seeing #shifts #speaks #that #the #them #theyre #thornton #three #trends #what #Wine #WineFromNewZealand #WineOfNewZealand #with #Work #zealanders
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RE: https://kamu.social/@JankaWessman/116289334527608757
And I appreciate the existential argument for #naivety and #idealism here. I choose #optimism and #hope because I choose to believe in a #Buddhist worldview and cosmology that gives me agency in the pursuit of genuine happiness and service. And I get tired of cringing at my own earnestness and enthusiasm about the future when despair is so popular, but this post helped me to leaven my concerns around that a bit, thanks @JankaWessman 🙏🦋
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It's all about perspective
https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1851358/it-s-all-about-perspective
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Humankind: A Hopeful History "We are what we believe. We find what we go looking for. And what we predict, comes to pass" Sale: $22.99 to $2.99 by Rutger Bregman Rating: 4.6/5 (8,409 Reviews) #Humankind #Kindness #History #Psychology #Sociology #Optimism #Books #BookSky
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Humankind: A Hopeful History "We are what we believe. We find what we go looking for. And what we predict, comes to pass" Sale: $22.99 to $2.99 by Rutger Bregman Rating: 4.6/5 (8,409 Reviews) #Humankind #Kindness #History #Psychology #Sociology #Optimism #Books #BookSky
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Humankind: A Hopeful History "We are what we believe. We find what we go looking for. And what we predict, comes to pass" Sale: $22.99 to $2.99 by Rutger Bregman Rating: 4.6/5 (8,409 Reviews) #Humankind #Kindness #History #Psychology #Sociology #Optimism #Books #BookSky
Humankind: A Hopeful History -
Humankind: A Hopeful History "We are what we believe. We find what we go looking for. And what we predict, comes to pass" Sale: $22.99 to $2.99 by Rutger Bregman Rating: 4.6/5 (8,409 Reviews) #Humankind #Kindness #History #Psychology #Sociology #Optimism #Books #BookSky
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The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
-- William Arthur Ward⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #WilliamArthurWard #Optimism #Pessimism #Reality
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#happiness #bathtub #foam #portrait #smile #bnw #beauty #photomodels #modelswanted #photographer #monochrome #photography #photomodel #optimism
Model: Liana Elyss
Location: on location
Photo and edit: The Blotch 666 -
Die nächste Generation und Pessimismus für immer? (Statista + Kommentar) #Pessimism #Optimism #Future #Europe #USA #ClimateChange #War #Crisis #Economy #Society #Democracy #Pessimismus #NextGeneration #Generationen #Wohlstand #Ungleichheit #Demokratie
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"Real strength comes from helping others find their own." - Futurist Jim Carroll
Some thoughts for what is known as "Motivation Monday!"
Often, the best thing you can do to lift others is to lift yourself.
The best way to find some inspiration in your heart is to share some with others.
You'll always discover that the best way to have optimism about tomorrow is to help others find their own.
And when someone is down, you lift them by being ... up!
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Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2026/01/daily-inspiration-real-strength-comes-from-helping-others-find-their-own/
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"Refuse to participate in the fear... choose to participate in the future." - Futurist Jim Carroll
I don't know about you, but if you are like me, you probably have a disquieting sense of unease about 2026.
Things aren't so great out there, are they?
It would seem that as insanity settles in, the quiet tragedy that is dementia is screaming out its impact at full throttle. Anyone who has seen a senior in this situation recognizes the signs of decline and knows how it goes. Not well.
The result is that all over the world, people are anxious, disturbed, worried, and fearful.
I was reading a post by Dolly Parton of all people yesterday - she recently arrived on Substack. Aside from being a brilliant musical artist, she's a philanthropist with stunning business insight. This line in her post drew my attention:
"My desire to do a thing is always greater than my fear of it."
That made me think! And then I looked up the essence of the quote, and variations of it show it to be a very common motivational phrase.
That being the case, I turned it around in my mind until I found a version that fits the trying times we find ourselves in today.
Here's the thing: it's an odd time to be thinking about the future when an entire nation seems eager to tear it down.
It's hard to focus on tomorrow when today is simply so weird.
It's tough to align with what's next when what is current is truly terrifying.
And yet, it's one of the most important ways to get through this moment of madness.
May your hope for tomorrow outweigh your fear of where we are right now.
Welcome to 2026.
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**#Hope** **#Future** **#Courage** **#Fear** **#Resilience** **#Optimism** **#Tomorrow** **#Mindset** **#Strength** **#Perseverance** **#Forward** **#Uncertainty** **#Belief** **#Determination** **#Focus** **#Vision** **#Positivity** **#Change** **#Trust** **#Purpose** **#Overcome** **#Clarity** **#Resolve** **#Possibility** **#Onwards**If Jim Carroll had to pick one word to describe 2026 so far, it would be 'weird.' Or, terrifying. Take your pick.
Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2026/01/daily-inspiration-refuse-to-participate-in-the-fear-choose-to-participate-in-the-future/
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