Optimism Enthusiast Gifts

'Rising energy costs have forced us to turn off the light at the end of the tunnel.'

"I think I can". (train)

Positive thinking really helps block out reality.

"You just don't see that kind of can-do attitude every day."

'Let's all link hands and think positive thoughts...'

"That one looks like hope."

A person thinking happy thoughts that insulate him from the gloom around him

'Let's not look at it as failure. lets look at it as a chance to do better.'

'Always stress the positive. Instead of, ‘Give me the cash or I'll shoot,' try, ‘Hand over your money and no one gets hurt.'

Hand in hand walking towards the future

Pollyanna, the Hamster

Success Around the Corner

I wish I had your optimism, Ted.'

"So I forgot to pay the water bill. At least the faucet stopped dripping."

"Using worst case scenario as a baseline, I consider this data quite encouraging."

"Hey, I'm unemployed, but I'm having fun with it."

"I fully expect the third grade to hold plenty of difficulties, but I've had a restful summer and think I'm up to whatever challenges I encounter."

'That's what I really admire about J.D. He refuses to give up, even when it looks as though the company's had it. '

Now is the time

"Today stocks rose on the news that 'down' is a temporary state of mind."

'For the last time, Vernon! It's not the rapture - it's a sunny interval!'

'Thats the kind of man we need here!'

Post-Apocalyptic Pollyanna

"I think a positive attitude goes a long way in customer service."

"Be in the moment. It helps all of eternity seem less overwhelming."

The world is not coming to an end. Therefore, you must suffer along and learn to cope.

"Bring my rose-coloured glasses. I don't like the looks of this projection."

"I used to be 'Unemployed Larry." But no more! Now I am 'Citizen Larry,' and over the next few months I will seek the bright light and open spaces of this beautiful country and ask for the wise counsel of its people."

Happiness

Only pessimists will see this cartoon as half finished.

"You see Foufou? Before your master underwent his operation, the surgeon told me everything would be fine. And look now - he was right, Foufou!"

'The glass is half-full divorce lawyers, , , The glass is empty bankruptcy attorneys,'

'There's a big, wide, wonderful world of opportunity out there, Figgins, and I can't bear to keep you from it for another minute.'

'I like to think of it as my little self-contained flat.'

"Now, in order to view this quarter's data correctly, you'll need to put on these rose-tinted glasses in front of you."