Finding Optimism Amongst Pessimism

The world is full of pessimism and doubt, and this worries me. If your dreams sound even a tad outlandish they are instantly torn down and broken apart. Why? Why are we trying to stop each other from becoming better, stronger, smarter people? Well, the average person would say it's because we're "just being realists." Realists? Ha! To me "realists" are just people who are truly pessimists. They hate the word pessimism so they disguise it in a neat bow and name it realism, which makes it sound like a logical concept.
I guess the reason realism and it's followers, realists, bother me is because I am, by nature, a dreamer. I am always dreaming up things, some that are possible others that may or may not ever have a chance of happening. But you see, I determine what happens in my life and what does not happen. No one else determines that for me. I hate it when people say, "That'll never happen." "Keep dreaming." "Yeah, when pigs fly." And a billion more things. Believe it or not, I've been called immature and stupid for dreaming some of the things I dream. People have told that it's time to grow up. So, what does that mean? I am supposed to become a pessimistic...er... realist person and just throw all of my hopes and dreams for an even better life for myself and those around me away? It's annoying and it's cruel for anyone to try and dictate how another lives their life.
I am sad to report that these past couple of years I've listened to a lot of this pessimism and sadly adopted it into my daily life. The once always optimistic guy is now smothered in places with globs of pessimism. I hate it. I hate that I've given up a lot of dreams just to sink down into this mundane world of "boringness," (yes, I know that's not a word but that's how I feel), where no one dares to dream dreams for the fear of being rejected or for the fear of them not coming true. Where's our child-like faith? Is it too late to find it? I don't think so—or at least my optimism doesn't.
As the year 2009 winds down I can honestly say that this has been one helluva year. But, then again, life's what you make it. That's why I'm done with pessimism. I'm done doubting. I'm done being "real" about things. What does that mean? It sounds so stupid to me. "I'm just being real about it." Blah! You're being a Negative Nelly, you dummy!
There is so much hope for the future. There are so many great things that await you and me. We just have to believe that. We have to will all the good things our way. How do we do that? We use The Secret. Most of you have, by now, heard of it but if you by chance haven't The Secret is the Law of Attraction. We attract things to ourselves, whether they're good or bad it is in our hands. How do we attract them? Well, it's by constantly thinking of them and imagining them in our daily lives. If you're constantly thinking, "I'm gonna get another bill today in the mail that'll be impossible to pay," what are you gonna find? That bill that's impossible to pay. Let's will things our way. Let's make things positive. Let's bring back optimism and looking on the bright side, even when things don't go the way we planned.
Now, I'd like to further on that thought. Sometimes things don't go the way we want them to—but everything happens for a reason and a purpose. I truly believe that if something doesn't happen it wasn't meant to be. But how do you know when something isn't meant to happen? Well, that's a hard question to answer but I believe that deep inside your heart you'll hear that what you want isn't something you'll need in the future. You'll feel a conviction telling you that this hope, this desire isn't meant to happen and a reason may or may not accompany that conviction. But please do not give up hope if something tells you that this pursuit is worthy of your dreams. For if that's the case then you should fight tooth and nail to make sure that this happens that this fantasy becomes reality.
Optimism still exists. It can be found anywhere, in anything and in anyone. I know that if I want something bad enough—I can have it. I guess it's a little piece of magic on earth—magic God gave us via our brain. So, why don't you utilize it? Why not? What do you have to lose? Really, you have so much more to gain. Dare to dream the dreams of your heart. Make them a reality.
Life is Beautiful.