I proclaim very much to be a realist. I neither am optimistic or pessimistic. I neither see the glass half full or empty, but a glass that I have the ability to refill should I choose. Being realistic and logical takes the emotionality out of most thought processes. It can sound at times optimistic or pessimistic depending on the listener, but is very much a "just the facts, bottom-line, is what it is" assessment of any one given situation. All too often our emotional brain takes over in problems making it near impossible to arrive at good solutions. If you work through your emotions and feelings and then can part ways long enough to actually look at the problem at hand, a much more suitable solution will be presented. Key is though, you have to remove the "feelings" part long enough to look at the "real" part of any situation.
Realistic assessment is best approach. No blind hope, no helpless victim state at the mercy of chance, and no immobilizing fear.
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