the glass is half full

today, i realized that i am not as much of a pessimist as i thought i was. unfortunately, the event that brought this to my attention was the death of the professor for whom i am filling in for this semester. i was absolutely shocked when i heard that he had passed away. i realized that i had been optimistic about his condition, even though at last report, only 15% of his heart was working.

now that i think about it, i do try and find "the silver lining" in most situations, especially if it's a friend's bad circumstances. i am not quite as good about it in my own life, but now that i am aware, i will try harder with myself.