Imagination and Faith are the two necessary components of optimism.

I was in charge of a huge community event this past weekend. The weather forecast said rain Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We had an army of people praying for clear sky and sunshine. And that’s what we had!

I thanked God in the prayer I offered to open the event, for hearing our prayers and for the value He placed on our desires.

Every time I envisioned the event, everyone was having fun under clear skies and sunshine. So it was easy for me to have faith. I even felt a ‘knowing’ that goes beyond faith, because I saw it in my mind’s eye and there was no doubt in what the outcome would be.

Thanks to Coleen for this powerful thought: 

“Having Faith is the Ultimate Optimism” -Coleen Goree 

And to Kathy for this formula of success where optimism is concerned: 

“Optimism Without Action is Delusion. Optimism With Action is Creation” -Kathy Earley

When we stop out of optimism, we are not living in the present, but rather in the past, relying on our Limiting Beliefs, or in the future fear of the unknown.

In reality, we can choose optimism! We can choose to feel optimistic. I even quit calling the extra money in my bank account ’emergency savings’, and when I plan my money every month, I no longer call it ‘budgeting’. These terms felt very limiting and somehow gave permission for impending doom. Instead I call it my Wealth Plan!

Click Here for a beautiful song about remaining optimistic through the Hills and Valleys. Thanks to April, a beautiful, strong woman starting her life over after 22 years of abuse for sharing this song with me last night:  Hills and Valleys by Tauren Wells

Sometimes it takes dogged persistence to remain optimistic. But it is worth it. Nothing positive ever came from thinking negative. And nothing negative came as a resul

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