Optimistic Spirit Gifts

'Being angry about shovelling snow will only make it harder for you, daddy...you need to just accept the snow...instead of thinking of it as a chore, you hate, make friends with it.'

'...and ski conditions will be excellent on city streets today.'

Good Luck

'For your information, I am engaging the energy of change and complexity to create the future I desire.'

"So, we look to the fourth quarter as a time of healing."

Social distancing

'Chocolate milk, carrot cake,candied yams...see, there's a solution to everything!'

"Of course this'll be a great year. The data, sales projections, customer surveys, and my mom all think so."

Boptimism

"This could be the year someone actually goes up there."

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

"You can all unroll yourselves now. We're heading back up."

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

"Even if forced to slave all day, in my mind I'll always play!"

One man's obstacle is another man's stepping stone.

Optimist

"You're new here ... it's customary on dismal Monday mornings to be miserable."

'Don't worry about your job at the office, Sweetie. They declared bankrupty today.'

Six Thinking Hats

Happy Days Are Here Again

"Pollyanna, your teeth are shot. Stop sugar coating everything!"

Plan 'A', Plan 'B' - "I say we should go with plan 'A', sir."

"This year I resolve to embrace change."

'I tried being pessimistic. I was terrible at it.'

Well, everything's going great! I guess it's time to bring in the naysayers.

Smiling Cake: Brave yet stupid pastry...smiled all the way to the small intestine

"The pizza came late and it was cold!"

"Things are looking up!"

"Still, you've got to admit our being swallowed by a fish has its humorous aspects!"

"You might ask, 'Can two people who love each other find happiness in an era of skyrocketing deficits?' I think they can."

The Ekert Saga: 'Ah, another week of school begins...might as well try to make the most of it!...You're crampin' my style, Ekert.'

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

"Well, so much for my lucky hat! I've worn it to five interviews and not ONE callback!"

Always expect the best

"Yes, we're stranded here... but think how healthier we are eating nothing but fish!"