Optimism Versus Pessimism Enthusiast Gifts

Writer's Block

Forlornaments: Tools to drain individual and team spirit

Road Forks in the Road: No Way and Yes Way.

'Oh for heaven's sake, you're a cow. Just eat grass and be happy.'

"I feel like that I've been given a unique oppurtunity to speak out on issues."

Six Thinking Hats

"Son, the world is full of disappointments. About 7.7 billion of them."

"I think I can". (train)

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

'Actually, my mom was the first to notice he'd lost that new boyfriend smell!'

"Don't you worry about me. I always land on my feet."

'The good news is that from now on I belong to a very rare species. There aren't many personnel managers who create their own pink slip.'

'We had no contingency plan for things going right.'

"I just think things will work out for the best, and by the best I mean me."

Platitudes for the hopelessly realistic. When life gives you lemons, get a gift receipt.

Pollyanna, the Hamster

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

Doug reasoned that things could be worse...but just how much worse...he wasn't sure??

"Oh, don't mind us... We just want to make sure it's really dead."

Today is the first day of the rest of your life. That's a relief! How much can they expect out of your on your first day?

'Satchel, life is like a can of tuna...'

Ahhh, spring baseball.

"I've tried to keep one in the past, but it always flew away when my husband came home. So I thought I'd try this method!"

Flower growing from a bomb.

"His face may be in the gutter, but his bum's looking up at the stars."

"Look on the bright side, you never know what's round the corner."

Man replaces tank sign with deer sign

"Well, this must be as big as I'm supposed to get."

Tom's last day.

Car insurance, breakdown cover, mobile insurance, home insurance, camera insurance... - 'Life insurance, health insurance, professional indemnity, and tax insurance.' - 'Let the bad times roll... heh, heh!'

Research -Development - Wishful Thinking

The End is Near art gallery opening.

Happiness

'The key is not to take yourself too seriously: You have to be able to laugh at yourself...'

"I see fleeting moments of happiness in between extended periods of boredom and stress."